This section, based on work reviewed by the UK Marine Monitoring and Assessment Strategy (UKMMAS) Productive Seas Evidence group (PSEG), presents the approach to cumulative effects assessment of activities in the marine environment and how this relates to the achievement of Good Environmental Status.
References
HM Government (2012) ‘Marine Strategy Part One: UK Initial Assessment and Good Environmental Status’ (viewed on 5 July 2018)
OSPAR and HELCOM (2003) “Statement towards an Ecosystem Approach to the Management of Human Activities” adopted by the Joint Ministerial Meeting of the HELCOM and OSPAR Commissions held in 2003 in Bremen (Germany) (viewed on 10 January 2019)
OSPAR Commission (2017) ‘Intermediate Assessment 2017’ (viewed on 21 September 2018)