MarSP project intends to reinforce the Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP) processes in the three EU Macaronesian Archipelagos - Azores, Madeira and Canary Islands. MarSP aims to assists the competent authorities of Portugal (Azores and Madeira) and Spain (Canary Islands) on promoting the development of operative mechanisms of MSP until 2021. Aligned with the European MSP Directive 2014/89/EU and EASME call for MSP Cross-Border cooperation for outermost regions, MarSP will focus in the cooperation of the three regions of Macaronesia to ensure a coherent and coordinated MSP process, taking into account the transnational issues. MarSP aimed to (1) develop concrete actions for the Member States, to build the necessary capacities and tools to apply the MSP Directive in the Macaronesian region, including mechanisms for cross-border cooperation and (2) to strengthen the Macaronesia position in the international governance context, since the maritime areas present a high demand from several Blue Growth sectors.
5956275 (DRAM Azores Gov.)
European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) via a subcontract with the DRAM Azores Government
18/10/2019 to 22/11/2019
We lead the compilation and organization of the existing georeferenced datasets of the marine ecosystem of the Azores including information on the main human activities. These datasets contributed to the MarSP Deliverable D.3.5 Spatial distribution maps of species, habitats and impacts.
Departamento de Oceanografia e Pescas
Rua Prof. Doutor Frederico Machado, 4
9901-862 Horta, Portugal