The preparation of the maritime spatial plan for the German exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the North Sea and Baltic Sea from 2019 to 2021 was supported by a scientific advisory board. As set out in the draft decree for the maritime spatial plan (2021),… Read More »First meeting of the Scientific Advisory Board for the evaluation of the maritime spatial plan (EEZ)
On 30 June 2025, the BSH defined the investigation framework for the preliminary investigations of sites for offshore wind farms. Sites N-9.5 and N-12.6 are defined as sites for offshore wind energy in the Site Development Plan dated 30 January 2025 and put out to… Read More »BSH publishes investigation framework for offshore sites
The Scottish Government (Directorate Energy & Environment, Planning, Architecture & Regeneration) has launched the cross-border participation for the Scottish Updated Sectoral Marine Plan for Offshore Wind Energy and published the draft of the Sectoral Marine Plan, the environmental report, and further documents. The announcement and… Read More »BSH announcement: Transboundary consultation of the Scottish Updated Sectoral Marine Plan for Offshore Wind Energy – draft of the Sectoral Marine Plan, environmental report, and further documents
On 10 June, representatives from the maritime spatial planning ministries and authorities of countries around the greater North Seas Region attended an online meeting of the North Seas MSP Collaboration Group. The North Seas MSP Collaboration Group has been meeting regularly—three to four times per… Read More »Meeting of the North Seas MSP Collaboration Group
France is in the process of updating its maritime spatial plans, and is now revising the ‘stratégie maritime de façade’ for the four metropolitan maritime regions: Eastern Channel-North Sea, North Atlantic Western Channel, South Atlantic and Mediterranean maritime regions.Under the MSFD, the ‘stratégie maritime de… Read More »Revision of the French maritime spatial plans
The Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management is consulting on the partial revision of the North Sea Programme 2022-2027 and the environmental reports in accordance with the Convention on environmental impact assessment in a transboundary context (Espoo-Convention) with the opportunity to submit comments by… Read More »BSH announcement: Transboundary consultation of the partial revision of the Dutch North Sea Programme 2022-2027 and the environmental reports
The Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie, BSH) today announced the decision on the new route of the grid connection systems NOR-11-1, NOR-11-2, NOR-12-1, NOR-12-2 and NOR-13-1 with the approval of the Marinekommando. The BSH decision, the report of the transmission… Read More »Site Development Plan 2025: Decision on the route of the offshore grid connection systems NOR-11-1, NOR-11-2, NOR-12-1, NOR-12-2 and NOR-13-1
On 26 and 27 June, the 16th German Nature Conservation Law Conference will be held at the University of Hamburg. This year’s focus is on “Marine Nature Conservation Law”Further information is available here [link: https://www.jura.uni-hamburg.de/die-fakultaet/professuren/proelss/aktuelles/2025-04-16.html (in German).
The Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie, BSH) has conditionally defined the routes for the offshore grid connection systems NOR-11-1, NOR-11-2, NOR-12-1, NOR-12-2 and NOR-13-1 in the site development plan 2025 (Flächenentwicklungsplan 2025, FEP 2025). In order to rule out any… Read More »Site development plan 2025 – Conditional determination of cable routes to bypass the Artillerieschießgebiet Nordsee: Publication of the transmission system operators’ report
The Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management (SwAM) submitted the amended Swedish marine spatial plans to the government for decision. The amendments concern designations for offshore wind energy due to a decision by the Swedish government on wind energy and defence interests in November… Read More »Information on amendments to the Swedish Marine Spatial Plans