Best practice and scientific publications

The portal shows the distribution of marine natural resources and how the seas are used. It will also be a means to provide feedback to the marine planning team on...

The portal shows the distribution of marine Wales’ Marine Evidence Report (WMER) and provides an overview of the status, use and potential future of our marine natural resources. The WMER...

This report presents the outcomes of a workshop led by ICES on risk management in MSP, particularly focussing on a method called ‘Bow-Tie Analysis'.

This report describes the process employed by Marine Scotland in collaboration with The Crown Estate to develop a series of new offshore tidal stream energy  plan options within  Scottish marine...

This Sectoral Plan contains proposals for offshore wind energy development in Scottish Territorial Waters up to 2020 and beyond.

A short description of how the NMP will be monitored and evaluated in the years following its adoption.

A spatial analysis tool that can be used to produce maps that are ideally suited to the needs of each user.

Online portal for access to data on activities in the Dutch sector of the North Sea.

The North Sea Atlas contains maps with data about the water system and the use, policy and management of the North Sea. Initially, a limited set of maps was included...

The 2016-2021 North Sea Policy Document outlines  the current use and developments in the North Sea and the relationship with the marine  ecosystem, as well as the vision, tasking and...

The aim of this North Sea Policy Document is to provide transparency about the central government’s North Sea policy choices in the National Water Plan. This involves: providing insight into the...

The National Water Plan describes the measures that must be taken to keep the Netherlands safe and habitable for current and future generations and to make the most of the...