Promote knowledge of marine habitats and biocenesis, in particular those existing in the coastal bands, in order to obtain quantitative and qualitative information enabling an initial state and areas of occurrence (mapped) to be defined. Establishing monitoring programmes to maintain and/or restore coastal habitats

To study, re-engineer and manage monitoring networks to collect information supporting the characterisation of the marine environment, with the emphasis on situations where there is a need to maintain or reach Good Environmental Status and to those that may reveal the causal relationships between monitoring results and human activities

Map and monitor the meteorology system at the scale of the subdivision (comprising, including, waves and surface streams induced by local winds, sea-open and deep-sea currents) in order to improve the assessment of the environmental conditions and energy potential of the various environmental descriptors, and to assist decision-making processes

To study and understand the migratory routes of species of wide geographic distribution to highlight the relevance and ecological importance of the archipelagic seas and seamounts in the continuous eco-ecosystem, and their ocean and global dimension

Promote and systematise knowledge of the trophic networks of both coastal habitats and deep-sea ecosystems, including the study of key organisms, as well as the effect of seasonal variations, with a view to developing new indicators for the future assessment of the status of trophic grids and thus adequately define the Good Environmental Status of those networks.

Develop management plans (where necessary) to minimise the impact of recreational activities and/or their derivatives, such as anchoring vessels, diving, recreational fishing, water sports, marine mammals, seabirds and turtles.

Reduce marine litter to reduce the risk of ingestion and entanglement of seabirds, marine mammals and sea turtles.

Take the necessary measures to maintain or improve the demographic parameters of seabirds, marine mammals and sea turtles (e.g. reproductive rate and survival rate) to increase their numbers.

Establish an international group in Macaronesia involving scientists, technicians and policy-makers to coordinate monitoring programmes for the assessment of seabirds, marine mammals and sea turtles

Implement the monitoring programmes necessary to assess the criteria of all the UG proposals for seabirds, marine mammals and sea turtles

By 2021, set up and implement a network of marine and coastal protected areas of ocean Same target for subdivision of the continent: ABIPT-2-D6Cont (change of the Platt target. 1, 2012)

Pressure target ? The mortality of marine mammals, in particular sperm cells, due to ships collisions should be kept close to zero by 2024.

Pressure target ? cetacean mortality caused by accidental catches is < 1 % of the population size over the next 12 years.

Status target ? Maintain or increase the size of marine mammal populations in relation to the reference value

Operational Target - Develop and implement appropriate methodologies to obtain information to enable the GES to be assessed by 2024.

Operational Goal - To ensure the effectiveness of the system of tourism observation of marine life, in accordance with the regulations in force or that may be created for this purpose, to mitigate negative impacts on the populations of target species (including marine mammals, turtles, seabirds and fish).