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Country information
Basic facts on marine waters
- Territorial sea (12 nm zone): 888,960 km2
- Exclusive Economic Zone: 14,816,000 km2
National practices
- State of the Marine Environment Report
- Ecologically and Biologically Significant Areas
National projects
- Integrated Management of the Marine and Coastal Area from Abidjan to Assinie
- Creation of Marine Protected Areas
- WACA Program
Overview of MSP related maritime uses
Current main uses:
| Shipping | Oil and gas |
| Nature conservation | Fisheries |
| Military | Scientific research |
| Coastal protection | Cables and pipelines |
| Tourism and leisure |
Which marine spatial plans exist?
Name of the plan |
N/A |
|---|---|
Scale of the plan |
Pilot case |
Pre-planning |
Status: Completed |
Analysis for planning |
Status: Underway |
Development of the management plan |
Status: Underway |
Completion of the management plan |
Status: N/A |
Approval of the management plan |
Status: N/A |
Implementation of the management plan |
Status: N/A |
Revision of the management plan |
Status: N/A |
National authority in charge of MSP |
Ivorian Anti-Pollution Centre |
Financing |
German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety |
Time required to complete the plans |
Two years |
Drivers of MSP |
Reduction of conflicts of use and conservation of fisheries resources |
Stakeholder participation |
Permanent Secretariat of the Interministerial Committee for State Action at Sea; Directorate of Fisheries and Aquaculture; Oceanological Research Center; Ministry of Tourism/Directorate of Planning, Development and Projects; Directorate-General of Maritime Affairs and Ports; Directorate-General of Hydrocarbons; Directorate of Wildlife and Hunting Resources; National Environment Agency; oil (Petroci) and telecommunications (MainOne; Moov Côte d’Ivoire ; MTN Côte d’Ivoire) sectors; various associations (fishermen, hoteliers, quarry operators, fish merchants, ship owners); prefectural and traditional authorities; Ivorian Anti-Pollution Center; National Office of Technical Studies and Development; Ivorian Office of Natural Parks and Reserves; University Center for Research and Application in Remote Sensing |
Sectors included in planning |
Telecommunications; maritime transport; tourism; fisheries; energy; scientific research; environmental protection; mining |
Relation to coastal management |
Protection and conservation of endangered species; environmental protection |
Relation to marine protected area management |
Identification of ecologically and biologically significant areas |
Plan approval |
Decree |
Legal status of the plan |
N/A |
Plan revision |
Every five years |
Performance monitoring and evaluation |
Every two years |
Legal framework
- Law n° 378 of 2 June 2017 relating to the development, protection and integrated management of the Ivorian coast
- Law n° 2016-554 of 26 July 2016 relating to fisheries and aquaculture
Contact
Mrs. Kouadio Marguerite Epse Bekoin – Jurist/Research manager
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire