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Case studies with major challenges within the Romanian and Bulgarian maritime space CASE STUDY 3 BURGAS: LAND-SEA INTERACTIONS Authors: Margarita STANCHEVA · Hristo STANCHEV Anton KRASTEV · Atanas PALAZOV · Maria YANKOVA nstitute of ceanology ulgarian cademy of ciences (Project Partner 8) EUROPEAN UNION European Maritime and Fisheries Fund EASME/EMFF/2014/1.2.1.5/2/SI2.707672 MSP LOT 1/BLACK SEA/MARSPLAN-BS DISCLAIMER: This report has been produced with the assistance of the European Union. Its content is the sole responsibility of the Authors (Project Partner IO-BAS) and can in no way reflect the views of the European Commission and Execu- tive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME). The European Commission or EASME is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information this report contains. EUROPEAN UNION European Maritime and Fisheries Fund EASME/EMFF/2014/1.2.1.5/2/SI2.707672 MSP LOT 1/BLACK SEA/MARSPLAN-BS TABLE OF CONTENTS Phase I. Current situation analysis of Burgas study area . 9 1. INTRODUCTION . 11 1.1. Desktop analysis – selection of case study area and define geograhical etent . 11 1.2. Working environment . 15 2. CHARACTERISE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND LAND/SEA USES . 20 2.1. Natural environment and current status . 20 2.2. Urban development and population growth . 61 2.3. Existing key economic activities . 65 2.4. Potential interests and land/sea uses . 83 2.5. Preparation of maps for current land and sea uses and interests and of natural values . 85 3. IDENTIFYING KEY STAKEHOLDERS FOR LAND AND SEA SECTORS IN THE STUDY AREA AND STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVEMENT . 87 3.1. Identify key stakeholders . 87 3.2. Involvement of key stakeholders . 87 6 EUROPEAN UNION European Maritime and Fisheries Fund EASME/EMFF/2014/1.2.1.5/2/SI2.707672 MSP LOT 1/BLACK SEA/MARSPLAN-BS 4. IDENTIFYING INTERACTIONS, CONFLICTS, COMPATIBILITIES AND IMPACTS BETWEEN USES, SECTORS AND ENVIRONMENT . 90 4.1. Impact of land infrastructure on wetlands and maritime space (with focus on biodiversity) . 90 4.2. Interactions between land and sea based economic activities and spatial uses, and environment . 97 4.3. Mapping the main conflicts of use and of environment in the maritime pilot area . 99 Phase II. Analysis of the future evolution. 103 1. PROPOSE PLANNING SOLUTIONS (TERRESTRIAL AND MARITIME) TO DIFFERENT CONFLICTS: KEY ISSUES/CHALLENGES FOR MSP IN THE PILOT AREA AND RECOMMENDATIONS. 105 1.1. Planning solutions for the land-sea use conflict between waste water discharge/tailing dams and wetlands and bathing waters/coastal tourism . 105 1.2. Planning solution for the sea-sea uses conflict between shipping/ navigation and diving . 107 2. LESSONS LEARNED . .109 References . 115 7 EUROPEAN UNION European Maritime and Fisheries Fund EASME/EMFF/2014/1.2.1.5/2/SI2.707672 MSP LOT 1/BLACK SEA/MARSPLAN-BS Phase I. CURRENT SITUATION ANALYSIS OF BURGAS STUDY AREA EUROPEAN UNION European Maritime and Fisheries Fund EASME/EMFF/2014/1.2.1.5/2/SI2.707672 MSP LOT 1/BLACK SEA/MARSPLAN-BS 10 Phase I. EUROPEAN UNION European Maritime and Fisheries Fund EASME/EMFF/2014/1.2.1.5/2/SI2.707672 MSP LOT 1/BLACK SEA/MARSPLAN-BS . INTRODUCTION This report presents the results of Case Study 3 Burgas: land-sea interac- tions under the project Cross border maritime spatial planning in the Black Sea – Romania and Bulgaria (MARSPLAN–BS), Grant Agreement: EASME/ EMFF/2014/1.2.1.5/2/SI2.707672 MSP LOT 1 /BLACK SEA/MARSPLAN–BS. The project is co-funded by the European Commission through the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF), DG MARE: https://ec.europa.eu/mari- timeaffairs/index_en. The case study was one of the fie case studies with major challenges carried out within the MARSPLAN–BS Project. 1.1. DESKTOP ANALYSIS – Black Sea on the east, as the coast- SELECTION OF CASE line length of Burgas municipality is STUDY AREA AND DEFINE 37.25 km. GEOGRAPHICAL EXTENT According to the Maritime Space, 1.1.1. Burgas case study area Inland Waterways and Ports of the Republic of Bulgaria Act (SG No 12/ The case study area is geographical- 11.02.2000), Burgas Bay is loca- ly located along the south Bulgarian ted between the coastline and the Black Sea coast, in the westernmost straight line joining Cape Emine on part of the largest Bulgarian bay – the north and Cape Maslen nos on Burgas Bay, and administratively in the south. the municipality of Burgas (Figure 1). Jutting deep into the mainland, Bur- The municipality of Burgas has an gas Bay is the largest one at the area of 515.2 km2 (Kopralev, 2004) or Bulgarian Black Sea coast and it is it comprises 0.46% of the country’s the westernmost point of the Black territory. It borders with municipality ea . The coastline is of Pomorie on the north, municipa- strongly indented and has a length lities Aytos, Kameno and Sredets on of 167 km based on orthophoto ima- the west and municipality of Sozo- ges from 2010 with spatial resolution pol on the south. It borders with the of 0.5 m. The maritime boundary 11 EUROPEAN UNION European Maritime and Fisheries Fund EASME/EMFF/2014/1.2.1.5/2/SI2.707672 MSP LOT 1/BLACK SEA/MARSPLAN-BS Figure 1. Burgas case study area – location map passing along the line north of Cape mile zone, and with the land boun- Emine (Eastern Balkan Mountains) dary extending from 7 km to 23 km and Cape Maslen Nos on the south, landward at LAU (Local Administra- and has a length of 44.5 km. Along tive Units) level (Figure 1). The entire this line, the width of the bay is 32 km municipality of Burgas falls within the and the area is 783 km2. The maxi- 23 km zone along the sea, as 10 km mum depth of the bay within the coastal zone area includes more aforementioned range is 53 m, as the than 50% of territory. maximum depths at territorial sea reaches 70 m. Burgas Municipality includes 14 settlements, as only 2 have the sta- The case study area encompasses tus of towns and the remaining are the small Burgas Bay: with the ma- villages. Population of the munici- rine area between Cape Lahna on pality, according to the Census data the north and Cape Atia on the south from 2011 is 212,902 people (NSI, with the seaward boundary of 12 2012).