| PERSEUS Pilot Case |
| Aegean Sea |
| Acronym |
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| Full name |
| Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Aegean Sea |
| Scale |
| Aegean Sea |
| Objectives |
| To design and implement state policies in matters of: coastal monitoring, shipping, marine environment and ports. |
| What types of strategies have been implemented to reach these objectives |
| Legislation and enforcement of administrative measures ( spatial planning, technology forcing, user prescriptions, etc). Economic incentives for complying with safety and pollution issues (financial penalties on the basis of "Polluter Pays Principle"). Penalization of severe breaches of safety and pollution rules. |
| Spatial/geographic delimitation |
| Greece |
| Link to MSFD GES Descriptor |
BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY,
NON-INDIGENOUS SPECIES,
COMMERCIAL FISH,
FOOD WEBS,
EUTROPHICATION,
SEA-FLOOR INTEGRITY,
HYDROGRAPHICAL CONDITIONS,
CONTAMINANTS AND POLLUTION EFFECTS,
CONTAMINANTS IN FISH AND OTHER SEAFOOD,
MARINE LITTER,
UNDERWATER NOISE/ENERGY,
MULTIPLE |
| Does it apply an ecosystem based approach? |
| No, only a sectoral approach. In some cases with multiple jurisdiction (i.e. coastal pollution) a wider approach is taken. |
| Does the institution make use of adaptive policy initiatives? |
| Yes, linked with the institutional prerequisites of the implementation of MSFD |
| Do any plans (or discussion) exist to update/change this institution? |
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| Link to website |
| Link |
| Additional information |
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