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Fowey Estuary Management Plan Section 5
March 2003 Management Policies
Section 5 Management Policies
Guiding Principle
To provide a framework for co-operation amongst estuary
users, statutory agencies and other organisations to sustain
and manage the resources of the Fowey Estuary.
5.1 Develop a Management Framework to facilitate the
delivery of the Estuary Management Plan
The resources of the Fowey Estuary are shared by many, from the local
residents and visitors to businesses and local clubs who have interests as
diverse as commercial shipping, sailing, nature conservation and tourism. The
Fowey Estuary Management Plan is a non-statutory process that offers a
basis for voluntary co-operation between the authorities with management
duties and local user groups.
Regulating bodies such as the Fowey Harbour Commissioners, the local
Councils and the Environment Agency have statutory controls over certain
activities such as navigation, pollution and fishing. Many other organisations
have an interest in the estuary and the resources it has to offer.
A stronger framework for exchanging information about existing
responsibilities and users’ activities is needed. This will provide a mechanism
to resolve potential conflicts of interest and realise opportunities to improve
environmental, social, and economic conditions allowing further progression
towards sustainable management of the estuary’s resources. The
Partnership’s Management Framework (Figure 2) has formed the basis for
improving co-ordination and communication between interested parties.
5.2 Encourage on-going public participation and involvement
in estuary management
Local ownership of the Management Plan needs to be retained if it is to
influence the daily use and management of the estuary’s resources. There
are over seventy organisations represented with different interests in the
Fowey Estuary Partnership. However, it is important for the Management
Plan to directly reach as many estuary users as possible.
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