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European Marine Biodiversity Monitoring Networks: strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2016
By 2020, European Union Member States should achieve Good Environmental Status (GES) for eleven environmental quality descriptors for their marine waters to fulfill the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD).
Joana Patrício, Sally Little, Sally Little, Krysia Mazik, Konstantia-Nadia Papadopoulou, Christopher J. Smith, Heliana Teixeira, Helene Hoffmann, Maria C Uyarra, Oihana Solaun, Argyro Zenetos, Gokhan Kaboglu, Olga Kryvenko, Olga Kryvenko, Tanya Churilova, Tanya Churilova, Snejana Moncheva, Martynas Bučas, Angel Borja, Nicolas Hoepffner, Michael Elliott   +20 more
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Review of National Laws and Regulations in China in Relation to the Precautionary Approach to Fisheries Management

Fisheries Management and Ecology, Volume 33, Issue 2, Page 201-218, April 2026.
ABSTRACT The precautionary approach has been widely accepted as an important guideline in international, regional, and national fisheries management. The United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement provided a foundational framework for the application of the precautionary approach in fisheries management.
Xiao‐lin Chu
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MSFD CIS Guidance Document No. 19, Article 8 MSFD, May 2022.

, 2022
This Guidance Document is a collective effort of the EU MSFD CIS process and was developed under the mandate of Working Group on Good Environmental Status (WGGES). Inputs to the development of this document are gratefully acknowledged from: the Drafting Group on Good Environmental Status (DGGES); Task Groups on Marine Litter (TG ML), Underwater Noise ...
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National implementation of the European Union policy framework for monitoring introduced non-indigenous species in marine and brackish waters: a Belgian case study based on an updated species inventory [PDF]

NeoBiota
Based on a thorough literature review and expert consultation, this study provides an inventory of all introduced non-indigenous species (iNIS) reported for Belgian marine and brackish waters. The data indicate a strong increase in iNIS in the study area
Thomas J. Verleye, Thomas R. H. Kerkhove, Gert Van Hoey, Hans Pirlet, Francis Kerckhof, Ann-Katrien Lescrauwaet, Leen Vandepitte, Jan Mees   +7 more
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Managing the Marine Environment, Conceptual Models and Assessment Considerations for the European Marine Strategy Framework Directive

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2016
Conceptual models summarize, visualize and explain actual or predicted situations and how they might be tackled. In recent years, Pressure-State-Response (P-S-R) frameworks have been central to conceptualizing marine ecosystem issues and then translating
Christopher John Smith, Konstantia-Nadia Papadopoulou, Steve Barnard, Krysia Mazik, Michael Elliott, Joana Patrício, Oihana Solaun, Sally Little, Sally Little, Natasha Bhatia, Angel Borja   +10 more
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UE MSFD Descriptor 1 - "Biodiversity - Marine Turtles " in continental France and Corsica. Scientific report for the MSFD Cycle 3 assessment.

, 2023
La période 2024-2030 marque le 3e cycle de la Directive Cadre Stratégie pour le Milieu Marin (DCSMM). Celle- ci a pour objectif une atteinte (et/ou un maintien) du Bon Etat Ecologique (BEE) dans toutes les eaux européennes, et ce suivant un processus cyclique permettant une amélioration continue de la surveillance, l’évaluation et la gestion de ces ...
Girard, Alexandre, Claro, Françoise, Rivet, Jehanne   +2 more
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Assessing costs and benefits of measures to achieve Good Environmental Status in European regional seas: Challenges, opportunities and lessons learnt

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2016
The EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) requires Member States to assess the costs and benefits of Programmes of Measures (PoMs) put in place to ensure that European marine waters achieve Good Environmental Status by 2020.
Tobias Börger, Tobias Börger, Stefanie Broszeit, Heini Ahtiainen, Jonathan P Atkins, Daryl Burdon, Tiziana Luisetti, Arantza Murillas, Soile Oinonen, Lucille Paltriguera, Louise Roberts, Maria C Uyarra, Melanie C Austen   +12 more
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An ecosystem-based approach to assess the status of a Mediterranean ecosystem, the Posidonia oceanica seagrass meadow.

PLoS ONE, 2014
Biotic indices, which reflect the quality of the environment, are widely used in the marine realm. Sometimes, key species or ecosystem engineers are selected for this purpose. This is the case of the Mediterranean seagrass Posidonia oceanica, widely used
Sébastien Personnic, Charles F Boudouresque, Patrick Astruch, Enric Ballesteros, Sylvain Blouet, Denise Bellan-Santini, Patrick Bonhomme, Delphine Thibault-Botha, Eric Feunteun, Mireille Harmelin-Vivien, Gérard Pergent, Christine Pergent-Martini, Jérémy Pastor, Jean-Christophe Poggiale, Florent Renaud, Thierry Thibaut, Sandrine Ruitton   +16 more
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Statusklassning inom MSFD i Östersjön – kustfiskexemplet

, 2017
Införandet av EU’s Havsmiljödirektiv (MSFD) har lett till ett ökat fokus på en ekosystembaserad förvaltning, utförandet av tillståndsbedömningar och tydliga krav på uppföljning av åtgärder. Målet med direktivet är att uppnå god miljöstatus i alla Europas marina vatten senast år 2020. Tillvägagångssättet med vilket tillståndet i miljön utvärderas är att
Olsson, Jens, Bergström, Lena, Lehikoinen, Annukka, Bergström, Ulf, Bryhn, Andreas, Uusitalo, Laura   +5 more
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Baseline Assessment of Black Sea Food Web Integrity Using a Zooplankton-Based Approach Under the Marine Strategy Framework Directive

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
This study presents the first scientific evaluation of food web integrity in the Black Sea under the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) Descriptor 4 (Food Webs), utilizing zooplankton indicators to assess the environmental status during the warm ...
Elena Bisinicu, George Emanuel Harcota
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