Building on our previous work on MSP (2023 workshop on Marine Spatial Planning and Stakeholder Engagement and the resulting advice on the topic), in the framework of our Ecosystem WG, on 1 July (starting at 9:30 CEST), hosted a webinar on MSP in the North Sea: State of play and emerging topics in spatial planning.
The agenda tabled the following topics:
▫️10 years of EU MSP Directive (Céline Frank, European Commission) (presentation)
▫️Greater North Sea Basin Initiative (Jana Caulier (Belgian Ministry) and Jérôme Christophe Chladek (German Ministry)) (presentation)
▫️Developments within the Dutch North Sea Programme (Titia
Kalker, Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management)
▫️Ecosystem-based review of MSP in the German context (Dr. Cormac Walsh, University of Oldenburg) (presentation)
▫️MarinePlan: ecosystem-based MSP toolbox (Annaïk Van Gerven, Institute of Natural Sciences Belgium) (presentation)
▫️NSAC Advice on the mapping of important fishing grounds (Solène Prévalet, NSAC Mapping FG Chair)
NSAC EWG Chair Alexandra Philippe moderated the webinar.
Check the programme and the flyer here.
Final report is available here: Report NSAC_MSP_Webinar_final