SPAIN COUNTRY FACT-SHEET : D. List of maritime strategies at regional and national level, as well as those under preparation.

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1 D. List of maritime strategies at regional and national level, as well as those under preparation. Activity Title of the official concerned document Responsible body / level Maritime strategy concerned Publishing date URL Objective (max 150 words) All Towards sustainable coastal management in Spain (Hacia una gestión sostenible del litoral español) communication All Estrategia para la Sostenibilidad de la Costa All Environment Protection ( Ley de protección del medio marino Bill 121/000059, 12th of March 2010 Law on (Law 23/84, of 25 June 1984, Culture, B.O.E. No. 153) multiannual strategic plan for aquaculture national Plan (ACUPLAN) ICZM 2005 roadmap for sustainable coastal management, calling for a national coastal management plan, following the EU Recommendation on Integrated Zone Management of 2002 national ICZM strategy 2007 link To ccarry out the Strategy for Sustainability To generate a new model of economic development of certain coastal areas, a new model of coordination and collaboration between actors and institutions. MSFD 2010 To develop a strategy for protecting the maritime environment To promote sustainable development of the Spanish aquaculture To contribute to economic and social development of rural and coastal areas where aquaculture is a possibility To encourage natural resources protection and environmental conservation value. the Plan includes a total of 37 strategic actions framed in eight lines and four strategic objectives.

2 Spanish White Book Strategic Plan for Spanish Strategy for the Sustainable Development of Spanish aquaculture (EDSAE) Law of the Coasts (Law 22/88, of 28 June) Tourism National and Integral Tourism Plan Carbon storage the 40/2010 Act of 29 December Water management The 1999 Water Law reform National transposition of the European carbon capture and storage directive (EU 2009/31/CE) 1999 To define the role of water markets, promotion of desalination and privately financed water projects. Plan Nacional de Adaptacion al Cambio Climatico (PNACC)( national plan for adaptation to climate change)

3 communication document entitled Hacia una gestión sostenible del litoral español ( Towards sustainable coastal management in Spain ) National Strategy for Sustainable Management Andalusian Strategy for the Adaptation to Climate Change Andalusian Action Plan Andalusian Action Plan Mitigation Adaptation Operational Programme for Andalucía Basque plan to combat climate change for the period (Pais Vasco) Asturias mitigation and adaptation strategy 2007 Reg 2008

4 Yachting marinas and el Plan de ordenación del litoral catalán contempla para el periodo Tourism Ocean renewable energy The Tourism Plan Horizon Renewable Energy Plan Inter-Ministry Committee for Tourism (Comisión Interministerial de Turismo) 2011 establish pilot marine wind farms and the installation of MW in the territorial sea by 2010 (or MW by 2020) Ocean renewable energy Royal Decree 1/ Suspend all feed-in tariffs for new installations of renewables due to the financial crisis Mineral mining Regalía principal arrangement state Mineral mining Mining Law of July 21, 1973, Mineral mining Hydrocarbon Law of October 7, 1998 the Hydrocarbons Act State Direccion general de politica energetica y minas State Direccion general de politica energetica y minas

5 Mineral mining Royal Decree-Law 949/2001 of August Mineral mining Royal Decree no. 1434/2002 of December 27 ( Royal Decree 1434/ biotechnology National Scientific Research, Development and Technological Innovation Plan ( /+2012) (National R&D&I Plan ) Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation & Spanish National Strategy for Science and Technology (ENCYT) 2008 The Plan sets up 4 main Strategic Areas: Area 1: Development of Scientific and Technological Knowledge and Capacities Area 2: Promotion of Cooperation in RTD Area 3: Sectoral Development and Technological Innovation Area 4: Strategic Actions In addition the Plan also sets up 6 Instrumental Action Lines to implement these Strategic Areas which are develop through different Programmes and a number of Sub-programmes. One of the Strategic Actions is focussed on Biotechnology, though no specific reference is made to marine biotechnology in it. As to the Programmes and Sub-programmes of the National R&D&I Plan, none of them make reference to marine research but the Plan is open to this research community since it follows a bottom-up approach. Successful marine projects/initiatives are supported through different programmes and sub-programs of the National R&D&I Plan, including the Strategic Area on Biotechnology.