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An Ocean of Opportunity:
An Integrated Maritime Policy for the EU
Maritime Spatial Planning: Achieving
Common Principles in the EU
Hermien Busschbach
European Commission – Directorate-General for Maritime
Affairs and Fisheries
IOI Malta International course on Regional Ocean
Governance, December 2nd 2009
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An Ocean of Opportunity:
An Integrated Maritime Policy for the EU
Content of presentation:
• IMP/ global recession
• Maritime Spatial planning
• Links with MSFD and data
• Future steps on Maritime Spatial
planning
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An Ocean of Opportunity:
An Integrated Maritime Policy for the EU
Examples of economic recession in Maritime
transport
• Overcapacity and global recession affects container
shipping business profitability
• Around $68 billion of global revenues will be wiped out
during 2009 (est. Drewry)
• Overcapacity expected to remain the upcoming years
• 1st half of 2009:

Rotterdam
-15,1%

Hamburg
-28,6%
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Antwerp
-18,5%
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Bremerhaven
-20,8%
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An Ocean of Opportunity:
An Integrated Maritime Policy for the EU
Maritime economic aspects in the Blue Paper
“The first goal of an EU Integrated Maritime Policy is to
create optimal conditions for the sustainable use of the
oceans and seas, enabling the growth of maritime sectors
and coastal regions”
“Business integration and competitiveness in the maritime
sector are greatly enhanced by the formation of multi-sectoral
clusters. These clusters are instrumental to maintain the
maritime know-how of Europe and will occupy therefore a
central position in the Maritime Policy.”
“The Commission will encourage the formation of multisectoral clusters and regional centres of maritime excellence,
and promote a European network of maritime clusters.”
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An Ocean of Opportunity:
An Integrated Maritime Policy for the EU
How can Integrated Maritime Policy
contribute to respond to the economic crisis
• Creating investment, jobs and wealth by
making the best use of our seas and
oceans.
• Enhance sustainability of our seas
• Push for research and technology to
innovate and change the way business is
done (e.g. invest in renewable energy)
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An Integrated Maritime Policy for the EU
The IMP Action Plan
(bleu paper)
Covers different issues and tools for
integrated policy:
• Maritime Spatial Planning
• European network for maritime
surveillance
• Maritime Data collection
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An Ocean of Opportunity:
An Integrated Maritime Policy for the EU
What is Maritime Spatial Planning?
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MSP is a process
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Builds on the ecosystem
approach
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Forward looking
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The process should be open and
transparent involving all
stakeholders
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It covers all maritime sectors –
integrated approach
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An Integrated Maritime Policy for the EU
Advantages of Maritime Spatial Planning
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Essential for sustainable
development of maritime
regions
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A tool for promoting rational
use of the sea and improved
decision-making
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Important for mitigation and
adaptation to climate change
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Provides a stable planning
framework for maritime
investments
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Arbitration between competing
human activities
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An Integrated Maritime Policy for the EU
COMPETING CLAIMS Maritime Policy
Land use
Tourism
Oil &Gas
Mariculture
Coastal
Defence
Ports &
Navigation
Military
Activities
Culture
Conservation
Dredging &
Disposal
Submarine
Cables
Fishing
Renewable Marine
Energy
Recreation
Mineral
Extraction
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An Integrated Maritime Policy for the EU
Cross border cooperation, in context of
different levels of government/legislation.
• Global policy/legislation : UNCLOS, IMO
• Different EU regulation regimes a.o.:
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Common fisheries policy
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Bird and Habitat directive
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Marine Strategy Framework directive
• Different national and regional policies
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An Integrated Maritime Policy for the EU
An integrated Marine Governance network
Government
(Inter)national,
regional
Market
(industry)
politics
MSP
Science
Civil society
(NGO’s)
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An Integrated Maritime Policy for the EU
Arguments for a European approach to MSP
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Increasing number of EU Member States use MSP
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Strengthen the competitiveness of EU’s maritime economy
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Provide reliable planning framework for the Internal
Market
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Build on the ecosystem-based approach – useful tool for
implementing the Marine Strategy Framework Directive
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Encourage cross-border cooperation
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Coordinate sectoral approaches and reducing the costs of
non-coordination
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Facilitate common understanding of MSP
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An Integrated Maritime Policy for the EU
EU Policy process: The Roadmap on MSP
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Roadmap Communication adopted on 25th
November 2008
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Identifies 10 key principles for MSP in the EU
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Stimulate a wide debate on development of
a common approach to MSP in Europe
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Important delivery of the Integrated EU
Maritime Policy
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An Integrated Maritime Policy for the EU
The 10 key-principles on MSP
Overarching principle: ecosystem approach
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Using MSP according to area and type of activity
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Defining objectives to guide MSP
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Developing MSP in a transparent manner
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Stakeholder participation
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Coordination within Member States – simplifying
decision processes
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Ensuring the legal effect of national MSP
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Cross-border cooperation and consultation
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Incorporating monitoring and evaluation in the
planning process
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Achieving coherence between terrestrial and
maritime spatial planning
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Strong data and knowledge base
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An Integrated Maritime Policy for the EU
Policy process: Workshops
Series of 4 workshops to discuss the
key principles of the Roadmap:
1.
Kick-off conference in Brussels
26 February - more than 130
participants from Member States
and maritime sectors
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Workshop in Ispra (Italy) 23-24
april
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Workshop in the Azores 2-3 July
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Final workshop and concluding
conference in Stockholm 2
October
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An Integrated Maritime Policy for the EU
Ecosystem based approach MSP; link with Marine
Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD)
• The ecosystem based approach is legal
obligation of the MSFD and forms also the
underlying principle of MSP. Marine Strategy
elements can contribute to MSP and vice versa.
• Ecosystem-based approach implies the
management of human activities and
sustainability objectives.
• In order to reach the Good Environmental
Status as required by the MSFD, a programme
of measures has to be in place by 2015. It is
specified that these can include spatial
measures (art 13 (4)) and spatial and temporal
distribution controls (annex IV).
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An Integrated Maritime Policy for the EU
Strong data and knowledge base; link MSP to
EMODNET
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reducing uncertainty in knowledge of the
oceans and the seas
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a catalogue providing free access to European
marine data collections.
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a set of complete interoperable information
layers for European sea basins.
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a user-driven process that determines
priorities for the collection and assembly of
marine data for each sea-basin on a "collect
once, use many times" principle
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An Integrated Maritime Policy for the EU
More information on the messages from
the workshop on the key –principles on
the DG Mare Website.
http;//ec.europa.eu//maritimeaffairs/spati
al_planning
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An Integrated Maritime Policy for the EU
Policy process: Studies on MSP
• Legal aspects of MSP –
concluded (is available on the
Commission website)
• Economic benefits of MSP –
ongoing
• Two preparatory actions are
foreseen for the Baltic and
the North Sea / North East
Atlantic
• Potential of MSP in the
Mediterranean Sea – just
about to be launched
• Further studies under
consideration
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An Ocean of Opportunity:
An Integrated Maritime Policy for the EU
Policy process: Next steps
• Progress report from the Commission to the
Council and the European Parliament
• Timing: Foreseen for 1st quarter 2010
• Will build on the debate in the workshops, the
experience gained through the preparatory actions
and the results of the studies conducted so far
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Thank you for your attention!
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