Country information
Basic facts on marine waters
- Territorial Sea (12NM): N/A
- Exclusive Economic Zone: N/A
Strategic documents related to MSP
- N/A
Technical resources related to MSP
- N/A
Relevant MSP projects
- ITP/MSO training
Current status of MSP
Name of the plan |
Plan name to be defined |
|---|---|
Year of approval
|
N/A |
Size of planning area in km² |
N/A |
Authority leading the MSP process
|
N/A |
Current status |
|
|---|---|
Pre-planning
|
N/A |
Assessments for planning
|
Underway |
Plan development
|
Underway |
Plan completion
|
Underway |
Plan approval
|
Underway |
Plan implementation
|
Underway |
Plan review
|
Underway |
Name of the plan |
Somalia MSP PLAN |
|---|---|
Year of approval
|
N/A |
Size of planning area in km² |
N/A |
Authority leading the MSP process
|
Ministry of Fisheries and Blue Economy |
Current status |
|
|---|---|
Pre-planning
|
Underway |
Assessments for planning
|
Underway |
Plan development
|
Underway |
Plan completion
|
N/A |
Plan approval
|
N/A |
Plan implementation
|
N/A |
Plan review
|
N/A |
National authority in charge of MSP |
Ministry of Fisheries and Blue Economy |
Governmental funding |
Federal Government of Somalia |
External funding |
N/A |
Public-Private funding |
N/A |
Total size of planning area |
3 898 km² |
Time required to complete the planning document |
2026 |
Main issues that led to the adoption of MSP (drivers) |
Economic and sustainability |
Stakeholder engagement activities |
Workshops, ITP and Webinars |
Sectors included in planning |
Fisheries, petroleum, environment, ports, planning and Navy |
Articulation between MSP and Integrated Coastal Zone Management (IZCM) |
Not yet |
Articulation between MSP and marine conservation (including the Kunming- Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework) |
Not yet |
Articulation between MSP and sustainable blue economy |
Not yet |
Articulation between MSP and climate change (including the Paris Agreement) |
Not yet |
Plan approval process |
Ministry of Fisheries and Blue Economy submits to the cabinet |
Legal status of the plan (guiding or legally binding) |
Guiding |
Plan review process |
Not yet |
Performance monitoring and evaluation |
Not yet |
Interactions with neighbouring countries in the context of MSP attending transboundary coherence approaches |
Not yet |
Legal framework
MPS legal framework study
Contact
Ministry of Fisheries and Blue Economy
Kenadid Mumin Cali – Director of Marine Environment and Conservation