Country information
Basic facts on marine waters
- Territorial sea (12 nm zone): not used as a zoning criterion
- Exclusive Economic Zone: N/A
Overview of MSP related maritime uses
Current main uses:
| Shipping | Ports |
| Oil and gas | Nature conservation |
| Fisheries | Aquaculture |
| Military | Scientific research |
| Coastal protection | Cables and pipelines |
| Tourism and leisure | Underwater cultural heritage |
Which marine spatial plans exist?
Name of the plan |
N/A |
|---|---|
Scale of the plan |
Sub-national |
Pre-planning |
Status: Complete |
Analysis for planning |
Status: Complete |
Development of the management plan |
Status: Underway |
Completion of the management plan |
Status: Complete |
Approval of the management plan |
Status: Underway |
Implementation of the management plan |
Status: Underway |
Revision of the management plan |
Status: Underway |
National authority in charge of MSP |
Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT) |
Financing |
Public resources |
Time required to complete the plans |
Three to four years |
Drivers of MSP |
SEMARNAT |
Stakeholder participation |
Entities of the federal public administration with competence in the administration and regulation of maritime affairs, academia, non-governmental organizations and organized society. There are coordination agreements for the four processes of marine ecological management under implementation |
Sectors included in planning |
Environment; Navy; tourism; communications and transport; energy; economy; fisheries; urban and territorial development |
Relation to coastal management |
Integrated Coastal Zone Management is not defined in the current environmental legislation and is an exercise considered at a higher resolution scale than MSP |
Relation to marine protected area management |
Yes, the MPAs are the basis for determining the areas of interest for conservation; they also form environmental management units |
Plan approval |
By Presidential or Sectoral Agreement, based on the determination of a Committee for Marine Ecological Management in which the competent bodies take part |
Legal status of the plan |
Mandatory for the federal public administration |
Plan revision |
Every five years |
Performance monitoring and evaluation |
To be carried out |
Legal framework
- General Law of Ecological Equilibrium and Environmental Protection (LGEEPA): article 5 fraction IX, article 20 BIS 6, article 20 BIS 7
- Regulations of the LGEEPA on ecological management: article 1 fraction I, article 4 fraction II, chapter five, article 77
Contact
Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources
Mr. Salomón Diaz Mondragón – Director of Ecological Management
Av. Ejército Nacional 223
Mexico City, Mexico