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  • News | 04 Apr 2023

Zero pollution and biodiversity: national marine environment monitoring programmes show that progress has been made but gaps remain

Biodiversity

Today the Commission published an assessment of the marine environment monitoring programmes reported by the Member States. The assessment, together with a detailed report by the Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC), gives an overview of where, how often and what is monitored under the Marine Strategic Framework Directive (MSFD). It identifies gaps in data and areas monitored, and draws recommendations to improve the monitoring of European seas.

Find out more here.