MMO1347 - Evaluation of Marine Management Organisation marine conservation byelaws

Project Aim

A comprehensive plan to evaluate the impacts of marine conservation byelaw processes.

Objectives for impact evaluation plan The plan's objectives are to support the MMO to:

a] Understand the extent to which conservation, social and economic objectives of MPAs can be met through the MMO byelaw process. For example, a possible route could be learning lessons from implementing past byelaws.

b] Develop a detailed framework for monitoring and evaluation, including indicators that can be used to assess how the byelaw making process considers the impacts of evidence, uncertainties, legalities, governance & management and stakeholder consultations

c] Provide key recommendations on how the Marine Conservation Team (MCT) can consider impacts set out in b] byelaw making processes