Devon Maritime Forum, Barnstaple Hotel, November 1st 2007

SUMMARY OF THE DAY

Summary - Walkabout Sessions

Summary - Afternoon Workshop sessions

Full Meeting Agenda:

10.45 Introductions

Welcome and feedback from previous Forum

11.00 Talks:

The Ecosystems Approach - what does it mean for Devon?

The Benefits of a Coherent Marine Sector

The Atlantic Array - A Marine Sector Case Study

12.00 Soap Box Session

1. Lundy Island

2. Estuary Partnerships Update

3. Shoreline Management Planning Phase 2

4. Shoreline Management Planning on the North Coast of Devon

5. Lyme Bay Reefs -A 16 Year Search for Sustainability

12.25 Walkabout Workshops:

Workshop 1. Core Services of Devon Maritime Forum

Workshop 2 Website Development for Devon Maritime Forum

Workshop 3 Research Needs in Maritime Devon

Workshop 4 Stakeholder Participation and the Devon Maritime Forum

13.00 LUNCH

Action Question: - "Followiing all the discussions and talks this morning, what 2 things do you most want the Devon Maritime Forum to do in the next 12 months?"

14.10 Afternoon Workshops:

Workshop1. Financial Benefits Assessment of Coastal Partnerships

Workshop 2. The North Devon Biosphere Reserve - an application of the Ecosystems Approach

Workshop 3. Implication of the North Atlantic Array for the local communities and environments of North Devon

15.25 TEA AND COFFEE

15.45 Summary - Walkabout Sessions

16.00 Summary - Afternoon Workshop sessions

16.15 Farewell and thanks (Professor Laurence Mee)

Pre-Forum Delegate Information

Background to Devon Maritime Forum

Workshop background

Devon Maritime Forum Structure Diagram

Delegate Inormation Pack

Biopics of each speaker

Questions to answer today

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