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STATE OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN THE RAET NATIONAL MARINE PARK (SOUTHERN NORWAY)
considered to be low (Figure 6). The experts consider
commercial fishing to be providing significant (good)
social and economic benefits to the region.
For recreational fishing, the experts considered
the environmental pressure to be moderate (good)
overall, with the worst 10 per cent of areas impacted
by fishing experiencing high pressure (very poor)
and the best areas experiencing moderate pressure
(good). The trend in this pressure has been steady
over the past five years and there is moderate
confidence in this assessment. The experts consider
recreational fishing to be providing significant
benefits (good) to the region, which are believed to
have been increasing over the past five years. There
is a high degree of confidence in the score and trend
for social and economic benefits (Figure 6).
For commercial shipping, the experts considered
the environmental pressure to be moderate (good)
overall. The trend in this pressure has been steady
over the past five years and there is high confidence
in this assessment. The experts consider commercial
shipping to be providing the region with high benefits
(very good), which are believed to have been
increasing during the past five years. There is a high
degree of confidence in the score and trend for social
and economic benefits (Figure 6).
For recreational boating, the experts considered
the environmental pressure to be moderate (good)
overall. The trend in this pressure has been steady
over the past five years and there is moderate
confidence in this assessment. Recreational boating
is considered by the experts to be providing the region
with high benefits (very good), which are believed to
have been steady over the past five years (attributed
mainly to recreational boat harbours). There is a low
degree of confidence in the score and trend for social
and economic benefits (Figure 6).
For tourism, the experts considered the environmental
pressure to be moderate (good) overall, with the
worst 10 per cent of areas impacted by tourism
experiencing moderate pressure (poor) and the best
areas experiencing low pressure (very good). The
trend in this pressure has been steady over the past
five years for most areas but increasing (declining
Figure 6:
Screen shot from the SOME web-based software (appendix 1), showing a list of some human pres-
sures and social and economic benefits known to occur in the Raet Park region, identified prior to the work-
shop, with scores assigned during the workshop to the extent of the pressure (white boxes), trend (arrows or
horizontal line) and confidence estimates (coloured squares); figure produced using GRID-Arendal’s web-based
system (appendix 1). The pressure scores should be interpreted in relation to the grading statements listed in
Table 6 (appendix 2) and the social-economic scores with reference to Table 7 (appendix 2). In some cases, the
experts did not provide condition scores for the best or worst 10 per cent due to insufficient data.