Regional, Marine, Co-operation, European, Union
Sub-Committee hears from Academics on Regional Marine Co-operation
10 December 2014
The Lords Sub-Committee hears from academics as part of its ongoing inquiry into Regional Marine Co-Operation.
- Parliament TV: Regional Marine Co-operation
- Inquiry: Regional Marine Co-operation
- EU Agriculture, Fisheries, Environment and Energy Sub-Committee
The House of Lords EU Sub-Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries, Environment and Energy hears from academics in relation to its ongoing inquiry into Regional Marine Co-Operation.
Witnesses
From 11.00am on Wednesday 10 December 2014, Committee Room 2, the House of Lords EU Sub-Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries, Environment and Energy takes evidence from:
- Professor Melanie Austen, Head of Science - Sea and Science, Plymouth Marine Laboratory
- Professor Mike Elliott, Director, Institute of Estuarine and Coastal Studies and Professor of Estuarine & Coastal Sciences, University of Hull
- Dr Peter Jones, Senior Lecturer, Department of Geography, University College London
Possible Questions
- How can co-operation across national borders help to develop a better understanding of cumulative impacts? What sort of EU projects have been developed that tackle this issue?
- To what extent can access to information and data about the marine environment be challenging?
- What research work has been undertaken to map the marine policy environment around the North Sea in order to facilitate stakeholder engagement and support effective marine management?
- What recommendations should be made to the new Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries in order to address inconsistencies between EU policies affecting the marine environment?
- Under what conditions might the Maritime Spatial Planning Directive be a helpful contribution to improving maritime spatial planning around the North Sea?
- With a view to improved marine regional co-operation, what should be the respective roles of the Commission, Member States, stakeholders, local government and organisations such as OSPAR and ICES?
- On what should multi-national research efforts in the field of the marine environment focus and over what timeframe? How can duplication of effort be avoided?
- How critical, and how urgent, is it to make substantial improvements to management of regional seas such as the North Sea, and what are the implications of not doing so?