Milestone 2 - Gazetted Areas - Seychelles Marine Spatial Plan Initiative

On 12 April 2019, the Minister for Environment, Energy and Climate Change (MEECC) legally designated the marine boundaries for the Milestone 2 marine protection areas. These areas are 26% of marine waters in Seychelles. The Milestone 2 areas meet, and exceed, the 22.5% marine protection goal and the conditions of the Seychelles debt conversion. See Seychelles Conservation and Climate Adaptation Trust (SeyCCAT).

Seychelles Debt Swap Milestone Marine Protection Targets

Milestone 2 marine zones were identified in 2018 with participation, information, review and approval from stakeholders in more than 10 marine sectors: artisanal fisheries, semi-industrial fisheries, industrial fisheries, sport fishing, marine charters, marine tourism, petroleum, renewable energy, ports, maritime security, recreation, and conservation.

This page contains links to the information related to these gazetted boundaries including the gazetted maps for areas designated under the National Parks and Nature Conservancy Act (NPNCA). The zones designated during the MSP process will be implemented in 2021, on completion of the marine spatial plan.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

The marine spatial plan is an on-going process through December 2020 to identify marine zones and allowable activities for all marine waters in Seychelles. The marine zones are gazetted at intervals during the process as per conditions of the debt swap. The marine spatial plan will be completed by December 2020 and then implemented and managed.

As per the SMSP process design and workplan, the allowable activities, management considerations, management plans, monitoring & evaluation plan, and other aspects of regulation and enforcement are in development and will be completed in 2020-2021 to prepare for implementation and management.

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