The Marine Management Organisation are holding public consultations on the latest round of Marine Conservation Zones ( MCZ) For full details of local drop in event click here MCZ Stakeholder event info - IOW MCZ IOW stakeholder event poster
Category: Marine Management
SPS response to the South Marine Plan consultation.
For information the SPS response to the consultation on the South Marine Plan is available here.
MCZ Tranche 3 and public consultation
Natural England and the Marine Management Organisation are holding public consultations on the latest round of Marine Conservation Zones (MCZ). A 'Local Community Stakeholder' event will be held at Riverside Community Centre, Newport, I.O.W on Wednesday 22nd March from 14:00 – 19:00. For further details, please take the following links: Natural England MCZ update. Natural … Continue reading MCZ Tranche 3 and public consultation
SPS Welcomes the latest announcement on Marine Conservation Zones
The following article explains the Society's thinking on the latest MCZ development: MCZ January 2016
SPS latest submission on MCZs
The Solent Protection Society has sent the following letter to Defra concerning the current consultation about Marine Conservation Zones: SPS-April-2015-Defra-MCZ
MCZs – Tranche 2
MCZs: Defra consultation on the second tranche. The Solent Protection Society welcomes the Marine Conservation Zone initiative and considers that MCZs will greatly benefit the environs and ecology of the Solent, provided that designation and enforcement are based on sound science and wise management. On Friday 30th January, Defra announced the consultation on the second … Continue reading MCZs – Tranche 2
MCZ developments in the Solent
Four Solent MCZ being considered for designation by 2015. On 24th February 2014, Defra announced that four Solent rMCZs are being considered for designation by the end of 2015. Further scientific research and assessment is being carried out. The research will underpin future management measures which will be specific to each MCZ. SPS will be … Continue reading MCZ developments in the Solent
Trinity House Quincentenary
SPS is pleased to promote this event organised by the Association of Lighthouse Keepers. (in 2013 we gave them a conservation award for their new lighthouse museum in Hurst Castle) v:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);} Normal 0 false false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; … Continue reading Trinity House Quincentenary
RYA challenges government approach to MCZ evidence
RYA have released a statement that claims government is paying insufficient attention to social and economic factors when considering proposed MCZ designations. In the Solent, the candidate sites for the second tranche of designations would cover much of the northern shoreline of the Isle of Wight, from Bembridge to the Needles
Cumulative Effects-the questionnaire
For some time the SPS has taken the view that being able to deal with multiple projects is central to the objective of Marine Planning as developed by MM0 under the Marine and Coastal Access Act. This includes the ability to assess the 'Cumulative Effects' of projects on the environment. We first identified this as a significant … Continue reading Cumulative Effects-the questionnaire