Marine monitoring in the European Union: How to fulfill the requirements for the marine strategy framework directive in an efficient and integrated way
In: Marine policy, Band 39, S. 349-351
ISSN: 0308-597X
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In: Marine policy, Band 39, S. 349-351
ISSN: 0308-597X
In: Marine policy: the international journal of ocean affairs, Band 39, S. 349-351
ISSN: 0308-597X
In: Environmental science & policy, Band 44, S. 237-246
ISSN: 1462-9011
The European Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) requires EU Member States (MS) to achieve Good Environmental Status (GEnS) of their seas by 2020. We address the question of what GEnS entails especially with regard to the level at which targets are set (descriptors, criteria, indicators), to scales for assessments (regional, sub-divisions, site-specific), and to difficulties in putting into practice the GEnS concept. We propose a refined and operational definition of GEnS, indicating the data and information needed to all parts of that definition. We indicate the options for determining when GEnS has been met, acknowledge the data and information needs for each option, and recommend a combination of existing quantitative targets and expert judgement. We think that the MSFD implementation needs to be less complex than shown for other similar directives, can be based largely on existing data and can be centred on the activities of the Regional Seas Conventions. ; This manuscript has resulted from the DEVOTES (DEVelopment Of innovative Tools for understanding marine biodiversity and assessing Good Environmental Status) project funded by the European Union under the 7th Framework Programme, 'The Ocean of Tomorrow' Theme (Grant Agreement No. 308392), www.devotesproject. eu. This paper is contribution number 654 from AZTITecnalia (Marine Research Division).
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