First Marine Biogeographical Process Seminar

Dates: Tuesday, 5 May 2015 - Thursday. 7 May 2015

Location: Saint Malo, France

 

The kick-off Natura 2000 biogeographical seminar for the marine regions brought together participants from 23 Member States with marine Natura 2000 sites and involved inputs from various stakeholders. It was hosted by the French Agency for Marine Protected Areas and Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy. The seminar themes covered setting conservation objectives for species and habitats, management of fisheries and other activities and regional cooperation for management and financing of marine Natura 2000 network. The participants have visited local marine Natura 2000 sites and shared their management experiences in the evening 'knowledge market'.

You can download the seminar report here   .  

You can download the seminar programme here(1.31 Mb)   .

You can download the seminar background document here(897 kB)   .

Marine Natura 2000 seminar video.
 

Seminar presentations:

Plenary:

• MPA French Agency and Natura 2000 at sea(3.31 Mb)   , Francois Gauthiez
• The context and purpose of the Natura 2000 Biogeographical Process(458 kB)   , Fotios Papoulias
• Introduction to seminar themes and working methods(3.38 Mb)   , Susan Gubbay

Theme 1

• Conservation objectives: Definition, assessment and use for adaptative management(770 kB)   , Dominique Richard
• Findings from the LIFE platform meeting Theme 1 – Conservation Objectives(195 kB)   , Dr Lynne Barratt
• Ireland’s Conservation Objective Setting Programme and Management Issues(2.13 Mb)   , Eamonn Kelly
• LIFE+: Improving Posidonia meadows management in Andalucia(9.78 Mb)  
• Setting & Assessing Conservation Objectives for Highly Mobile Species(8.97 Mb)   , Peter G.H. Evans
• Theme 1: Working groups(420 kB)  

Theme 2

• Reconciling N2000 objective and marine activities – Conservation management planning(223 kB)   , John Clorley
• Findings from the LIFE platform meeting Theme 2 – Reconciling Activities(216 kB)   , Dr Lynne Barratt
• Danish Natura 2000 implementation(4.34 Mb)   , Marie-Louise Sundby Krawack
• Managing Damaging fishing in English MPAs – A ‘sea change’(1.84 Mb)   , Jean-Luc Solandt
• Towards better practice in mitigation policy implementation: Natura 2000 inputs(1.57 Mb)   , Céline Jacob
• Theme 2: Working groups(498 kB)  

Theme 3

• Regional Integration of Natura 2000 Issues(8.44 Mb)  
• Findings from the LIFE platform meeting Theme 3 – Regional Integration(217 kB)   , Dr Lynne Barratt
• Collaboration across the Gulf of Bothnia for improved management of MPAs(5.33 Mb)   , Johnny Berglund
• Towards coherent management plans for MPAs in the Channel - INTERREG PANACHE project(1.6 Mb)   , Benjamin Ponge
• The Mediterranean MPA network: how it contributes to the implementation of marine Natura 2000 objectives(2.84 Mb)   , Laurent Sourbès & Chloë Webster
• Theme 3: Working groups(420 kB)  

Working groups reporting:

• Working Group A: National approaches to setting conservation objectives(154 kB)  
• Working Group B: Conservation objectives for habitats(539 kB)  
• Working Group C: Conservation objectives for highly mobile species(107 kB)  
• Working Group D: Fisheries – identifying threats and pressures(104 kB)  
• Working Group E: on Introducing fisheries measures(157 kB)  
• Working Group F: Other Marine Sectors(125 kB)  
• Working Group G: Cross-border collaboration in delivering the Natura 2000 network(342 kB)  
• Working group H : regional networks(189 kB)  
• Working Group I : EU financing mechanisms to support implementation of Natura 2000(121 kB)  
• The context and purpose of the Natura 2000 Biogeographical Process(458 kB)   , J. Dernier
• Wrap up of day 3(105 kB)