The MASTS Marine Planning and Governance forum are pleased to host an open forum session featuring talks and live discussion.
Chairs and forum co-convenors: Rachel Shucksmith (UHI-Shetland) and Sinead Sheridan (NatureScot).
This Forum is a centre for dialogue across the marine planning community and offers expertise, knowledge exchange and collaboration. By addressing the complex and wide-ranging research needed to support marine planning activities in Scotland, the Forum draws diverse expertise from a variety of stakeholders.
Speakers and Talks
Rebecca Kavanagh (Queen's University Belfast) - Navigating ambiguity in Marine Governance: Co-existence & Co-Location
Kerstin Joyce (Nordregio) - How can offshore wind energy and fisheries sustainably coexist in Nordic Seas? – The Nordic Green Meets Blue project”
Kirsty Wright (ScotGov) - Rationale, drivers and development of the "Good Practice Guidance: Assessing fisheries displacement by other licensed marine activities"
The talks will be recorded, however the Q&A and discussion afterwards is not. The recordings will eventually be on the MASTS YouTube Channel.
Past Events
- MASTS Open Forum Session: Anthropogenic Energy in the Marine Environment, Online, 18 June 2025 02:00-03:00 PDT