Is existing legislation fit-for-purpose to achieve Good Environmental Status in European seas?

SJ Boyes, M Elliott, A Murillas-Maza… - Marine pollution …, 2016 - Elsevier
Recent additions to marine environmental legislation are usually designed to fill gaps in
protection and management, build on existing practices or correct deficiencies in previous …

Marine legislation–The ultimate 'horrendogram': International law, European directives & national implementation

SJ Boyes, M Elliott - Marine pollution bulletin, 2014 - Elsevier
The EU is a pre-eminent player in sustainable development, adopting more than 200 pieces
of legislation that have direct repercussions for marine environmental policy and …

[HTML][HTML] The interaction triangle as a tool for understanding stakeholder interactions in marine ecosystem based management

C Röckmann, J van Leeuwen, D Goldsborough… - Marine Policy, 2015 - Elsevier
Expectations about ecosystem based management (EBM) differ due to diverging
perspectives about what EBM should be and how it should work. While EBM by its nature …

Marine spatial planning: risk or opportunity for fisheries in the North Sea?

S Jentoft, M Knol - Maritime Studies, 2014 - Springer
Abstract The North Sea is one of the busiest marine areas in the world. It is also a major
fisheries ground. Bordered by seven countries with their own spatial uses and claims, the …

How to turn the tide: developing legitimate marine governance arrangements at the level of the regional seas

JPM Van Tatenhove - Ocean & Coastal Management, 2013 - Elsevier
Competing spatial claims and conflicts between maritime economic activities and
biodiversity in Europe's seas continue to challenge governments and non-governmental …

Marine mammals and good environmental status: science, policy and society; challenges and opportunities

MB Santos, GJ Pierce - Hydrobiologia, 2015 - Springer
Abstract The Marine Strategy Framework Directive has become the key instrument for
marine conservation in European seas. We review its implementation, focusing on cetacean …

Ecosystem-based marine management in European regional seas calls for nested governance structures and coordination—a policy brief

J Raakjaer, J Van Leeuwen, J van Tatenhove… - Marine Policy, 2014 - Elsevier
Marine governance in European seas is at a crossroad aiming towards implementation of
eco-system based marine management (EBMM) through integration of different EU policies …

A proposed ecosystem-based management system for marine waters: linking the theory of environmental policy to the practice of environmental management

R Sardà, T O'Higgins, R Cormier, A Diedrich… - Ecology and Society, 2014 - JSTOR
New coastal and marine management strategies have recently been developed in many
countries and regions. From an ecosystem approach perspective, the aim of such strategies …

Why the complex nature of integrated ecosystem assessments requires a flexible and adaptive approach

M Dickey-Collas - ICES Journal of Marine Science, 2014 - academic.oup.com
This article considers the approach taken by the ICES to integrated ecosystem assessments
(IEAs) in the context of the wider evolution of IEAs and the science/policy landscape within …

Keeping humans in the ecosystem

JS Link, O Thébaud, DC Smith… - ICES Journal of …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The World Ocean presents many opportunities, with the blue economy projected to
at least double in the next two decades. However, capitalizing on these opportunities …