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outcomes in an open, and planned framework (COI/UNESCO, 2018). The use of MSP could
thereby help achieve SDG 14 aiming to “Conserve, and sustainably use the oceans, seas, and
marine resources for sustainable development”, which is essential to meet human nutritional
needs, and to address the challenge of food security in the future (MSPglobal, 2021).
Within this context, the present work studies the combination of MSP, and the establishment of a
Marine, and Coastal Protected Area (MCPA) to meet the challenge of conserving marine
biodiversity, and preserving the processes, and functions that are essential for achieving a good
ecological status in the eastern coast of Algeria with a focus on the Edough Mounts planned
MCPA in Annaba, according to the following hypotheses:
A- Algerian waters are subject to regulatory maritime spatial planning.
B- MSP in Algeria is driven by activities, strategies, and sectorial plans.
The aim of this graduation project is therefore to perform a diagnosis on Algerian MSP, to
analyse the framework of MSP in the eastern sector of the country, and to explore the links, and
relationships between MSP, and the Edough Mounts future MCPA, so as to optimise the
effectiveness of marine protected areas in the context of sustainable development. The ultimate
objective is to reduce current and potential conflicts over marine resources, which are becoming
more, and more coveted for the goods, and services they provide. To this end, this work is
structured in 7 chapters:
- Elements and concepts related to MSP
- Methodological approach and study area
- State of the art on MSP
- Actor mapping
- Algerian MSP diagnosis
- Mapping the eastern maritime space in Algeria
- Conclusion and perspectives.
outcomes in an open, and planned framework (COI/UNESCO, 2018). The use of MSP could
thereby help achieve SDG 14 aiming to “Conserve, and sustainably use the oceans, seas, and
marine resources for sustainable development”, which is essential to meet human nutritional
needs, and to address the challenge of food security in the future (MSPglobal, 2021).
Within this context, the present work studies the combination of MSP, and the establishment of a
Marine, and Coastal Protected Area (MCPA) to meet the challenge of conserving marine
biodiversity, and preserving the processes, and functions that are essential for achieving a good
ecological status in the eastern coast of Algeria with a focus on the Edough Mounts planned
MCPA in Annaba, according to the following hypotheses:
A- Algerian waters are subject to regulatory maritime spatial planning.
B- MSP in Algeria is driven by activities, strategies, and sectorial plans.
The aim of this graduation project is therefore to perform a diagnosis on Algerian MSP, to
analyse the framework of MSP in the eastern sector of the country, and to explore the links, and
relationships between MSP, and the Edough Mounts future MCPA, so as to optimise the
effectiveness of marine protected areas in the context of sustainable development. The ultimate
objective is to reduce current and potential conflicts over marine resources, which are becoming
more, and more coveted for the goods, and services they provide. To this end, this work is
structured in 7 chapters:
- Elements and concepts related to MSP
- Methodological approach and study area
- State of the art on MSP
- Actor mapping
- Algerian MSP diagnosis
- Mapping the eastern maritime space in Algeria
- Conclusion and perspectives.