Regional, Marine, Co-operation, Europe
Sub-Committee hears from Environmental bodies and Marine Scientists
3 December 2014
The Lords Sub-Committee hears from marine scientists and environmental conservation bodies as part of its ongoing inquiry into Regional Marine Co-Operation.
- Parliament TV: EU Regional Marine Co-operation
- Inquiry: Regional Marine Co-operation
- EU Agriculture, Fisheries, Environment and Energy Sub-Committee
Witnesses
From 11am on Wednesday 3 December 2014 the House of Lords EU Sub-Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries, Environment and Energy takes evidence from:
- Professor Stuart Rogers, Chief Scientist, Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
- Professor Geoffrey Boulton, President, Scottish Association for Marine Science
From approximately 11.45am, the Sub-Committee will then take evidence from:
- Dr Euan Dunn, Principal Marine Advisor, RSPB
- Melissa Moore, Senior Policy Offer, Marine Conservation Society
- Eleanor Stone, Marine Planning Officer, the Wildlife Trusts
- Lyndsey Dodds, Project Manager, World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
Possible Questions
- To what extent could a more co-ordinated regional approach to the collection of data on matters such as fisheries, seabed mapping and other aspects of the marine environment assist with the effectiveness of research efforts?
- Is there a particular need for a greater research focus on the cumulative impact of human activities on the marine environment?
- Who, or which organisation, should take responsibility for ensuring that information about the marine environment is widely available? Is the European Marine Observation Data Network (EMODnet) likely to be successful in this regard?
- To what extent are the roles of the various bodies and institutions, including ICES, OSPAR, the EU and EU Member States clear? How helpful is OSPAR’s Science Agenda?
- How can greater information about the cumulative impact of human activities on the marine ecosystem be developed?
- To what extent can concerns about issues such as noise in the marine environment be overcome through innovation? Are there opportunities to be derived from a productive relationship between blue growth and marine protection?
- How could marine planning better serve the objectives of marine conservation? What could be done differently?
- Assuming that Member States are committed to implementation of the Maritime Spatial Planning Directive as a way in which to manage the marine space, how should co-operation in the North Sea be managed in the future?