Marine Policy, Planning and Legal Analysis

The creation of environmental and fisheries policy involves the consideration of a wide variety of interacting factors. MRAG understands the importance of the relationship between scientific research, evidence and policy development and provides clients with advice and guidance on the preparation of coherent policy frameworks. MRAG provides counsel and practical assistance in environmental policy and planning to several government agencies, bi-lateral and multi-lateral aid donors, and private companies. This includes advice on the establishment of fisheries regimes, legal agreements for international fishing rights and licensing, and the economic and biological sustainability of specific fisheries. MRAG's services also include coordination and facilitation of the involvement of multiple stakeholders within consensus-building processes.

Projects

Title	Region	End Date
The Scramble for Fish Around half the world’s EEZs are subject to some form of foreign fishing arrangements…	Global	14/Dec/2012
Practical implementation of the Chairperson’s Draft Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing During the development of the FAO Port State Meaures Agreement (PSMA) MRAG were…	Global	20/Aug/2009
Improving water management for tropical river fisheries The overall purpose of the project was to improve water policy and decision-making at…	Global	01/Jan/2003
The impact of EU commercial fisheries policies and practice on international trade in fisheries products The European Union is a major player in world fisheries in both the catching sector…	Global	25/May/2007
Development of St Helena Futures Assessment The aim of this project was to undertake research into the emerging activities that…	Atlantic Ocean	23/Mar/2023
Strategic planning for CCAMLR and South Georgia This project assisted the FCO, CCAMLR and Government of South Georgia and South…	Atlantic Ocean	31/Jul/2007
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands Fisheries Management. The work undertaken by MRAG for Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich…	Atlantic Ocean	31/Mar/2012
Strengthening management of the British Indian Ocean Territory MPA This project developed a strategic research programme to deliver answers to key…	Indian Ocean	31/Dec/2010
Legal Specialist, ADB Marine Resources Management and Conservation Project. Federated States of Micronesia MRAG were commissioned to supply a legal specialist to provide legal input to the…	Pacific	28/Sep/2006
Marshall Islands Comprehensive Legislation Review (CU/PE1/SI/10/001) The objective of this project was to comprehensively review and update the offshore…	Pacific	31/May/2011
Marshall Islands Comprehensive Legislation Review (CU/PE1/SI/10/001) The objective of this project was to comprehensively review and update the offshore…	Pacific	31/May/2011
NEOM Marine Conservation Red Sea The objective of the NEOM Marine Conservation Strategy was to develop a strategy for…	Middle East	29/Aug/2022
Tuna Fisheries Management Plan The development of this 10-year Tuna Fisheries Management Plan (TFMP), follows the FAO…	Africa	31/Dec/2021
Consultancy Services for Preparation Of Three Management Plans For Reef, Octopus And Small Pelagic Fisheries in Zanzibar This 9-month project developed three fisheries management plans (FMP) for (i) octopus…	Africa	30/Sep/2019
Analysis to determine licence fee levels for the offshore tuna fleets Madagascar enters into fisheries agreements with the European Commission and has…	Africa	31/Jul/2003
Eritrea – Environmental Law The Government of Eritrea requested through the Overseas Development Administration a…	Africa	28/Mar/1995
Study in support of Impact assessment work for Ocean Energy The current study supports the Commission’s impact assessment in a number of different…	Europe	05/Apr/2013
Identifying and supporting Blue Growth projects in emerging sectors The European maritime industry is one of the cornerstones of the European economy and…	Europe	06/Dec/2016
Biodiversity Knowledge Base The overall objective of this three year contract was to assist the European…	Europe	07/Dec/2010
Development of WISE-Marine for the Marine Strategy Framework Directive The overall aim of this project is to provide support to the European Commission for…	Europe	18/Dec/2012
Feasibility study on applying a spatial footprint approach to quantifying fishing pressure. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) revised policy…	Europe	02/Mar/2015
Study on costs, benefits and nature of an extended European Ocean Observing System The objective of this study was to provide evidence to help guide the options for the…	Europe	20/Oct/2017
Counterfactual evaluation of EFF Permanent and Temporary Cessation measures The objectives of this specific contract were to assess to what degree the existing…	Europe	17/Sep/2013
Coordinated assessments of marine species and habitats under the Birds and Habitats Directives and the Marine Strategy Framework Directive The study aim was to support the Commission’s work to better coordinate assessments of…	Europe	31/Mar/2021
Study on state of the art scientific information on the impacts of aquaculture activities in Europe Aquaculture is one of the world’s fastest-growing industries and is an increasingly…	Europe	06/Dec/2021

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