{"id":272280,"date":"2026-04-07T13:48:46","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T17:48:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=272280"},"modified":"2026-04-07T13:48:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T17:48:49","slug":"delegation-from-china-conducts-feasibility-study-on-the-development-of-marine-spatial-planning-in-antigua-and-barbuda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/delegation-from-china-conducts-feasibility-study-on-the-development-of-marine-spatial-planning-in-antigua-and-barbuda\/","title":{"rendered":"Delegation from China Conducts Feasibility Study on the Development of Marine Spatial Planning in Antigua and Barbuda"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-53083117\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div id=\"antig-2436917813\" class=\"antig-before-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/medicalbenefitsscheme\" aria-label=\"PHOTO-2026-04-07-10-45-56\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1200\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-10-45-56.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1200\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-10-45-56.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-10-45-56.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:341\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-10-45-56.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-10-45-56.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>A four-member delegation,&nbsp;comprising&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;China-Antigua and Barbuda MSP Technical Team,&nbsp;from the National Ocean Technology Centre (NOTC) in Tianjin, China&nbsp;visited Antigua and Barbuda&nbsp;from 10<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;\u2013 18<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;March, 2026. The objective of this visit was&nbsp;to conduct a feasibility&nbsp;study&nbsp;or preliminary researchfor the development of Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) in Antigua and Barbuda.&nbsp;<\/p><div id=\"antig-689812672\" class=\"antig-content_5 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"ABLP_2026_Launch_English_Digital-BB\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_2026_Launch_English_Digital-BB-1.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_2026_Launch_English_Digital-BB-1.png 2160w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:150\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_2026_Launch_English_Digital-BB-1.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:512\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_2026_Launch_English_Digital-BB-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:384\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_2026_Launch_English_Digital-BB-1.png 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:768\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_2026_Launch_English_Digital-BB-1.png 1536w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_2026_Launch_English_Digital-BB-1.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"2160\" height=\"1080\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The widely use definition of Marine Spatial Planning (MSP)describes it as&nbsp;a public process of&nbsp;analysing&nbsp;and allocating the spatial and temporal distribution of human activities in marine areas to achieve ecological and socio-economic benefits that are usually specified through a political process. (IOC-UNESCO, 2009).&nbsp;It is&nbsp;crucial for balancing ocean development (for example: shipping, energy and&nbsp;tourism) with environmental protection, reducing conflicts and supporting sustainable \u201cblue growth\u201d.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In general, the visit&nbsp;primarily consisted of&nbsp;in-depth&nbsp;meetings with key stakeholders&nbsp;in the Ministry of Tourism, the Ministry of Information, the National Parks Authority and the Fisheries Division&nbsp;coupled with&nbsp;the conducting of&nbsp;in-depth research\/field surveys in&nbsp;various&nbsp;coastal areas.&nbsp;The delegation also had a general stakeholder meeting which a large number of stakeholders were invited to attend.&nbsp;The Technical Team also carried out field research in Barbuda.&nbsp;The delegation was hosted by the Department of the Blue Economy in the Ministry of Agriculture, Lands, Fisheries and the Blue Economy.Additionally, they had Courtesy Calls with high-level officials, such as:&nbsp;the&nbsp;Governor-General,&nbsp;H.E. Sir Rodney Williams;&nbsp;the Chief of Staff in the Prime Minister\u2019s Office, Ambassador Lionel \u201cMax\u201d Hurst&nbsp;and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Hon. Paul Chet Greene.&nbsp;They also had a dinner meeting with the Minister of Agriculture, Lands, Fisheries and the Blue Economy, the Hon. Anthony Smith Jr., whose Ministry was the host.<a><\/a><\/p><div id=\"antig-4002922041\" class=\"antig-content_4 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div id=\"antig-1248251591\" class=\"antig-content_12 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"ABLP_2026_Launch_English-_lineup_Digital-BB (1)\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_2026_Launch_English-_lineup_Digital-BB-1.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_2026_Launch_English-_lineup_Digital-BB-1.png 2160w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:150\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_2026_Launch_English-_lineup_Digital-BB-1.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:512\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_2026_Launch_English-_lineup_Digital-BB-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:384\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_2026_Launch_English-_lineup_Digital-BB-1.png 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:768\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_2026_Launch_English-_lineup_Digital-BB-1.png 1536w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_2026_Launch_English-_lineup_Digital-BB-1.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"2160\" height=\"1080\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore,&nbsp;it should be noted that&nbsp;the conducting of the feasibility study\/preliminary research&nbsp;was fully&nbsp;endorsed and&nbsp;supported by the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, the Hon. Gaston Browne.&nbsp;At the request of the Government of Antigua and Barbuda, the Government of the People\u2019s Republic of&nbsp;China&nbsp;agreed to conduct the&nbsp;feasibility study on&nbsp;the&nbsp;China-aid Technical Cooperation Project on Marine Spatial Planning and Blue Economy Building.&nbsp;<\/p><div id=\"antig-4049665871\" class=\"antig-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ReggaeInTheParkAntigua\" aria-label=\"lucanio\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:240\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:819\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 819w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In general, the Government of Antigua and Barbuda was in full support of this activity&nbsp;because of their recognition that MSP is an important process which brings together relevant decision-making authorities or key players to better coordinate how we use and manage marine spaces by balancing ecological and socio-economic goals.&nbsp;The overall goal is to&nbsp;arrive at a spatial plan for an area that reflects the priorities and vision of partners and ocean users alike.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before and during this important visit, the Technical Team&nbsp;was&nbsp;closely&nbsp;assisted by the Ambassador with Responsibility for the Blue Economy, H.E. Dean Jonas; the Director (ag.) of the Blue Economy, Ms. Ann-Louise Hill and the Project Development Officer in the Department of the Blue Economy, Mr. Rohan Jarvis. The Minister of Agriculture, Lands&nbsp;Fisheries and the Blue Economy, the Hon. Anthony Smith Jr., and the Permanent Secretary (ag.)&nbsp;with responsibility for Lands and the Blue Economy, Ms.&nbsp;Sharolyn&nbsp;Matthews,&nbsp;were also very&nbsp;supportive and accommodating.&nbsp;<\/p><div id=\"antig-4186238289\" class=\"antig-content_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.com\/antigua\/\" aria-label=\"500X500 (1)\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:150\/h:150\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Through this initiative, the NOTC&nbsp;will be expected to assist Antigua and Barbuda in formulating a MSP framework&nbsp;suitable for its blue economy development, including:&nbsp;data collection and analysis,&nbsp;surveying and mapping,&nbsp;information system design and development, data&nbsp;centre&nbsp;construction and technical document preparation.&nbsp;They will also support the country&nbsp;in identifying priority marine industries for development through&nbsp;the formulation of MSP and design an \u201cEco-Tourism and Intelligent&nbsp;Mariculture\u201d&nbsp;blue economy pilot project. Additionally, they will assist by providing hardware, software, tools and equipment required for&nbsp;field surveys, investigations, mapping and research activities. At the appropriate time,&nbsp;they will&nbsp;offer&nbsp;assistance with&nbsp;conducting&nbsp;publicity&nbsp;and promotional campaigns focusing on MSP and the&nbsp;blue economy development roadmap and they will also provide professional technical training for local personnel.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following their return to China, the NOTC team will now concentrate on compiling all of the information and data gathered to draft the requisite report for review and approval.&nbsp;They are aiming to submit this report by the end of July, 2026.&nbsp;<\/p><div id=\"antig-356046361\" class=\"antig-content_3 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.antiguabarbudaculinarymonth.com\/\" aria-label=\"CM key_WEB 1300x300_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1301\/h:301\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CM-key_WEB-1300x300_1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1301\/h:301\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CM-key_WEB-1300x300_1.jpg 1301w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:69\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CM-key_WEB-1300x300_1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:237\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CM-key_WEB-1300x300_1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:178\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CM-key_WEB-1300x300_1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1301\" height=\"301\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"antig-3410605848\" class=\"antig-in-comments_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/@hadeedmotorsltd\" aria-label=\"Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 1000w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:75\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:192\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1000\" height=\"250\"   \/><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A four-member delegation,&nbsp;comprising&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;China-Antigua and Barbuda MSP Technical Team,&nbsp;from the National Ocean Technology Centre (NOTC) in Tianjin, China&nbsp;visited Antigua and Barbuda&nbsp;from 10th&nbsp;\u2013 18th&nbsp;March, 2026. The objective of this visit was&nbsp;to conduct a feasibility&nbsp;study&nbsp;or preliminary researchfor the development of Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) in Antigua and Barbuda.&nbsp; The widely use definition of Marine Spatial Planning (MSP)describes it [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":272281,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-272280","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.1 (Yoast SEO v24.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Delegation from China Conducts Feasibility Study on the Development of Marine Spatial Planning in Antigua and Barbuda - Antigua News Room<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/delegation-from-china-conducts-feasibility-study-on-the-development-of-marine-spatial-planning-in-antigua-and-barbuda\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Delegation from China Conducts Feasibility Study on the Development of Marine Spatial Planning in Antigua and Barbuda\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A four-member delegation,&nbsp;comprising&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;China-Antigua and Barbuda MSP Technical Team,&nbsp;from the National Ocean Technology Centre (NOTC) in Tianjin, China&nbsp;visited Antigua and Barbuda&nbsp;from 10th&nbsp;\u2013 18th&nbsp;March, 2026. 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