The need for management of the marine ecosystem using a broad perspective has been recommended under a variety of names. This paper uses the term Ecosystem Management, which is seen as a convergence between the ecological idea of an organisational hierarchy and the idea of strategic planning...

Ecosystem Management requires models that can link the ecosystem level to the operation level. This link can be created by an ecosystem production model. Because the function of the individual fish in the marine ecosystem, seen in trophic context, is closely related to its size, the model groups...

The term 'Fishing Down Marine FoodWebs' describes the gradual transition in landing from marine ecosystems towards organisms lower in the food web. To address this issue and the need to manage the marine ecosystem in a broader perspective, Ecosystem Management is recommended. Ecosystem...

The European Commission DG for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries invited a group of legal experts on the Mediterranean Sea for a meeting held in Brussels between the dates of 14-15 January 2009 to discuss in detail and to prepare a report based upon the following terms of reference: 1. Describe in...

In the case of Maritime Spatial Planning, the European Commission aims to support its Member States with a tool that enables their maritime economies to grow sustainably. This implies minimum conflicts between economic activities AND other economic or human activities, whilst a good...

The first case study has a national scope and involves a wide variety of the maritime activities identified in the main report. The second case study is concentrated around one specific activity/subject and has a transnational scope. The first case study concerns the economic benefits of MSP in...