The PLAN BOTHNIA project, co-ordinated by the HELCOM Secretariat, tested transboundary Maritime Spatial Planning in the Baltic Sea. The project used the Bothnian Sea area between Sweden and Finland as a case study of Baltic transboundary MSP.

The project was a Baltic Sea MSP “preparatory action” funded by EU Commission DG MARE (budget 0,5 M EUR ) under the EU Integrated Maritime Policy, and run 18 months between 2. December 2010 and 1. June 2012.

The final report can be downloaded here: https://planbothnia.org/the-pilot-plan/

The data covers the following topics:

Maritime traffic

Fishing and aquaculture

Energy

Nature protected areas

Defence

Scientific research

Sand and gravel

Tourism and recreation

Cultural heritage

All spatial data gathered during the project can be downloaded and used freely given that the source is cited.

The data was gathered during the time span of the project (December 2010 and 1. June 2012) and it covers:

Maritime traffic

Fishing and aquaculture

Energy

Nature protected areas

Defence

Scientific research

Sand and gravel

Tourism and recreation

Cultural heritage

The source of the data were HELCOM and the different regional councils surrounding the Bothnian Sea.