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RESEARCHER:		Joanne Clarke		University of Glasgow
PROJECT:		The effects of Marine Protected Areas on animal populations, biodiversity and fisheries
Management Tool / Applied Outcome					Related Policies
A	Development of non destructive method to monitor relative abundance, community composition and length structure of inshore fish over different habitats in MPAs (Marine Protected Areas)			è	Marine Strategy Framework Directive
					Marine and Coastal Access Act (2009)
B	Description of fish populations associated with different inshore habitats			î	Marine (Scotland) Act (2010) Northern Ireland Marine Bill
C	Identification of effects of different types / levels of fishing in Marine Protected Areas			ì
D	Determination if Marine Protected Areas are effective in increasing commercial fish abundance and biomass.			è	Habitat and Species Directives
					Oslo and Paris Commission Convention (OSPAR)
E	Determination if a change in abundance within Marine Protected Areas results in a “spillover” effect of commercial fish into fished areas.			è	World Summit on Sustainable Development
					Convention of Biological Diversity
	IBIS STAKEHOLDERS to whom project is relevant
	TRANS-JURISDICTION	IRELAND		N.IRELAND		SCOTLAND
		Department of Agriculture, Food & the Marine		Council for Nature Conservation and the Countryside		Marine Scotland
		Irish Sea Fishery Board (BIM)		Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARDNI)		Rivers & Fisheries Trusts of Scotland (RAFTS)
		Marine Institute		Department of the Environment		Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA)
				Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA)		Scottish National Heritage
				Ulster Wildlife Trust		Seafish / Seafood Scotland