This map was compiled from different international sources such as EMODnet, EEA or Marine Regions. Information obtained from these sources was cross-checked with data from national sources. While compilation was carried out by the European MSP Platform, validation and quality assurance remain the responsibility of the primary data sources.
Basic facts on Marine Waters
Relevant links
Maritime Spatial Plan(s)
Status: MSP Adopted
Italy adopted its Maritime Space Management Plans on 25th of September 2024 by Ministerial Decree No. 237.
More information and a link to the plans will be soon available on the EU MSP Platform.
MSP legislation
The EU MSP Directive was transposed into national legislation through the Legislative Decree 17 October 2016, n. 201. The Inter-ministerial Coordination Table for Maritime Spatial Planning completed guidelines containing indicators and criteria for the preparation of maritime spatial managment plans, published in the Decreee of the Presidency of Council of Ministries, 1 December 2017, published in the Gazzetta Ufficiale on 24 January 2018, n.19.
National MSP authority
Italy's competent authority for MSP is the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport.
Contacts:
Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport
Directorate General for the Sea, Maritime and Inland Waterways Transport
Via dell’Arte 16 – 00144 Rome
Director: Patrizia Scarchilli
E-mail: segreteria.dgvptm
mit.gov.it (segreteria[dot]dgvptm[at]mit[dot]gov[dot]it)
Phone: 0039 06 5908 4205
For more information
For more information regarding the evolution of the MSP process in Italy please see the dedicated country profile below.