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European Union overseas coastal and marine protected areas - overview of coastal and marine conservation efforts in the European Union's overseas countries and territories and outermost regions
… region 41 1 4 North Atlantic region 49 1 4 1 Sargasso Sea region 52 1 4 2 Macaronesian region 58 1 5 South Atlantic … where the superjacent water is approximately 100 – 200 m deep Juristically, according to the Convention, the … (within a 3 nautical miles zone from the shoreline), while deep sea and pelagic ecosystems still remain little …
Introduction to the International Legal Framework on Marine Biodiversity - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… coral reefs found in both tropical and temperate areas, sea-grass beds and mangrove forests. Most of these ecosystems … that support rare marine organisms. Seamounts on the deep sea-bed are known for their endemism as well. Other uses … highly criticized for its threat to biodiversity is deep-sea fishing, in particular those fisheries that use …
Guidelines on Biofuels and Invasive Species
… physical elements such as transport by land, air and sea, and means such as international trade and tourism, which … have low nutrient requirements and are able to access deep sub-surface water sources in dry areas. they are also … should conduct a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) at this stage to identify suitable biofuel feedstock …
A guide to designing legal and institutional frameworks on alien invasive species
… Ecosystems The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (Montego Bay, 1982) generally requires Parties to take … and the Interna- tional Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) issued the Code of Practice on the Introductions … Organisms with Ballast Water • Ballast water exchange in deep sea – as far as possible from shore; • Non-release of …