The role of knowledge and research in two case studies on cross-border MSP in the southern North Sea

摘要: 2) The Dogger Bank international fisheries management plan developed by the North Sea Regional Advisory Council (NSRAC). Here cross-border MSP was used to develop a stakeholder perspective on spatial management measures. The two case studies were in different stages of the cross-border MSP process. In this paper we focus on the role of knowledge and research in these two planning initiatives. We describe the knowledge requirements that have been articulated (eg on ecosystem components, spatial-temporal patterns, current and future human use, institutional setting) and how these requirements have been addressed through data workshops with stakeholders, analysis of policy documents and interviews. In the Thornton Bank case-study the knowledge requirements focussed on the institutional and administrative settings and the identification of policy priorities. In the Dogger Bank case study, stakeholder knowledge was combined with research knowledge to assess zoning options for the Dogger Bank area.