Which marine spatial plans exist?
- Originally, there should be 14 fourteen regional plans (eleven for territorial sea (provincial) and three for the EEZ)
- At provincial level, 1 plan is completed. Draft plans for 6 provinces have already been prepared and developed through provincial level consultation processes
- The remaining 4 plans at provincial level and for the EEZ will be prepared and developed by 2021
Name of the plan (year) |
Marine Spatial Management Plan for Busan (2020) |
|---|---|
Scale of the plan |
Regional (Sub-national) |
Pre-planning |
Status: Completed |
Assessments for planning |
Status: Completed |
Plan development
|
Status: Completed |
Plan completion
|
Status: Completed |
Plan approval
|
Status: Completed |
Plan implementation |
Status: Underway |
Plan review
|
Status: N/A |
National authority in charge of MSP |
Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF) |
Governmental funding |
Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries at the first plan establishment stage
All revised plans for territorial seas afterward to be financed by provision governments, and revised plans for the EEZ to be financed by the MOF |
External funding |
N/A |
Public-Private funding |
N/A |
Size of planning area |
ROK territorial sea areas under provincial governments, and EEZ under national government |
Time required to complete the planning document |
Plan very adaptable to demands of revision; the planning cycle is not defined |
Main issues that led to the adoption of MSP (drivers) |
Conflicts resolution
Maximization of values from the ocean Contribution to the ocean economy |
Stakeholder engagement activities |
Individual notice, public hearings, official consultative process and decision-making process at regional level |
Sectors included in planning |
Full range of sectors in coastal and marines areas: ecological and environmental integrity; port and shipping; tourism; research and education; fisheries (catch and aquaculture); ocean energy; mineral and non-living resources; national security and defense; safety; etc. |
Articulation between MSP and coastal zone management |
MSP is a legacy of coastal planning and management in the Republic of Korea. All components relevant to spatial planning and management in the coastal management regime were incorporated into the MSP Act, and the existing national Integrated Coastal Management Plan was replaced by the Marine Spatial Framework Plan |
Articulation between MSP and marine protected areas |
Very interactive; MPAs or conservation-related areas are guided by the Marine Spatial Framework Plan, and vice versa, new MPAs or conservation-related areas should be reflected in the provincial plans |
Articulation between MSP and sustainable blue economy |
At provincial and local levels, provincial and local governments have their own overarching initiatives to manage and develop entire jurisdiction area in terms of social, economic and environmental development. The integrated coastal management and sustainable use of marine areas are incorporated into the above sub-regional initiatives |
Plan approval process |
Approved by a minister of the MOF through a provincial-level commission |
Legal status of the plan (guiding or legally binding) |
Highest legal mechanism on uses, exploitation, management and protection of marine area |
Plan review process |
As required |
Performance monitoring and evaluation |
Development underway |