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
Maritime Spatial Plan(s)
Status: Adopted
Latvia adopted its maritime spatial plan, the Maritime Spatial Plan for Internal Waters, Territorial Waters and the Exclusive Economic Zone of the Republic of Latvia (MSP 2030), in May 2019, under the Order of the Cabinet of Ministers No. 232.
Latvia's MSP is available here (in English)
Latest MSP developments
The revision of the Maritime Spatial Plan was launched on 13 January 2026 by order of the Minister of Smart Administration and Regional Development.
Next steps
The revision of the marine protected area network is currently under discussion, based on the results of the LIFE REEF project.
In 2025, the Ministry conducted a study on the national legal framework for the use of multifunctional marine space and its improvement. The results will be taken up in the MSP revision process.
For more information please click here
MSP legislation
The EU MSP Directive is transposed into national legislation through the Spatial Development Law 2011. This defines the requirement for MSP, prescribes the necessary secondary legislation and sets the deadline for beginning the process (1 January 2014). In 2012, the Latvian Government approved Regulation 740 on the Development, Implementation and Monitoring of a Maritime Spatial Plan; this sets out the content and development process for the Latvian MSP, as well as its implementation and monitoring procedures.
National MSP authority
Latvia's competent authority for MSP is the Ministry of Smart Administration and Regional Development, Spatial Planning Department (MoSARD).
CONTACTS:
Ministry of Smart Administration and Regional Development
Mrs. Davis Bickovics
Head of the Department
Department of Spatial Planning and Land Management
Pils iela 17
Riga, LV-1494
Phone: +371 66016747
e-mail: davis.bickovics
varam.gov.lv (davis[dot]bickovics[at]varam[dot]gov[dot]lv)
MSP Data Focal point
Ministry of Smart Administration and Regional Development
Ms. Marta Štube
Project coordinator
Department of Spatial Planning and Land Management
Pils iela 17
Riga, LV-1494
Phone: +371 66016712
e-mail: marta.stubevaram.gov.lv (marta[dot]stube[at]varam[dot]gov[dot]lv)
Strategic Environmental Assessment
State Environmental Service
Rūpniecības iela 23,
Rīga, LV-1045
Phone: +371 67084200
E-mail: apvvd.gov.lv (ap[at]vvd[dot]gov[dot]lv) / www.vvd.gov.lv
For more information
For more information regarding the evolution of the MSP process in Latvia please see the dedicated country profile below. The full country profile will be up-dated when the new person will be nominated.