CIMER 2017 (Inter Sample Clauses

CIMER 2017 (Inter ministerial Committee of the Sea) (2017), All ministries13 The 2017 session of this committee chaired by the Prime Minister has set the maritime ambition and subsequent strategy for the development of the French blue economy and maritime employment. The 48 adopted measures are presented in 5 groups: ▪ The sea, a necessary lever for the ecological transition; ▪ The blue economy, a new alliance for the future; ▪ Maritime and port security, ensuring the protection of ships and passengers; ▪ The essential role of ultramarine spaces; ▪ The affirmation of France's maritime ambition in Europe and at international level. Main objectives: ▪ The ecological protection of marine environments and uses in maritime areas are quickly brought into coherence through spatial planning at façade (regional) scale; ▪ Implementation of renewable marine energies is simplified and the use of the development of green vessels is encouraged to place the sea and the marine environment at the forefront of energy transition; 13 xxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxx.xx/sites/default/files/document/document/2017/11/dossier_de_presse_- _comite_interministeriel_de_la_mer_2017.pdf ▪ The protection of the most fragile marine ecosystems, particularly overseas, is strengthened Attention is paid to coastal ecosystems, which act as tools for the resilience of coastal territories to climate change; ▪ The economic model of ports is being radically rethought and revised through the diversification of port investment, tax reform, the further introduction of digital tools, the evolution of State ownership and taxes, the fluidity of the logistics chain and the widening of port hinterlands; ▪ Competitiveness and renewal of the commercial fleet are supported and the plan for monitoring of the strategic fleet will be implemented over three years; ▪ Efforts to modernise French fisheries and aquaculture are being pursued in order to prepare for the future and respond to changes in the economic and European context, particularly the Brexit; ▪ The Government makes the attractiveness of seafaring professions a priority in its policy maritime, through training and social support policies; ▪ The enhancement of maritime and port assets and ultramarine maritime jobs is sought in all sectors of the blue economy. It is also accompanied by a sustained attention to the environmental preservation of sensitive environments; ▪ Innovation is at the forefront of public efforts in all sectors of the French maritime economy, to consolidate...