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The SMSP Initiative is focused on planning for and management of the sustainable and long-term use and health of the Seychelles\u2019 ocean. The SMSP is for the entire 1.35 million km\u00b2 of Seychelles\u2019 ocean and will support Seychelles\u2019 Blue Economy in different ways.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe SMSP is in the Zoning to Implementation phase and is aiming to complete the Marine Spatial Plan for public review and government approvals in 2023. Significant delays have been experienced due to the global pandemic from March 2020 onward. Work progressed during the pandemic using virtual meetings and several projects were completed during this time including SMSP Policy, ecosystem service values in marine protected areas, and communications materials to prepare for implementation\u201d said Helena Sims, the project manager for the SMSP, who works for The\u00a0Nature Conservancy, an international NGO.<\/p>\n<p>The work that now remains to be done includes establishing a marine spatial plan governance option, gaining approval for regulations for the Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) as well as having the SMSP be signed into law. The SMSP also includes the demarcation of more than 410,000 km\u00b2 of Seychelles\u2019 ocean as MPAs, of which there will be 13 altogether, which contain key areas for tuna, seagrass beds and corals.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29567\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29567\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-29567\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/english.lematinal.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Helena-Sims.jpg?resize=696%2C465&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Helena Sims\" width=\"696\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/english.lematinal.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Helena-Sims.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/english.lematinal.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Helena-Sims.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/english.lematinal.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Helena-Sims.jpg?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/english.lematinal.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Helena-Sims.jpg?resize=696%2C465&amp;ssl=1 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29567\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Helena Sims<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThese are large scale marine protection areas and boundaries will be reflected on navigation charts as well as international databases such as the World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA), a joint project between the\u00a0UNEP\u00a0and\u00a0IUCN, managed by World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC). The government of Seychelles is working with the necessary offices to ensure that they are demarcated on these tools once the SMSP is signed into law and implementation of these areas officially commences in 2023,\u201d explained Sims.<\/p>\n<p>Seychelles\u2019 debt conversion programme will be contributing to financing for the implementation of the SMSP and additional financing is currently being assessed.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0Seychelles Marine Spatial Plan\u00a0will be legally enforceable with development of regulations supported by the first-ever Seychelles MSP Policy that was approved by Cabinet in October 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Seychelles, an archipelago of 115 islands, has a total land area of 455 km\u00b2 spread over an Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of 1.3 million square kilometres of ocean.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The SMSP will be the first comprehensive marine spatial plan for the western Indian Ocean and will be the second largest ocean area covered by a marine spatial plan, after Norway. 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