The measure refers to the human activities in the marine environment mentioned/listed in art. 8 of Directive 2014/89/EU establishing a framework for maritime spatial planning. The measure does not cover military activities. The measure implementation involves preparatory activities for amending/adapting national legislation if necessary, public and sectoral consultations, and legislation adaptation.

This measure was developed as a coordinated measure between Romania and Bulgaria in the framework of the project ""Technical and administrative support for the joint implementation of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive in Bulgaria and Romania - Phase 2"". The measure is necessary in the context of the extension of some marine protected areas (eg ROSCI 0026 Vama Veche – 2 Mai, ROSCI 0273 Cape Tuzla marine area, etc. and the designation of new ones. Its effective implementation requires the following steps: 1. Reassessment of the types and conservation status of habitats and species within Marine Protected Areas under the Marine Strategy Framework Directive; 2. Develop / Review / update management plans for Marine Protected Areas, if necessary, and implement the conservation, protection, restoration and management measures included therein.

The measure refers to the need to create physical connections between habitats and protected species whose reproductive cycle or feeding behaviour involves the movement between habitats located at a distance from each other, physically separated by areas where they do not benefit from protection. The implementation of the measure involves the following actions: studies on habitats and species identification that should benefit from the creation of ecological corridors; studies on the technical and economic possibilities of creating corridors; consultation of stakeholders and starting the procedures for delimitation and establishment of ecological corridors.

This measure involves the development of a management tool to anticipate risks for the protection and conservation of habitats in protected areas, considering socio-economic activities with potential negative impact on them, given the location of protected areas in the coastal area, heavily anthropized. The implementation of the measure involves the following actions: 1. Identifying socio-economic activities with direct, indirect and cumulative impact on protected habitats; 2. Classification of habitats according to their sensitivity and vulnerability to potential adverse effects; 3. Use of modeling software (eg Marxan) to estimate / quantify risks and make the best management decisions for activities with a negative impact.

This measure aims to fulfilling Romania's obligations since the adoption of the Maritime Spatial Planning Directive, which involves the coordination between all projects / activities of socio-economic development of the coastal area with the objectives of protection and conservation of habitats and species from marine protected areas. Actions required to implement this measure: 1. Adoption of a Joint Action Program concerning the objectives of socio-economic development included in the Zonal Urban Plans and those for the protection and conservation of marine protected areas through an Agreement between local administrative authorities, economic agents with coastal development interests and custodians / protected area administrators. 2. Personal training and acquisition of software required for spatial maritime planning by decision-making authorities; 3. The use (for the purpose of Maritime Spatial Planning) of decision-making tools, which facilitates the choice of the best options for the use of maritime space, taking into account the interactions between the socio-economic activities; 4. Public consultations with authorities responsible for maritime spatial planning in order to avoid conflicts of interest.

The measure aims to create an easy management tool for public authorities, decision makers, economic agents concerning the management of economic activities carried out in marine habitats. At the same time, it is an important step in assessing the status of important habitats at national and regional level, using a unitary system for their identification, currently promoted at European level. The implementation of the measure involves the following actions: 1. Identification, classification and mapping of predominant habitats and execution of distribution maps in GIS format, in compliance with the standards of the INSPIRE Directive; 2. Publication of maps on a European databases

The measure aims to assess seabed pressures and hydrological conditions in the context of coastal protection works. The measure contributes to the assessment of marine habitat conservation and can provide a basis for adapting the coastal protection practices to the concept of ecological solution.

The measure was proposed as a result of the deficiencies identified regarding the technical capacities necessary to achieve the objectives of protection and conservation of the 3 marine mammal species. The measure aims to implement actions for rescuing injured or sick cetaceans and studying the dead ones.

The measure is referring to the establishment and management of protected areas for cetaceans in accordance with the areas that serve as habitats and/or feeding areas.

The measure is considered as a first step in the process of introducing new environmentally friendly fishing techniques (selective gear, placement of electronic devices type PINGER or ADD).

The aim of the measure is to encourage small-scale coastal fishing, thereby promoting the use of technological innovations (e.g. more selective fishing techniques) that do not increase fishing effort.

The measure was developed as a coordinated / joint measure between Romania and Bulgaria within the project Technical and administrative support for the joint implementation of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (SPSF) in Bulgaria and Romania - Phase 2 ”.

The measure includes control components (after establishing the authorized areas for the use of longline fishing gear and those where they are prohibited, control operations should be carried out to monitor compliance) and monitoring and research components to assess the impact of their use on the ecosystem (depending on this assessment, the measure could be modified in terms of use requirements, when necessary).

The measure concerns the improvement of the control functions of the competent authorities for the control of the requirements set out in Regulation (EU) No 182/2011. 1380/2013 for turbot nets used in the fisheries sector (material, mesh size and thickness).