Marine Policy
Marine Licensing Consultation ***NEW***
25 August 2010
We are currently consulting on our proposals for legislation to introduce the new marine licensing system. To read the consultation document and view workshop information, please go to the Marine Licensing Page.
This consultation closes on the 3rd November 2010
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UK Marine Policy Statement – Consultation
21 July 2010
The Marine Policy Statement (MPS) is the first step in a new system of marine planning being introduced around the UK. It will provide the high level policy context within which Marine Plans will be developed, and set the direction for marine licensing and other authorisation systems.
The MPS is being developed by UK Government, Scottish Government, Welsh Assembly Government and Northern Ireland Executive.
The consultation “UK Marine Policy Statement: A draft for consultation” is now available. The consultation documents include:
- draft Marine Policy Statement
- draft Impact Assessment
- draft Appraisal of Sustainability including a Strategic Environmental Assessment
- draft Habitats Regulation Assessment
You can access the consultation document below:
The UK Marine Policy Statement consultation document (1.1MB)  
The consultation will close on 13th October 2010. We would welcome your comments on this consultation paper, please send your responses to mps@defra.gsi.gov.uk.
Further information on the Northern Ireland Marine Bill and the UK Governments Marine bill can be found on the UK Government Marine Bill page
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Northern Ireland Marine Bill Policy Proposals - Consultation -
13 April 2010 *NOW CLOSED*
Northern Ireland Marine Bill Policy Proposals – Consultation Document proposes a framework for Northern Ireland’s seas based on: a new system of marine planning that will balance conservation, energy and other resource needs; a further streamlining of marine licensing above that already provided for in the UK Act; and improved processes for marine nature conservation.
The full consultation paper can be found below
Northern Ireland Marine Bill policy Proposals Consultation document (440 KB)
The Department would welcome your comments on this consultation paper. Details of how to respond are provided in the consultation document. Or can be sent to this address: marineteam@doeni.gov.uk
The consultation period closes on 9 July 2010.
Further information on the Northern ireland Marine Bill and the UK Marine & Coastal Access Act 2009 can be found on the UK Government Marine Bill page
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Revised Statement of Public Participation & Newsletter no.2 -
23 March 2010
The Statement of Public Participation, published by the Department in conjunction with the other UK administrations in December 2009, has been revised. In addition, a second marine planning newsletter has been issued to keep interested parties updated on developments across the UK.
Revised Statement of Public Participation (526KB)
Marine Planning newsletter no.2 (217KB)
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Pre-consultation on draft Marine Policy Statement - paper for discussion
12 March 2010
We are seeking views and comments on a discussion paper on the Marine Policy Statement (589KB) . The MPS will be the first step in new systems of marine planning being introduced around the UK. It will provide the high level policy context within which Marine Plans will be developed, and set the direction for marine licensing and other authorisation systems. You are invited to contribute your views and comments on the draft MPS and supporting outline Impact Assessment, which has also been published today. The pre-consultation period closes on 7 May 2010.
A formal consultation on the MPS and supporting policy documents will take place in summer 2010.
The Statement of Public Participation will be amended to reflect the plan for continued engagement on the development of the Marine Policy Statement. We will continue to contact to you keep you informed on opportunities to work with us over the coming months
Workshops
Northern Ireland
The Department of the Environment will be holding seminars on the MPS in April and May this year. Please email marineteam@doeni.gov.uk for further information and to register your interest in taking part in a seminar.
England
Defra will be holding 2 workshops on the morning and afternoon of 25th March 2010 at Defra’s Innovation Centre in Reading. These workshops will inform the next phase of development of the Marine Policy Statement and supporting Impact Assessment. There will be opportunities to discuss them with the MPS and Marine Planning teams. Interested parties from across the UK are invited to take part.
For those who have not already done so, please register at mps@defra.gsi.gov.uk
Wales
A marine planning workshop is being held at the Wales Coastal and Maritime conference in Cardiff on 18th March, at which the MPS will be discussed. For further information visit http://www.walescoastalpartnership.org.uk
Statement of Public Participation - Marine Policy Statement
15 December 2009
The Department, in conjunction with Defra and the Scottish and Welsh Administrations, has produced a Statement of Public Participation for the development of the UK Marine Policy Statement (MPS). To view the statement and to find out more about the MPS, visit our page on Marine Planning.
Marine Strategy Framework Directive consultation
30 October 2009
The Department of the Environment, Defra, and the Scottish and Welsh Administrations, would like your views on our proposals to establish a legal framework to transpose the MSFD. The consultation closes on 22 January. Click here for more information.
Information Seminar
16 June 2009
The presentations and questionnaires from the marine information seminar are available below. We would be grateful for questionnaire responses from participants by Monday 6 July if possible. However, responses after this date are also welcome, especially from those who were unable to attend the seminar.
Please email responses to marineteam@doeni.gov.uk. If you wish to make an anonymous return, please post to Jim Ramsey, Calvert House, 23 Castle Place, Belfast BT1 1FY.
Presentations:
Questionnaires:
The focus of this half day event was to raise awareness on several key pieces of marine policy and legislation, and to provide an opportunity for some initial discussion on the future of our marine environment from the perspective of different sectors, in particular:
- Ports & harbours
- Tourism & Leisure
- Aquaculture & Fisheries
- Conservation
- Renewable Energy
Our Seas – a Shared Resource: High Level Marine Objectives
Our seas are shared and valued by everyone – for work, leisure and food. They support valuable habitats and a wide range of species depend on them. They play a vital role in mitigating climate change and providing many important marine resources.
…clean, healthy, safe, productive and biologically diverse oceans and seas…
In response to consultation carried out in 2008, the Northern Ireland Executive and the other UK Administrations have agreed a suite of High Level Marine Objectives for all UK waters. They are expressed in the context of the five sustainable development principles and present the outcomes sought for our seas.
These objectives will be used to underpin development of a Marine Policy Statement, which will set out our policies for the marine environment. Everyone will have the opportunity to help shape the Marine Policy Statement, which will be developed on a UK-wide basis over the next two years.
Our Seas - a Shared Resource: High Level Marine Objectives (843KB)
Further information on marine issues:
Marine Licensing
UK Marine Act
FEPA Licence (Food and Environmental Protection Act)
Marine Aggregates
Marine Strategy Framework Directive
EU Integrated Maritime Policy
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