Proceedings of the North East Kent Coastal Research Workshop 22 October 2002, Sandwich Bay Bird Observatory (ENRR570)

The need for an event of this kind was identified when the North East Kent European marine sites Management Scheme was produced in 2001. The Management Scheme was written using a technique known as ‘stakeholder dialogue’ where local people affected by a decision or course of events are involved in making the decisions themselves. Scientists were among the stakeholders and they decided that this event would help with sharing knowledge and planning future research. Some of the more detailed questions addressed by participants in workshop sessions at this event also came out of the Management Scheme process.