Horizon 2020 AQUASPACE Ecosystem Approach to making Space for Aquaculture EU Horizon 2020 project grant no. 633476 Deliverable 4.2 (revised) CASE STUDY FINAL REPORTS LeaD Beneficiary Institute of Marine Research Deliverable authors Øivind Strand and Øivind Bergh. Case study (CS) leaders: Roberto Pastres John Icely, Ibon Galparsoro, Kerepeczki Éva, Adele Boyd, Suzanne Bricker, Ana Martins Sequeira, Nafsika Papageorgiou, Aline Gagnery, Antje Gimpel, Jon Grant, Hui Liu, Suzi Billing, Jeffrey Ren Case study authors given under each case study. Deliverable version 2.0 Type of deliverable Report Dissemination level Public Delivery Date in DoW 27 Actual Delivery Date 17/08/2018 RevieweD by Paul Tett, SAMS The research leaDing to these results has been unDertaken as part of the AquaSpace project (Ecosystem Approach to making Space for Aquaculture, http://aquaspace-h2020.eu) anD has receiveD funDing from the European Union's Horizon 2020 Framework Programme for Research anD Innovation under grant agreement n° 633476. AquaSpace 633476 D4.2 Change log Version Date Author Reason for change 0.1 Nov-Dec 2016 CS leaDers Initial Draft for WP leader review 0.2 25/01/2017 CS leaDers Full draft for WP leader review 0.3 April-June CS leaDers ReviseD baseD on input from ØS, ØB anD AMO, AM 0.4 1/7/2017 ØS, ØB DelivereD to coorDinator for review 1.0 5/7/2017 ØS, ØB Incorporates coorDinator’s comments 2.0 12/08/2018 ØS, ØB Response to external reviewers’ comments Review log Version Date Reviewer Comments 1.0 July 2017 Anne Marie O’Hagan & Ellen MacMahon (UCC) 1.0 July 2017 Paul Tett (SAMS) 1.0 July 2018 RejecteD by project reviewers 2.0 August 2018 Paul Tett (SAMS) ApproveD resubmission ii AquaSpace 633476 D4.2 CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................... vii 1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................. 8 2. ADriatic sea, italy ............................................................................................................. 11 2.1. General characteristics ......................................................................................... 11 2.2. Spatial planning anD management issues .............................................................. 11 2.3. StakeholDer engagement anD participation .......................................................... 14 2.4. Tools useD in the case stuDy ................................................................................. 16 2.5. Case stuDy results ................................................................................................. 17 2.6. Application of tools ............................................................................................... 20 2.7. Relevance of the case stuDy within Aquaspace ..................................................... 21 2.8. Conclusions anD future prospects ......................................................................... 21 2.9. References............................................................................................................ 22 3. Algarve Coast, Portugal ................................................................................................... 23 3.1. General characteristics ......................................................................................... 23 3.2. Spatial planning anD management issues .............................................................. 25 3.3. Tools useD in the case stuDy ................................................................................. 29 3.4. Application of tools ............................................................................................... 29 3.5. StakeholDer engagement anD participation .......................................................... 31 3.6. Case stuDy results ................................................................................................. 34 3.7. Relevance of the case stuDy within AquaSpace ..................................................... 43 3.8. Conclusions anD future prospects ......................................................................... 44 3.9. References............................................................................................................ 45 4. Basque Country, Spain..................................................................................................... 48 4.1. General characteristics ......................................................................................... 48 4.2. Spatial planning anD management issues .............................................................. 52 4.3. StakeholDer engagement anD participation .......................................................... 56 4.4. Tools useD in the case stuDy ................................................................................. 57 4.5. Case stuDy results ................................................................................................. 58 4.6. Application of tools ............................................................................................... 65 4.7. Relevance of the case stuDy within Aquaspace ..................................................... 66 4.8. Conclusions anD future prospects ......................................................................... 68 4.9. References............................................................................................................ 68 5. Békés county case stuDy, Hungary ................................................................................... 71 5.1. General characteristics ......................................................................................... 71 5.2. Spatial planning anD management issues .............................................................. 75 5.3. StakeholDer engagement anD participation .......................................................... 77 5.4. Tools useD in the case stuDy ................................................................................. 81 5.5. Case stuDy results ................................................................................................. 82 5.6. Relevance of the case stuDy within Aquaspace ..................................................... 88 5.7. Conclusions anD future prospects ......................................................................... 88 5.8. References............................................................................................................ 89 6. Carlingford Lough, UK...................................................................................................... 91 6.1. General characteristics ......................................................................................... 91 6.2. Spatial planning anD management issues .............................................................. 96 iii AquaSpace 633476 D4.2 6.3. StakeholDer engagement anD participation ........................................................ 107 6.4. Tools useD in the case stuDy ............................................................................... 107 6.5. Application of tools ............................................................................................. 108 6.6. Case stuDy results ............................................................................................... 109 6.7. Conclusions anD future prospects ....................................................................... 130 6.8. References.......................................................................................................... 131 7. Great Bay Piscataqua anD Long IslanD SounD, USA. ....................................................... 132 7.1. General characteristics ....................................................................................... 132 7.2. Spatial planning anD management issues ............................................................ 136 7.3. StakeholDer engagement anD participation ........................................................ 138 7.4. Tools useD in the case stuDies ............................................................................. 139 7.5. Case stuDy results ............................................................................................... 144 7.6. Relevance of the case stuDies within AquaSpace ................................................. 149 7.7. Conclusions anD future prospects ....................................................................... 150 7.8. References.......................................................................................................... 152 8. Houtman Abrolhos Archipelago - Western Australia ...................................................... 155 8.1. General characteristics ....................................................................................... 155 8.2. Spatial planning anD management issues ............................................................ 156 8.3. StakeholDer engagement anD participation ........................................................ 157 8.4. Tools useD in the case stuDy ............................................................................... 157 8.5. Case stuDy results ............................................................................................... 158 8.6. Relevance of the case stuDy within AquaSpace ................................................... 158 8.7. Conclusions anD future prospects ......................................................................