Marine Strategy Framework Directive: from sinking ship to thriving seas and fisheries

Marine Strategy Framework Directive: from sinking ship to thriving seas and fisheries. 

With the Marine Strategy Framework (MSFD) revision, the Commission has a real opportunity to turn the tide, and address the multiple pressures the marine environment face, which are – in the words of the Commission itself – “exacerbated by the worsening triple planetary crisis. The lack of implementation means that the MSFD has failed in the achievement of Good Environmental Status in EU seas, but now we can turn this sinking ship into an effective tool to enable thriving nature for local communities and a strong economy.