123: MPA Management Plans with Amie Williams, David Stevenson and PJ Maguire

A Marine Protected Area (MPA) designation is one of the most potent tools for protecting a wide range of marine habitats. A layman interested in marine conservation might think that an MPA would be completely excluded from any activities, either commercial or recreational. The reality is much more complex and, depending on what any given MPA is set to protect, a variety of activities can take place inside its boundaries. That’s why developing MPA management plans based on scientific evidence, as well as feedback from local communities, is critically important. To discuss this important part of the https://www.mpa-management.eu (MarPAMM) project our guests today are Amie Williams, Project Officer at Argyll MPA Planning and Data at Scottish Natural Heritage, Dr David Stevenson, MPA Management Policy Officer for Northern Ireland and PJ Maguire, MPA Management Policy Officer for Ireland. If you’re interested in this topic I would encourage you to check out other episodes of my podcast where we discuss various work packages of the MarPAMM project which is supported by the European Union’s INTERREG VA Programme. Support the Podcast and Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tommysoutdoors (buymeacoffee.com/tommysoutdoors) Recommended Books: https://tommysoutdoors.com/books/ (tommysoutdoors.com/books) Hats and T-shirts: https://tommysoutdoors.com/shop/ (tommysoutdoors.com/shop) Follow Tommy's Outdoors on https://twitter.com/outdoorspodcast (Twitter), https://www.instagram.com/tommysoutdoors (Instagram), https://www.youtube.com/tommysoutdoors (YouTube), https://vm.tiktok.com/ZML9M8NKy/ (TikTok) and https://www.facebook.com/tommysoutdoors (Facebook) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.