The Marine Strategy Framework DirectiveThe Marine Strategy Framework Directive
Latest developmentsLatest developments
EuropeanEuropean CommissionCommission
DG DG EnvironmentEnvironment
Marine and Water Marine and Water IndustryIndustry UnitUnit
StatusStatus: September 2014: September 2014
Latest developmentsLatest developments
The Marine Directive Managing sustainability across sectors
(ecosystem based approach)
MSFD
EnergyTrans-port
Fisheries/ aqua-culture
Natural resources / minerals
Tourism
The Marine Directive Integrating other EU environment policies
Marine Strategy Framework DirectiveMarine Strategy Framework Directive
Coordination of all other objectives & measures
CFP
Biodiversity / Natura2000
WFDWaste
FDMSP
SEA / EIA
Good Environment Status(Annex I Descriptors) (GES Criteria in Decision 2010/477/EU)
No. Topic
1 Biological diversity
2 Non-indigenous species
3 Commercial fish & shellfish3 Commercial fish & shellfish
4 Food-webs
5 Eutrophication
6 Sea-floor integrity
7 Hydrography
8 Contaminants
9 Contaminants in seafood
10 Litter
11 Energy, incl. underwater noise
D1.
Biological
diversity D2.
Alien
species
D10.
Marine
D11.
Underwater
noise
Impacts
5
D4.
Marine food
webs
D6.
Sea-floor
integrity
Marine
litter Impacts
caused by
fisheries� ghost fishnets
� bottom trawling
Marine DirectorsMarine Directors
Marine Strategy Coordination Group (MSCG)
Marine Strategy Coordination Group (MSCG)
Common Implementation Strategy - Structure
MSFD CommitteeMSFD
Committee
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Data, Information
and Knowledge Exchange (DIKE)
Data, Information
and Knowledge Exchange (DIKE)
Good Environ-mental Status (GES)
Good Environ-mental Status (GES)
Economic and Social Assessment
(ESA)
Economic and Social Assessment
(ESA)
Technical Sub-Groups / Workshops
Technical Sub-Groups / Workshops
Cooperation and regionalisation
MSFD Implementation StepsMSFD Implementation Steps
2013:
First COM Report on
Implementation
The First Phase of the MSFD
The final objective Good Environmental
Status (art.9)
Member States had to report on:
Status (art.9)
How to get there: Targets (art.10)
Point of departure initial assessment
(art.8)
Commission assessed and must
give guidance (art.12)
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Article 12: Key Article 12: Key elementselements
Commission empowerment
• to assess compliance with the Directive
• to ask for additional information• to ask for additional information
• to analyse coherence between marine (sub-) regions andwithin EU
• to make recommendations for modifications
MSFD: Next stepsMSFD: Next steps
MONITORING & MEASURES
� Implementation of Monitoring Programmes (Article 11) –
deadline 15 July 2014deadline 15 July 2014
� Development and implementation of Programmes of
Measures (Article 13) – 2015 / 2016
� Including spatial protection measures contributing to coherent
and representative networks of MPAs
� MSs shall make publicly available MPA information by 2013
o Article 6 (2) and Article 7 (1)
Focus on:
MS MS in the catchment area in the catchment area
of Marine of Marine RegionsRegions//SubSub--regionsregions
Focus on:
• Implementation of Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC)
• Aquaculture
• Litter
• Release of chemicals
• Migratory species
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/marine
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