A partnership to care for the Clyde: its environment, its people and its visitors Summer 2010 Issue 11 Inside this issue • A journey along the Ayrshire Coast • Clyde built Type 45 Destroyer • History of the Titan Crane • Scottish Marine Act update Firth of Clyde Forum Events Focus Contents Firth of Clyde Forum Update 12noon till 5pm Monday, Tuesday, 4 National Marine and Coastal Updates Welcome to the Summer 2010 Thursday edition of Clyde Breakers! Since 12noon till 8.30 on Friday our last one there have been · Scottish Marine Act South Beach, Ardrossan further changes to the Forum · Clyde Inshore Fisheries Group personnel; congratulations to Fiona Find out more about big on the beach Mills, our former project manager, www.bigonthebeach.co.uk who is now the proud mother of a baby boy, Euan. She is currently on maternity leave, but will be returning early next year. In the 6 Feature Articles meantime, we have a new project To be part of the International Year of opportunity to experience this thrilling manager, Kirstie Dyson, who Biodiversity the Firth of Clyde Forum sport. There may be some height · Clyde Built Type 45 Destroyer started in March. She has recent will be teaming up with North Ayrshire restrictions. Parental consent forms will project management experience Council and Irvine Bay Regeneration be available at the event · A history of Titan Crane at the Centre of Ecology and Company at the BIG BEACH Hydrology and gained a Ph.D in BIOBLITZ: 1st - 6th August 2010. • MYC: the Mobile Youth Centre will Marine Ecology at St. Andrews The British Trust for Conservation be onsite each day, full of information, University. Volunteers (BTCV) will be leading the inspiration and gaming for young people It will be a challenging but exciting year, bioblitz events over the course of the 8 Recreation Focus with the usual work of the Forum and, week with opportunities for everyone to • Maritime Museum: model boat building in addition, the start of implementation get involved. for children, then sail the boats onsite · Scottish Sail Tourism of the Firth of Clyde Marine Spatial Lots of activities including dance in our purpose-built pond. There will Plan. The Draft was completed by the workshops, sports activities, assault also be some raft building on the beach. · A journey along the Ayrshire coastline Pilot Project team, John Donnelly and course, beach games, music, film & Eat your heart out Lost! Model boat Kate Thompson, in consultation with photography workshops and lots more. displays will also be ongoing, courtesy of stakeholders; it was pioneering work The event is aimed at families, is being Irvine Model Boat Club and congratulations to John and Kate for funded by Irvine Bay Regeneration their achievement, they have now moved The beach © Ian Boyter Company and will take place on nd • Beach volleyball: join in beach into new roles within SEPA and SNH. - 6th August from 12-5pm each day volleyball, led by Active Schools Co- 11 Other initiative ordinators – a chance to get some The objectives of the Plan cannot be (except Wednesday). On Friday 6th, the week will culminate with the Beach Party exercise and have fun at the same time! · Cotton buds achieved by the Forum alone. There will be liaison and discussions with a until 8.0pm! wide range of stakeholders over the The United Nations declared 2010 • Giant Games: Children’s Outreach coming months to firm up on actions to be the International Year of Every day Activities include; Services will have a selection of games and set priorities that will contribute to Biodiversity. It is a celebration of on hand every day. Have a go at giant a sustainable economy for the Firth of life on earth and of the value of • Big Beach Bioblitz : Join us to jenga, hoop-a-peg, stepping stones, body 12 A day in the life… Clyde and an enhance quality of life for biodiversity for our lives. The world celebrate the international year of knots and other beach games, such as local communities. is invited to take action in 2010 biodiversity as we catch, count and swingball! · The Water Witch to safeguard the variety of life on conserve our local wildlife! Meet the And on the national scene, Scotland’s earth: biodiversity. experts daily as they highlight the • Seven seater biker: yes, a 7-seater bike Marine Bill received Royal Assent on – can you try to co-ordinate your friends It will be celebrated with a national wonders that live in our local area, from 0th March 00, a very exciting and into a team to make it work? Have a campaign to raise awareness on the very large to the very small, to the much awaited day for Scotland’s marine conference bike ride, hilarious fun for Biodiversity and to get more people weird and wonderful. We also want environment. An update form Marine your pictures, photos and poems of your everyone - come and have a go! Scotland can be found on page 4. involved in Biodiversity improvement. There will be lots of events going on so favourite places in and around Irvine Bay As always, there is a diverse range of look out for them in your area. - with a prize for the best on Friday! • Giant inflatables: giant slide, surf interesting articles in this issue, and simulator, laser quest, assault course, many thanks to all the contributors. • Film & photography workshops with gyroscope, giant suits and space hoppers If you have something you wish to experienced staff : learn how to take good photos and make your own films contribute to the newsletter or the • K:A Leisure: Activator Bus health website, www.clydeforum.com, please checks, giant Wii, assault course and get in touch. • TFM : a daily roadshow with local DJs and music from 960s, all hosted from portable soccer stadium every day onsite Best wishes, the award winning beach hut, designed – with club golf, pre-school activities and Isabel Glasgow by St Matthew’s Academy Standard beach soccer. Something for everyone! Firth of Clyde Forum Chair and; Grade Art & Design student Scott Front cover photograph: Titan Crane © Peter Sandground Find out more about the year of Mitchell • Beach fun: sandcastles, sand sculptures, Kirstie Dyson biodiversity at sandman building – various beach Printed on recycled paper Firth of Clyde Forum Project Manager www.cbd.int/00/welcome/ • Climbing wall: Walk Rock offer an activities each day. Weather dependent. National Marine and Coastal Updates 4 5 By Dr. Billy Sinclair, Clyde IFG Chair Scottish Marine Act – an update Clyde Inshore Fisheries Group & Alex Watson Crook, Clyde IFG Coordinator Since the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010 gained Royal of the draft National Marine Plan for Scotland. A recent Assent in March 2010, Marine Scotland, the Scottish workshop gave participants a taste of what marine planning Government’s marine management organisation, has might mean for different sectoral interests. Stakeholders been getting to grips with the challenge of turning the were asked to identify the three key objectives for their Act into reality. industry or sector over the next ten years and then had to The team that steered the Bill through the Scottish Parliament is negotiate with other sectors about achieving accommodation of their respective goals. The discussions highlighted the potential competition for space between uses but also identified that in some cases there was greater conflict within sectors than between them. Competition for space within the nautical mile zone was greatest, but that won’t be news to anyone who has followed the development of the Clyde SSMEI pilot. In summary, the work to turn Scotland’s Marine Act into reality is only just beginning but this transitional year promises to be an exciting and dynamic few months as issues are raised and resolved. The future of some Local Coastal Partnerships should be clearer Fishing vessels © Peter Sandground and we will have new systems in place BACKGROUND INFORMATION of an area’s fisheries and the wider fisheries. Whilst IFG Management Plans that should streamline the consenting marine environment. reflect specific, localised priorities, they Clyde-IFG is one of a network of new Heron © Peter Sandground procedures for marine activities. And also fit with wider strategic national Inshore Fisheries Groups (IFG’s) around The basis for IFGs was set out in the all of this is happening at the same time goals such as sustainable stocks, a now coping with the new elements introduced by the legislation, Scotland. The aim of the network is to Strategic Marine Framework for Inshore as the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is gearing healthy marine environment and a such as changes to the licensing regime and the introduction of improve the management of Scotland’s Fishing in Scotland (Scottish Government up to deliver marine planning, licensing and management for profitable fishing sector that supports marine planning at the national, international and regional levels. inshore fisheries out to 6 nautical miles 005); the intention being that there England and while the Welsh Assembly Government (WAG) strong coastal communities. David Palmer, Head of the Marine Planning team, commented, is getting ready to plan for the Welsh coastline and territorial and to give commercial inshore “The next year or so is going to be extremely important in waters as well as a new fisheries zone in their offshore zone. fishermen a strong voice in NEXT STEPS setting the framework for marine planning within Scotland. local fisheries management. There is much to be done in this transitional period.” We are all definitely living in interesting times! Each Group consists of Clyde Inshore Fisheries Group (Clyde IFG) has now been fully Marine Scotland will be undertaking an Executive Committee operation for over a year.