Tunisia

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Basic facts on marine waters

Territorial sea (12 NM): 29 600 km2
Exclusive Economic Zone: 481 546 km2

Strategic documents related to MSP

The blue economy in Tunisia: an opportunity for integrated, sustainable development of the sea and coastal zones
Blue Economy Co-Evolve4BG

Technical resources related to MSP

Coastal observatory – APAL
Database developed as part of the Co-Evolve4BG project
Database developed as part of the PEER IMAS-Ichkeul-BASSIANA project

Relevant MSP projects

N/A

Overview of MSP related maritime uses

Current main uses:

Aquaculture	Ports
Cables and pipelines	Coastal protection
Nature conservation	Scientific research
Offshore renewable energies	Tourism and leisure
Mining	Shipping
Underwater cultural heritage
Fisheries
Oil & Gas

Which marine spatial plans exist?

Plan name to be defined

Name of the plan (year)	Plan name to be defined
Scale of the plan	National
Pre-planning	Status: Underway
Assessments for planning	Status: N/A
Plan development	Status: N/A
Plan completion	Status: N/A
Plan approval	Status: N/A
Plan implementation	Status: N/A
Plan review	Status: N/A

National authority in charge of MSP	Minister of Agriculture, Hydraulic Resources and Fisheries
Governmental funding	Yes
External funding	Yes
Public-Private funding	N/A
Size of planning area	Tunisian coastline
Time required to complete the planning document	N/A
Main issues that led to the adoption of MSP (drivers)	Optimizing the use of Maritime Space
Stakeholder engagement activities	Yes
Sectors included in planning	Tourism, Agriculture, Fisheries
Articulation between MSP and coastal zone management	Yes
Articulation between MSP and marine protected areas	Yes
Articulation between MSP and sustainable blue economy	Yes
Plan approval process	N/A
Legal status of the plan (guiding or legally binding)	N/A
Plan review process	N/A
Performance monitoring and evaluation	N/A

Legal framework

Decree no. 2022-917 of November 29, 2022
Decree of the President of the Republic in the Official Gazette of Tunisia.

Contact

Coastal Protection and Development

Mehdi Ben Haj – Director of Coastal Planning and Rehabilitation

Last updated: June 2023

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