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- 1. Brexit and the marine environment - key priorities A biodiversity perspective Dr Abigail McQuatters-Gollop 1@anaturalstate
- 2. @anaturalstate UK vision for marine environment UK high level marine objectives, Defra (2009) Clean, healthy, safe, productive and biologically diverse oceans and seas
- 3. @anaturalstate Objective: Good Environmental Status (GES) for European seas by 2020 Figure from OSPAR
- 4. @anaturalstate • Ecosystem and regional seas approach – Ecologically meaningful – Transboundary thinking and action • Implemented by OSPAR and UK • Habitats and species focus • Biodiversity and foodwebs = unique MSFD
- 5. @anaturalstate MSFD delivery – big UK investment! • Indicators -> environmental targets (GES) Science underpins all elements
- 6. @anaturalstate MSFD significant achievement • First ever target-based assessment of UK seas – Globally rare, cutting edge – Climate change and anthro pressures • Used to inform mgmt. measures: – MPAs – Fishing practices – Nutrient regulation – Invasive spp vectors
- 7. @anaturalstate Biodiversity risks if no MSFD? Dissolution of ecosystem protection Reduced investment in evidence provision Loss of integrative management approach Loss of UK influence in science- policy Inability to implement ecosystem approach in UK waters
- 8. @anaturalstate Dissolution of ecosystem protection • Reduced ambition for biodiversity targets – Priority on economics (fisheries, development, etc) • Proactive biodiversity management or catastrophe–response? • Lack of enforcement – consequences for not delivering?
- 9. @anaturalstate Reduced investment in evidence provision • Diminished investment in biodiversity monitoring – Currently EU impetus – Reduced ability to detect change • Lack of strategy and investment in indicators and targets – Reduced capacity to link state-pressure changes – Inability to determine cause of change • Failure to provide robust evidence for decision making
- 10. @anaturalstate Loss of integrative approach • Pressures not managed holistically – Economics vs conservation – Integrative effects of pressures • Unrealistic to manage UK waters in isolation – Mobile species – Transboundary management measures • Wicked problems require transboundary collaboration
- 11. @anaturalstate Loss of UK influence in science-policy • UK leading supporting research and implementation of MSFD biodiversity elements – good for UK • UK role and influence in OSPAR and ICES post- Brexit? • UK lacks key science and policy skills • Across-border working essential for progressing delivery of MSFD and ecosystem approach
- 12. @anaturalstate Inability to deliver ecosystem approach • Each step integral to holistic management • How to balance commercial interests v biodiversity protection?
- 13. @anaturalstate Not black or white…. • Best case scenario: MSFD through OSPAR – Consequences for non-delivery? • Medium case scenario: leave MSFD but management of UK habitats and species in isolation – Lack of transboundary consideration • Worst case scenario: leave MSFD, stop proactively managing species and habitats – Catastrophe/disaster mobilisation
- 14. @anaturalstate Opportunities • UK could increase ambition for biodiversity protection and ecosystem approach to marine management • UK could increase investment in science and monitoring leading to robust advice • UK could get deal with Europe for freedom of movement, maintaining our research presence • UK could lead the way with conservation management (e.g. MPAs in our OSTs; microplastic reduction) Opportunities (like this meeting) for UK marine community to influence Brexit outcome
- 15. @anaturalstate Priorities for marine biodiversity • Consequences for non-delivery of ecosystem protection • Provision of robust evidence for decision making - > continued investment in monitoring and applied research • Maintenance of UK influence in international science-policy • Remain in the OSPAR process -> transboundary integrative approach • Maintenance of ecosystem approach to managing marine habitats and species
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- UK vision implemented through MSFD – case study
- Transboundary science and collab is key Globally, largest implementation of ecosystem approach Considerable investment to make these indicators and targets scientifically robust and meaningful
- Explain figure - how MSFD works Monitoring is KEY UK targets and indicators being used for OSPAR implementation (in most cases) which is great for UK
- OSPAR example already published Big progress since CP2
- Will these lead to reduced ambition for biodiversity targets? Will we be in the situation where we aren’t proactively managing but just responding to catastrophe? European Commission won’t be enforcing EU law – so no consequences for not delivering environmental protection or sustainable use objectives
- Pressures not managed holistically leading to conflicts where winner could be based on economics (fishing and habitats, for example) Ecosystem approach is trans-boundary and just managing UK waters in isolation is not scientifically realistic. Mobile species such as marine mammals and commercially-important fish stocks are trans-boundary. UK presence must be maintained at ICES Management measures also must be considered trans-boundary as pressures in one country can impact state of marine environment in others, eutrophication example.
- Our biggest risk is that we will stop managing our marine waters with an ecosystem approach and lose our holistic management strategy that we’ve developed through working with EU and the MSFD. The danger is that habitats and species conservation will lose out to economic interests, impacting UK marine biodiversity.
- There are a few different MSFD scenarios that could happen post-Brexit
- A lot of uncertainty but it’s meetings like this that created the opportunity for us, the marine community, to try to steer the Brexit outcome.