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The 2016 FORUM

Of Marine Protected Areas In the Mediterranean

Tangier, Morocco 28 Nov-1 Dec 2016

LIFE+ INDEMARES PROJECT

A breakthrough marine protection

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Project Goals

To complete the marine Natura 2000 Network in Spain, through the scientific and social knowledge

To provide management and monitoring guidelines for each proposed areas.

To contribute on updating the Habitats and Birds Directives and regional convention annexes

To promote the participation of all involved parties

To raise civil society awareness, putting in value our marine richness, and

learning about socioeconomic impacts

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Basic Project

Areas studied to be protected:

• 10 proposed Sites of Community Importance (pSCI): 4,4 M ha • 39 Special Protection Areas (SPA): 4,9 M ha

Timescale: from January 1st 2009 to December 31st 2013

Budget: total budget of 15,4 Million Euros

50% European Commission co-financing

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Studied areas

Baseline information: 49 marine areas identified.

Biogeographic representation:

Atlantic region: 3 new areas studied Mediterranean region: 5 new areas studied Macaronesian region: 2 new areas studied

European Directives representation of the habitats and species:

• Deep habitats and pelagic species

• 39 Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas

Offshore areas (just one area declared at that moment)

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Partners of the Project

Broad participatory approach, including the most relevant research,management and conservation institutions in marine environment:

Public Administration• Agriculture, Food and Environment Affairs Ministry (MAGRAMA)

Scientific Institutions:• Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO)• Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC)…

ONGs:• ALNITAK, CEMMA, SECAC• SEO BirdLife• OCEANA• WWF-Spain

EUROPEAN COMMISSION

+ Sea users

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Habitat studies

Marine habitat studies require very specific methodology: oceanographic, bathymetric, biological, geomorphologic, …

N2000 habitats studied: reefs, posidonia beds, sandbanks, submarine structures formed by leaking gases, sea caves…

OSPAR habitats studied: coral gardens, cold water reefs, seamounts, oceanic ridges, sea-pen and burrowing megafauna communities…

TRINEO

FOTOGRAVIMETRICO

ROCK DREDGE

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©IEO

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Pelagic species studies

Oceanographic campaigns• Visual and acoustic census • Telemetry• Molecular analysis• Spatial distribution• Abundance studies

Cetaceans and sea turtles. Natura 2000. Bottlenose dolphin(Tursiops truncatus)Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena)Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta)

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Seabirds studies

1. Oceanographic Campaigns:

• General visual census

• Specific visual census

2. Remote Monitoring (satellite

transmitters, GPS)

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Awareness and participating process

Participation in more than 100 conferences and congresses and public events Networking

Fishing training plan to reduce sea turtle bycatch

Seminars undertaken with economic sectors, local partners and public institutions

Making agreed management plans for these new marine Natura 2000 areas

INDEMARES Products

10 Monographs: INDEMARES Areas and the SAC “El Cachucho”

Publication in Natura 2000 Network in Spain

Information Panels

INDEMARES: the film

SPA Leaflet, Layman Report

Scientific articles and publications

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10 proposed marine SCIs: 4.445.711,97 ha(9 already SCI, 1 still pSCI)

Designations as SACs in progress 39 marine SPA approved : 4.922.249,26 ha

Results Achieved

Over 120 oceanographic campaigns (benthos, pelagic species and seabirds): huge knowledge

Scientific consensus: Natura 2000 marine habitats description

Civil society consensus: agreed guidelines for management plans

Socio-economic actors awareness of impacts: fisheries, transport, tourism

Towards the compliance with the Convention on Biological Diversity

> 8% Spanish Marine Waters Protected

Marine Natura 2000 Network declaration

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Further Informationhttp://indemares.es/en

http://www.magrama.gob.es/en/

http://www.magrama.gob.es/en/