Bases for a Marine Spatial Planning Strategy in Uruguay

Abstract

This work focuses on the marine territory of Uruguay and, its objective is to synthesize the information on the set of sectors involved, to facilitate the analysis and integrated management, according to the principles of Marine Spatial Planning (MSP). It is organized in two main axes. First, presents the results of a consultation to the institutions involved on the possibilities of development in Uruguay of different institutional designs of MSP present in the international experience. In addition, resumes the information available on the Uruguayan marine space, including its jurisdictional limits, the areas of interest for ecological and heritage conservation, and the situation of each of the uses of the marine space, with the norms that regulate them. For each use, its deployment in the marine space was mapped in order to analyze its interaction patterns and its relationship with the different marine environments. The final section presents conclusions on the challenges that result from these patterns of dispersion and interaction, and from the institutional context.