Challenges and opportunities for Ecosystem-Based Management and Marine Spatial Planning in the Irish Sea

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Challenges and opportunities for Ecosystem-Based Management and Marine Spatial Planning in the Irish Sea

O'Higgins, Tim; O'Higgins, Linda; O'Hagan, Anne Marie; Ansong, Joseph Onwona
Date: 2019-01-24
Copyright: © 2019, the Authors. This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence and indicate if changes were made.
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Citation: O'Higgins, T., O'Higgins, L., O'Hagan, A. M. and Ansong, J. O. (2019) 'Challenges and opportunities for Ecosystem-Based Management and Marine Spatial Planning in the Irish Sea', in Zaucha, J. and Gee, K. (eds.) Maritime Spatial Planning: Past, Present, Future. Cham: Springer International Publishing, pp. 47-69. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-98696-8_3
Published Version: 10.1007/978-3-319-98696-8_3

Abstract:

Ecosystem-Based Management (EBM) integrates the connections between land, air, water and all living things including human beings and their institutions. The location of the Irish Sea, between major historical industrial centres, its history of use and exploitation, combined with its hydrographic characteristics, have led to the current patterns of use. EBM efforts have been ongoing for over a decade but political boundaries have led to fragmented governance. The forthcoming UK exit from the European Union (EU) may pose further challenges. This chapter examines articulations between political boundaries, spatial scales of Marine Spatial Planning and nested social-ecological systems including the gyre in the western Irish Sea, and Dublin Bay. Examples of emerging best practices are provided and the challenges of data availability for ecosystem services are considered.

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