Rockall and Hatton: Resolving a Super Wicked Marine Governance Problem in the High Seas of the Northeast Atlantic Ocean
The Hatton-Rockall plateau in the northeast Atlantic Ocean has long been the subject of interest for fishers, prospectors, conservationists, managers, planners, and politicians. As a feature that straddles national and international waters, it is subject to a multitude of competing and confounding r...
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doaj-63533427b4934b498acaaad39b8508c12020-11-24T21:18:07ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Marine Science2296-77452019-02-01610.3389/fmars.2019.00069431518Rockall and Hatton: Resolving a Super Wicked Marine Governance Problem in the High Seas of the Northeast Atlantic OceanDavid E. Johnson0Christopher Barrio Froján1Francis Neat2Dick Van Oevelen3David Stirling4Matthew J. Gubbins5J. Murray Roberts6Seascape Consultants Ltd., Romsey, United KingdomSeascape Consultants Ltd., Romsey, United KingdomMarine Stewardship Council, London, United KingdomRoyal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), Texel, NetherlandsMarine Laboratory, Marine Scotland Science, Aberdeen, United KingdomMarine Laboratory, Marine Scotland Science, Aberdeen, United KingdomSchool of Geosciences, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United KingdomThe Hatton-Rockall plateau in the northeast Atlantic Ocean has long been the subject of interest for fishers, prospectors, conservationists, managers, planners, and politicians. As a feature that straddles national and international waters, it is subject to a multitude of competing and confounding regulations, making the development of a holistic management plan for sustainable use fraught with difficulty. Here, the various stakeholders in the area are collated, together with the rules they have created or must abide by with respect to biodiversity assets, maritime resources, and governance frameworks. Blue Growth envisages optimal use of sea areas, including potential for additional commercial activities. Current research and stakeholder engagement efforts to achieve this integration are described, and the contribution of the EU-funded ATLAS project is analyzed. In particular, more precise, ground-truthed information has the potential to inform systematic conservation planning, providing the basis for sustainable development and improving adaptive management. By scrutinizing and exposing all the elements in this example of a spatially managed area we show how the expectations of each stakeholder can be better managed.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2019.00069/fullBlue Growthareas beyond national jurisdiction ABNJmarine spatial planning MSPecosystem approach to fisheries management EAFMecologically or biologically significant area EBSA |
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David E. Johnson Christopher Barrio Froján Francis Neat Dick Van Oevelen David Stirling Matthew J. Gubbins J. Murray Roberts Rockall and Hatton: Resolving a Super Wicked Marine Governance Problem in the High Seas of the Northeast Atlantic Ocean Frontiers in Marine Science Blue Growth areas beyond national jurisdiction ABNJ marine spatial planning MSP ecosystem approach to fisheries management EAFM ecologically or biologically significant area EBSA |
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Rockall and Hatton: Resolving a Super Wicked Marine Governance Problem in the High Seas of the Northeast Atlantic Ocean |
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Rockall and Hatton: Resolving a Super Wicked Marine Governance Problem in the High Seas of the Northeast Atlantic Ocean |
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Rockall and Hatton: Resolving a Super Wicked Marine Governance Problem in the High Seas of the Northeast Atlantic Ocean |
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Rockall and Hatton: Resolving a Super Wicked Marine Governance Problem in the High Seas of the Northeast Atlantic Ocean |
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Rockall and Hatton: Resolving a Super Wicked Marine Governance Problem in the High Seas of the Northeast Atlantic Ocean |
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rockall and hatton: resolving a super wicked marine governance problem in the high seas of the northeast atlantic ocean |
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The Hatton-Rockall plateau in the northeast Atlantic Ocean has long been the subject of interest for fishers, prospectors, conservationists, managers, planners, and politicians. As a feature that straddles national and international waters, it is subject to a multitude of competing and confounding regulations, making the development of a holistic management plan for sustainable use fraught with difficulty. Here, the various stakeholders in the area are collated, together with the rules they have created or must abide by with respect to biodiversity assets, maritime resources, and governance frameworks. Blue Growth envisages optimal use of sea areas, including potential for additional commercial activities. Current research and stakeholder engagement efforts to achieve this integration are described, and the contribution of the EU-funded ATLAS project is analyzed. In particular, more precise, ground-truthed information has the potential to inform systematic conservation planning, providing the basis for sustainable development and improving adaptive management. By scrutinizing and exposing all the elements in this example of a spatially managed area we show how the expectations of each stakeholder can be better managed. |
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Blue Growth areas beyond national jurisdiction ABNJ marine spatial planning MSP ecosystem approach to fisheries management EAFM ecologically or biologically significant area EBSA |
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