EU Marine Strategy: The story behind the Strategy

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European Commission

2006

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Table of contents

1. Introduction p.7

2. Why a thematic strategy on the marine environment? p.9

2.1. Introduction p.9

2.2. The policy context p.9

2.3. Threats to the marine environment p.11

2.4. Outstanding issues p.15

3. The consultation process p.17

3.1. Introduction p.17

3.2. The preliminary communication p.17

3.3. The fi rst stakeholder conference p.17

3.4. The working groups p.17

3.5. The second stakeholder conference p.18

3.6. The internet consultation p.18

3.7. International activities p.19

4. Building blocks of the Strategy p.21

4.1. Introduction p.21

4.2. Working out the Strategy p.21

4.3. The ecosystem approach p.22

4.4. The impact assessment p.26

5. The Strategy itself p.27

6. The next steps p.28

Annex: Glossary p.29