Empowerment in marine stewardship: Emerging opportunities for citizens and communities in Scotland
20-21st June, 2018, Bay Hotel, Kinghorn, Fife.
You can also download a copy of the programme (here) and the delegate pack (here).
| Day 1, 20th June 2018 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Session | Speaker | Timing |
| Registration (coffee/tea) | 13.30 | |
| Welcome and opening remarks | Chair - Lucy Greenhill Ocean Dialogues Ltd.; Sea Scotland Steering Group) | 14.00 |
| Keynote speeches with Q&A | 14.10 | |
| Roseanna Cunningham - Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform. Video Speech. | ||
| Alastair McIntosh - Writer, academic & activist. "Growing Up and Growing Back a Maritime Community". Watch here. | ||
| Jack Dudgeon - Member of the Scottish Youth Parliament; SYP Vice Chair. Watch here. | ||
| Session 1: Plenary talks | How is the policy context changing in relation to empowerment and ownership in Scotland? | 15.00 |
| Chair: Anne-Michelle Slater, University of Aberdeen | ||
| "Local ownership and decision making through regional marine planning” – Graham Black (Director of Marine Scotland, Scottish Government). | ||
| “Community Empowerment and Local Governance – Emerging Changes” - Alasdair McKinlay (Head of the Community Planning and Empowerment Unit, Scottish Government). | ||
| “Involving local stakeholders in managing Crown Estate Scotland assets” - Simon Hodge (Chief Executive, Crown Estate Scotland) | ||
| Plenary Discussion Objectives | Understand policy changes in relation to de-centralisation and localisation in Scotland. Explore what the changing policy landscape means for citizens, communities and youth in marine stewardship. Seek and promote synergies for efficient & effective stewardship of our seas. | 15.45 |
| Break (coffee/tea) | 16.10 | |
| Session 2: Plenary talks | What could these changes mean in practice? Aspirations, opportunities and challenges | 16.40 |
| Chair: Chris Cutts, Forth Estuary Forum | ||
| What are the changing opportunities for citizens, communities and young people? Perspectives and insights from representatives including | ||
| Community groups | ||
| Industry | ||
| Marine Planning partnerships | ||
| Voluntary organisations | ||
| Islands councils | ||
| Question time & Discussion Objectives | Share existing good examples of community and youth roles in marine stewardship Highlight existing challenges and opportunities that changing policy context may enable Consider unique approaches for the coastal/marine setting Explore the challenge of fair representation of communities and other stakeholders | 17.20 |
| Closing remarks | Dr. Beth Scott | 17.50 |
| Networking reception | 18.00 | |
| Conference dinner and evening reception | Including insights from Sarah Conner, Assistant Producer BBC Blue Planet 2 | 19.30 |
| Day 2, 21st June 2018 | ||
| Session | Timing | |
| Workshop Session 1 | Looking ahead – opportunities for progressing towards local empowerment in marine stewardship. | 9.00 |
| W1: Getting ready: Tapping into an invaluable source of Knowledge, Skills and Inspiring Stories. | ||
| W2: Getting involved: Approaches to constructive dialogue in marine stewardship. | ||
| W3: Getting the balance right: Integration of local and national stewardship and the Crown Estate Scotland pilot scheme. | ||
| Break (coffee/tea) | 10.45 | |
| Outdoor Activity: A choice of outdoor activities (weather permitting). | Bioblitz: Intertidal citizen science survey (Co-Coast) | 11.00 |
| Beach clean & marine litter survey (Marine Conservation Society) | ||
| Marine Mammal Watch (Whale and Dolphin Conservation) | ||
| Lunch | Thoren Ferguson will be playing Il Mare during the lunchtime break | 12.30 |
| Workshop Session 2 | Workshops continued as above. | 13.30 |
| Break (coffee/tea) | 14.45 | |
| Workshop feedback and plenary discussion | 15.15 | |
| Closing remarks | Dr. Meriwether Wilson | 16.00-16.20 |
