With only 0,2% of the high seas protected IUCN identified the high seas as a major gap on the World Heritage List. Due to this the UNESCO-IUCN high seas project launched; first results will be presented in 2016.
Easier access to more detailed information on coastal and marine Baltic Sea protected areas (HELCOM MPAs) will be available for anyone by the launch of the modernized HELCOM MPA database.
Good Environmental Status (GES) is a key concept in HELCOM Baltic Sea Action Plan. The first core indicators to better access the status of the Baltic Sea were launched this fall.
Mitigating the risk of aquaculture diseases is one of many goals of zone management, a promising tool for ensuring responsible farmed seafood production across a given region.
The mid-term review of the EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2020 describes progress made in implementing the actions and achieving the targets set out in the strategy adopted in 2011.
A new Commission report shows significant progress in establishing protected areas in Europe's seas, with benefits for the economy and the environment.
Am Leibniz-Institut für Ostseeforschung Warnemünde startet eine vom Umweltbundesamt geförderte zweijährige Pilotstudie zur Erfassung atmosphärischer Phosphoreinträge in der südlichen Ostsee.
Data that suggests a benefit to limiting deep sea trawling in European waters to a depth of 600 metres has been announced by the University of Glasgow and Marine Scotland Science in the UK.