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Marine Strategy Framework Directive - Task Group 10 Report Marine Litter
Title (original)
Marine Strategy Framework Directive - Task Group 10 Report Marine Litter
Description
The Marine Strategy Framework Directive (2008/56/EC) (MSFD) requires that the European Commis-sion (by 15 July 2010) should lay down criteria and methodological standards to allow consistency in approach in evaluating the extent to which Good Environmental Status (GES) is being achieved. ICES and JRC were contracted to provide scientific support for the Commission in meeting this obligation. A total of 10 reports have been prepared relating to the descriptors of GES listed in Annex I of the Directive. Eight reports have been prepared by groups of independent experts coordinated by JRC and ICES in response to this contract. In addition, reports for two descriptors (Contaminants in fish and other seafood and Marine Litter) were written by expert groups coordinated by DG SANCO and IFREMER respectively. A Task Group was established for each of the qualitative Descriptors. Each Task Group consisted of selected experts providing experience related to the four marine regions (the Baltic Sea, the North-east Atlantic, the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea) and an appropriate scope of relevant scien-tific expertise. Observers from the Regional Seas Conventions were also invited to each Task Group to help ensure the inclusion of relevant work by those Conventions. This is the report of Task Group 10 Marine litter.
Authors
ZAMPOUKAS NIKOLAOS
Publication year
2010
Resource type
Reports
Language
English
Areas of knowledge
Waste prevention & management from fishing, aquaculture and ports
Waste prevention & management from land-based sources
Microplastics
Toxicity and impact of meso and macro marine litter
Fishing for litter
Cleaning the marine environment
Impacts, reduction & retrieval of ALDFG
Mapping of marine litter
Monitoring of marine litter
Modelling m
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