As part of the environmental impact assessment within marine spatial planning, the Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management has developed a tool that allows for assessment of cumulative impacts in a spatial context. AquaBiota has participated in this work by producing maps of biogenic reefs. Symphony is an integrated decision support tool for national […]
Municipal marine spatial planning in Varberg
A comprehensive collection and analysis of GIS files provided support for the municipal work on marine spatial planning. Interests in the form of conservation values and different forms of utilization were analysed to identify potential conflicts and synergies. Moreover, the result will be used in the ongoing review of the national marine spatial planning. On […]
Marine spatial plan in Kristianstad Municipality
The decision support tool Marxan with Zones was used to support municipal comprehensive marine spatial planning. Within the project, a variety of GIS-related data was be compiled and analyzed with the decision support tool Marxan with Zones, in order to identify where different human activities should be located to avoid conflicts and optimize nature conservation. […]
Review of environmental impact assessments for national marine spatial plans
AquaBiota reviewed environmental impact assessments (EIA) of the first drafts of marine spatial plans published by the Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management in December 2016. The review was made with focus on methodology and reasonableness in assessments and results. The Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management (SwAM) published the first draft of […]