Balanced Seas South East recommendations

[penfold]

So, let me see if I've got this right.
The RSGs, SNCBs, SEEBF, BMAPA, CRPMEM, CEFAS. DEFRA, EA, IFCA, JNCC, NCSs and many other organisations will consider information from CO, ENG, EUNIS, SFC, SAP and many other organisations.
After that they will draft, among other things, a BAI, GCI, GIS, Mar LIN, MCZs, MPAs, rMCZs, rRA, SACs, [both dSACs & pSAcs], SPAs, & a VA.
This will , of course, take into account things like, AAEIs, GCRs, SNCBs etc.

One important item which has to be decided is where high water mark will be.
So that's all very simples, shouldn't be too difficult to understand WTF.

SNAFU and FUBAR. NFN? SNLR. LOL!!1!

 

[Koeketiene]

If they're recommending a MCZ in the Blackwater, how does that reconcile with the plan to put a new nuclear power station in Bradwell???

Just goes to show how far removed from reality the MCZ crowd really are.

If they really cared about the environment, they'd stop wasting paper this instant.
Whatever they come up with is destined to become landfill anyway.

 

[Jomo]

Just goes to show how far removed from reality the MCZ crowd really are.

If they really cared about the environment, they'd stop wasting paper this instant.
Whatever they come up with is destined to become landfill anyway.

And there was me thinking paper was now recycled for me to use in the toilet

 

[FullCircle]

I would admit I am disappointed with the responses here.

 

[MoodySabre]

I would admit I am disappointed with the responses here.

Mos of us could have guessed where the MCZs were going to be on the East coast. So having gone a long way round in order to have irrefutable methodology they now state the bleeding obvious and say that it will be up to others to decide what restrictions will be imposed in those zones. To me it looks like a grand process to appease the RSPB and Seaslugs Anon whilst still leaving the decisions to be made primarily on the basis of commercial interests.

Have I missed the point?

 

[Koeketiene]

Have I missed the point?

Don't think so

 

[Keith 66]

Having just got in from attending the Essex Coastal conference i would make the following observations, the rep from the MMO came in for plenty of stick from many quarters over the lack of consultation from the begining of the MCZ process, especially when he was asked by Cllr Ray Howard if they had taken the London Gateway dredging project into account.
He replied that they didnt know about it???.
Andrew St Joseph of the Essex coast organisation gave an excellent presentation from the farmers point of view, suggesting that yet more layers of beaurocracy & management were not required especially when sites & areas already covered in designations such as SSSI's, SPA's, & Ramsar were subject to heavy speedboat, & PWC use & yet nothing is ever done.
I couldnt agree more!
The consultation process is to be continued.
On the whole it was worth going as if you aint involved you dont exist!

 

[tillergirl]

Thanks for the update. Valuable I think.

 

[Keith 66]

On a closely related note, it is reported locally that Canvey sea scouts are hoping to relocate to Holehaven where there is a ready made site in the form of the old construction jetty used to build the oil refinery that never was. Apparently as Holehaven was declared an SSSI a couple of years ago and is one of the proposed MCZ's the RSPB & Natural England are objecting to this on the grounds of "disturbance to birds". So Sea Scouts sailing, rowing & canoeing will likely be penalised while the area is still used heavily by waterskiers & PWC's.
Go figure.

 

[Kurrawong_Kid]

On a closely related note, it is reported locally that Canvey sea scouts are hoping to relocate to Holehaven where there is a ready made site in the form of the old construction jetty used to build the oil refinery that never was. Apparently as Holehaven was declared an SSSI a couple of years ago and is one of the proposed MCZ's the RSPB & Natural England are objecting to this on the grounds of "disturbance to birds". So Sea Scouts sailing, rowing & canoeing will likely be penalised while the area is still used heavily by waterskiers & PWC's.
Go figure.

What about disturbance to humans?? How about the forumites founding a RSPRLAFH?(Royal Society for the preservation of leisure activities for humans)

 

[DanTribe]

What about disturbance to humans?? How about the forumites founding a RSPRLAFH?(Royal Society for the preservation of leisure activities for humans)

I don't believe humans enter into the equation.
I went to a public meeting about the Wallasea Island landfill project. The RSPB man was asked what effect it would have on boating, he replied that it wouldn't affect it at all. But the way he said it showed that it didn't matter if it did anyway, the birds are all that count.

 

[Malish]

I don't believe humans enter into the equation.
I went to a public meeting about the Wallasea Island landfill project. The RSPB man was asked what effect it would have on boating, he replied that it wouldn't affect it at all. But the way he said it showed that it didn't matter if it did anyway, the birds are all that count.

RSPB are a single issue pressure group, they just happen to read the Telegraph and have a lot of money & influence.