The EU's Integrated Maritime Policy (IMP) aims to provide a coherent approach to maritime issues and increase coordination between different policy areas related to oceans and seas. It focuses on "blue growth" to promote economic development from maritime sectors in a sustainable manner. The IMP covers cross-cutting policies like blue growth, marine data collection, maritime spatial planning, maritime surveillance, and sea basin strategies. It seeks to maximize sustainable use of oceans while supporting sectors like aquaculture, offshore renewable energy, seabed mining, and coastal tourism.

1. Argonowski CC BY SA 3.0, 2008
Sea Forum – Lima 3 October 2014
Mauro MARIANI
Integrated Maritime Policy
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Why is the EU's Integrated Maritime Policy important?
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IMP in the EU
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Blue Growth Strategy
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Sea basin strategies
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Maritime Spatial Planning 2

3. The origins of the IMP
The European Commission’s strategic objectives 2005-2009:
The Commission sees “the particular need for an all- embracing maritime policy aimed at developing a thriving maritime economy, in an environmentally sustainable manner. Such a policy should be supported by excellence in marine scientific research, technology and innovation”.
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4. IMP – definition
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seeks to provide a more coherent approach to maritime issues, with increased coordination between different policy areas.
It focuses on:
oIssues that do not fall under a single sector-based policy e.g. "blue growth" (economic growth based on different maritime sectors).
oIssues that require the coordination of different sectors and actors e.g. marine knowledge. 4

5. IMP – definition
IMP covers these cross-cutting policies or "tools":
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Blue growth
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Marine data and knowledge
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Maritime spatial planning
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Integrated maritime surveillance
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Sea basin strategies
m maximising the sustainable use
of the oceans and seas
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6. BLUE ECONOMY now
€500 billion GVA
5.4 million jobs
Blue Growth
In 2020
€600 billion GVA
7 million jobs 6

7. The blue economy
(€ bn)
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8. The blue economy of tomorrow
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We must use the sea as land and freshwater become more scarce and expensive
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But it must be sustainable: long-term growth by reducing our carbon footprint
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Revitalising traditional sectors and let new ones emerge
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Potential for high-value jobs and exports
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9. Blue Growth focus areas

10. Aquaculture
80,000 jobs in Europe
Production stagnant

11. Ocean Energy
Communication adopted on 20 January
Offshore wind can cover 4% of EU electricity demand and reach 170,000 jobs by 2020.
Wave and Tidal energy will follow in future

12. Seabed mining
aggregates
polymetallic sulphides
Ongoing study on impacts
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13. Coastal Tourism
2.35 million = 1.1% of total EU employment
Communication on challenges and opportunities for maritime and coastal tourism in Europe 2014
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IMP tools - Sea basin strategies
 Adriatic and Ionian Seas (EU Regional Strategy)
 Arctic Ocean
 Atlantic Ocean (EU Maritime Strategy and Action Plan)
 Baltic Sea (EU Regional Strategy)
 Black Sea
 Mediterranean Sea

16. IMP tools - marine knowledge
EMODNET: The European Marine Observation and Data Network
European Atlas of the Seas
Communication on innovation in the blue economy (2014)
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17. IMP tools – maritime spatial planning
how much space for marine protected areas, aquaculture, renewable energy etc?
Directive on MSP adopted in 2014
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18. IMP - Principles of Maritime Spatial Planning
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19. IMP tools – Integrated Maritime Surveillance
Security
Common Information Sharing Environment (CISE)
EU Maritime Security Strategy 19

20. Mobilising the full range of EU instruments 2014-2020 (proposed)
ERDF 316 billion Euro
EMFF:
6,6 billion Euro
HORIZON 2020 80 billion Euro
+ EIB, Marine KIC, TEN-T, private sector
ESF 60 billion Euro 20

21. Transatlantic Ocean Research Alliance
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Launched in May 2013 (Galway Statement) under Irish Presidency with Commissioners Geoghegan-Quinn & Damanaki
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Goal: To better understand the Atlantic Ocean and to promote the sustainable management of its resources. The work will also study the interplay of the Atlantic Ocean with the Arctic Ocean, particularly with regards to climate change
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In HORIZON 2020 WP 2014-2015: Several topics, are identified as relevant for the Galway Statement
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