Marine spatial planning (MSP) is a governance approach to managing the multitude of pressures currently being exerted on marine ecosystems. A key component to this approach is acknowledgement that stakeholder engagement is essential for success. During the planning phase of the Marine Plan Partnership (MaPP) initiative, the Partners (the B.C. provincial and 18 First Nations governments) employed, what was termed, an advisory approach to engagement. This advisory approach committed the Partners to engage meaningfully with stakeholders and the public, consider their feedback, work towards balanced solutions, and incorporate what was found to be agreeable. However, it did not require a consensus among participants in order for advice to be accepted or acted upon. Planning occurred over a three-year period in four sub-regions encompassing 102,000 square kilometers of coastal and marine waters on the North Pacific Coast of Canada. Engagement spanned more than 10 sectors of special interest and 22 coastal communities throughout the planning area and included interested members of the general public. Upon plan completion, there was broad stakeholder support for the final sub-regional plans and the Regional Action Framework. The purpose of this paper is to describe from the MaPP governance partners’ perspective, the components of the MaPP advisory-based stakeholder engagement policy and key lessons learned about the factors contributing to the success of its approach. The paper draws upon analysis of MaPP Partner discussions and reflections during and after the planning process, and includes the results of an internal evaluation of stakeholder engagement by independent consultants who surveyed the MaPP team, stakeholders, and the public.

海洋空间规划 (MSP) 是一种治理方法，用于管理目前对海洋生态系统施加的多种压力。这种方法的一个关键组成部分是承认利益相关者的参与对于成功至关重要。在海洋计划伙伴关系 (MaPP) 倡议的规划阶段，合作伙伴（不列颠哥伦比亚省和 18 个原住民政府）采用了一种被称为参与的咨询方法。这种咨询方法要求合作伙伴与利益相关者和公众进行有意义的接触，考虑他们的反馈意见，努力寻求平衡的解决方案，并纳入认为可以接受的内容。但是，它不需要参与者之间达成共识才能接受建议或采取行动。为期三年的规划在四个分区域进行，包括 102、加拿大北太平洋沿岸 000 平方公里的沿海和海洋水域。参与跨越整个规划区域的 10 多个特殊利益部门和 22 个沿海社区，包括感兴趣的公众成员。计划完成后，最终的次区域计划和区域行动框架得到了广泛的利益相关者的支持。本文的目的是从 MaPP 治理合作伙伴的角度描述基于 MaPP 咨询的利益相关者参与政策的组成部分，以及关于促成其方法成功的因素的主要经验教训。该论文借鉴了对 MaPP 合作伙伴在规划过程中和之后的讨论和反思的分析，