Celtic Seas Partnership

• Penny Wilson, WWF-UK • Celtic Seas Partnership Policy Officer • PWilson@wwf.org.uk

www.celticseaspartnership.eu

Twitter/celticseaspartnership

Celtic Seas Partnership (CSP)

• 4-year EU Life+ project (2013-16)

• Brings together governments, marine

users and interests in the Celtic Seas

Region

• Develop new ways of working together to

encourage healthy, well-managed seas

• Supporting EU Marine Strategy

Framework Directive (MSFD) target of

‘Good Environmental Status’ by 2020

CSP - Partners

• WWF-UK is lead partner

• Other partners: University of Liverpool,

Dublin Regional Authority, the Natural

Environment Research Council (British Oceanographic Data Centre) and SeaWeb

Celtic Seas

CSP Project Objectives

1. Increase stakeholder understanding of marine policy

2. Build & develop relationships between sectors and countries

3. Influence management practices

4. Increase stakeholder involvement in marine policy and decision-making

5. Improve the availability of information at Celtic Seas scale.

Who is involved?

• Cross-sectoral representation from across Celtic Seas

• Scientists carrying out relevant research

• Government & statutory agency representatives

Science/ Research

Sea-users & eNGOs

Government

Celtic Seas Partnership

Future Trends

across the

Celtic Seas

Future trends

Demonstrate the ongoing need for integrated management

Balance between economic development and environmental obligations and capacity

Highlight future economic and environmental trends over the next 20 years based on:

Economic assessments

Stakeholder led ideal growth scenario

Environment first approach

Outputs

1. Literature review and baseline assessments

2. Future projections based upon economic assessment

3. Future projections based upon a stakeholder led ‘ideal growth’ scenario

4. Future projections based upon an Environment first scenario

5. Cross cutting analysis of all future trend scenarios

6. Conclusions and Recommendations

Interactive mapping tools to present trends

Reviving the Ocean Economy

WWF-led assessment of the global ocean as a major economic asset

Examined key direct ocean assets, trade/transport and associated assets

Conservatively estimated the value of global ocean assets at $24 trillion

Annual gross marine product of $2.5 trillion – making it the 7th largest economy

Now looking to do regional assessments and WWF working towards inclusion of Celtic Seas

Timeline

Scoping work already complete

Various work packages to be completed

Build understanding from baseline assessment

to economic and environmental assessments

Baseline assessment to begin in November

Stakeholder workshops and interviews to take

place Q1/Q2 2016

Completion by September 2016 – final multi-

national workshop

Thank you for listening Any questions?

• Penny Wilson, WWF-UK • Celtic Seas Partnership Policy Officer • PWilson@wwf.org.uk

www.celticseaspartnership.eu

Twitter/celticseaspartnership