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Programme and links to the speeches on the conference.

PROGRAMME   TUESDAY 1 MARCH

Welcome To Ringkjøbing County. Chairman of the NSC Fisheries Group, Councillor Harry Jensen

NSC Conference 2005 President of the North Sea Commission, Gunn Marit Helgesen
Key issues and focus areas for the conference - Make a fingerprint on the political agenda.

SESSION 1 ENVIRONMENTAL STATUS
Focus on the environmental challenges in the coastal zone around the North Sea
Chairman; Ewa Wlodarczyk, European Environment Agency

The environmental status of the North Sea - with focus on pollution and nutrient inputs.
(Speech here)
Gert Verreet, Chairman of the OSPAR Environmental Assessment and Monitoring Committee

What can be done to improve the quality of the North Sea?
Markus Salomon, German Advisory Council on the Environment

Does the ocean give us more than fish?
Katherine Richardson, Aarhus University

Climatic changes in relation to the North Sea.
Bill Turrell, Marine Laboratory, Aberdeen

Discussion/Comments

Habitat destruction and its causes?
Dima Litvinov, Greenpeace

How information from a long-term plankton monitoring programme can be applied in support of marine management.
Keith Brander, ICES

Conflicts of interest in the coastal zone.
Per Toppenberg, County of Northern Jutland and Forum Skagerrak

Common recommendations for implementing the Water Framework Directive in the Baltic Sea. 
Bo Rieman, CHARM-project

Discussion/Comments

National environmental priorities for the North Sea.
Danish Minister of the Environment, Connie Hedegaard,

PROGRAMME   WEDNESDAY 2 MARCH

SESSION 2 ENVIRONMENTAL STATUS - CONTINUED
Status of resources in the North Sea and the environmental problems in using the resources
Chairman Katherine Richardson, Aarhus University

FISH STOCKS
Status of the Fish Stocks in the North Sea
Poul Degnbol, ICES

Fishermen’s views on the Fish Stocks Discussion/Comments
Hugo Andersson, Swedish Fishermen Federation

Discussion/Comments

SHIPPING
The North Sea as a Highway.
Lars Dagnæs, Centre for Applied Logistics and Transport Research (CALT)
 
Pollution from Shipping and Proposals for the Future
John Mouat, KIMO

COASTAL PROTECTION
Coastal protection, experiences and recommendations from the EUROSION project
H. Niesing, National Institute for Coastal and Marine management (RIKZ)

Beach Nourishment - Effects on fish and fish habitats
Josianne Støttrup, Danish Institute for Fisheries Research

Discussion/Comments

OFFSHORE/COASTAL WIND ENERGY
Strategy and planning for wind farms in the North Sea – “German ICZM strategy”
A. Kannen, Forschungs- und Technologiezentrum Westküste, Büsum

Environmental impacts - demonstration project Hornsrev wind farm
Anne Grethe Ragborg, Danish Forest and Nature Agency

Discussion/Comments

SESSION 3 INTEGRATED COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT – Workshop session
Chairman Alan Pickaver, EUCC

ICZM – Sustainability development indicators
Clive Gilbert, EU Working Group on Indicators and Data and SAIL

Introduction to Workshops Conclusions to session 1 and 2 and start of debate
Chairman

WORKSHOP 1 ENVIRONMENT
Chairman Ms Alison McInnes, Aberdeenshire Council and Per Hörberg, Co-ordinator,
NSC Environmental group
 
About chemical pollution of coastal waters
Finn Bro Rasmussen, Technical University of Denmark

Consequences of dumping litter at sea
Nancy Holm, Save the North Sea

 “Green North Sea Docks”
Lisbeth Ottosen, Technical University of Denmark

Marine protected areas
Sabine Christiansen, WWF

Coastal co-operation in reducing diffuse nutrient load – farmers at the forefront
Samu Numminen, Regional Council of Southwest Finland

Discussion - Proposals for solutions and future focus areas
Chairman

WORKSHOP 2 FISHERIES
Chairman Chairman of RAC Hugo Andersson and Josianne Støttrup, ICES

Fish distribution and climate changes
Keith Brander, ICES

Main Fisheries Management Problems
Eskild Kirkegaard, DG-Fisheries

Fishermen’s view on ICZM
Edel Åsjord, Norges Fiskarlag

The Shetland Experience of Local Fisheries Management
Ian Napier, North Atlantic Fisheries College

Ecosystem-based fisheries management
Prof. Chris Frid, University of Newcastle

Discussion - Proposals for solutions and future focus areas
Chairman

WORKSHOP 3 REGIONAL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
Chairman Mr Julian Swainson, Suffolk County Council and Clive Gilbert, EU Working Group on Indicators and Data and SAIL

The contribution of Land use Planning to Coastal management
Jane Taussik

Coastal tourism - scale and economic importance       
Anni Hornum, Tourist Organisation of Western Jutland

ICZM – Progress Indicators     
Alan Pickaver, EUCC, the Coastal Union.

Regional development in small fisheries communities
Per Arne Tveit, Askvoll Municipality, Norway

Coastal planning and tourism
Runar Bergheim, Avinet AS, Norway

Integration and participation in coastal zone decision making
An Cliquet, Ghent University

Discussion - Proposals for solutions and future focus areas
Chairman

PROGRAMME   THURSDAY 3 MARCH
SESSION 4 INTEGRATED COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT- CONTINUED
Chairman Poul Degnbol, ICES/IFM

Relevant environmental indicators for the North Sea - should they be prioritised?
Ewa Wlodarczyk, European Environment Agency
 
Conclusions from Workshop 1 – Environment
Chairman of Workshop 1

Conclusions from Workshop 2 – Fisheries
Chairman of Workshop 2

Conclusions from Workshop 3 – Regional Planning and development
Chairman of Workshop 3

Plenary discussion

Consensus on prioritising proposals for strategy and actions on behalf of the results from the 3 workshops
Chairman

SESSION 5 SPEAKERS CORNER
Chairman Director Tommy Mostrup, Ringkjøbing County

SESSION 6 FUTURE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
Sustainable development or “silent death”

Chairman NSC vice-president Peter Byman, Samenwerkingsverband Noord-Nederland
Prof. Tony Hawkins, University ofAberdeen

RACs – The 1st step towards involvement of stakeholders in the regional management of fisheries?
Prof. Tony Hawkins, University of Aberdeen

The EU’s political environmental priorities for the North Sea
Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, Member of the European Parliament

Interreg IIIB North Sea Programme a tool for sustainable development around the North Sea.
Christian Byrith, Interreg IIIB North Sea Programme
 
Spatial Management in the North Sea
Paul Gilliand, English Nature

CONCLUDING SESSION

Consensus on priorities
Chairman