Marine Spatial Planning: Challenges and Solutions
Join us during One Ocean Week for an insightful event exploring how marine spatial planning can balance human activities with ecosystem conservation.
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About the event
Marine space accommodates a range of activities including energy extraction, maritime transport and fishing. In addition, offshore CO2 storage in the subsurface is an emerging technology, and food from the ocean is increasingly seen as significant factor to ensure food security. As such, farming of low trophic species is being considered as a source of nutritious, safe and sustainable food and feed from the ocean.
Marine spatial planning is an integrated approach to ensure ecosystem and biodiversity conservation, while considering the benefits of human usage and minimising conflicts of interest. In this session we look at whether this is possible, and how the law and marine area management plans can help us navigate in the case of conflicting interests.
Practical information
- Venue: Storsalen, Nygårdsgaten 5, Bergen
- Time: Wednesday April 9th, 13:00-15:15
- Language: English
The meeting is open to the general public, with free entrance for all.
Programme
| Time | Theme |
| 13:00 - 13:05 | Opening remarks - Kristine Spildo (UiB) |
| 13:05 - 13:20 | Transparent spatial planning using multiple-criteria decision-making methods - Asgeir Sorteberg (UiB) |
| 13:20 - 13:35 | Where shall we farm the low trophic species? - Harald Sveier (Lerøy Ocean Forest) |
| 13:35 - 13:50 | Integrating ecosystem insights in marine planning - Johanna Myrseth Aarflot (IMR) |
| 13:50 - 14:15 | Break and mingling |
| 14:15 - 15:15 | Panel discussion: Marine Area planning in a Multi-Use Scenario |
| 15:15 | End |
Panel:
- Sigrid Eskeland Schütz, UiB, moderator
- Fredrik Myhre, WWF
- Sigri Stokke Nilsen, UiT – Centre for the Ocean and the Arctic
- Marita Bjelland Botne, Offshore Norge
- Linda Monsen Merkesdal (Ap), medlem av Energi- og Miljøkomiteen