Country information
Basic facts on marine waters
- Territorial Sea (12 NM): 12 4695.09 km2
- Exclusive Economic Zone: 35 8134.14 km2
Strategic documents related to MSP
Technical resources related to MSP
- Addressing MSP implementation in case study areas: Inner Ionian Sea – Corinthian Gulf
- Addressing MSP implementation in case study areas: Myrtoon Sea – Peloponnese-Crete Passage
- Reviewing and mapping fisheries restricted areas in the Aegean Sea
- Mapping the Aegean Sea and setting alternative scenarios for MSP
- Adriplan methodology
- Experiences from the Ionian islands pilot project
- MSP exercise in Southern Adriatic/Northern Ionian
- Pilot MSP plan in Lesvos and Rhodes
- WebGIS platform for implementing MSP in Greece and Cyprus
Relevant MSP projects
- CAMP – Coastal Area Management Programme
- ADRIPLAN – ADRiatic Ionian maritime spatial PLANning
- MEDTRENDS – Future Trends in the Mediterranean Sea
- COCONET – Towards Coast to Coast Networks of Marine Protected Areas (from the shore to the high and deep sea), coupled with sea-based wind energy potential
- COASTGAP – Coastal Governance and Adaptation Policies in the Mediterranean
- SUPREME – Supporting Maritime Spatial Planning in the Eastern Mediterranean
- CO-EVOLVE – Promoting the co-evolution of human activities and natural systems for the development of sustainable coastal and maritime tourism
- PORTODIMARE – geoPortal of Tools & Data for sustainable Management of coAstal and maRine Environment
- MUSES – Multi-Use in European Seas
- MSP-MED – Maritime Spatial Planning in the Mediterranean
- MARISCA – Maritime Spatial Planning for the protection and conservation of the biodiversity in the Aegean Sea
- ECOAST – New methodologies for an ecosystem approach to spatial and temporal management of fisheries and aquaculture in coastal areas
- PROTOMEDEA – Towards the establishment of Marine Protected Area networks in the Eastern Mediterranean
- ΘΑΛ-ΧΩΡ (THAL-CHOR) / ΘΑΛ-ΧΩΡ 2 (THAL-CHOR 2)
- THAL-CHOR 2 “Cross Border Cooperation for Maritime Spatial Planning implementation”
- MSP-MED “Towards the operational implementation of MSP in our common Mediterranean Sea”
Overview of MSP related maritime uses
Current main uses:
| Mining | Shipping |
| Ports | Nature conservation |
| Fisheries | Aquaculture |
| Military | Scientific research |
| Coastal protection | Oil and gas |
| Cables and pipelines | Tourism and leisure |
| Underwater cultural heritage |
Which marine spatial plans exist?
Name of the plan (year) |
NATIONAL SPATIAL PLANNING STRATEGY FORMARITIME SPACE (NSPSMS) |
|---|---|
Scale of the plan |
National |
Pre-planning |
Status: Complete |
Assessment for planning |
Status: Complete |
Plan development |
Status: Complete |
Plan completion |
Status: Underway |
Plan approval |
Status: N/A |
Plan implementation |
Status: N/A |
Plan review |
Status: N/A |
Name of the plan (year) |
1st pilot MARITIME SPATIAL PLANNING FRAMEWORK (MSPF) |
|---|---|
Scale of the plan |
Sub-national (regional) |
Pre-planning |
Status: Complete |
Assessment for planning |
Status: Complete |
Plan development |
Status: Underway |
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 |
Ministry of Environment and Energy |
Governmental funding |
N/A |
External funding |
N/A |
Public-private funding |
N/A |
Size of planning area |
N/A |
Time required to complete the planning document |
N/A |
Main issued that led to the adoption of MSP (drivers) |
All sea uses, compliance with environmental objectives |
Stakeholder engagement activities |
Yes |
Sectors included in planning |
All sectors |
Articulation between MSP and coastal zone management |
Land-sea interactions aspects are considered in the Plan in preparation |
Articulation between MSP and marine protected areas |
Conservation needs and trends and compliance with existing protected areas are considered |
Articulation between MSP and sustainable blue economy |
Yes |
Plan approval process |
N/A |
Legal status of the plan (guiding or legally binding) |
NSPSMS, guiding/ MSPFs, legally binding |
Plan review process |
MSPFs review process every 10years (max) |
Performance monitoring and evaluation |
Evaluation 5 years |