Assessing performance of management strategies for regional case studies

This synthesis report identified in a number of regional case studies which descriptors are at high risk of not achieving Good Environmental Status (GES). From those two descriptors where selected that would require the project to apply specific aspects of EBM in their management options to achieve the MSFD objectives. The case study areas were based on the four European marine regions identified in the MSFD; the Northeast Atlantic, the Black Sea, the Baltic Sea and the Mediterranean Sea.