Marine spatial planning and cumulative impacts of blue growth on seabirds
Project period: 2021-2025
MARCIS is a collaborative research project where research institutes, together with industry and management authorities, will contribute to ecosystem-based management of marine spatial use and provide a decision-support tool for balancing interests and conflicts in planning processes.
Funding: The Research Council of Norway
Project leader: Tone Kristin Reiertsen (NINA)
Project partners:
Norwegian institute for nature research (NINA)
Environmental Research Institute – University of the Highlands and Islands (ERI-UHI)
Equinor
The UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Total Energies
Mainstream Renewable Power
RWE renewables Sweden
Norwegian Offshore Wind
Norwegian Polar Institute
Stakeholders:
BirdLife Norway
BarentsWatch
Sabima
Norwegian Fishermen's Association
Offshore Norge
SalMar
Directorate of Fisheries
Rogaland County Municipality
Norwegian Coastal Administration
Norwegian Environment Agency
Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE)
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
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