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The [http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32008L0056:en:NOT/ Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD)] applies to marine waters under the sovereignty and jurisdiction of Member States of the European Union. The MSFD distinguishes four marine regions:
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* the Mediterranean Sea;
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* the Baltic Sea;
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* the Black Sea;
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* the North-east Atlantic Ocean, including the waters surrounding the Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islands.
  
* [[Marine Biotechnology in Atlantic, Celtic Sea, Bay of Biscay and the Iberian Coast|Atlantic, Celtic Sea, Bay of Biscay and the Iberian Coast]]
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These four marine regions are subdivided in in marine sub-regions, shown in the figure below (taken from the [http://www.projectpisces.eu/guide/the_msfd_and_the_ecosystem_approach/ website] of the EC LIFE+ project PISCES).
* [[Marine Biotechnology in Baltic Sea basin (incomplete)|Baltic Sea (incomplete)]]
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* [[Marine Biotechnology in Mediterranean and Black Sea basins (incomplete)|Mediterranean and Black Sea (incomplete)]]
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[[Image: Msfd_sub_regions.png|700px|]]
* [[Marine Biotechnology in North Sea basin (incomplete)|North Sea (incomplete)]]
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[[Category:Legislation and conventions]]

Latest revision as of 15:45, 8 September 2020

The Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) applies to marine waters under the sovereignty and jurisdiction of Member States of the European Union. The MSFD distinguishes four marine regions:

  • the Mediterranean Sea;
  • the Baltic Sea;
  • the Black Sea;
  • the North-east Atlantic Ocean, including the waters surrounding the Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islands.

These four marine regions are subdivided in in marine sub-regions, shown in the figure below (taken from the website of the EC LIFE+ project PISCES).

Msfd sub regions.png