Competing spatial claims and conflicts between maritime economic activities and
biodiversity in Europe's seas continue to challenge governments and non-governmental …

Governing Europe's Marine Environment is a coherent up-to-date multidisciplinary analysis
of current approaches and challenges to the sustainable governance of Europe's marine …

Marine ecosystems are threatened by multiple economic activities, such as fisheries,
commercial shipping, oil-and gas production, offshore windmill parks, and tourism. To find …

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 …

New EU policy initiatives within the Maritime Strategy Framework Directive, the Integrated
Maritime Policy, the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy, the offshore Energy policy and …

A major challenge of future EU fisheries management is the integration of fisheries
management with broader marine management. The focus on ecosystem based …

The development of regional governance for the protection of the environment, sustainable
use of natural resources and conservation of its biodiversity is unquestionably a cornerstone …

Bordered by two oceans and four seas, the European Union (EU) has the largest maritime
territory in the world with marine regions accounting for over five million jobs and generating …

Coastal states increasingly recognise the need to consider the interplay between different
exploitation and use activities and their effects on the marine environment. Some states …

Driven by the global nature of shipping, maritime governance is characterized by a long
history of intergovernmental decision making with the International Maritime Organization …