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OCEAN METISS PROJECT

Maritime Spatial Planning In the South-Western Indian Ocean Basin

KICK-OFF MEETING BRUSSELS, 6-7th of February, 2018

FOR THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF MARITIME ECONOMY IN THE SWIO BASIN

Photo credits ; Réunion Première, Ile de la Réunion Tourisme, FranceTVInfo, Pinterest, IPReunion, IRD

AREA OF INTEREST

La Réunion (France) Mauritius Seychelles Comoros

Existing projects or projects in progress Planned projects

TAAF (France)

PROJECT BACKGROUND

• Area of 72 million km²
• Mostly insular states, highly dependent on maritime / blue economy
• Not yet considered as a particular sea basin area according to the EU (part of the

Outermost Regions Basin)

• Spatially puzzled MSP initiatives with various objectives (conservation, economic

development...)

• Highly exposed to natural and ecological risks
• Besides the « traditional » activities (fishery, aquaculture, coastal tourism…) new

emerging activities with a great economic potential might be developped

• Rich biodiversity to be preserved
• MSP EU directive is partially transposed in France → shared attributions between

competent authorities

• Parallelly, France is working on the Strategic Document of the

Sea Basin (DSBM)

THE PROJECT LIFECYCLE / GOALS

Definition of indicators, data collection and analysis

Complete, integrated status report

Completion of data, activity mapping, inventory of planned / ongoing projects Inventory on ressources and needs, prospective studies, trade off analysis... SWOT : Horizontal matrix

• n threaths, risks

and conflicts of use / Analysis of legal background

Evaluation of development potentials New, strategic cross- sectoral planning tool

Might influence public policies to create a sustainable, integrated, long-term strategy for the SWIO Basin

Identification / realisation of new projects

IMPLEMENTATION SCALE

• Actions are going to be implemented integrating three main maritime

areas :

Onshore zone and territorial waters Contiguous zone

Monitoring actions by the French State

Proximity scale Medium scale Large scale

French EEZ International waters

Territorial / contigous zones and EEZ of surrounding Island States

0-12 nm

12-22 nm Max 200 nm

PROJECT COMPONENTS

Structuration of the actions around three main components :

COMPONENT 2 Management and coordination

COMPONENT 1 Support to develop MSP COMPONENT 3 Communication and dissemination Situation analysis and strategy for the sustainable development of the basin Data collection and sharing Analysis of related legal framework Status report (ongoing projects, database analysis...) Dedicated project website (and extranet) Informative booklet International mid- term conference Opening and closing conference

(presentation of goals and project achievements)

PROJECT STRUCTURE AND GOVERNANCE

THE OCEAN METISS CONSORTIUM

Région Réunion

Project Coordinator

Project Coordination / Management Team SEAS OI PLATFORM

GIS

SGAR (French State Representative)

Team of project referent and associated experts (coordination) LOCAL DECENTRALISED INSTITUTIONS DMSOI, DEAL, DRRT...

University of Réunion

Team of Researchers of 3 LAB (ENTROPIE + ESPACE DEV + CRJ ) 3 post-doctoral researchers and 1 geomatics engineer

France

Indian Ocean Commission / Technical support

France Comoros Seychelles Madagascar Mauritius Local experts and stakeholders

• Coordination with other EU funded projects (ERDF/

INTERREG / EDF)

• Grand Observatory of the Indian Ocean (G2OI)
• IOC Energies
• Biodiversity
• SMARTFISH
• MASE...

Implication of local stakeholders in WG sessions

Links & networking with

• ther MSP Projects

Australia Tanzania South Africa US (California)

Sectoral Working Group 1 Biodiversity / Écosystème / Energy

Coordination / Animation - IOC

Sectoral Working Group 2 Sustainable development of economic activities

Coordination / Animation – Région Réunion

Sectoral Working Group 3 Reseach and innovation

Coordination / Animation – SGAR + University of Réunion

Cross-sectoral Working Group 4 – Legal and Societal Environment

Coordination/ Animation : Région Réunion + SGAR + University of Réunion

Cross-sectoral Working Group 5 – Risks, Threats and Conflicts of Use

Coordination/ Animation : Région Réunion + SGAR + University of Réunion

Cross-sectoral Working Group 6 – Cooperation and Networks

Coordination/ Animation : Région Réunion + SGAR + University of Réunion

MONITORING COMMITTEE

3 to 4 sessions / year Treats technical ans scientific issues identified by sectoral / cross-sectoral working groups. Gives technical and scientific notice upstream needed for strategic issues Members : WG coordinators, relevant experts / staff of consortium members, Post-doc. researchers, other stakeholders if necessary

STEERING COMMITTEE

1-2 sessions / year Strategic decisions (based on technical and scientific notice issued by the monitoring committee Members : Prefect of the Réunion / SGAR, President or VP of the Regional Council, President or VP of the University of Réunion, EASME, EU Commission Representative.

Identification and transmission of sectoral issues to the Monitoring Committee. The Monitoring Committee may rely on WG members and experts for further technical expertise

DIGITAL WORKSPACE

Common Workspace

Working documents and session reports are to be published in the common workspace

Dedicated project website

• Publication
• f strategic

decisions

• Publication
• f WG

Session results

• General

informations

• n the

project

• Discussion

Forums

WORK PACKAGES

WP 1 - Biodiversity – Ecosystems - Energy

Sectoral WG - Coordinated / Animated by the IOC

• Working sessions held

alternately in Mauritius and Réunion

• Actions implemented under

the present WP are highly based on results and best practices deriving from past and on-going projects co- funded by other EU funds.

Main steps :

➢

Collecting and assembling raw data to describe the biophysical system

➢

Mapping and analysing habitats, species distribution, and key biophysical processes

➢

Identifying different species (fish resources, fish migration tracking, sea mammal population…)

Examples :

➢

Relation between fish stock variation and sea temperature

➢

Research studies on sea mounts biodiversity

➢

Identification of renewable energy stocks and exploitable mineral resources

Expected results :

➢

Precision and completion of existing dataset

➢

Implementation of a new and efficient measure system allowing to estimate potentials for a sustainable, ecosysteme-based economic development – links with MAES EU OR Projects (MOVE, ECOPOTENTIAL...)

➢

Setting up action plans for the conservation of the marine and coastal biodiversity

➢

Identification of the potential of emerging activities (renewable energies, sea mine ressources…)

➢

Identification of threats, risks and conflicts of use to be treated under WP 5

WP 2 - Sustainable Development of Blue Economy

Sectoral WG - Coordinated / Animated by the Région Réunion

• Vaste field of activities are

concerned (shark risk management, touristic activities lagoon and coral reef environment, fishing…)

• Links are to be established

by the WP 1 (impacts, conflicts of use…)

• In coherence with the

foundation of the « Blue Institute » gathering all local stakeholders of blue economy issues.

Main goal : identification and enhancement of economic activities :

➢

Economic development of fisheries, sustainable management of fish resources

➢

Development of the aquaculture sector (research actions, activity and dite improvement…)

➢

Development of tourism – sea resort and leisure activities, shark risk management, ecotourism

➢

Connectivity between the islands (maritime trafic, cruises, related portuary facilities, shipbuilding industry, digital connectivity…)

➢

Identification end exploitation of renewable energies, seabed mining resources, circular economy...

Expected results :

➢

Complete mapping and analysis of the current economic activities

➢

Analysis of the economic and human potential to improve the economic efficiency of the current and the emerging activities

➢

Analysis of the existing infrastructure, capacities, and improvement needs and

• pportunities

➢

Setting up a strategy for attribution of new exploitation zones (for exemple RME)

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Propositions for the creation of pilot sites and enhancement of new pilot projects

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Preparation of an upgraded inventory of coastal zones and prospective studies on development potentials

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Identification of threats, risks and conflicts of use to be treated under WP 5

WP 3 - Research and innovation

Sectoral WG - Coordinated / Animated by the SGAR / DRRT, and the University

• Main goal : boosting the

dynamics of applied research activities, contributing to an integrated and sustainable economic développement

• Keywords : Innovation,

implementation, monitoring, adaptation

• Cross-cutting WP beetween

WP1 and WP2, oriented towards implementation.

Specific issues to be treated :

➢

Maritime resources (fish resources, mining resources, resources for

biotechnological and other use, renewable energies…)

➢

Ecosystem and biodiversity

➢

Detection and monitoring of sea and coastal pollution sources, monitoring of fish resources by remote imagery

➢

Modeling of the marine environment (in particular ressource stocks)

➢

Creation of basic and applied research initiatives

➢

Data and evidence sharing (via interoperable data sharing portals → PEIGEO project)

➢

Economic and tourism development

➢

Identification of new possibilities of specific and innovative business activities

➢

Studies on circular economy potentials

Expected results :

➢

Complete and integrated inventory of maritime and coastal resources

➢

Development of innovative tools for the integrated management of coastal zone protection and planning

➢

Assessment of pollution sources and other health risks

➢

Identification of threats, risks and conflicts of use to be treated under WP 5

WP 4 - Legal and societal environment

Cross-sectoral WG - Coordinated / Animated jointly by the Consortium members

• Treating all legal, geopolitical

and societal issues in order to identify real needs,

• pportunities and legal gaps.
• Results might influence

national, regional and international public policies and decision-making processes

Specific issues to be treated :

➢

Legal and geopolitical issues :

➢

Analyse of the international agreements and their impacts on local and regional economies

➢

Drawing a clear geographical demarcation of EEZ and inventory on national / international stakeholders with interests on exploitation

➢

Analyse the impacts of different political events on local economies and ecosystems (BREXIT…)

➢

Analyse of national and EU legislation such as public policies related to blue economy issues, identifying regulation gaps.

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Societal issues :

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Identification of new emerging profession and training needs in order to reduce unemployment rate

➢

Identification of initial and vocational training and higher education opportunities

Expected results :

➢

Elaboration of a horizontal study on the legal environment pointing out legal constraints and regulatory gaps

➢

Setting up of short, mid-term and long-term scenario proposals for economic development regarding geopolitical and legal environment and constraints

➢

Setting up a status report on actual professional offers, needs and training facilities and an action plan on the improvement possibilities.

WP 5 - Risks, threats and conflicts of use

Cross-sectoral WG - Coordinated / Animated jointly by the Consortium members Results of this WP will be highly contributive and complementary to the strategic framework of the French Overseas Maritime Council

Specific issues to be treated :

➢

Seashore tourism vs biodiversity

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Ecological footprint of human activities

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Insularity issues (limited market, connectivity…)

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Shark risk management

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Water quality control, monitoring and management

➢

Illegal fishing and overfishing

➢

Seamount resources (mining or biodiversity)

➢

Natural risks

Expected results :

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Elaboration of a horizontal study and mapping about the possible activity interactions evaluating the probability of risks / conflicts of use (in coherence of other planning documents such as SMVM)

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Elaboration of an inventory of existing specific intervention possibilities and processes against risks / threats on maritime and coastal environment - zonation of a spatial arrangement of activities at sea/coast (with SeaSketch)

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Setting up a an efficient and high accuracy natural disaster monitoring system (remote sensing facilities, synergy with RENOVRISK project…)

➢ ➢

Setting up an action plan on risk management and prevention issues

WG 6 - Cooperation and networks

Cross-sectoral WP - Coordinated / Animated jointly by the Consortium members Complementary WP dealing with the transboundary issues of the SWIO Basin, playing an especially strategic role in the project

Planned actions under WP 6

➢

Identification of common issues and project synergies that may promote international partnerships, networks, exchanges and new project initiatives (identification of local stakeholders…)

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Awareness -raising and mediation / communication actions on problems and issues with transboundary impacts (including diplomacy and geopolitical conflicts and constraints)

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Support to channel organisation and networking, also pooling of resources on regional / international level

Expected results :

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New cooperative actions based on the achievements of the OM project and / or related to the treated issues

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Creation of new regional / international networks

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Creation of a pool of resources (human, technical, scientific...)

LONG TERM SUSTAINIBILITY OF THE PROJECT AND ITS ACTIONS

Expected outputs of the project

• 1. Multi-objectives integrated MSP and project website

➢ Establishment of a basic support for MSP and definition of a strategic document and the guidelines for an integrated economic development of the SWIO Basin ➢ Become a reliable informational support for researchers and other public/private stakeholders in future decision-making processes

• 2. Creation of international networks and a mutualised pool of human, technical and

scientific resources

➢ Allowing the implementation of new project initiatives

• 3. Continuation and development of new projects entitled for further EU funding

➢ Within the framework of external / internal policies (EDF / ERDF) ➢ That may benefit of the new and improved databases ➢ And that can rely on improved capacities (technical facilities, human resources…)

• 4. Eventually mainenance of the project management structure for further related

projects

• 5. Improved capacities will allow to ensure a higher performance and data

acquisition and treatment

➢ Resulting in the regular update of connected databases

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION !

CONTACTS : Mme Séverine NIRLO

Deputy General Director for Economy and Enterprises Regional Council of Réunion Island severine.nirlo@cr-reunion.fr

Mme Anna SZEGVARI-MAS

Project coordinator « Océan Métiss » Regional Council of Réunion Island anna.szegvari-mas@cr-reunion.fr