Panel-based Assessment of Ecosystem Condition of the North Sea Shelf Ecosystem
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Authors (24)
- Per Arneberg
- Berengere Husson
- Anna Siwertsson
- Jon Albretsen
- Knut Yngve Børsheim
- Côme Denechaud
- Joël Durant
- Tone Falkenhaug
- Per Fauchald
- Anders Martin Frugård Opdal
- Sissel Jentoft
- Tore Johannessen
- Espen Johnsen
- Elizabeth Marie Jones
- Cecilie Kvamme
- Anna Jeja Gabriella Ljungström
- Pål Buhl-Mortensen
- Yves Reecht
- Hiroko Kato Solvang
- Morten D. Skogen
- Aril Slotte
- Espen Strand
- Guldborg Søvik
- Gro Ingleid van der Meeren
Abstract
The System for Assessment of Ecological Condition, coordinated by the Norwegian Environment Agency, is intended to form the foundation for evidence-based assessments of the ecological condition of Norwegian terrestrial and marine ecosystems not covered by the EU Water Framework Directive. The reference condition is defined as “intact ecosystems”, i.e., a condition that is largely unimpacted by modern industrial anthropogenic activities. An ecosystem in good ecological condition does not deviate substantially from this reference condition in structure, functions or productivity. This report describes the first operational assessment of the ecological condition of the marine shelf ecosystem in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea and Skagerrak. The assessment method employed is the Panel-based Assessment of Ecosystem Condition (PAEC1) and the current assessment has considered to what extent the North Sea and Skagerrak shelf ecosystem deviates from the reference condition2 by evaluating change trajectories.