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East Inshore and East Offshore Marine Plan Areas - Draft Evidence and Emerging Issues Report Consultation

Views are now invited on the draft Evidence and Emerging Issues Report, in an informal consultation running until 10 January 2012. Both an overview report and the full report are now available online. We have suggested some questions at the start of the Overview Report to help you respond to specific issues. The report can be viewed here: http://www.marinemanagement.org.uk/news/news/111124.htm

The report looks at the data we are using to inform our marine planning decisions, and also highlights issues and opportunities for a range of marine activities.

It includes:

• evidence we are taking account of in marine planning
• our assessment of the evidence
• interactions between marine sectors and options for co-location
• emerging issues we need to take account of in marine planning.

In addition, the report includes the Sustainability Appraisal (SA) scoping report which is subject to formal consultation (required under the Strategic Environmental Assessment Directive). This consultation will also run until Tuesday 10 January 2012. We have combined the SA scoping requirements with the other material in the report to reduce the number of documents that could have been produced at this stage in the marine planning process.

We want as many people with an interest in the marine area to comment on the information so we can take these views into account in progressing marine planning in the East plan areas. Draft marine plans for East inshore and offshore areas are due to be out for formal consultation in autumn 2012.

Comments should be sent to planning@marinemanagement.org.uk by 10 January 2012.