EEA status for MPAs August 2013 Marine protected areas report 2013 Natural Systems & Vulnerability, NSV1 & NSV4, EEA

Marine Protected Areas assessment 2013 – Report outline 2/6 Current report structure: 1.Introduction & structure 2.A description of MPA networks within European Regional Seas 3.Towards coherent and representative MPA networks in Europe 4.Lessons learned from well-managed MPAs App pp. report Close dialogue with DG ENV, Units B3 and C2 Main objective is to provide a baseline for marine protected areas in European Seas: a)Presenting an overview of the current progress of designating MPAs using: I.Natura 2000 database II.CDDA III.RSC (OSPAR, HELCOM, MedPAN) IV.NEAFC (for High Seas) b)Develop baseline information layers (coastline, MSFD regions and subregions etc.) c)Demonstrate information gaps d)Initiate discussion on criteria for assessing ecological coherence through case studies in Western Mediterranean and North Sea Secondary objective: Support DG ENV with their 2014 Progress report on MPAs to the Council and Parliament as defined by MSFD art. 21

Marine Protected Areas assessment Process so far 3/6 2012: MPA input to Protected Areas report Nov 2012: Informing MS through Marine Expert Group on process Jan- March 2013: CDDA call with focus on MPA March 2013: RSC data (OSPAR, HELCOM, MedPAN) June 2013: Natura 2000 data available July-August 2013: Harmonisati on of data (MPA datasets, MSFD regions, EEA coastline July-August 2013: Preliminary analysis October 2013: IMPAC3 January 2014: Publish report

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