Country information
Basic facts on marine waters
- Territorial sea (12 nm zone): 4,000 km2
- Exclusive Economic Zone: 22,000 km2
National practices
Overview of MSP related maritime uses
Current main uses:
| Shipping | Ports |
| Oil and gas | Military |
| Nature conservation | Coastal protection |
| Fisheries | Aquaculture |
| Maritime innovation | Scientific research |
| Cables and pipelines | Tourism and Leisure |
| Underwater cultural heritage |
Which marine spatial plans exist?
Name of the plan |
Israel’s Mediterranean Waters |
|---|---|
Scale of the plan |
National |
Pre-planning |
Status: Completed |
Analysis for planning |
Status: Completed |
Development of the management plan |
Status: Completed |
Completion of the management plan |
Status: Completed |
Approval of the management plan |
Status: Completed |
Implementation of the management plan |
Status: Underway |
Revision of the management plan |
Status: N/A |
National authority in charge of MSP |
Planning Administration |
Financing |
Planning Administration |
Time required to complete the plans |
Five years |
Drivers of MSP |
Discovery of natural gas and the subsequent activities involved in gas production and treatment; conservation of the marine environment; development of new economic sectors |
Stakeholder participation |
Officials from ministries; government agencies; private sector entities; academia; associations and organizations dealing with the environment and society (NGOs); education; sports; culture and heritage; municipal authorities; general public |
Sectors included in planning |
Management; coordination and planning; marine data and monitoring; blue growth; innovation; energy; infrastructure; shipping; security; conservation of the marine environment; sand management; marine education and sports; antiquities and heritage; fishery; preventing and coping with marine pollution |
Relation to coastal management |
Included for relevant sectors |
Relation to marine protected area management |
Included |
Plan approval |
December 2019 |
Legal status of the plan |
Approved |
Plan revision |
N/A
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Performance monitoring and evaluation |
N/A |
Legal framework
N/A
Contact
Ms. Anat Arieli – Director of the Ocean and Coastline Unit, National Planning Division
Beit Hashenhav – building C, 12 Beit Hadfus Street
Jerusalem, Israel