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| − | {{ | + | The [http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32008L0056:en:NOT/ Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD)] applies to marine waters under the sovereignty and jurisdiction of Member States of the European Union. The MSFD distinguishes four marine regions: |
| − | + | * the Mediterranean Sea; | |
| + | * the Baltic Sea; | ||
| + | * the Black Sea; | ||
| + | * the North-east Atlantic Ocean, including the waters surrounding the Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islands. | ||
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| + | These four marine regions are subdivided in in marine sub-regions, shown in the figure below (taken from the [http://www.projectpisces.eu/guide/the_msfd_and_the_ecosystem_approach/ website] of the EC LIFE+ project PISCES). | ||
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| + | [[Image: Msfd_sub_regions.png|700px|left|]] | ||
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| + | {{author | ||
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| − | }} | + | |AuthorFullName=Job Dronkers |
| + | |AuthorName=Dronkers J}} | ||
Revision as of 14:12, 8 March 2013
The Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) applies to marine waters under the sovereignty and jurisdiction of Member States of the European Union. The MSFD distinguishes four marine regions:
- the Mediterranean Sea;
- the Baltic Sea;
- the Black Sea;
- the North-east Atlantic Ocean, including the waters surrounding the Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islands.
These four marine regions are subdivided in in marine sub-regions, shown in the figure below (taken from the website of the EC LIFE+ project PISCES).
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