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Marine planning

The Marine Act enables marine activities to be planned in a strategic way. The new system must ensure:

  • An ecosystem-based approach to marine planning that ensures space for wildlife

 

  • Thorough appraisal of the new UK-wide Marine Policy Statement and marine plans to ensure that developments do not push the natural environment beyond its limits

 

  • Plans for all UK waters not just selected areas, particularly once parallel legislation is in place for inshore waters in Scotland and Northern Ireland

 

  • A system that works well across marine and coastal boundaries between England, Wales, Scotlandand Northern Ireland, and that integrates land-use plans with marine plans.

Great-backed gull, Ben Holt (rspb-images.com)