Jacqueline F Tweddle

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Supporting marine management from

the bottom up

University of Aberdeen and Marine Scotland Science

for planning in 21st century?

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MarCRF Research Fellow in Marine Spatial Management

Supporting marine management from the bottom up

Dr Jacqui Tweddlejftweddle@abdn.ac.uk

@jftweddle

PP is an Intermediate or Supporting Ecosystem Service (ES)supporting further ecosystem functions and…

- global carbon cycle- sequestering CO2 from atmosphere(ES climate regulation)

- atmospheric O2

(ES clean -breathable- air)

- base of marine food web(ES fish and food)(cultural ES, e.g. bird and whale-watching)

- Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs)(Oceans and human health)

- indicators of climate change (policy driver)

- indicators of eutrophication (e.g. for GES)

Are managers missing a trick?

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Ecosystem Services:Services provided by ecosystems that contribute to making human life both possible and worth living

(UK NEA)

Dr Jacqui Tweddle. Supporting marine management from the bottom up

Marine Phytoplankton &Primary Productivity

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Trichodesmium:Nitrogen fixation

NASA P. Alejandro Díaz

Karenia:Harmful Algal Bloom

Scott et al. (2010)MEPS

The importance of scale and variability in spaceMarrec et al. (2014)J. Marine Systems

NEODAAS

Integrating consideration of phytoplankton into marine management

Interannual variability is ~10% of meanMean (2003-2010) total annual gross PP

-0.2%-0.7%

-1.2%

-4.5%-2.1%

-4.8%

-5.6%

-4.7% -4.3%

-6.5%

-16.9%

-7.6%

-2.5%0% -5.6%

NEODAAS.

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Bottom up marine management

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CORPORATES: Cooperative participatory assessment of the impact of renewable technology on ecosystem services

Introduce Ecosystem Services and design with Stakeholders a decision-supportframework which addresses potential ecological trade-offs such as climate change,renewable developments, and MPAs

• Involved• Natural scientists• Social scientists• Law & policy experts• Regulatory/Advisory partners• Stakeholders (Renewables, Fishing, Conservation, Recreation/ Tourism)

The “CORPORATES” Knowledge Exchange Project

Dr Jacqui Tweddle. Supporting marine management from the bottom up

CORPORATES: Process

Participatory Mapping

Identifying benefits, and commonalities and differences

Ecosystem ‘interlude’

Linking benefits and ecosystem services

Conceptual systems model building

Policy ‘interlude’

Exploring trade-offs and policy options

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CORPORATES: Feedback from stakeholders

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How do marine planning practitioners see it?

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Bottom up marine management

Dr Jacqui Tweddle. Supporting marine management from the bottom up

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jftweddle@abdn.ac.uk@jftweddle