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2 The Norwegian management plan for the North Sea; where does it stand now Gro I. van der Meeren, Institute of Marine Research, Bergen, Norway Nordic Climate-Fish 2nd Conference: August 2012, Risør, Norway

3 G. Systad, NINA Ecosystembased management Ø. Paulsen, IMR T. Wennecke, IMR IMR N. Øyen, IMR T. Wennecke, IMR I. Huse, IMR H. P. Roverud T. Wennecke, IMR IMR T. Wennecke, IMR Grafikk: IMR

4 Area for management plans: The North sea and Skagerrak Barents sea and the Lofoten islands The Norwegian Sea Norwegian jurisdiction

5 Open seas management plans in Norway The Barents Sea Management Plan The Norwegian Sea Management Plan The North Sea and Skagerrak Plan The process behind the plans The implementations of the plans The evaluation and improvements of the plans

6 Political Participation The Ministry of the Environment (responsible ministry) The Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion The Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs The Ministry of Trade and Industry The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy The Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Stakeholders Fisheries Petroleum industries Shipping Renewable industries Others

7 Institutional Participation The Norwegian Polar Institute (for the Barent Sea) The Directorate of Fisheries The Institute of Marine Research The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate The Norwegian Coastal Administration The Norwegian Pollution Control Authority The Directorate for Nature Management The Norwegian Maritime Directorate The Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority The Directorate for Cultural Heritage

8 Integrated management plans Meldinger til Stortinget White papers to the Parliament Norwegian Sea 2009 Barents Sea revised plan

9 The Barents Sea and Norwegian Sea LMEs

10 Integrated management plans Meldinger til Stortinget White papers to the Parliament Norwegian Sea 2009 Barents Sea revised plan North Sea 2013, work in progress

11 The North Sea and Skagerrak Number of reports for the preparation behind this plan: 55 Time scale: lish/whats-new/we-must-take- care-of-the-north-sea-and- Skagerrak/ MENY/Forvaltningsplan-for-Nordsjoen/-MENY/Publikasjoner/

12 Renewable energy Description of the environment including areas of particular biological value Status reports by sector Environmental impact assessment by sector Maritime transport Petroleum / energy Fisheries Interaction coast-/land Vulnerability of areas of particular biological value External Climate pressures change, acidification Report on societal issues Flow-chart adapted from original by Geir Ottersen, IMR

13 Acidification Climate change

14 29 Indicators: 24 state, 4 pressure and 1 effects Physical state of the wtaer 4 groups 12 parameters Plankton 4 9 Benthos 3 indicators, 6 Fish stocks 4 11 Sea mammals 1 3 Sea birds 5 16 Vulnerable and threatened species 1 1 and nature types Alien species 1 1 Areal cinflicts and pollution 6 23 Total of 82 parameters 13 activity-related indicators (pressures and effects) Petroleum 4 indicators 9 parameters Fisheries 4 12 Shipping 3 5 Others 2 3 Total of 29 parameters

15 Renewable energy Indicators (reference values and action thresholds) Description of the environment including areas of particular biological value Status reports by sector Environmental impact assessment by sector Maritime transport Petroleum / energy Fisheries Interaction coast-/land Assessment of cumulative effects Vulnerability of areas of particular biological value Conflicts Needs for further Cumulative of interest knowledge effects Climate change, acidification Report on societal issues Flow-chart adapted from original by Geir Ottersen, IMR Integrated management plan for the North Sea and Skagerrak Melding til Stortinget

16 Thank you!

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