Acronym BaltSeaPlan
Category
Fisheries
Title Introducing Maritime Spatial Planning in the Baltic Sea Programme EUSBSR
Instrument (FP6)
Contact Type (FP7)
Strand (Interreg)
NA
Theme (FP7)
Activity Area (FP6)
Regional Area (Interreg)
Action (COST)
NA
Specific Programme (FP7)
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Funding source National-European Coordinator Angela Schultz-Zehden Coordinator email asz@sustainable-projects.eu
Coordinator institution
BSH - Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (Germany)
Institutions involved
BEF EE - Baltic Environmental Forum Estonia (Estonia) ,
BEF - Baltic Environmental Forum Latvia (Latvia) ,
BEF-LT - Baltic Environmental Forum Lithuania (Lithuania) ,
KU CORPI - Klaipeda University; Coastal Research and Planning Institute (Lithuania) ,
MIG - Maritime Institute in Gdansk (Poland) ,
NA - Maritime Office in Gdynia (Poland) ,
NA - Maritime Office in Szczecin (Poland) ,
NA - Ministry of Energy, Infrastructure and Digitalization, State of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (Germany) ,
NERI - National Environmental Research Institute of Denmark (Denmark) ,
KTH - Royal Institute of Technology (Sweden) ,
SEPA - Swedish Environmental Agency (Sweden) ,
UT - University of Tartu (Estonia) ,
WWF DE - World Wide Fund for Nature Deutschland (Germany) ,
Start year 2009 End year 2012 Funding (€) € 3,707,721 Website https://keep.eu/projects/15674/Introducing-Maritime-Spatia-EN/ Summary The Baltic Sea is a unique inland sea: It is a dynamic economic area and at the same time characterised by special geographical and environmental conditions. The different sea uses such as shipping, fishery, wind farms or mineral extraction are increasingly competing for the limited sea space. On top of this the fragile Baltic ecosystem and the threats of climate change call for a balanced multi-sectoral approach. A wise, pro-active maritime spatial planning (MSP) could not avoid conflicts, but also create synergies and thus lay the basis for a sustainable maritime development.
So far, however, there is only little practical experience regarding spatial planning on the sea. This is the challenge but also the chance for the BaltSeaPlan project, which aims to create the basis for developing, introducing and implementing maritime spatial planning throughout the Baltic Sea in a coherent manner.
Activities:
a) Improve the joint information base / stocktaking
b) Include Spatial Planning in National Maritime Strategies
c) Develop a Common Spatial Vision for the Baltic Sea
d) Demonstrate MSP in 8 pilot areas: Danish Straights / T-Route (DK), Pomeranian Bight (DE/DK/SE/PL), Western Gulf of Gdansk (PL), Middle Bank (SE/PL), Lithuanian Coast (LT), Western Coast of Latvia (LV), Pärnu Bay (EE), Hiiumaa and Saaremaa Islands (EE)
e) Lobbying and capacity building for MSP
Keywords
Aquaculture management;
Fisheries management;
Integrated management;
Spatial planning;
Marine Region
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West of Gotland (27.IIId.27)
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Baltic West of Bornholm (27.IIId.24)
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Southern Central Baltic-West (27.IIId.25)
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Bothnian Bay (27.IIId.31)
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Archipelago Sea (27.IIId. 29)
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East of Gotland or Gulf of Riga (27.IIId.28)
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Southern Central Baltic-East (27.IIId.26)
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Bothnian Sea (27.IIId.30)
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Gulf of Finland (27.IIId.32)
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Marine Region Map
