Marijke de Boer

• Elusive Marine Mammals Explored - Charting under-recorded areas to study the abundance and distribution of cetaceans using Multi-Method approaches and Platforms of Opportunity.
• Cetaceans observed in Suriname and adjacent waters
• New records of whale shark (Rhincodon typus), giant manta ray (Manta birostris) and Chilean devil ray (Mobula tarapacana) for Suriname
• Observations of pelagic seabirds in the waters offshore Suriname, May - July 2012
• First documented record of Common Swift Apus apus for Surinam and South America
• Observation of a humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae with calf in the shallow coastal waters of Suriname

Tomas Willems

• An ecosystem approach to fisheries management: The Atlantic seabob shrimp (Xiphopenaeus kroyeri) in Suriname
• Trophic ecology of Atlantic seabob shrimp Xiphopenaeus kroyeri: Intertidal benthic microalgae support the subtidal food web off Suriname
• By-catch of rays in the trawl fishery for Atlantic seabob shrimp Xiphopenaeus kroyeri in Suriname: How effective are TEDs and BRDs?
• An ecosystem approach to fisheries: the seabob shrimp in Surinam
• Preliminary assessment of ray bycatch in the Surinam seabob fishery 
• Offshore surprises: new at-sea bird records for Suriname (2013-2015)

On this page you will find links to databases that contain data relevant to the Marine Spatial Planning Process. In the future this will include a database with data related specifically to the EEZ of Suriname.

OBIS Seamap, Ocean Biogeographic Information System Spatial Ecological Analysis of Megavertebrate Populations, is a spatially referenced online database, aggregating marine mammal, seabird, sea turtle and ray & shark observation data from across the globe is a database maintained by Duke University. This link refers to a dataset from French Guiana.

OBSENMER is a collaboration of 34 institutions to map citizen science observation at sea. French Guiana is also entering data in this tool, and the intention is to use this also for observations in Suriname. 

The Conservation Planning Database contains currently 163 peer-reviewed papers on 155 marine systematic conservation planning exercises from around the world.

On this page we provide links to online resources related to marine spatial planning or marine science:

1. Marine Ecosystems and Management (MEAM) list of training opportunities UNEP ocean data provide resources for marine spatial planning, education, environmental impact assessment, etc.
2. The Report of the Workshop "Marine Spatial Planning and Decision Support Systems in the Wider Caribbean" which was held last 5 November 2017 in Merida, as a special session of the GCFI 70^th Annual Meeting.
3. In the solutions section of the Panorama solutions for a healthy planet website there is a tool that shows the interrelationship between the different tools used for effective marine zoning. For more interesting solutions look in the marine and coastal section of this inspiring solution-seeking website.
4. On the website of the Unesco International Ocean Committee (IOC) there is a whole section dedicated to marine spatial planning (MSP). The status of these processes in the world as well as training materials can be found here.
5. Please check out the World Database on Protected Areas for information on Marine Protection worldwide.
6. These days no ocean subject can be discussed without saying something about ocean litter. Please check out the following link for the Global Partnership on Marine Litter Caribbean hub.

On the European MSP Platform you can find many links to MSP projects in Europe, but also to projects around the globe from a study performed by UNEP-WCMC. We have provided some of the links to projects around the world below:

New Zealand (Hauraki Gulf)

• Hauraki Gulf Marine Spatial Plan
• New Zealand (Hauraki Gulf) Marine Spatial Planning Programme
• Sea Change
• Australia (Bioregions) Marine Spatial Planning Programme
• Australian Government Marine Bioregional Plans
• Marine Bioregional Planning: a new focus for Australia's marine planning (pdf brochure)
• Australia (Great Barrier Reef) Marine Spatial Planning Programme
• Great Barrier Reef Outlook Report 2014
• Reef 2050 Long-Term Sustainability Plan (pdf)
  

Auckland Council

• Governing the Gulf: Giving effect to the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park Act through Policies and Plans (pdf)

Washington Pacific Coastal-Marine

• Preliminary Draft Marine Spatial Plan for Washington’s Pacific Coast (pdf)
• Draft Marine Spatial Plan for Washington's Pacific Coast (pdf)
• Washington Marine Spatial Planning: Projects and Resources
• Washington Marine Spatial Planning

Marino del Pacífico

• Corredor Marino del Pacífico Este Tropical
• Eastern Tropical Pacific Marine Corridor_CMAR (pdf)
• SINAC: NFORME CONSOLIDADO DE SEGUIMIENTO DE PROYECTOS DE COOPERACION EN EJECUCION, I SEMESTRE (pdf)
• MarViva: Ordenamiento Espacial Marino

Global Environment Facility (GEF)

• http://www.thegef.org/project/integrated-management-marine-and-coastal-resources-puntarenas
• https://www.thegef.org/sites/default/files/project_documents/Project%2520Document%2520for%2520WP%2520part1.doc
• System of Coastal-Marine Protected Areas (2010-2014): https://www.thegef.org/project/inter-jurisdictional-system-coastal-marine-protected-areas-iscmpaInter-jurisdictional
• Fundación Patagonia Natural: http://www.patagonianatural.org/proyectos
• Consolidation and Implementation of the Patagonia Coastal Zone Management Programme for Biodiversity Conservation (1999-2009): https://www.thegef.org/project/consolidation-and-implementation-patagonia-coastal-zone-management-programme-biodiversity 
• Patagonian Coastal Zone Management Plan (1993-1996/97): https://www.thegef.org/project/patagonian-coastal-zone-management-plan

Turkey

• http://ec.europa.eu/maritimeaffairs/documentation/studies/documents/turkey_01_en.pdf
• https://erc.undp.org/evaluation/documents/download/8411" 

Bay of Samana

• https://vimeo.com/44409775
• http://nsgd.gso.uri.edu/flsgp/flsgpw12004/data/papers/65-25.pdf
• http://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PA00JJC4.pdf

Gulf of California - Mexico

• http://bluesolutions.info/integrated-msp-for-a-biological-corridor-in-the-northern-gulf-of-california-mexico/
• https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259578584_Ecosystem-Based_Fisheries_Management_of_a_Biological_Corridor_Along_the_Northern_Sonora_Coastline_NE_Gulf_of_California
• http://www.cedo.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/CEDO-FUNDRAISING-booklet-03282017-UPDATED-FINAL.pdf

Coral Triangle

• http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/08920753.2014.877768
• CTI RPOA available at: http://www.coraltriangleinitiative.org/sites/default/files/resources/CTI-CFF%20Regional%20Plan%20Of%20Action%20(RPOA)%20.pdf
• Country plans available at:http://www.coraltriangleinitiative.org/resource_by_type/61

Pacific Ocean

• http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.549.6320&rep=rep1&type=pdf

Saint Lucia

• http://www.smma.org.lc/context/
• http://www.smma.org.lc/Public/Case%20Studies/SMMA%20Case%20Study.pdf
• http://www.smma.org.lc/Public/Conception/1994%20SMMA%20Management%20Plan.pdf

Belize

• http://www.coastalzonebelize.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/DRAFT%20BELIZE%20Integrated%20Coastal%20Zone%20Management%20Plan%20_MAY%2020.pdf
• http://www.coastalzonebelize.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/BELIZE-Integrated-Coastal-Zone-Management-Plan.pdf

Colombia

• http://www.fao.org/fishery/rfb/recofi/en#Org-OrgsInvolved
• http://www.minambiente.gov.co/images/normativa/decretos/2013/dec_1120_2013.pdf
• https://www.cbd.int/doc/meetings/mar/mcbem-2014-04/other/mcbem-2014-04-co-5-en.pdf
• http://www.minambiente.gov.co/images/normativa/decretos/2013/dec_1120_2013.pdf

North Pacific Coast

• http://mappocean.org/

Canada

• http://msp.ioc-unesco.org/world-applications/americas/canada/pacific-coast/
• http://mappocean.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/raf_mapp_v2.22_web.pdf
• http://data.nodc.noaa.gov/coris/library/NOAA/CRCP/other/grants/NA09NOS4190173/Puerto_Rico/PR_TNC_Cabo_Rojo_Conservation_Plan.pdf
• http://data.nodc.noaa.gov/coris/library/NOAA/CRCP/other/grants/NA09NOS4190173/Puerto_Rico/PR_TNC_Cabo_Rojo_Tech_Rept.pdf

Raja Ampat island

• http://birdsheadseascape.com/download/fact-sheets/Raja%20Ampat%20MPA%20Network%20Fact%20Sheet%202012.pdf
• https://www.conservationgateway.org/Documents/Agostini%20etal12_Raja%20Ampat%20Zoning%20REPORT.pdf
• http://www.coraltriangleinitiative.org/news/local-communities-raja-ampat-embrace-mpa-zoning-plan

WWF Malaysia, Semporna Island

• http://www.wwf.org.my/?21925/Malaysias-First-Marine-Spatial-Plan-Proceeds-to-Public-Consultation
• http://eascongress.pemsea.org/sites/default/files/file_attach/PPT-06-S2W3-MoniqueSumampouw.pdf
• http://www.theborneopost.com/2015/06/04/malaysias-first-marine-spatial-plan-in-semporna/

Philippines

• http://iwlearn.net/publications/misc/presentation/integrated-coastal-management-icm-revitalizing-the-coasts-and-oceans-program-in-the-philippines
• https://www.scribd.com/document/32869826/Coastal-Land-and-Sea-Use-Zoning-Plan-of-the-Province-of-Bataan
• http://pemsea.org/news/bataan-coastal-land-and-sea-use-zoning-plan-published

Bataan province

• https://www.scribd.com/document/32869826/Coastal-Land-and-Sea-Use-Zoning-Plan-of-the-Province-of-Bataan

Vietnam

• https://www.scribd.com/document/6609260/ICZM-in-Vietnam-Strategy-Orientation
• http://vasi.gov.vn/trang-chu-vi.aspx
• http://daln.gov.vn/en/ac130a924/integrated-coastal-zone-management-strategy-iczm-of-vietnam-to-2020-vision-toward-2030-announcement-and-implementation.html
• http://www.monre.gov.vn/wps/portal/news/!ut/p/c5/dclJDoIwFADQs3AA87-EQlwWE4pMCq0EuiENQcIggwNBTq8XMG_5QMLPoJamVq9mHFQPGUizODLqGlaAyFJqIuU8Pp8sT0eGkIO0_r5vgIAMjYK3OL4DPvkbX1ZR4uOQiaTdYj165W4zyaszizlZZ3oPB1LxlNrc9m6p2JdR5rG8J5XqSHjRifPMa0JriruPMmtNg6lT9AvxXVd4/
• https://info.undp.org/docs/pdc/Documents/VNM/Signed%20Prodoc-Wetland%20full-sized%2076965.pdf

Bontang

• http://panorama.solutions/en/solution/implementation-integrated-coastal-and-marine-spatial-planning-bontang

Primeiras Segunda

• http://www.worldwildlife.org/magazine/issues/winter-2013/articles/primeiras-e-segundas--2
• https://primeirasesegundas.net/2014/08/18/primeiras-and-segundas-the-story-from-land-to-sea/

Mozambique

• http://www.reefresilience.org/case-studies/mozambique-monitoring-reef-resilience/

National Marine Sanctuaries

• http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/about/legislation/
• http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/
• http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/library/pdfs/mbnms_fmp_2008.pdf
• http://montereybay.noaa.gov/intro/welcome.html
• http://montereybay.noaa.gov/resourcepro/ebmi/130731efh_proposal.pdf
• http://floridakeys.noaa.gov/mgmtplans/welcome.html 

Antarctic Marine living

• http://www.ccamlr.org/

Mid-Atlantic Regional

• https://www.boem.gov/Ocean-Action-Plan/
• https://www.boem.gov/Mid-Atlantic-Regional-Ocean-Action-Plan/
• https://www.boem.gov/Mid-Atlantic-Regional-Plan-Adoption-Memo/
• https://www.boem.gov/Approach-to-Mid-Atlantic-Regional-Ocean-Action-Plan/

UNESCO - China

• http://msp.ioc-unesco.org/world-applications/asia/china/

Brasil

• http://www.icmbio.gov.br/portal/apa-anhatomirim 
• http://www.icmbio.gov.br/portal/images/stories/docs-planos-de-manejo/apa_anhatomirim_pm_enc3.pdf

Pacific Ocean

• https://www.sprep.org/att/publication/000937_684.pdf 
• https://www.sprep.org/Legal/agreement-establishing-sprep 
• http://www.sprep.org/att/publication/000921_SPREPStrategicPlan2011_2015.pdf 
• https://www.sprep.org/attachments/Publications/Corporate_Documents/strategic-plan-2017-2026.pdf 
• http://www.sprep.org/pyor/reefdocs/000606_CMP.pdf

Grenadines MarSIS 

• http://www.grenadinesmarsis.com/

Mauritania-UNDP Project 

• http://www.unpei.org/sites/default/files/dmdocuments/PRODOC_3700_PartnershipsMauritania_021209%5B2%5D.pdf 
• http://www.spcsrp.org/en/mauritania

Fiji

• http://www.wcsfiji.com/Portals/82/Kubulau_EBM_Plan_2009_FINAL.pdf?ver=2010-03-16-232531-840
• Northeast Atlantic Region: http://neoceanplanning.org/
• http://neoceanplanning.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/NE-Regional-Ocean-Planning-Framework-February-2014.pdf
• http://msp.ioc-unesco.org/world-applications/americas/us/atlantic-regions/ 

Hawaii

• Plan 2006:http://www.ahamoku.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Hawaii-Ocean-Resources-Management-Plan-Hawaii-Office-of-Planning-2006.pdf
• Plan 2013:http://planning.hawaii.gov/czm/ocean-resources-management-plan-ormp/ 
• http://planning.hawaii.gov/czm/ocean-resources-management-plan-ormp/

Canada

• http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/Library/333115.pdf 
• http://msp.ioc-unesco.org/world-applications/americas/canada/essim/ 
• http://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2013/mpo-dfo/Fs97-6-3025-eng.pdf 
• http://www.mar.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/folios/00248/docs/ESSIM_Com_Workshops.pdf

Galápagos 

• http://suia.ambiente.gob.ec/documents/10179/242256/01+PLAN+DE+MANEJO+GALAPAGOS.pdf/5f23fd2f-cdf5-4555-be45-6cec04b75ff4
• http://www.galapagos.gob.ec/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2016/07/DPNG_Plan_de_Manejo_2014.pdf
• http://www.galapagos.gob.ec/nueva-zonificacion-se-elaboro-con-amplia-participacion-de-todos-los-sectores-productivos-de-galapagos/
• https://www.researchgate.net/publication/236658361_Improving_fisheries_co-management_through_ecosystem-based_spatial_management_The_Galapagos_Marine_Reserve?_sg=KL7175y4P7qkIZ6j5_m6gs67U-zDfLj4Ko-a5ox7k8tNyi5Je5XchM_pWiWGxnhQJiaV7MtjDiY_dnKT_USs9w

MarViva

• http://marviva.net/en/geoportal/ordenamiento-espacial-marino-en-el-norte-del-pacifico-colombiano

Panama

• http://www.protectedplanet.net/102252
• https://cedsapanama.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/3-estado-actual-de-los-ecosistema-marino-costeros-de-panama.pdf

Saba Bank The Caribbean Netherlands 

• http://www.dcbd.nl/sites/www.dcbd.nl/files/documents/Lundvall%25202008%2520Management%2520Plan%2520Saba%2520Bank.pdf
• https://www.cbd.int/doc/world/nl/nl-nbsap-v4-p3-en.pdf
• http://www.sabapark.org/

Seychelles - Marine Spatial Plan

• http://seymsp.com/the-initiative/

California 

• https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Conservation/Marine/MPAs/Master-Plan#31841350-2008-master-plan-for-mpas
• https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=113010&inline
• The Marine Life Protection Act Initiative: https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=113021&inline
• Sunda Asia-Pacific/Indonesia Program: http://www.reefresilience.org/wp-content/uploads/Lesser_Sunda_factsheet.pdf
• https://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/lesser-sundas.xml?redirect=https-301

Sian Ka’an 

• http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/410

Tubbataha Reef 

• http://tubbatahareef.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Management-Plan-2011.pdf
• http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/653

Ha Long Bay

• http://www.mekongtourism.org/wp-content/uploads/HL-Bay-Management-Plan-Full-English-Version-June-2010.pdf
• http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/672