Journal
MARINE POLICY
Volume 59, Issue -, Pages 105-111Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2015.06.004
Keywords
Marine Strategy Framework Directive; Indicators; Surveys; Data collection
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- European DG Environment Project 'Joint Monitoring Program' (JMP) [PP/ENV D2/SEA, PP/ENV/SEA 2012, 07.0335/2013/659567/SUB/C2]
- European Community's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) under Grant agreement MYFISH [289257]
- Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs as part of the JPI Oceans Pilot Action on Multi-use of infrastructure for monitoring
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Data support for GES assessment under the MSFD will require subregion-scale Joint Monitoring Programmes (iMPs). These JMPs must be cost-efficient and produce the necessary evidence-base to support management decisions. This review summarises the outputs of a 2.5-day multidisciplinary workshop where scientists and programme managers developed monitoring scenarios as examples of how current sampling activities could be extended and combined into framework JMPs. The objective was to explore opportunities for improved i) integration of monitoring, ii) international collaboration and iii) multidisciplinary use of platforms. The workshop identified opportunities to upgrade current monitoring programmes, to include additional sampling activities, and to support integration of resources and activities. We found that developing JMPs using this bottom-up approach has potential benefits but requires commitment and expert coordination. Coordination needs include definition of data requirements, common sampling methodologies and data exchange. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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