PLAN BOTHNIA MARE/2009/16 Hermanni Backer Project Manager HELCOM Secretariat Partner Kick-Off Meeting Nordregio, Stockholm December 16 2010 Photo: Elena Bulycheva PLAN BOTHNIA MARE/2009/16 Co-financed under European Integrated Maritime Policy
European Background EU DG MARE launched a Maritime Spatial Planning roadmap 2008 MSP as means to implement Integrated Maritime Policy -IMP Two supporting 18 mth preparatory actions calls launched in 2009 Baltic PLAN BOTHNIA (Dec 2010-) North Sea -MASPNOSE (Dec 2010-) More develoments on the way (?)
Baltic dimensions toward more integrated management? Integrated regional scale transboundary dialogue on spatial allocation ongoing e.g. coherence between Marine Protected Areas, IMO Routing Measures Fisheries EU MSFD & EU IMP & EU BS Strategy HELCOM 2007 Baltic Sea Action Plan & VASAB initiatives HELCOM-VASAB MSP WG (May 2010-) Based on a set of joint HELCOM VASAB regional principles (Dec 2010)
Bothnian Sea and PLAN BOTHNIA Bothnian Sea European model area for transboundary MSP Finland and Sweden Good history of cooperation Similar areas on both sides of border
Dream Team! VASAB & HELCOM (intergovernmental) Nordregio (Regional planning) SYKE Finnish Environment institute (Environment) Fiskeriverket (Fisheries) Swedish Board of Building Housing and Planning (Planning) Centre for Maritime Studies (Maritime) Finland & Sweden
Authorities: Finland National? and regional Ostrobothnia (Åland?) Satakunta (South-West Finland?)
Authorities: Sweden National? and regional Västerbotten Västernorrland Gävleborg Uppsala
PLAN BOTHNIA Facilitate and Involve regional and national actors Five dedicated meetings Phase I: Assess the need for transboundary MSP (is it even needed?) Assessment document and GIS (Spring- Autumn 2011) Phase II: Propose solutions to eventual issues Test MSP Planning (winter 2011-2012)
Assessment I:GIS During 2011 an MSP Assessment must be produced Best available data compilation Fisheries (SBF) Socio-Economy (Nordregio, SBHBP) Maritime developments (CMS) Environment (SYKE, HELCOM) HELCOM GIS (Manuel Frias Vega) Focus on Jan-May, end november 2011
HELCOM GIS & Mr. Manuel Frias Vega HELCOM GIS www services
Assessment II: Report Assessment document (CMS & HELCOM -all will be involved) existing natural values existing cultural values existing uses possible conflicts developments over time (scenarios) Transboundary issues at focus Is MSP needed here & how should it be done? Start Jan, focus on June-November 2011
Test Plan Most open item in project Depends on what FIN & SWE want Drafts based on Assessment and GIS Discussions at the regional meetings Start June 2011, focus on November 2011-March 2012 HELCOM, SBHBP, CMS, Ministries + all
Other Components International evaluation (consultant) In the end (Spring 2012) external evaluation Monitoring and evaluation (HELCOM) minor report by spring 2012 2 Stakeholder events (VASAB) 1st October/November 2011? 2nd end of May 2012 (present results) Communication and dissemination (HELCOM) website, MASPNOSE cooperation,final report Region wide minimum recommendations (VASAB, HELCOM)
Wider dialogue links to HELCOM-VASAB MSP group Information exchange with DG MARE preparatory action North Sea Other organisations (ICES, NCM)? UNESCO World Marine Heritage (Quark)?
The rythm is given by 8 meetings 1 today (Kickoff) 5 during 2011 -March, June, Sept, Oct (stakeholder), Dec 2 during 2012 March, May (stakeholder) includes 5 meetings with regional partners
Meeting 1: Kick Off December 2010 We are here! Introductions & Set the scene Start gathering data and think about assessment Formalities
Meeting 2: Introductions and Information First meeting of the regional group March 2011? Introduce the project and get ideas Look together at compiled GIS material and identified issues for assessment- get more material and help Finland?
Meeting 3: Assessment 2nd meeting of the regional group June 2011? In depth look at draft assessment and the datasets- get more comments and help Start thinking about alternative scenarios on future developments Sweden?
Meeting 4: Planning I 3rd meeting of the regional group September 2011? Final draft of assessment and the datasets- polishing Ideas about the plan should be presented and discussed and developed further by us! External review? Finland?
(1st Stakeholder conference) VASAB organises October 2011? Present final draft of assessment discuss other issues MASPNOSE? BaltSeaPlan?
Meeting 5: Planning II 4th meeting of the regional group December 2011? Comments and discussions Draft Plan Look at finalised assessment -but develop it further for final report External review? (Sweden?)
Meeting 6: Curtains down 5th and last meeting of the regional group March 2012? Final draft plan Look back on the whole process and conclude for the final report What was useful in this activity? Should it be continued somehow? Finland?
Closing Conference organised by VASAB May 2012? Presentation of and reflection on results MASPNOSE? External review to present some findings?
There is an END to all this!! PLAN BOTHNIA MARE/2009/16 Co-financed under European Integrated Maritime Policy Photo: Elena Bulycheva