Analysis of Stakeholder Consultation Results Gets Underway

DAY 1 - Sorting the barriers onto the display boards begins

 Analysis of the 700+ barriers to sustainable development of our seas and oceans identified by the recent Stakeholder Consultations across Europe began at the National University of Ireland, Galway last week.


This grueling marathon, which took place over three and a half days during which the analysts remained standing so as to view the boards on which the barriers were placed, was conducted by Dr. Mike Hogan, Dr. Christine Domegan and Michelle Devaney of NUIG, assisted by Marzia Mazzonetto of ECSITE, Joanna Piwowarczyk of IOPAN and Dr. John Joyce of AquaTT.

DAY 3 - Sorting nearly finished and the chairs come out!!

The barriers identified by the stakeholders for each
of the six categories identified by Sea for Society:
Food Supply / Transport / Energy / Human Health /
Leisure and Tourism / A Place to Live were examined, clarified and categorised on a series of
forty vertical panels that allowed easy visual
comparisons to be made.

END OF DAY 3 - The last barrier is sorted!!!

Then, once the barriers had been categorised on the
boards, a broad overview of the scope and depth of the barriers to sustainable development of our seas was then possible.

DAY 4 - Mike Hogan leads an overview of the result

A detailed analysis of the barriers will now take place which will allow Sea for Society to identify those barriers which need to be addressed by communications effort in the mobilisation phase of the project.

 Photos and Post by John Joyce