Maritime Spatial Planning in the Non-EU Black Sea

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1 Maritime Spatial Planning in the Non-EU Black Sea 1- Where do we stand? 2- Towards and a new, shared strategy for the entire basin Mustafa Yücel, Devrim Tezcan and Barış Salihoğlu METU Institute of Marine Sciences XIX International Environmental Forum "Baltic Sea Day, St. Petersburg, Russia

2 Blue Growth in Baltic and Black Seas: A Grand Challenge: How to facilitate BG in a marine ecosystem under multiple pressures and shared by many nations? Knowledge, Observation, Innovation New Sectors where growth will be important More mature blue economy sectors

3 Depth, m Baltic - Black Sea - Common Challenges: Hypoxia, eutrophication, pollution, shared marine space 0 50 O 2, H 2 S, µm Oxic - O Anoxic-sulfidic H 2 S 250 Yücel et al Tugrul et al. 2014

4 Maritime Spatial Planning in the Non-EU Black Sea 1- Where do we stand? 2- Towards and a new, shared strategy for the entire basin

5 Black Sea Tourism Gas Pipelines Vessel Traffic in 2016

6 Black Sea MSP-Related Projects PlanCoast PEGASO COCONET MARSPLAN-BS ECOAST (COFASP) SymNet/CBC-Black Sea ICZM/CBC-Black Sea SRCSSMBSF CREAM MARSEA OPEC MISIS

7 Cross Border Maritime Spatial Plan for the Black Sea Romania and Bulgaria ( )

8 Cross Border Maritime Spatial Plan for the Black Sea Romania and Bulgaria ( ) The MARSPLAN BS Project main objectives are: To support the implementation of the EU Directive, starting with its Member States, Romania and Bulgaria To create an MSP institutional framework for Romania-Bulgaria crossborder To develop the cooperation with all Black Sea countries To consolidate the cross-border cooperation and the information exchange between Romania and Bulgaria To set out the vision and strategic goals for Black Sea area on MSP, taking into account the land sea interaction To elaborate MSP Plan for the Romania Bulgaria cross-border area To contribute to a wider dissemination of all gathered information concerning MSP field, Black Sea area, best practices and stakeholders.

9 Cross Border Maritime Spatial Plan for the Black Sea Romania and Bulgaria ( ) The MARSPLAN project has planned to elaborate MPS Methodology, MSP indicators, MSP legislation support, plans; to elaborate a complete analysis of the Romanian and Bulgarian marine areas to design a MSP Plan for Romania-Bulgaria cross-border area to develop MSP strategies, vision The project included five pilot case areas: Eforie area - Romania Sfantul Gheorghe Romania Bourgas Port Bulgaria New ship routing system in territorial seas of Bulgaria and Romania Aquaculture and fisheries

10 COCONET COCONET identifies groups of putatively interconnected MPAs in the Mediterranean and the Black Seas, shifting from local (single MPA) to regional (Networks of MPAs) and basin (network of networks) scales. The project is meant to enhance policies of effective environmental management, also to ascertain if the existing MPAs are sufficient for ecological networking and to suggest how to design further protection schemes based on effective exchanges between protected areas. The coastal focus is widened to off shore and deep sea habitats, comprising them in MPAs Networks. These activities will also individuate areas where Offshore Wind Farms might become established, avoiding too sensitive habitats but acting as stepping stones through MPAs.

11 COCONET OFFSHORE WIND FARM The most promising locations are extending across the Romanian and Ukrainian coasts and at the entrance of the Sea of Azov. The southwestern part of Crimea and the area extending across the Turkish and Bulgarian coasts are characterized as good. The entire eastern part of the Black Sea seems to be not promising for OWF development.

12 MISIS - MSFD Guiding Improvements in the Black Sea Integrated Monitoring System Monitoring sites included in MISIS project

13 MISIS - MSFD Guiding Improvements in the Black Sea Integrated Monitoring System The overall goal of MISIS is to support efforts to protect and restore the environmental quality and sustainability of the Black Sea. Additional specific objectives are: to improve availability and quality of chemical and biological data to provide for integrated assessments of the Black Sea state of environment, including pressures and impacts (in line with Annex I and III of the MSFD) ; to increase number and size of protected areas in the Black Sea as well as to improve their degree of protection; to enhance stakeholders participation and public awareness on environmental issues. Model cases included: Black Sea (Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey) Intercalibration exercises for the chemistry (nutrients and contaminants) and biological parameters (phytoplankton, zooplankton and zoobenthos) Pilot study in the proposed transboundary marine protected area Strandza Igneada (Bulgaria Turkey)

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15 Maritime Spatial Planning in Turkey No Maritime Spatial Planning Legislation in Turkey Good will for the implementation of MSP in Turkey, no formal commitment yet Difficulties: > 8300 km coastline > 10 different Governmental Offices directly linked to MSP Vessel Traffic in 2016

16 Marine Spatial Planning in Turkey METU Blue Growth Center objectives for MSP: A Pilot Site for MSP: Mersin Bay (Çukurova Region) Enhancement of marine management in line with the ecosystem-based approach Help the authorities to prepare MSP Legislation in Turkey Integration among public, private, and civil sectors Increase the knowledge of CSOs for sustainable environment Convert the marine knowledge to products for a better MSP Why Mersin Bay? Vessel Traffic in 2016

17 Mersin Bay (Çukurova Region): High Vessel Traffic Maritime Traffic Petrol and Natural Gas Pipelines Oil Tankers Tourism Sustainable Energy Potential (Sun, Wind) Fisheries - Aquaculture Agriculture Industry Vessel Traffic in 2016 Pipelines Solar Energy Map Tourism Çukurova Investment Map

18 Maritime Spatial Planning in the Non-EU Black Sea 1- Where do we stand? 2- Towards and a new, shared strategy for the entire basin

19 DG Research and Innovation & DG Mare Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA) Black Sea SRIA Working Group June 2018 Burgas EMD Vision Paper for SRIA June Romania Launch of SRIA Four Workshops: Brussels June 2017, Batumi Sept 2017, Brussels Dec 2017 and (upcoming) Istanbul March 2018

20 Matrixes; Blue Growth Initiative for Research and Innovation in the Black Sea Defined Main R&I Areas Biodiversity Biological Invasions Blue Biotechnology Catchment-Sea Interaction Climate Change & Impacts Cultural Heritage Deep Sea Ecosystems Deep sea mining, Oil and Gas Sustainable Exploitation Ecosystem Multiple Stressors Eutrophication and Deoxygenation Interconnections of Basins Living Marine Resources (fishery, aquaculture, etc.) Marine and Coastal Hazards Marine Ecosystem Services Marine Pollution and Litter Marine Renewable Energy Maritime Transport MSP, ICZM Operational Oceanography/Observing Systems and Monitoring Other/Multiple areas (specify in column B) Seas and Human Health Socioeconomic & Policy Research Tourism and Surrounding Economy Training & Technology Transfer Matrix A Identified Gaps Justification R&I Needs/Opportunities Justification Matrix B R&I Needs/Opportunities Availability of Suitable Public and Private R&I Partnerships Availability of Regional and National Supporting R&I Policies (Incentives, Regulatory Frameworks, Etc) Availability of Regional and National Infrastructures Availability of Regional and National Raw Materials / Resources to Exploit

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23 Blue Economy in the Black Sea: Growth, Jobs and a Basin that is sustainably managed Mature, Established Sectors MARITIME SPATIAL PLANNING - MSP OCEAN FOOD TOURISM TRANSPORTATION Potential Sectors for Growth BLUE ENERGY MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY SUBMARINE MINERAL AND ENERGY SYNERGY BETWEEN SECTORS MANAGEMENT AND SUSTAINABLE UTILIZATION

24 Supplementary Slides

25 The primary goal of OPEC is to improve the quality of operational services for biogeochemical and ecological parameters and hence our ability to project the future status of European marine ecosystems by delivering a suite of error quantified indicators which describe changes in ecosystem function suitable for implementation in operational centres Reanalysis Hindcast 2011 REA Seasonal Forecast 2015

26 Why OpEc? Coastal and shelf seas provide many beneficial goods and services but also posing a risk to coastal populations. Marine environments are being disrupted by climate change and human activities. OpEc will develop and evaluate tools to help assess and manage the risks posed by mans activities to the marine environment.

27 Uncertainty and Marine Policy Marine Strategy Framework Directive (2008/56/EC) (MSFD) requires member states to develop strategies to achieve a healthy marine environment and make ecosystems more resilient to climate change in all European marine waters by 2020 at the latest. The strategies must contain a detailed assessment of the state of the environment, a definition of "Good Environmental Status" (GES) at regional level and the establishment of clear environmental targets and monitoring programmes. Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) The Marine Service delivers high quality indicators of the state of the physical environment. Targeted applications in four mains areas: Marine safety (e.g. marine operations, oil spill combat, ship routing, search & rescue). Marine resource management (e.g. fish stock management). Climate and seasonal forecasting (e.g. climate change monitoring, ice seasonal forecasting). Marine and coastal environment (e.g. ice sheet surveys, water quality, coastal activities).

28 Mapping Model Outputs (Characteristics) to Descriptors Biodiversity Invasive Species Commercial Fisheries Foodwebs Eutrophication Physio chemical Temperature X (x) x Salinity X x (x) Nutrient Nitrate Phosphate Silicate X X X x ph /pco2 X (x) x (x) Biological Features Phytoplankton Small Large Zooplankton Small Large X (x) x X x X X (x) x X X Fish X (X) x x Chlorophyll X x Net Primary (X) X X (X) Production Community production (x) Bottom fauna* X (x) X x X X ECV Contam *ERSEM NW European Shelf Only