Mapping Ecosystem Services for Marine Planning: A UK Case Study

Emmanouil Tyllianakis, Lenka Fronkova, Paulette Posen, Tiziana Luisetti and Stephen Mangi Chai
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Emmanouil Tyllianakis: Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science, Pakefield Road, Lowestoft NR33 0HT, UK
Lenka Fronkova: Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science, Pakefield Road, Lowestoft NR33 0HT, UK
Paulette Posen: Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science, Barrack Rd, Weymouth DT4 8UB, UK
Tiziana Luisetti: Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science, Pakefield Road, Lowestoft NR33 0HT, UK
Stephen Mangi Chai: MRAG, 18 Queen Street, London W1J 5PN, UK

Resources, 2020, vol. 9, issue 4, 1-27

Abstract: This study presents an ecosystem-services-mapping tool that calculates the monetary value of several ecosystem services (ES) provided from an area comprising both MPAs (Marine Protected Areas) and non-managed areas. Findings in the UK South West Marine Management Organisation (MMO) Plan Area show that different MPAs yield high value estimates and that activities are grouped in certain areas, with the Severn Estuary and surrounding Site(s) of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) attracting the most recreational anglers, despite having lower water quality. This can be explained by increased nutrient levels, which enhance biological activity and yet do not cause oxygen depletion. The yearly value of the ecosystem service of carbon sequestration and storage in the area is estimated between £16 and £62 thousand. Proximity to large urban areas and shallow waters appear to be the most appealing factors for anglers, while proximity with France can be associated with the high fishing effort in the southwest of the study area. We show that the use of a tool integrating a willingness-to-pay function with high spatial resolution layers and associated monetary values can be used for short-term marine spatial planning and management.

Keywords: ecosystem services mapping; value transfer; GIS tool; decision-making tool; carbon sequestration; fishing effort; South West of England (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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