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Introduction to UK Marine Strategy
Summary of progress towards Good Environmental Status
Biodiversity, food webs and marine protected areas
Pressures from human activities
Prevailing Conditions
Uses of Marine Environment
Acknowledgements
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Pressures from human activities
Marine litter
Seafloor litter

Latest Version, 2024 Assessment
2018 assessment

Trends and status in UK seafloor litter

The OSPAR assessment for the indicator Composition and Spatial Distribution of Litter on the Seafloor was used to assess GES in 2024 for the UK.

Marine litter

Beach litter
Floating litter
Seafloor litter

Integrated Assessments

Fish
Marine Protected Areas
Food webs
Benthic habitats
Pelagic habitats
Marine Birds
Marine Mammals
Non-indigenous species
Commercial fish and shellfish
Eutrophication
Hydrographical conditions
Contaminants
Contaminants in seafood
Marine litter
Underwater noise
Prevailing Conditions
Uses of the Marine Environment - old temp

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