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A European vision for the Seas
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The sea plays a crucial role in our prosperity and quality of life. To take full advantage of its potential, the sea has to be considered as an inseparable whole. The stakes are greater economic growth, the creation of jobs and protection of the environment. For that reason, the European Commission is launching a consultation on an integrated maritime policy capable of ensuring sustainable development. To make this reflection process easier, the European Commission is putting out a Green Paper. It will nurture a wide consultation of European citizens and experts from all technical and policy areas related to the sea. Based on this public debate on the Green Paper, the Commission will decide what action will be taken
For centuries, the ocean has been part of our lives.
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It is a source of food, a means of transport, a place to relax or to work.
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But today, the marine environment is under pressure.
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Shipping is growing.
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The risk of pollution is increasing.
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Tourism is expanding.
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Climate change is worsening storms and erosion.
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Millions of jobs depend on the sea, with shipping and tourism at the forefront.
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Nearly half of all Europeans live less than 50 kilometers away from it.
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Maritime activities are a part of our history.
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They are important in the present.
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They'll become even more important in the future in our globalized world.
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So far, these activities have been managed by separate policies, but the European Union
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is now calling for a more integrated approach.
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We want to get the maximum value and benefit from Europe's maritime dimension.
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And we can do this through a new, integrated and sustainable maritime policy.
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And here are some practical examples.
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The wind blows harder offshore than it does on land.
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Our wind turbines produce 20 to 25 percent more electricity than their onshore cousins.
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The European Union wants to diversify its sources of energy and also combat climate
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change by promoting renewable energy.
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Europe is already leading the world in wind turbines technology.
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More and more, new maritime activities, like the wind farms, will have to coexist with
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traditional ones such as fishing and shipping.
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This can be seen in a British project.
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The Thames estuary is one of the selected zones.
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One project has already been completed, and other larger ones are in preparation.
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In 2010, 440 wind turbines could be installed here.
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The designers of the project have much to think about.
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Environmental repercussions on wildlife, fishing activities and coastal tourism have
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to be taken into consideration.
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We've now seen grey seals back actually inside the wind farm, and we have a lot of birds
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now nesting actually on the turbines themselves.
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So the impact to the environment, from a wildlife point of view, I think is very slim.
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Not all would agree, but the wind turbines already coexist with tourism in this small
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coastal town.
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The London Port Authority is concerned with a different conflict.
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Vessels entering or leaving the estuary are monitored and guided by the operations centre
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at Gravesend in Kent.
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One study has underlined the risks of interference with ship's radar.
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The problem lies in the effects on the radar image on the ship, or the possibility of the
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radar image on the ship being disturbed by the presence of the wind farm, and other targets,
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other ships, yachts, buoys becoming invisible to that ship.
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A working group made up of turbine designers and port authorities has been set up.
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As these examples show, there are potential conflicts between different uses of the sea.
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These conflicts may require spatial planning to minimise them.
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If there is competition for space, then it is important that decisions are taken in order
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to try to maximise the use of space in a sustainable manner, but at the same time also trying to
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establish priorities.
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Spatial planning will be crucial in the European port expansion projects, one of the challenges
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to be faced by the maritime sector in the years to come.
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We're on the quayside at Europe's biggest port, Rotterdam, in the Netherlands.
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It now covers 5,000 hectares, from the heart of the city to the North Sea.
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Ports play a key role in the Union's economy.
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Almost all of our trade with the rest of the world passes through them.
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The increase in shipping is forcing ports to modernise.
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For the last nine years, a team in Rotterdam has been working on an expansion project.
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The ports need to be extended because with globalisation, goods traffic will increase.
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But there is a lack of space around European ports, and their projects may well impinge
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on other coastal activities.
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Consultation is needed to bring all the players together to find compromises.
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In Rotterdam, different views have been expressed, but many inhabitants welcome the extension.
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Many people worry about the consequences for the environment, in particular air pollution.
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Thousands of trucks from all over Europe transit via Rotterdam every day.
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The European Union would prefer to see traffic by rail and by ship along the coasts increase.
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To deal with the environmental impact, rail infrastructure is being developed and the
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port of Rotterdam will finance the creation of nature reserves.
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The Maasvlakte 2 will be built in the Voordelta, which is a protected habitat area.
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According to European regulations and the Dutch law, it must be compensated for.
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For this purpose, we are laying a sea reserve.
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It is more than ten times the size of the Maasvlakte itself, and 35 hectares of new
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dunes are being built at Hoek van Holland.
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A few kilometres to the south, the fishermen of Stellendam are still worried.
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The extension will reduce the size of their fishing grounds.
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It could also change the currents used by fish larvae.
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They fear for their jobs and are expressing their concerns.
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It could also lead to increased competition with fishing fleets from neighbouring countries.
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In fact, the extension of the port of Rotterdam will have many repercussions beyond the Netherlands.
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It is actually quite common that a decision taken on a maritime matter in one country
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also affects many others.
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Commissioner Borge says the same thing about policymaking.
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In determining, so to say, the interrelationship between the different sectors and also in
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determining the interrelationship between decisions which are taken at a union level,
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decisions which are taken at a national level and decisions which are taken at a regional level,
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it is important to have a coordinating approach.
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The European Union is therefore developing a new, more integrated and more concerted
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vision of maritime policy.
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One that would maximise economic benefits in an environmentally sustainable manner.
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- Fecha:
- 24 de julio de 2007 - 14:58
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