This section is currently being updated to reflect the latest assessments and data reported under the 3rd MSFD reporting cycle. Revised content will be published shortly.

This section presents the outcomes of regional and EU-level assessments of marine species, habitats and ecosystems; the main pressures upon them; the human activities responsible for these pressures - based on information from the Regional Sea Conventions, the implementation of the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive and other sources; as well as actions

that can be taken to protect and conserve Europe's marine environment.