Timeline

What is the timeline to complete the Seychelles MSP?

Phase 1: Milestone 1
Launched in February 2014
Zoning design submitted in October 2017
The areas were gazetted in February 2018

Phase 2: Milestone 2
Launched in February 2018
Zoning design submitted in October 2018
The areas were gazetted in April 2019

Phase 2: Milestone 3
Launched in March 2019
Zoning design submitted in December 2019
The areas were gazetted in March 2020 – Milestone 3

Phase 2: From Zoning to Implementation
Launched in March 2020
Allowable Activities Tables for Zone 1, Zone 2 and Zone 3
General and Area-based Management Considerations
Develop Implementation Plan

MSP Activities in 2022 included:

  • Allowable Activities Tables
  • Begin to operationalise the Seychelles Ocean Agency (SOA), with MACCE
  • Mapping Ecosystem Services, Mapping Ocean Wealth (SWIOFish3, MACCE, with TNC)
  • Management Plan Framework consultancies (SWIOFish3, MACCE, SeyCCAT)
  • MSP Implementation steps  (MSP Core Team)
  • Management Units – draft boundaries

MSP Activities in 2023 include:

  • Finalise the Allowable Activities Tables
  • Operationalise the Seychelles Ocean Agency (SOA)
  • Identify the steps to sign the Marine Spatial Plan into law, with Attorney General’s Office
  • Seychelles MSP legal road map, from AE Law, led by SeyCCAT
  • Draft Management Plans for MSP marine protection areas – Zone 1 and Zone 2
  • Begin draft co-management agreement template, with MACCE
  • Filming for Seychelles documentary for the debt conversion, led by SeyCCAT

MSP Activities in 2024 include:

  • Implementation Governance mechanism operationalised
  • Costing analysis 2.0 for the MSP and marine protection areas
  • Capacity gap assessment for the MSP and marine protection areas
  • Approval FINAL version of Allowable Activity Tables and documents
  • Complete the draft Marine Spatial Plan document
  • Stakeholder and public review of complete draft Marine Spatial Plan
  • Approval of Marine Spatial Plan
  • Complete steps to sign the Marine Spatial Plan into law
  • Marine Spatial Plan endorsed, implementation begins (date to be confirmed)
  • Marine Protection Areas come into effect, with phase in of Allowable Activities Tables (date to be confirmed)
  • Approved 2024 High-level Workplan – click here

Updated: 25 September 2024

Timeline

2011
GoS-UNDP-GEF • Protected Area project starts
  • GoS-UNDP-GEF
  • Protected Area project starts
2012
Rio +20 CBD: 30% commitment
  • Rio +20 CBD: 30% commitment
2013
GoS-UNDP-GEF • Seychelles PA Policy
  • GoS-UNDP-GEF
  • Seychelles PA Policy
2014
SMSP launched • Data catalogue • Zoning Framework
  • SMSP launched
  • Data catalogue
  • Zoning Framework
2015
Legislative review • Draft Zonings • Protected Area project ends
  • Legislative review
  • Draft Zonings
  • Protected Area project ends
2016
Marxan with Zones • Tuna projects started • SeyCCAT launched
  • Marxan with Zones
  • Tuna projects started
  • SeyCCAT launched
2017
Zoning proposals • MSP Policy drafted
  • Zoning proposals
  • MSP Policy drafted
2018
Milestone 1: 15% • Industrial fisheries analysis
  • Milestone 1: 15%
  • Industrial fisheries analysis
2019
Milestone 2: 26% • Costing and financing
  • Milestone 2: 26%
  • Costing and financing
2020
Milestone 3: 30% • MSP Policy approved • Outer Islands Project ends
  • Milestone 3: 30%
  • MSP Policy approved
  • Outer Islands Project ends
2021
Governance arrangement • Implementation steps
  • Implementation
  • Governance arrangement
  • Allowable Activity Tables
2022
Implementation steps • Management Plans
2023
Implementation steps • Completing MSP
  • Legally enforceable MSP – steps
  • Co-management agreement template
  • Management plan – drafting cont’d
2024
Implementation steps • Complete MSP
  • Approve Allowable Activity Tables
  • Marine protection costing analysis 2.0
  • Capacity gap analysis for MSP Implementation
  • Finalise Marine Spatial Plan
  • Publish MSP Atlas