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Final brochure European Regional Development Fund The European Union, investing in your future Fonds européen de développement régional L’union Européenne investit dans votre avenir This project has received a grant from the ERDF through the European Interreg IVA France (Channel) - England programme 2 Contents CAMIS, a unifying and structuring project for the Channel area ............................................3 Maritime governance ..............................................................................................................4 Knowledge of the Channel area .............................................................................................6 Maritime clusters .....................................................................................................................7 Maritime transport and intermodality ......................................................................................8 Maritime safety ........................................................................................................................9 3 CAMIS, a unifying and structuring project for the Channel area Co-funded by the European pro- gramme Interreg IVA France (Chan- nel) - England, the CAMIS project has developed an integrated mari- time strategy for the Channel area and tools promoting Franco-British cooperation in governance, mari- time economy, transport, maritime safety and knowledge of the Chan- nel area. Over a period of four years (Octo- ber 2009 - December 2013), CAMIS brought together 19 French and British partners, while involving hundreds of stakeholders in the Channel area in its work. The overall coordination and management of the project was provided by the Haute-Normandie region. The CAMIS partnership Extending the Arc Manche partnership and EMDI project Helping to structure territorial cooperation and governance in the Channel area, Lead partner the CAMIS project has implemented the objectives set by the Arc Manche Région Haute-Normandie partnership, through its action programme. Moreover, it is an extension of an Partners initial project conducted across the Channel area: the EMDI project. France Région Bretagne Relaunched in 2003, the Arc Manche Developed within the scope of the Région Basse-Normandie partnership is a political project based European programme Interreg IIIB Région Picardie on an informal and voluntary network North West Europe between 2004 Région Nord - Pas-de-Calais of French and British local authorities. and 2008, the EMDI project (Espace Université de Caen Basse-Normandie Its mission is to demonstrate the merits Manche Development Initiative) IFREMER - Centre Manche - Mer du Nord and specificity of the Channel area as a brought together 22 French, British Bretagne Prospective coherent area of territorial cooperation and Belgian partners. The actions Vigipol and to recognise the added value it developed, including the “Strategic CRITT Transport et Logistique gives to the European Union. A place Vision of the Channel area” and CNRS - Délégation Normandie for reflection and exchange, the Arc “Cross-Channel Atlas”, have strongly England Manche also pursues the objective of contributed to the expansion of the West Sussex County Council strengthening Franco-British partnership eligible area of the European cross- Cornwall Council between local authorities in the Channel border cooperation programme and to Devon County Council Arc area through actions and concrete the setting up of a specific programme, Kent County Council achievements, which can be supported Interreg IVA France (Channel) - England Marine South East by European Union policies1. programme from 2007 to 2013. It has South East England Development Agency generally increased the visibility of the University of Chichester Channel area at the European level, Hampshire County Council while emphasising its specificity2. Project duration 01/10/2009 - 31/12/2013 Budget € 3 304 510 (ERDF grant: € 1 652 255) 1 For more information, visit the 2 For more information, visit the website website www.arcmanche.com. www.emdi.certic.unicaen.fr. 4 Maritime governance Developing guidance for the implementation The Integrated Maritime Strategy for the of an integrated maritime Channel Region: A Plan for Action policy in the Channel An Integrated Maritime Strategy has been The strategy is organised around area and testing maritime developed to meet the specific challenges three Strategic Aims: governance tools. of the Channel area, characterised by a Strategic Aim 1: Improve cooperation high density and diversity of maritime and governance in order to support and coastal activities, and to fully exploit management and development its many opportunities (marine renewable of Channel ressources; energy, blue biotechnology, etc.). Strategic Aim 2: Implementing a This strategy aims to develop a joint coherent, cross regional approach Franco-British approach to the to address Channel scale issues; management and development of Strategic Aim 3: Promoting the maritime area, taking into account sustainable coastal communities its various sectors, and the need to More broadly, this document across the Channel region. protect its environment and resources. aims to contribute to: the development of the INTERREG An action plan completes this strategy. V France (Channel) - England Its purpose is to translate these Strategic programme and development Aims into operational terms. It consists of maritime cooperation; of 23 actions to be implemented rojects between French and during the EU fund programming British stakeholders; period running from 2014 to 2020. approaches to planning and management of coastal and maritime areas initiated in France and England; maritime and coastal policies of local communities bordering the Channel. Map illustrating the complexity of mana- gement of the Channel region © F. Turbout 0 ° Mer du Nord Pays-Bas Royaume-Uni DST Pas-de-Calais Dover 7F MRCC Solent Belgique MRCC Portland DST MRCC CROSS Zones réservées à la protection de la Brixham Gris-Nez Scilly Islands MRCC biodiversité : Convention RAMSAR, Falmouth Special Protected Area, Special Area of 50° MRCC Conservation,Réseau Natura 2000, Aire DST Marine Protégée. Casquets Zones réservées à l’éolien oshore h e (existant et projet) a n c L a M 7D Zones d’extraction de granulats marins Aurigny (existant et projet) 7E CROSS 7D Zones de pêche CIEM Manche Sercq Jobourg Guernesey Dispositif de séparation du trac DST Jersey Centres Régionaux Opérationnels de Ouessant Surveillance et de Sauvetage (CROSS) Limites des zones de compétence des CROSS/MRCC Zones de responsabilité en mer CROSS Corsen Limites des eaux territoriales France Limites des eaux territoriales des îles Anglo-normandes Sources : PREMAR Manche-Mer du Nord, IFREMER, AAMP, Ministère du Développement durable, DEFRA Crown Estate, Natural England, Join Nature Conservation Committee, Atlas Transmanche-Espace Manche, 2012. Océan Atlantique km 0 Projection50 Lambert100 I Nord mi 5 ° w 0 ° 0 50 5 Maritime governance The Cross-Channel Forum The development of an Integrated Maritime Strategy has been strongly supported by the contribution of stakeholders in the maritime and coastal world, especially through four meetings of the “Cross- Channel Forum” held during the project. This “Cross-Channel Forum”, tested as part of the CAMIS project, was a real expression and exchange platform for all French and British sea and coastal stakeholders concerned by the future of this area (representatives of local and government authorities and European institutions, stakeholders in the maritime economy, research and innovation, higher education and the environment). It is the only entity that currently brings together all these stakeholders Cross-Channel Forum meeting in to tackle cross-border or common Rennes, 22 November 2011 interest issues in this maritime area. © Pauline Blumerel The Forum’s various meetings have included: Expert presentations on the key issues of the Channel area; Workshops intended to facilitate the expression and contribution of participants in a joint approach Prospects to management and development of the Channel area. The Integrated Maritime Strategy and meetings of the Cross-Channel Forum significantly highlighted the merits of Franco-British cooperation in all matters related to the development The biodiversity in the Channel region and management of the maritime © Jérôme Chaïb - AREHN and coastal area of the Channel. Veules-les-Roses, Haute-Normandie © Pauline Blumerel 6 Knowledge of the Channel area Developing knowledge of the Channel area to enhance The Channel area Mapping tools understanding of shared resource centre issues, promote cross- To support project activities, a mapping border partnerships, further Accessible via the CAMIS project website, exercise was conducted, leading to mobilise available skills the Channel Area Resource Centre is both the redesigning and updating of the and provide tools to assist a tool for the dissemination of knowledge “Cross-Channel Atlas” website on public decision-making. and a collaboration platform. It is intended the one hand, and the creation of a for stakeholders involved in the project’s collection of maps entitled “Focusing themes, but also the general public. on the Channel”, on the other. It consists of three databases: The Cross-Channel Atlas is a tool for multidisciplinary knowledge developed The “Stakeholders” database that by French and British scientists and identifies key structures in the maritime experts.