Review of Methodological Standards Related to the Marine Strategy Framework Directive Criteria on Good Environmental Status


	Henna Piha and Nikolaos Zampoukas
	In accordance with the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD; 2008/56/EC), it is appropriate to make provision for the development of criteria and methodological standards to ensure consistency and to allow for comparison between marine regions or subregions of the extent to which good environmental status (GES) is being achieved. In this report, methodological standards are reviewed for (1) the assessment of the status of the marine environment and the determination of GES; (2) environmental targets; and (3) monitoring. Methodological standards are defined in general terms as all methods developed and agreed in the framework of European or international conventions. The screening of available methodological standards is restricted to the WFD (2000/60/EC), EQS Directive (2008/105/EC), Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC), Birds Directive (2009/147/EC), Common Fisheries Policy and Regional Sea Conventions covering European seas (OSPAR, HELCOM, UNEP MAP, Black Sea Commission).

Keywords: Methodological Standards, EUR 24743

Type	Report
Published	2011
Source	JRC Scientific and Technical Reports
Ref.	EUR 24743 EN
Level	OV
Language	EN

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