A MSFD complementary approach for the assessment of pressures, knowledge and data gaps in Southern European Seas: The PERSEUS experience

Crise, A.; Kaberi, H.; Ruiz, J.; Zatsepin, A.; Arashkevich, E.; Giani, M.; Karageorgis, A.P.; Prieto, L.; Pantazi, M.; Gonzalez-Fernandez, D.; Ribera d?Alcal?, M.; Tornero, V.; Vassilopoulou, V.; Durrieu de Madron, X.; Guieu, C.; Puig, P.; Zenetos, A.; Andral, B.; Angel, D.; Altukhov, D.; Ayata, S.D.; Aktan, Y.; Balc?o?lu, E.; Benedetti, F.; Bouchoucha, M.; Buia, M.-C.; Cadiou, J.-F.; Canals, M.; Chakroun, M.; Christou, E.; Christidis, M.G.; Civitarese, G.; Coatu, V.; Corsini-Foka, M.; Cozzi, S.; Deidun, A.; Dell?Aquila, A.; Dogrammatzi, A.; Dumitrache, C.; Edelist, D.; Ettahiri, O.; Fonda-Umani, S.; Gana, S.; Galgani, F.; Gasparini, S.; Giannakourou, A.; Gomoiu, M.-T.; Gubanova, A.; G?c?, A.-C.; G?rses, ?. ; Hanke, G.; Hatzianestis, I.; Herut, B.; Hone, R.; Huertas, E.; Irisson, J.-O.; ??inibilir, M.; Jimenez, J.A.; Kalogirou, S.; Kapiris, K.; Karamfilov, V.; Kavadas, S.; Keskin, ?.; Kidey?, A. E.; Kocak, M.; Kondylatos, G.; Kontogiannis, C.; Kosyan, R.; Koubbia, P.; Ku?pili?, G.; La...

Abstract

PERSEUS project aims to identify the most relevant pressures exerted on the ecosystems of the Southern European Seas (SES), highlighting knowledge and data gaps that endanger the achievement of SES Good Environmental Status (GES) as mandated by the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). A complementary approach has been adopted, by a meta-analysis of existing literature on pressure/impact/knowledge gaps summarized in tables related to the MSFD descriptors, discriminating open waters from coastal areas. A comparative assessment of the Initial Assessments (IAs) for five SES countries has been also independently performed. The comparison between meta-analysis results and IAs shows similarities for coastal areas only. Major knowledge gaps have been detected for the biodiversity, marine food web, marine litter and underwater noise descriptors. The meta-analysis also allowed the identification of additional research themes targeting research topics that are requested to the achievement of GES.

Citation

Crise, A., Kaberi, H., Ruiz, J., Zatsepin, A., Arashkevich, E., Giani, M., …Papathanassiou, E. (2015). A MSFD complementary approach for the assessment of pressures, knowledge and data gaps in Southern European Seas: The PERSEUS experience. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 95(1), 28-39. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.03.024

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Mar 1, 2015
• Online Publication Date: Apr 16, 2015
• Publication Date: Jun 15, 2015
• Deposit Date: May 13, 2020
• Journal: Marine Pollution Bulletin
• Print ISSN: 0025-326X
• Electronic ISSN: 1879-3363
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 95
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 28-39
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.03.024
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/5575262
• Additional Information: This article is maintained by: Elsevier; Article Title: A MSFD complementary approach for the assessment of pressures, knowledge and data gaps in Southern European Seas: The PERSEUS experience; Journal Title: Marine Pollution Bulletin; CrossRef DOI link to publisher maintained version: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.03.024; Content Type: article; Copyright: Copyright © 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.