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This dataset contains the relevant products for the following indicators: Acidification, Sea surface temperature, Sea level anomaly, Seawater salinity, Chemicals load to sea, Nutrients load to sea, Riverine litter load to sea, "Fish mortality (F) of commercially exploited fish and shellfish exceeding fishing mortality at maximum sustainable yield (FMSY)", Number of newly introduced non-indigenous species (number/year), Number of newly introduced non-indigenous species from human activities transport, Chemical Status Concentration of phosphate and nitrate, and N:P, Dissolved Oxygen, Chlorophyll-a concentration, Bathing water quality, Contaminants concentration in biota, Contaminants concentration in sediment, Beach litter, Seafloor litter, Spatial distribution, temporal extent, and levels of anthropogenic impulsive sound sources

Ecological Status, Spatial extent and distribution of physical loss and disturbance to seabed, Population abundance, Spawning Stock Biomass relative to reference biomass, Biological quality elements (BQEs) collected to assess ecological status, Occurrence of invasive alien species, and Marine Protected Areas.

Contributors

Adolf Stips; Alessandro Mannini; Ana-Cristina Cardoso; Anna Addamo; Bruna Grizzetti; Carmelo Sammarco; Cecilia Pinto; Christoph Konrad; Diego Moy Macias; Irene Del Barrio Alvarellos; Konstantinos Tsiamis; Olga Vigiak; Paris Vasilakopoulos

How to cite

Addamo, Anna ; Grizzetti, Bruna ; Vigiak, Olga ; Cardoso, Ana Cristina ; Tsiamis, Konstantinos ; Del Barrio Alvarellos, Irene ; Moy Macias, Diego ; Stips, Adolf ; Sammarco, Carmelo ; Pinto, Cecilia ; Mannini, Alessandro ; Vasilakopoulos, Paris ; Konrad, Christoph (2026): EU Ecosystem Assessment - Marine Ecosystem. European Commission, Joint Research Centre [Dataset] doi: 10.2905/JRC.AT0DXGR PID: http://data.europa.eu/89h/1d726b8e-1d50-4929-b44d-b27f9c7278cb

Keywords

AcidificationChemicalsClimateContaminantsEcosystem AttributesEnvironmental QualityHealth ConditionInvasive Alien SpeciesLitterNutrientsOver-exploitationPollutionPressureSalinitySea levelSea surface temperatureSpecies Condition

Data access

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Additional information

Published by
European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Contact email
Maria-Luisa.PARACCHINI (at) ec.europa.eu
Update frequency
unknown

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Language(s)
English

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Data theme(s)
Environment

dataset theme covering the domain of environment, defined as the interaction of all living species, climate, weather, and natural resources that impact human survival and economic activity

Geographical name(s)
European Union
Issued date
2020-01-02
Created date
23 Mar 2021 09:28
Modified date
10 Dec 2025 13:27
Landing page
https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/publication/eur-scientific-and-technical-research-reports/mapping-and-assessment-ecosystems-and-their-services-eu-ecosystem-assessment 
Dataset identifier
http://data.europa.eu/89h/1d726b8e-1d50-4929-b44d-b27f9c7278cb
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