Section 06 - UKOTCF

Figure 5. Marine Protected Area scenarios presented to
stakeholders during the consultative phase
mal choice. Conflicts in terms of an area’s active
use and conservation goals were identified during
the consultative process. Wherever a conflict arose
between an area’s current use and the proposed
conservation goals, this was identified on maps
which were marked up by users, and highlighted
for further discussion. Insofar as possible, overall
conservation targets were achieved by “swapping”
the area actively being used with another of equal
conservation value not being used. Ultimately,
stakeholders opted for a network with fewer areas
of greater size. Finally, a critical and useful output
Figure 6. Stakeholder maps generated through the consultative
phase of system design
of the public meetings was the generation of a
stakeholder use map which documented the manner
in which areas were being employed (Figure
6).
The preferred choice for the network of Protected
Areas was presented to the same stakeholders to
assure them that their input was recognised and
adopted (Figure 7). Final consensus on system
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