Marine Spatial Planning – Experience from Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Germany)By Susan Toben

Ministry of Transport, Building and Regional Development Mecklenburg – VorpommernPlanCoast Lead Partner

Administrative Borders in the Baltic Sea (12 miles-zone, EEZ)

Uses in the Baltic Sea

Uses in theBaltic Sea

Susan Toben: Marine Spatial Planning – Experience from MV (Germany)

Marine spatial planning in Germany

Spatial planning in the territorial sea is the responsibility of the German federal coastal states.

Spatial planning in the EEZ is the responsibility of the Federal Government.

In the EEZ, spatial planning will be carried out within the framework of international maritime law.

Susan Toben: Marine Spatial Planning – Experience from MV (Germany)

Kind of planning declaration/determination

Priority areas: reserved for a defined use, other conflicting uses are excluded

Reserve areas: defined use with priority in this area

Suitable areas: area is suitable for defined uses, which are excluded outside these designated areas

Susan Toben: Marine Spatial Planning – Experience from MV (Germany)

Content of Spatial Development Programme for the 12-sm-zone of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Spatial Planning arrangements

– Wind farms and connecting cables

– Cables (electricity, telecom) and pipelines

– Nature protection– Tourism/Leisure– Sand/gravel extraction– Fishery and aquaculture

Provisions taken from other plans

– Shipping routes/anchorage areas

– Military practise areas– Special Protection Area &

Special Area of Conservation (EU Bird Directive & EU FFH Directive)

Uses and restrictions in the 12sm zone

Susan Toben: Marine Spatial Planning – Experience from MV (Germany)

Offshore wind energySpatial planning arrangement in the SDP

– Definition of suitable areas for offshore wind energy

– criteria: collision risk for shipping

traffic, nature protection aspects, unspoilt horizon

Marine suitable areas wind energy

Priority and reservation areas nature protection and landscape

Priority and reserve areas for raw materials

Reserve areas for cables and pipelines

Sea Use Planning of the German Baltic SeaSea Use Planning of the German Baltic Sea

Fishery and aquaculture

Idea: Definition of marine reserve area for fishery

Possible criteria: relevant fishing areas,

spawn conserve areas, fish conserve areas

Example: Fishery and aquaculture “fishing locations”

Result: Fishery and aquaculture“Areas with special protection function of the natural base of fish fauna”

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Which role does TIA play?

Check large-scale infrastructure projects at an early stage of planning

• for compliance with the objectives of spatial planning

• for mutual balance of conflicting objectives

• for optimum planning solutions

Bernhard Heinrichs: role of spatial planning in maritime policy

Which issues are checked in TIA?

In principle: All relevant issues!

TIAEconomy Environment

Society Culture

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TIA , SEA and EIA

TIATerritorial Impact

Assessment

SEAStrategic Environmental

Assessment

EIAEnvironmental Impact

Assessment

Environment Spatial Development

project level

programme level

Bernhard Heinrichs: role of spatial planning in maritime policy

Main issues :- Collision risk- nature protection- tourism

ExampleWindfarm Baltic 1

Bernhard Heinrichs: role of spatial planning in maritime policy

Impact on tourism: spoiled horizon ?

Susan Toben: Marine Spatial Planning – Experience from MV (Germany)

What are the benefits of TIA ?1) managing conflicts

by early participation of target groups

2) minimizing negative impacts and costs by optimizing the choice for location / routing / technical planning

3) ensuring planning reliability by giving early and reliable information about realisation chances

4) shortening the whole planning process by pre-checking crucial points

5)  securing spatial planning objectives by the duty to take TIA results into account in the following process

6) supporting local administrations in case of large-scale investments

Conclusion

Spatial planning is an indispensable instrument for coordinating activities at sea and in the coastal regions and for sustainable resource management in these areas.

Susan Toben: Marine Spatial Planning – Experience from MV (Germany)