There is growing spatial conflict between fisheries, offshore energy, conservation and other marine users, yet current governance arrangements still lack a coherent “shore-to-sea” approach. Defra’s Marine Spatial Prioritisation programme (MSPri) remains opaque and underused, The Crown Estate’s Marine Delivery Routemap has a limited remit focused on the seabed, and the UK-wide Marine Policy Statements are outdated. Together, these policies fail to provide clear and consistent direction for the management of marine space. A single, comprehensive UK- wide sea use framework is therefore required to bring these strands together, offering clarity, predictability and a consistent basis for decision-making, co-location and conflict resolution across all sectors. (Conclusion, Paragraph 48)