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Challenges to achieving greater and fairer stakeholder involvement in marine spatial planning as illustrated by the Lyme Bay scallop dredging closure

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  • Fleming, D.M.
  • Jones, P.J.S.

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The statutory closure of 60 square miles of Lyme Bay to towed fishing gear in 2008 marked the culmination of nearly 20 years of discussions between conservationists and fishermen. Prior to the 2008 decision, voluntary, bottom–up led agreements resulted in inadequate protection of the bay's biological resources and significant erosion of social capital. Lyme Bay provides an excellent case study of the challenges likely to be posed by wider stakeholder involvement imposed under the new Marine Act. This paper examines a broad range of perspectives in relation to the Lyme Bay consultation and subsequent closure, via semi-structured interviews with 25 representatives of different interest groups in Lyme Bay. All respondents acknowledged significant flaws in the process leading to the Lyme Bay decision and felt the Marine Act was well placed to tackle many of these criticisms. However, while the Marine Act should provide a framework for resolving conflicts, it will not prevent them. Success will depend on collaboration between different marine interests, and also on the government acknowledging that outcomes are unlikely to favour everyone in the short-term and that top-down interventions are inevitable.

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  • Fleming, D.M. & Jones, P.J.S., 2012. "Challenges to achieving greater and fairer stakeholder involvement in marine spatial planning as illustrated by the Lyme Bay scallop dredging closure," Marine Policy, Elsevier, vol. 36(2), pages 370-377.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:marpol:v:36:y:2012:i:2:p:370-377
    DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2011.07.006
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    1. Stevens, T.F. & Sheehan, E.V. & Gall, S.C. & Fowell, S.C. & Attrill, M.J., 2014. "Monitoring benthic biodiversity restoration in Lyme Bay marine protected area: Design, sampling and analysis," Marine Policy, Elsevier, vol. 45(C), pages 310-317.
    2. Antonio Di Cintio & Federico Niccolini & Sara Scipioni & Fabio Bulleri, 2023. "Avoiding “Paper Parks”: A Global Literature Review on Socioeconomic Factors Underpinning the Effectiveness of Marine Protected Areas," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(5), pages 1-19, March.
    3. Singer, Rebecca & Jones, Peter JS Dr, 2018. "Lyme Bay marine protected area: a governance analysis," MarXiv nrk2d, Center for Open Science.
    4. Brennan, Jonathon & Fitzsimmons, Clare & Gray, Tim & Raggatt, Laura, 2014. "EU marine strategy framework directive (MSFD) and marine spatial planning (MSP): Which is the more dominant and practicable contributor to maritime policy in the UK?," Marine Policy, Elsevier, vol. 43(C), pages 359-366.
    5. Gormley, Kate S.G. & Hull, Angela D. & Porter, Joanne S. & Bell, Michael C. & Sanderson, William G., 2015. "Adaptive management, international co-operation and planning for marine conservation hotspots in a changing climate," Marine Policy, Elsevier, vol. 53(C), pages 54-66.
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    7. Peckett, Frances J. & Glegg, Gillian A. & Rodwell, Lynda D., 2014. "Assessing the quality of data required to identify effective marine protected areas," Marine Policy, Elsevier, vol. 45(C), pages 333-341.

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