Acronym SIMWESTMED
Category
Fisheries
Title Supporting Implementation of Maritime Spatial Planning in the Western Mediterranean region Programme DG MARE + EMFF
Instrument (FP6)
Contact Type (FP7)
Strand (Interreg)
NA
Theme (FP7)
Activity Area (FP6)
Regional Area (Interreg)
Action (COST)
NA
Specific Programme (FP7)
NA
Funding source European Coordinator Dominique Carval Coordinator email dominique.carval@shom.fr
Coordinator institution
SHOM - Naval Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service (France)
Institutions involved
CEDEX - Centre of Studies and Experimentation in Public Works (Spain) ,
CPRM - Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions (France) ,
CORILA - Consortium for coordination of research activities concerning the Venice lagoon system (Italy) ,
CEREMA - Expertise Centre on Risks studies, Environment, Mobility and space planning (France) ,
FBA - French Biodiversity Agency (France) ,
MEPA - Malta Environment and Planning Authority (Malta) ,
MATTM - Ministry for Environment, Land and Sea Protection of Italy (Italy) ,
MIT - Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport (Italy) ,
CNR - National Research Council (Italy) ,
IEO - Spanish Institute of Oceanography (Spain) ,
UNEP-MAP - United Nations Environment Programme , Barcelona Convention Secretariat, Coordinating Unit for the Mediterranean Action Plan (UNEP-MAP) (Greece) ,
IUAV - University of Venice (Italy) ,
Start year 2017 End year 2018 Funding (€) € 2,800,000 Website http://msp-platform.eu/projects/supporting-maritime-spatial-planning-western-mediterranean-region Summary "SIMWESTMED focuses on two key objectives:
- Supporting the implementation of Maritime Spatial Planning in EU Member States;
- Launching and carry out concrete and cross-border MSP initiatives between Member States.
To address these objectives the activities undertaken will focus on the following issues:
- Initial assessment
- Cooperation on MSP in Western Mediterranean
- MSP process Methodology for a transboundary MSP
- Spatial demands and future trends
- Data and information’s requirements for MSP
- Tools and methods supporting MSP
- Stakeholder’s engagement"
Keywords
Aquaculture management;
Fisheries management;
Spatial planning;
Marine Region
49
Gulf of Lions (GSA 7)
47
Ligurian and North Tyrrhenian Sea (GSA 9)
70
Malta Island (GSA 15)
3
Marine Region Map
