shallow marine shelf [ shallow-marine shelf ]

shallow marine [ shallow-marine ]

shallow marine carbonate [ shallow-marine carbonate ]

39. Notes with concern the rate of fish stock depletion in the Adriatic and Ionian Seas as a result of overfishing, along with illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing (IUU), and other significant risks to all marine life; stresses that fisheries are one of the key components in the economies of the coastal areas and islands; deems it necessary, therefore, to consider the protection and preservation of fish stocks and marine ecosystems, in line with the principle of the maximum sustainable yield included in the common fisheries policy, to be a paramount objective of the strategy; underlines the need, in the transitional period, to ...[+++] support adjustment to fishing limits through subsidies for the purchase of equipment via the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF); calls for decisive action in the form of aligning third-country fisheries legislation with EU legislation, data sharing, joint monitoring platforms and multiannual fisheries management plans, and for consideration of how to develop a sustainable aquaculture sector with its great potential for being powered by renewable energy sources;

40. Notes with concern the rate of fish stock depletion in the Adriatic and Ionian Seas as a result of overfishing, along with illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing (IUU), and other significant risks to all marine life; stresses that fisheries are one of the key components in the economies of the coastal areas and islands; deems it necessary, therefore, to consider the protection and preservation of fish stocks and marine ecosystems, in line with the principle of the maximum sustainable yield included in the common fisheries policy, to be a paramount objective of the strategy; underlines the need, in the transitional period, to ...[+++] support adjustment to fishing limits through subsidies for the purchase of equipment via the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF); calls for decisive action in the form of aligning third-country fisheries legislation with EU legislation, data sharing, joint monitoring platforms and multiannual fisheries management plans, and for consideration of how to develop a sustainable aquaculture sector with its great potential for being powered by renewable energy sources;

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and more recently the gas leak from the Elgin oil and gas platform in the North Sea, have brought into sharp focus the need to tackle issues surrounding the safety of offshore oil and gas installations and to ensure the protection of the EU's marine environment in the event of major accidents.

(e) promote the establishing cross-sectoral cooperation platforms and networks, including representatives of industries related to maritime activities, research stakeholders, regions, public authorities, civil society representatives and NGOs, whilst advancing responsible practices to all activities relating to the IMP in order to guarantee the protection from, and containment of, the adverse impact of human activities on the marine environment, conser ...[+++]vation of ecosystems and the sustainable development of marine and coastal areas;