There is a need to ensure that the differing activities are efficient and sustainable as possible and that conflicts are minimised. We expect marine spatial planning in madagascar to improve with the availability of additional biological and environmental data. Marine spatial planning is about engaging with people to plan for the future. The framework is flexible, multidisciplinary, and can be scaled across different geographic areas to support marine spatial planning of coastal zones at the state, regional, or national level. Over the past 30 years, significant progress has been made by governments in their. Marxan is one of the most widely used decision support software dss for conservation planning. Maritime spatial planning promotes blue growth and the good status of marine waters by coordinating the needs of different uses. The suite was initially developed within the adriplan data portal, that has been recently upgraded into the tools4msp geoplatform. Web and open source tools for marine spatial planning. Data requirements and tools to operationalize marine spatial.
Researchcoastal and marine spatial planning the 2010 massachusetts recreational boater survey gathered spatial and economic data relating to recreational boating trips in massachusetts coastal and ocean waters during the 2010 boating season. The requirement for marine spatial planning has increased in profile in recent years as the variety of human activities take place at sea and their ranges in space and time have expanded. Marine spatial planning msp is a sciencebased tool used to plan, manage, and engage stakeholders of the many uses of marine resources in a way that helps to achieve sustainable development of the oceans. Marine spatial planning msp is a participatory process that spatially allocates human activities in the ocean to achieve ecological, economic, and social objectives. Sep 14, 2017 finescale harbour seal usage for informed marine spatial planning.
The government of madagascar plans to increase marine protected area coverage by over one million hectares. This is in the interests of the more sustainable use of marine resources and the better arrangement and management of maritime activities, both existing and new. Msp is related to integrated island management which pursues goals such as intact forest ecosystems, intact coastal ecosystems, tourism, coastal. The master of marine studies marine spatial planning and management focuses on the governance, bioecological, socioeconomic, cultural and technological elements of sustainable ocean and coastal zone development, planning and management. The joint roadmap to accelerate maritime marine spatial planning processes worldwide adopted during the 2nd international conference on maritime spatial planning, in march 2017 in paris, foresees the creation of an international forum for discussion and exchanges on crossborder msp at international level. Marine spatial planning is a dynamic process, which results in a marine spatial plan that is regularly updated. The new aquaspace tool allows for a spatially explicit and integrated assessment. Marine spatial planning focuses on future uses that will likely compete for ocean resources and space. Marine spatial planning an overview sciencedirect topics. According to the united nations educational, scienti. As a management tool, marine spatial planning or maritime spatial planning.
The draft regional locational guidance documents contain information relating to the search areas for future offshore wind, wave and tidal energy plan options. A detailed description of the framework along with two management applications will be published in the 2015 edition of marine policy. National marine planning framework department of housing. We have developed marinemap with free and open source software with the expressed. Fisheries and marine institute of memorial university of newfoundland 3,547 views 2. That was what i would call one of the very first marine spatial plans.
What is the difference between marine spatial planning. It is important for all interest groups to participate actively in the planning. Improving management of samoas oceans through geographic. Seasketch supports collaborative planning for our oceans. Marine spatial planning known as msp, but also called coastal and marine spatial planning, maritime spatial planning, marine planning or ocean planning is the process of analyzing and allocating the spatial and temporal distribution of human activities in marine areas to achieve ecological, economic, and social objectives. Marine spatial planning msp is a tool for managing and improving marine environments.
Marxan is a tool to guide systematic multiobjective planning. Although the new system comprises the principles of marine spatial planning as articulated by the european commission, it is commonly referred to in the uk simply as. From my point of view, marine spatial planning ehler y douvere, 2009 is a similar tool to land planning. Defining the flexible boundary for the transboundary area tpea project. Marine spatial planning msp is a new way of looking at how we use the marine area and planning how best to use it into the future. Marine studies marine spatial planning and management masters degree. Marxan software for designing reserves as part of systematic conservation planning. Delevaux c a curtin university, department of environment and agriculture, building 303 room 194, perth, wa 6845, australia b university of hawaii at manoa, department of biology, 2538 mccarthy mall, edmondson 216, honolulu, hi. Marine spatial planning is an integrated planning process that seeks to achieve ecological, economic, and social objectives by distributing human activities in the sea. Developed by the university of queensland in australia, it supports spatial decisionmaking about the design of terrestrial, marine, andor aquatic reserves and management areas. Currently, there are several packages, both free software and proprietary software, which cover most of the spatial data infrastructure stack.
The game is developed and owned by the netherlands ministry of. Work packages were devised to analyse the role of spatial planning within iczm, sea use planning in practice and iczm in action. The marine and coastal access act 2009 1 defined arrangements for a new system of marine management, including the introduction of marine spatial planning, across the uk. Innovative management guides marine spatial planning. Msp will try to balance the different demands for using the sea including the need to protect the marine environment. Crowder l, norse e 2008 essential ecological insights for marine ecosystembased management and marine spatial planning.
The system is expected to host data and information in order to develop marine area plans maps 3. Marine spatial ecology lab msel the marine spatial ecology lab is located at the university of queensland, australia. Tool outputs can facilitate marine spatial planning and tradeoff discussions. The woc developed an msp ocean platform to foster systematic and comprehensive involvement of an informed ocean business community in ocean planning as well as the use of credible science and risk assessment in the marine spatial planning processes. Seasketch is being used around the globe in small agency teams and large communitydriven initiatives to make better. This research analyzes the msp literature to explore how planners can contribute to msp research and practice. A system was proposed in the marine spatial planning bill 2017 2 to assist with the msp process. New approaches to address conflicting uses, identify values, and achieve national conservation goals are emerging based on practical experience, research, local knowledge and innovation, and urgency for change. Marine spatial planning in partnership with king abdullah university of science and technology kaust, we developed a groundbreaking marine spatial planning simulation utilizing software specially developed in the kingdom to assess developmental impact and enhance biodiversity. Software applications can support marine spatial planning by assisting practitioners in identifying and mapping zoning options, calculating ecosystem service. Further information on the planning process is available through the marine energy planning pages. What is the difference between marine spatial planning and. Six useful tools for comprehensive marine spatial planning and mpas. Marine spatial planning centre for environmental rights.
The marine spatial planning process can go a long way in mitigating potential negative impacts and ensuring a sustainable ocean economy. Msp can allocate space for upcoming activities such as aquaculture at sites with both favourable operational characteristics as well as lower potential for conflict with other sectors christie et al. A multidisciplinary team will generally be needed, with knowledge and skills in spatial planning, data management and gis, marine science, marine law and licencing, stakeholder engagement, and so on. It is the most widely used conservation planning tool globally. It does not replace the planning and management activities of individual industry sectors. Through its marine spatial planning msp technical approach, the usaid sea project is supporting the ministry of marine affairs and fisheries mmaf, maluku, north maluku, and west papua provinces to develop and implement msp systems to enhance conservation and sustainable use of marine resources and fisheries productivity, food security, and.
Selecting decision support tools for marine spatial planning instructional guide from the center for ocean solutions which is intended to assist practitioners in selecting appropriate decision support tools that can help them conduct marine spatial planning in their own jurisdictions. Aug 14, 2014 marine spatial planning first caught my eye years ago when a plan was done for the great barrier reef. You want to work collaboratively to analyze how development impacts the ecological, economic, social and cultural aspects of coastal and marine areas and. The portal has more than 250 data layers including administrative boundaries, species, habitats and marine uses. Marine spatial planning is a planning and development process that has more of a focus on the conservation of resources in marine areas and shores, particularly on preserving biodiversity of both. Regional msp projects are currently underway in the united states and abroad allnutt et al. This paper presents the tools4msp software package, a pythonbased free and open source software foss for geospatial analysis in support of maritime spatial planning msp and marine environmental management. The gis addin is freely available and builds on open datasets at european scale. Marine spatial planning msp emerged in 2006 in response to a need for implementing ecosystembased management and incorporate values of the ocean that are not normally captured in a management plan or planning process for a common property resource such as ecosystem services.
To assist this process, we compare four methods for marine spatial planning of madagascars west coast. Msp challenge 2050 is a multidimensional, multiplayer computer supported serious game for and about marine spatial planning. Marine spatial planning in south africa by lauren hankel and melissa burgess, csir marine spatial planning msp is a process that includes the analysis and allocation of human activities by multiple sectors in the ocean space through stakeholder engagement and public participation. The 2010 massachusetts recreational boater survey gathered information on boating activity in massachusetts coastal and ocean. Marine spatial planning msp is a process that brings together multiple users of the ocean including energy, industry, government, conservation and recreation to make informed and coordinated decisions about how to use marine resources sustainably. Review data requirements and tools to operationalize marine spatial planning in the united states kostantinos a. Operation phakisa has made a commitment to undertake marine spatial planning msp in order to ensure sustainable marine use and provide guidance on tradeoffs between competing users of the same ocean space. Most siting for aquaculture, like other uses of marine space, has been undertaken on an ad hoc basis for a single farm or collection of farms without integrated or broader strategic planning douvere, 2008, and many comprehensive spatial planning processes fail to explicitly plan for offshore aquaculture. This open access book is the first comprehensive overview of maritime spatial planning. Marine spatial planning washington state department of ecology. Marine spatial planning msp is becoming established globally as an approach by which coastal nations can better manage their internal and territorial waters.
Under professor pete mumby msel have been conducting research into coral reef ecosystems, fisheries, modelling, and socioeconomics. We have primarily included applications that reflect our partnerships. Data requirements and tools to operationalize marine. The mapp marine plan portal, using the seasketch application, is a sophisticated planning tool that allows users to look at many different data layers together to learn more about the mapp study area. Marine spatial planning is a process that you can use for achieving conservation of marine and coastal based flora and fauna. Marine spatial planning challenge 2050 software demo youtube. Maritime spatial planning msp challenge has been designed to help decisionmakers, stakeholders and students understand and manage the maritime blue economy and marine environment. Dont be intimidated by the phrase, marine spatial planning msp. Marine planning process mpp courses executive education. Then the galapagos islands did one, and then scotland, then england, and everybody across europe began to follow suit. Marine spatial planning msp is a process that aims to organize the use of the ocean space, as well as the interactions among human uses e. The original coastal and marine spatial planning advancement training cmspat serves as the basis for the current marine planning process workshop, which actively popularizes the use of marine planning ithrough the development and delivery of a highlyinteractive curriculum for coastal and marine professionals. Various global experts on marine spatial planning, conduction of workshops and training of officials that are part of the south african national msp working group and the regional msp working group basic information. Done right, msp results in a legallybinding spatial plan that is designed to strategically manage future ocean use.
Situated at the intersection between theory and practice, the volume draws together several strands of interdisciplinary research, reflecting on the history of msp as well as examining current practice and looking towards the future. The field is dominated by natural scientists and has not been commonly associated with planning. Spatial analysis software is software written to enable and facilitate spatial analysis. The rationale for msp is to provide a stable and transparent planning system for maritime activities and stakeholders, within agreedupon environmental limits, to ensure that marine. Marine spatial planning is a key tool to promote the sustainable development and growth of the maritime and coastal economies by balancing demands for development with the need to protect marine ecosystems. Marine spatial planning msp is a process that brings together multiple users of the ocean. Marine spatial planning the red sea development company. Its about planning when and where human activities take place at sea. Marine spatial planning is a concept that has rapidly gained momentum. Msp challenge integrates best available geo, maritime and marine data with simulation models for ecology, shipping and energy production.
Dec 24, 2016 most siting for aquaculture, like other uses of marine space, has been undertaken on an ad hoc basis for a single farm or collection of farms without integrated or broader strategic planning douvere, 2008, and many comprehensive spatial planning processes fail to explicitly plan for offshore aquaculture. A gisbased tool for an integrated assessment of spatial. Jul 16, 20 marine studies marine spatial planning and management duration. Software software applications can support marine spatial planning by assisting practitioners in identifying and mapping zoning options, calculating ecosystem service values, or supporting project management. Thus it refers to the planning of the development, conservation and promotion of the sea fauna and flora.
Marine spatial planning relates to the sea environment which can be under, on or by the sea. The tools4msp and the developed software have been released as foss under the gpl3. The state departments of ecology, fish and wildlife, and natural resources worked closely with local and tribal governments, other state and federal agencies, the washington coastal marine advisory council, environmental and planning groups, the private. Using advanced game technology and game thinking, msp challenge is designed to engage and immerse users, making it a perfect environment for stakeholder engagement, planning through codesign, learning and education. Comparison of marine spatial planning methods in madagascar. Contributed by sarah carr, coordinator, ebm tools network there are dozens of software based tools that can be used to support comprehensive marine spatial planning projects and the planning of marine. Seasketch puts powerful tools into the hands of ocean planners, stakeholders and the public that were once limited to gis professionals, enabling participatory marine spatial planning processes that are closely tied to the relevant science and information. Seasketch developers built on the many strengths of marinemap, their previous marine spatial planning tool. Marinemap was initially developed to support the planning process for californias marine life protection act initiative, which required the state to evaluate and redesign the states system of marine protected areas.
The msp tools and the developed software have been released as foss under the. Software applications can support marine spatial planning by assisting practitioners in identifying and mapping zoning options, calculating ecosystem service values, or supporting project management. Activities include planning the conservation of the marine environment. To this end, marine spatial planning msp, a process which brings together different ocean users to make informed and coordinated decisions about how to use ocean resources sustainably, provides governments, local communities, and marine industries with a transparent, equitable and participatory processes to navigate these challenges, develop. Strengthening the capacity of key national stakeholders is fundamental to ensure effective planning and resources management and we are. The concept of marine spatial planning is not new and countries are already applying aspects of marine spatial planning, for example, in zoning to control tuna access, in the. Financing will generally support the human and other resources needed to develop marine spatial plans.
Marine spatial planning in south africa national oceans. For example, datasets currently unavailable at sufficient resolution across the planning region include data on seagrass communities, information on habitat condition and intactness, site connectivity, and potential. Marine spatial planning in south africa national oceans and. Marine studies marine spatial planning and management. Marine spatial planning assessing net benefits and. Marine spatial planning landscape architecture magazine. In the ioc experts view, belize in central america is an international model of best practice in successful marine spatial planning. Ebm tools network the ecosystembased management ebm tools. Marine spatial planning is a public process of analyzing and allocating the spatial and temporal distribution of human activities in marine areas to achieve ecological, economic, and social objectives that usually have been specified through a political process. Input data for each method was drawn from the same variables. Finescale harbour seal usage for informed marine spatial. Softwarebased simulative and analytical tools are widely used in various marine and maritime fields, e. Assessment indicators cover economic, environmental and social effects.
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