Welcome
North Devon Case Study Stakeholder Workshop 2
The Royal Hotel, Bideford – 30th January 2014
Focus of the study
• Subtidal sediment habitats and
their value in supporting fisheries
production
• The valuation research will consider
the role of sediment habitats as
nursery areas and in sustaining
food chains (food supply for fish)
• Scenarios will be developed (with
you!) to determine how values
might change under different
plausible management
scenarios
• We anticipate that this work will be
of direct benefit for the long term
management of the area
Case Study Area
Data collection
Data have been collected on:
 Human activities and uses that
affect the seabed – their distribution
and intensity in the NDBR marine
area
 Ecology – seabed species and
habitats, nursery and spawning
areas for commercially important
fish species and reported catch
 Management – existing measures
including MPAs, fisheries
restrictions