There are several policies that are interlinked with the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (Directive 2008/56/EC), either mentioned in the main text of the Directive, or in the Commission Decision (EU) 2017/848. In the present dashboards, assessments on the ecological and chemical status under the Water Framework Directive (WFD), as well as the conservation status of marine species and habitats under the Nature directives, are presented in a dynamic format, to allow the users to explore, use and download the data and figures in different ways.
WISE Marine liaises with many partners in Europe that work with marine data collection and publication, such as Copernicus Marine Service, EMODnet, or the Regional Sea Conventions' data centers. This section links to their websites, as well as to other initiatives that make available pan-European marine data, data products or tools.
Litter, particularly plastic, is accumulating in our seas and coasts. Information and data on marine litter are essential for tackling it. Since 2013, the European Environment Agency is implementing Marine Litter Watch (MLW), a citizen science initiative to strengthen Europe’s knowledge base and thus support European policy implementation.
