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Inter-annual variability in the peak seasonal development of decapod larvae in the North Sea in relation to SST
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Phenology is the timing of recurring natural phenomena, in this case the peak seasonal development of decapod larvae
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Landings of main commercial species in European Large Marine Ecosystems
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Large tanker spills, 1970-96
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Main routes for the spread of the comb jelly Mnemiopsis leidyi in pan-European seas (2006)
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Marine — biodiversity under pressure
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Signals 2010
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Marine and coastal environment - key fact 3
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Where marine species and habitat types have been assessed, the majority are found to be in unfavourable or unknown condition; only 10 % of habitats and 2 % of species are found in good condition.
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Marine and coastal environment — SOER 2010 thematic assessment
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Marine and coastal environment — key message 1
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Degradation of marine and coastal ecosystems is observed in the Black, Mediterranean, Baltic, North East Atlantic Seas and in the Arctic. This trend is caused by fishing, agriculture, the industrial use of chemicals, tourist development, shipping, energy exploitation and other maritime activities. Projected climate change is likely to increase the impact of these activities in all seas, and in the Arctic
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Marine and coastal environment — key message 2
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Nutrient enrichment is a major problem in the coastal and marine environment, where it accelerates the growth of phytoplankton and can lead to oxygen depletion. Concentrations of some heavy metals and persistent organic contaminants in marine biota exceed food stuff limits in all Europe’s seas.
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Marine and coastal environment — key message 7
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Growth of the maritime, agriculture and tourism sectors is expected to continue. An important future objective for the Marine Strategy Framework Directive will be to ensure that this growth is sustainable to achieve and then maintain ‘Good Environmental Status’ of the marine environment. Moreover, it will be necessary to implement planning principles in line with the approaches of Integrated Coastal Zone Management and Maritime Spatial Planning.
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Marine aquaculture production relative to coastline length
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The map show the marine aquaculture production relative to coastline length
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