On the 4th of December 2020, the German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) published the initiation of the site investigation of the sites N-9.1, N-9.2, N-9.3, N-9.4, N-10.1 and N-10.2 in the North Sea Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) for offshore wind farms. The sites… Read More »Publication of investigation frameworks for offshore sites
The German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has received numerous comments on the draft Site Development Plan 2020 and on the environmental reports (North Sea and Baltic Sea). These comments have now been published on the BSH website. In addition to the comments, the… Read More »Comments and expert reports on the draft and environmental reports published as part of the update of the Site Development Plan 2020
The German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has received several comments on the draft maritime spatial plan and on the environmental reports. These comments have now been published on the BSH website. On the 24th and 25th of November 2020 a hearing will take… Read More »Comments on the draft plan and environmental reports published as part of the revision of the maritime spatial plans
The German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) scheduled a national discussion round on the draft maritime spatial plans in the German Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of the North Sea and Baltic Sea on the 24th and 25th of November 2020 (see public announcement from… Read More »National discussion on the draft of the revised maritime spatial plan in the German Exclusive Economic Zone of the North and Baltic Seas scheduled for the 24th and 25th of November 2020
The German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) participated in another meeting of the informal shipping group in the North Sea on the 14th of October 2020. The participants of the fifth meeting of this group were from Belgium, Denmark, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Norway… Read More »International exchange in the informal shipping group for the North Sea
On the 30th of September 2020, a bilateral meeting took place between the Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Community (BMI), the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) and colleagues from the competent authorities for maritime spatial planning in Poland. Both sides presented at… Read More »Bilateral exchange with Poland
The German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has published today the draft maritime spatial plan for the German Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in the North Sea and Baltic Sea as well as the environmental reports. The documents are based on the results of the… Read More »Publication of the draft maritime spatial plan and the draft environmental reports
On the 15th of September 2020, the German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) invited to the 9th meeting of the Scientific Advisory Board for the revision of the maritime spatial plans for the German Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). The meeting was organized as an… Read More »Meeting of the Scientific Advisory Board for the revision of the maritime spatial plans for the German Exclusive Economic Zone, 15th September 2020
On the 17th of September 2020, the German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) defined the investigation framework for the strategic environmental assessment for the revision of the maritime spatial plans in the German exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the North Sea and Baltic Sea.… Read More »Definition of the investigation framework
The maritime spatial plans in the German Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of the North and Baltic Seas are currently revised by the German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH). In recent months, after the national and international participation, progress on the draft plans has been… Read More »Current status of the revision of the maritime spatial plans