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5th Oceans Policy Symposium
25 November 2011, School of Geography and the Environment
Scaling up marine protected area coverage in national waters
The School of Geography and the Environment (SoGE) will be hosting its fifth Oceans Symposium, bringing together experts on ocean policy issues with graduate students. The aim of the day is to address key marine environmental problems, research findings, and management needs.
| 09.30 | Welcome Chairs: Dr Tom Thornton and Marta Lang |
| 9:45 | Marine Protected Area Establishment: Where are we going, how fast, with what science? Prof. Jonathan Gardner, School of Biological Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington |
| 10:15 | Q&A |
| 10:30 | Shallow Sea Marine Protected Areas Prof. Amanda Vincent, Canada Research Chair in Marine Conservation, University of British Columbia |
| 11:00 | Q&A |
| 11:15 | Marine Protected Areas in England: Applying the science Dr Jen Ashworth, Principal Environmental Specialist Marine Evidence, Natural England |
| 11:45 | Q&A |
| 12:00 | Stakeholders and Marine Conservation Zones Hannah Thomas, Zoological Society of London |
| 12:30 | Q&A |
| 12:45 | Synthesis / Key topics for after lunch discussion Chairs |
| 1:00 | Lunch |
| 2:00 | Workshop discussion groups Three 'discussion circles' will each discuss a key question / issue in more depth. Topics will be confirmed in the synthesis session before lunch, but could be centered on the following:
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| 3:15 | Groups report back A summary of the ideas and themes emerging in each group, followed by questions from the floor. |
| 3:45 | Thankyous and closing remarks Chairs |
| 4:00 | Symposium ends |
Further Information
Please direct all enquiries to Marta Lang