Open Access#12019
Preliminary results from MSFD-prescribed national monitoring within Maltese waters for descriptor 2 (NIS)
Malta. Environment and Resources Authority; Deidun, Alan; Schembri, Yasmin; Dunlop, Sacha; Martin, Anton R; Gonzalo Jimenez, R; Borja, Angel; Franco, J
Malta. Environment and Resources Authority; Deidun, Alan; Schembri, Yasmin; Dunlop, Sacha; Martin, Anton R; Gonzalo Jimenez, R; Borja, Angel; Franco, J; Garmendia, Joxe Mikel; Larreta, J; Menchaca, I; Sagarminaga, Y; Uriarte, A; Valencia, V; Ramos Esplá, Alfonso A; 1st Mediterranean Symposium on the Non-Indigenous Species
The Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) applies an ecosystem-based model in aspiring to lead EU Member States to the achievement of a Good Environment Status (GES) for eleven different Descriptors of the marine environment. Descriptor 2 of the MSFD focuses on Non-Indigenous Species (NIS), and this study reports the data collected from the Maltese Islands over the 2017-2018 period for this Descriptor. ; N/A