Maritime Affairs
The European Atlas of the Seas is an easy and fun way for professionals, students and anyone interested to learn more about Europe's seas and coasts, their environment, related human activities and European policies. It was developed to raise awareness of Europe's oceans and seas, in the context of the EU's integrated maritime policy. The atlas offers a remarkably diverse range of information about Europe's seas, for example:
The atlas exists in English, French and German.
The Maritime Spatial Planning layer has been updated with the addition of a new project, SIMCelt, It is a cross-border project involving partners from the UK, Ireland and France.It aims to support cooperation between Member States on the
implementation of the Maritime Spatial Planning Directive in the Celtic
Seas.
Maritime Spatial Planning is about planning when and where human activities take place at sea – to ensure these are as efficient and sustainable as possible. Maritime spatial planning involves stakeholders in a transparent way in the planning of maritime activities.
The 2 maps on maritime traffic by port have been updated with 2011 and 2012 data from Eurostat.
See it on-line:
Aquaculture
Coastal tourism
Blue biotechnology
Ocean energy
Seabed mining