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NAMES-ME New Approaches to Managing Ecosystem
Services in the Marine Environment
Seminar 1 The Ecosystem Approach and Management
of the Marine Environment Aim to consider the
concepts and practical implications of the
Ecosystem Approach as a framework for Marine
Management Concept paper The Ecosystem Approach
and Management of the Marine Environment. Ed
Maltby and Sue Kidd Respondents Adam Barker and
Leonie Robinson
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Overarching aim for the day

• The opening seminar is intended to bring people
  new to the Ecosystem Approach up to speed,
  advance thinking about the concept generally, and
  develop a multidisciplinary perspective on its
  practical application to management of the marine
  environment with particular reference to the UK

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• General discussion themes for the morning
• Transdisciplinarity speaking a common language
  understanding the variety of disciplinary
  perceptions on the Ecosystem Approach
• Key themes foundations, fundamental concepts
  and practical considerations of the Ecosystem
  Approach in the marine environment (re. Marine
  Spatial Planning as a framework for coherent
  management)

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• Group discussion aims for the afternoon
• with reference to the seven areas of coherence
  and priorities for action
• Consider the aspirations of an Ecosystem Approach
  in offering an ideal framework for planning and
  management of the marine environment learning
  from the EA in other contexts (with reference to
  the Marine Bill).
• Identify the potential barriers and challenges
  (data, research, dialogue, policy, operational)
  to achieving these aspirations

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Overall aim to critically evaluate emerging
approaches to marine ecosystem management from a
transdisciplinary perspective and to develop
future research and practice capacity in this area
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• Consider Defra strategic goals (and vision and
  perhaps with reference to the 7 themes of
  coherence)
• Aspirations of ecosystem approach-based marine
  management framework
• Barriers to achieving the goals
• A. Strengths/weaknesses
• B. Operational challenges
• C. Research challenges

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B Chair Kidd Claydon R Ellis Dernie Rickards R
itchie Paramor McGowan
C Chair Plater Frid R Mee Lumb Stojanovic Robi
nson Lymbery Noland

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• Chair Maltby
• Warren R
• Proctor
• Barker
• Tudor
• Peel
• Ferris
• Potter
• Nesbitt