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Financing marine restoration in Europe: a survey of instruments (sample)

Survey European Seas Conservation

Public funds, private investment and blended finance used for marine restoration projects so far.
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European Maritime Spatial Planning Platform

Web application European Seas Baltic Sea Adriatic Sea Conservation

National maritime spatial plans, practices and contacts across EU countries.
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Natura 2000 network viewer

Web application European Seas Conservation Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)

Map of protected sites across the EU, including marine sites and the habitats they protect.
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Marine Strategy Framework Directive: good environmental status (sample guide)

Guidelines European Seas Conservation

How the eleven descriptors of good environmental status relate to habitat restoration.
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Protecting a maerl bed off Brittany (sample case study)

Case study North Atlantic Celtic Sea Conservation Group 4: Maerl beds Direct Sampling

How trawling restrictions and monitoring were combined to protect a slow-growing maerl bed.
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Marine restoration handbook (MERCES, sample)

Guidelines North Sea Mediterranean Sea Conservation Group 1: Seagrass beds Group 2: Macroalgal forests Group 5: Sponge, coral and coralligenous beds Substrate Enhancement / Stabilization Transplantation

Practical guidance on restoring seagrass, macroalgal forests and coralligenous habitats, with costs and lessons learnt.
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Indicators of seagrass meadow condition: a review (sample)

Review Baltic Sea Mediterranean Sea Conservation Group 1: Seagrass beds Direct Sampling Towed Camera Systems (Scuba/Drop Cameras)

Which measurements tell a healthy meadow from a declining one, and how comparable they are across seas.
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Copernicus Marine Service

Database European Seas Mediterranean Sea Conservation Satellite

Ocean temperature, currents and water quality for Europe, from satellites and models.
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Seagrass meadow restoration in the Adriatic Sea

Restoration measure Adriatic Sea Ionian Sea Conservation Group 2: Macroalgal forests Transplantation Direct Sampling

Restoration of Posidonia oceanica seagrass meadows via transplantation in the northern Adriatic. Keyword tag: ZOSTERA.
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Mediterranean coralligenous assemblages: a systematic review

Review Tyrrhenian Sea Ligurian Sea Conservation Group 3: Shellfish beds Towed Camera Systems (Scuba/Drop Cameras)

Systematic review of coralligenous bioconstructions in the Tyrrhenian and Ligurian seas. Keyword tag: CORALLIGENOUS.
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