Q 8 - How to identify and analyze the main conflict area that may arise if we need to expand marine protected areas in response to sensitive habitats, ecological connectivity or other valuable ecological as

Broader “Question”

• Q 53 - How to identify and analyze the main conflict areas between human uses and the environment?

Related sites

• Baltic Sea basin and Vistula Lagoon/Southern Baltic

• Western Black Sea

Answers

Operational approaches

• Trade-off for MPA Design (Trade-off for MPA Design)

• Participatory mapping (Trade-off for MPA Design)

ESE1 - Ecological toolkit

Practices: Scoping Data collection and presentation Analysis and diagnosis Prioritisation and designation

Spatial scales: Transboundary / sea basin National Regional / local

Protection regimes: Strict protection Non-strict protection

Marine zones: Coastal zone Deep sea

Criteria classes: 1.1.1 Vulnerability 1.1.3 Functional hotspots 1.1.4. Life cycle critical areas

Criteria

• Category Socio–economic & governance criteria

  • Subcategory Socio–economic criteria

    • Criteria Area important because it allows access to relevant areas for the marine users.

    • Criteria Area important for locally-caught seafood

    • Criteria Area important for the generation of employment and income linked to non traditional activities

    • Criteria Area important for fishery activity

    • Criteria Area important for dredging

  • Subcategory Governance criteria

    • Criteria Equity

    • Criteria Cross-border cooperation

• Category Ecological and genetic criteria

  • Subcategory Functional

    • Macro-criterion Vulnerability

    • Macro-criterion Functional hotspots

    • Macro-criterion Life cycle critical areas

Implementation details

Generally near-term question, generally coastal question where activities are concentrated or on key areas such as seamounts on deep-sea.

Step 1: Consider the type of conflicts you would like to asses (spatial, ressources, acceptance)

Step 2: Map areas of conservation relevance (already identified or based on scientific knowledge) where regulation will potentially change, identify strict areas of protection and map areas of anthropogenic pressure. Identify areas of overlapping between future projects and anthropogenic activities. Identify areas of concentration of uses where conflicts have the highest probability to arise.

Step 3: Participatory mapping

Step 4: Confront the resultat of participatory mapping and of internal mapping and propose different scenarios of potential MPA extension. Consider different levels of ambition.

Step 5: Analyse acceptance, particularly for the activities the most impacted. Public consultations.

Please refer to the answers to similar questions 11 and 53 for more information on the topic.

ESE2 - Criteria for the representation of the social and economic dimension of MPAs

Spatial scales: National Regional / local

ESE3 - Trade-offs method for protections and restoration in MSP

Practices: Scoping Data collection and presentation Analysis and diagnosis Prioritisation and designation Implementation and management Monitoring and evaluation

Spatial scales: Transboundary / sea basin National Regional / local

Protection regimes: Strict protection Non-strict protection

Marine zones: Coastal zone Deep sea Offshore zone

Operational approaches: (Method) Trade-off for MPA Design (Method) Participatory mapping

Implementation details

Use of the Guidelines for applying trade-off methodology for MPA design (Figure 4) from Deliverable 4.3 “Trade-offs method for protection and restoration in MSP”, including all annexes.

In the methodology, during the scope of Building a project in the Participatory Mapping Tool, some specific questions could be designed to identify conflict areas, areas relevant to conservation, and potential areas for activity expansion, among others relevant to your interest area.

The use of Annexe 02 - Portfolio of Arguments can support discussion to ensure economic interests and maintain MPAs objectives.

Notes

More information at: Gutierrez D., Calado H., De Bruyn A., et al., (2024). Trade-offs method for protection and restoration in MSP – ESE3 (Deliverable – D4.3., under the WP4 of MSP4BIO project (GA n° 101060707)).

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Practices: Scoping Data collection and presentation Analysis and diagnosis Prioritisation and designation

Spatial scales: Transboundary / sea basin National Regional / local

Protection regimes: Strict protection Non-strict protection

Marine zones: Coastal zone Offshore zone

Criteria classes: 5.1 Socio–economic criteria

Criteria

• Category Socio–economic & governance criteria

  • Subcategory Socio–economic criteria

    • Criteria Area important because it allows access to relevant areas for the marine users.

    • Criteria Area important for locally-caught seafood

    • Criteria Area important for the generation of employment and income linked to non traditional activities

    • Criteria Area important for fishery activity

    • Criteria Area important for dredging

    • Criteria Area important because of the presence of structure with significant historical and cultural. (mo

    • Criteria Area of high scientific interest

    • Criteria Area important for educational interest

    • Criteria Area important because of the occurrence of iconic species/habitats for the local community

    • Criteria Area important for thehealth of coastal residents and/or resource users (mental health, physical hea

    • Criteria Area important due to the socio-cultural dependence of the coastal community with its environ

    • Criteria Area important to be managed due to the presence ofspatial conflicts among users

    • Criteria Area important because of the presence of cultural symbolic value

    • Criteria Area important for recreation and leisure

    • Criteria Area important because of the presence of cultural and tradition activities that support local fo

    • Criteria Area important for traditional human settlement, land-use, or sea-use which is representative of

    • Criteria Area with high scenic and/or aesthetic value

    • Criteria Area important for shipping

    • Criteria Area is important for the development of blue economy activities

    • Criteria Area with current/potential importance to explore and demonstrate approaches and management solution

Measures

ESE3 - Nature-inclusive operation of blue economy sectors

Spatial scales: Transboundary / sea basin National Regional / local

Protection regimes: Strict protection Non-strict protection

Marine zones: Coastal zone Deep sea Offshore zone

Measures: Aquaculture - Regional Collaboration - Local knowledge Aquaculture - Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture - Educational awareness Aquaculture - Artisanal Fish Farming Commitments - Code of Good Practice Aquaculture - Artisanal Fish Farming Commitments - Agreement among artisanal fish farming Aquaculture - General Planning Rules based on - Ecosystem Service Tools Marine non-living resources - Deep-sea Mining - Circular Economy Marine non-living resources - Importance of EMS Data - Voluntary Initiative for Information Sharing Offshore renewable energy - Socio economic (for both) - Implement effective monitoring practices Offshore renewable energy - Socio economic (for both) - Facilitate stakeholder engagement Fishery - “Who is allowed to fish” - Cultural and Community  Approaches/Practices - Criteria for fishing permissions Fishery - “Who is allowed to fish” - Cultural and Community  Approaches/Practices - Involvement of local communities Fishery - Sustainable Approachs/Practices - Notify authority in advance Fishery - “Who is allowed to fish” - Cultural and Community  Approaches/Practices - Membership of fishing cooperative Fishery - “Who is allowed to fish” - Cultural and Community  Approaches/Practices - Fisheries management recognizing traditional knowledge Aquaculture - Community-Based Contracts - Collaborative farming initiatives

Measures details

For cumulative impact assessment, check the pressures on Ecosystem Services of each activity for the sector (Aquaculture, Fishery, Tourism, Non-living Marine Resources, Renewables) (Pegorelli et al. 2024)

Notes

More information at:

Pegorelli et al. (2024). Guideline for the strategic and spatial measures for the nature inclusive operation of blue economy sectors – ESE 3 (Deliverable – D4.2., under the WP4 of MSP4BIO project (GA n° 101060707)).