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Marine waters affected by eutrophication (Indicator)New
Key messages : 2,632 km² of the EU’s marine areas were classified as ‘eutrophic’ in 2023. From 2018 to 2023, the area affected by eutrophication in the EU did not change. ...
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EU coastline macro litter trends (Indicator)New
Key messages: Marine macro litter declined 29% along EU coastlines between 2015-2016 and 2020-2021. Single-use plastics decreased by 40%, and fishery-related items by 20% in the same period. ...
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Chlorophyll in transitional, coastal and marine waters in Europe (Indicator)New
Key messages: Monitoring chlorophyll-a levels is key for assessing coastal and marine water quality. 95% of monitoring stations in Europe’s seas revealed no significant trend. ...
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Marine messages II
This report provides a set of key messages on the current use of Europe's seas and its combined effects on marine ecosystem condition. ... These messages underpin a set of lessons from marine ecosystem recovery from which solutions for a brighter future can be identified. ...
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Impacts of environmental noise on biodiversity (Signal)New
Key messages: Noise pollution potentially disrupts biodiversity, affecting species behaviour, physiology, habitat quality/use and ecosystem functioning. Transportation noise is a major contributor. ... While EU legislation like the Environmental Noise Directive primarily focuses on human health, other EU policies address the impact of noise on biodiversity, either directly (e.g. the Marine Strategy Framework ...
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PFAS in European seas (Signal)
Key messages: European seas are contaminated by both legacy and currently used per- and polyfluorinated substances (PFAS). ... Contamination by substances such as perfluorooctane sulfonic acid ( PFOS ) and perfluorooctanoic acid ( PFOA ) poses a risk to marine organisms and human health . ... PFOS concentrations in marine organisms have been found at levels up to 100 times greater than the EU Environmental Quality Standard established for fish. ...
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Hazardous substances in marine organisms in European seas (Indicator)
Key messages: Hazardous substances, in particular ‘legacy substances’, pollute European seas. ... In general, concentrations of hazardous substances in marine organisms were low or moderate between 2010 and 2021. However, all hazardous substances exceeded safe limits in some areas. ...
Key messages on standardization of climate services
The EU-funded Climateurope2 project annually formulates key messages for the standardization of climate services, applicable for European standardisation bodies and relevant organizations. ...
Marine
They provide unique information that is crucial for the production, validation and reliability of Copernicus Marine Service (CMEMS) products, the Ocean State Report, and Ocean Monitoring Indicators. ...
Marine Heatwaves
Context The Marine Heatwaves Days index is relevant for marine ecosystems and fishery. This Index is part of the Ocean temperature type of the Oceanic category of the classification. ... Definition The Marine Heatwaves Days index (MHD) is defined as the count of days under marine heatwaves conditions (days). ... A Marine Heatwave day is a day exceeding the daily climatological 90th percentile of SST during the May to September season and a reference period. ...