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MEASURES INVENTORY FICHE

GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE RESPONSE

Response Title
Mediterranean policy on marine eutrophication (Barcelona Convention, The Mediterranean Action Plan, Eutrophication monitoring within the MED POL framework)
Location of the response
Mediterranean Basin
Country of the response
Not available
Application to PERSEUS´s Pilot Case Studies
West Mediterranean Sea, Aegean Sea

TARGET OF THE RESPONSE

Impacted Ecosystem
Marine
Users (sectors)/ driving forces
Agriculture, Aquaculture / Mariculture, Fisheries, Other land-based activities and Waste Disposal / Pollution
Active or not in the Mediterranean Sea
Active
Active or not in the Black Sea
Not Active
Activity
Agriculture, Offshore aquaculture (longlines), Shellfisheries, Other land based activities and Waste water discharge areas
Pressure
Nutrient and organic matter enrichment
Impact (environmental)
Input of fertilizer/ organic matter

RESPONSE/MEASURE

Type of Programme of Measures
CAC measures:X
Type of measure
Input controls
Sub-type of measure
Regulations / Norms
Example explanation
Because of climate change the general trend indicates temperature rise in Mediterranean ( between 2.2°C and 5.1°C for 2080–2099). The impacts are expected to affect sea level rise, floods, and possible threats for the marine and coastal environment. Futu
Info sources
M. Karydis-D. Kitsiou, Eutrophication and environmental policy in the Mediterranean Sea: a review, 2010.
Keywords
Legislation; Management; Control measures; Regulation; Policy
Type of Programme of Measures
Economic measures:No
Type of Programme of Measures
Technical , technological and research-oriented measures:No
Type of Programme of Measures
Social measures:No