IndiSeas2 further information

EU Marine Stragey Framework Directive (MSFD)

Further details about the MSFD can be found at
http://www.ices.dk/projects/projects.asp#MSFD

Table showing IndiSeas indicators mapped onto the EU MSFD

The fact sheet provides a information on how IndiSeas ecological indicators link to the European Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) attributes for assessing good environmental status (GES).

Click here to download a complete table showing how indicators from phase 1 and 2 of IndiSeas have been mapped onto the descriptors, attributes and indicators identified in the Marine Strategy Framework Directive.

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Fact sheet references

Shin, Y.-J., and Shannon, L. J. 2010. Using indicators for evaluating, comparing and communicating the ecological status of exploited marine ecosystems. 1. The IndiSeas Project. ICES Journal of Marine Science 67: 686-691.

Shin, Y.-J., Shannon, L. J., Bundy, A., Coll, M., Aydin, K., Bez, N., Blanchard, J.L., Borges, M.-F., Diallo, I., Diaz, E., Heymans, J.J., Hill, L., Jogannesen, E., Jouffre, D., Kifani, S., Labrosse, P., Link, J., Mackinson, S., Masski, H., Mollmann, C., Neira, S., Ojaveer, H., Abdallahi, K.o.M., Perry, I., Thiao, D., Yemane, D. and Cury, P. 2010. Using indicators for evaluating, comparing and communicating the ecological status of exploited marine ecosystems. 2. Setting the scene. ICES Journal of Marine Science 67: 692-716.

Check out the main IndiSeas website to view the status of marine ecosystems on the world map or compare states and trends of several difference ecoystsems.