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How ar are MPAs Man anaged?

MPA management

Terrestrial Legislation, Policies and Management Tools

Mean High Water Mean Low Water

Intertidal Zone Marine Legislation, Policies and Management Tools

Marine Protected Area Marine Protected Area

SCOTLAND ENGLAND Intertidal Zone Intertidal Zone

Scottish Terrestrial Legislation, Policies and Management Tools OR Scottish Marine Legislation, Policies and Management Tools Scottish Marine Legislation, Policies and Management Tools Mean High Water Mean Low Water English Terrestrial Legislation, Policies and Management Tools OR English Marine Legislation, Policies and Management Tools English Marine Legislation, Policies and Management Tools

Who Puts Management in Place?

• Natural England
• Marine Management

Organisation

• Environment Agency
• Northumberland County

Council

• St Abbs Harbour Trust
• Eyemouth Harbour Trust
• Berwick Harbour Commission
• North Sunderland Harbour

Commission

• National Trust
• Northumberland Inshore

Fisheries and Conservation Authority

• Maritime and Coastguard

Agency

• Scottish Natural Heritage
• Marine Scotland
• Scottish Environment

Protection Agency

• Scottish Borders Council
• River Tweed Commission
• National Trust for Scotland
• Trinity House
• Norther Lighthouse Board
• Ministry of Defence
• Crown Estate
• Historic England
• Port of Blyth
• Warkworth Harbour

Commissioner

• Scottish Water
• North Tyneside Council

Statutory ry Dutie ies

Habitats Regulations duty on Competent Authorities:

• To have regard to all European Sites

in the exercise their functions Marine and Coastal Access Act (S.125) Duty on Public Authorities in England:

• Exercise their functions in a way to

further (or where this is not possible least hinder) the conservation

• bjectives for MCZs

Statutory ry Dutie ies

Habitats Regulations duty on Competent Authorities:

• To have regard to all European Sites

in the exercise their functions Marine (Scotland) Act (S.82) Duty on Public Authorities in Scotland:

• Exercise its functions in the manner

which it considers best furthers the stated conservation objectives for the MPA

Statutory Dutie ies

Statutory duty to take reasonable steps to conserve and enhance the special features of Sites of Special Scientific Interest (Wildlife and Countryside Act/Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act) Biodiversity Duty (Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act/The Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act)

How can activ ivities be managed?

Consents, permissions and licences

• Planning
• Marine licences
• Discharge consents
• SSSI consents etc.

Byelaws Policy and strategy Codes of Conduct, guidance, publicity campaigns, voluntary agreements etc.

Photo credit: Lindisfrane NNR

Consents, , permis issions and lic licences

Planning Permission (down to low mean water): Local Authorities Marine Licences: Marine Scotland/MMO SSSI consents/assents: SNH/NE Discharge consents: SEPA/EA

Byelaw making powers

Organisations with powers to make byelaws for marine protected areas:

• Marine Scotland
• MMO
• IFCAs

An number of other organisations have wider byelaw making powers, e.g. Local Authorities

How can activ ivities be managed?

Consents, permissions and licences

• Planning
• Marine licences
• Discharge consents
• SSSI consents etc.

Bylaws Policy and strategy Codes of Conduct, guidance, publicity campaigns etc.

• The Habitat Regulations allow

for the production of a Management Scheme to coordinate the management of a European Marine Site and to address the need for extra management provisions for marine areas.

• Scheme in place for

Berwickshire/North Northumberland since 2000

• Hence existence of the

Berwickshire and Northumberland Marine Nature Partnership

So Sources of

• f In

Information

Conservatio ion Advic ice

• Statutory Nature Conservation Agencies

required to publish the conservation

• bjectives for inshore MPAs and identify

potentially harmful operations

• This is done through the publication of

Conservation Advice packages

• site information
• supplementary advice on designated features
• advice on operations

Advice package helps you decide whether any planned marine activity will have an impact on the features of a protected marine site

Photo credit: National Trust for Scotland

Useful websites

• Designated sites view (England)

https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk

• Site Link (Scotland)

https://sitelink.nature.scot/home

• MAGIC website

https://magic.defra.gov.uk

• Berwickshire and Northumberland Marine

Nature Partnership www.xbordercurrents.co.uk

www.xbordercurrents.co.uk

Th Thank You for r Your r Attentio ion

Nick Brodin Project Officer T: 01670 622 651 E: nick.brodin@northumberland.gov.uk

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umberlandMarineNaturePartnership/ With thanks to the National Lottery Heritage Fund