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This dataset contains vector data (point) showing the locations of Posidonia oceanica banquettes along the Northern Mediterranean coasts and is composed of different subsets of point occurence data. The dataset was compiled by the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR, Institute of Oceanography) in collaboration with the partners of the project "POSBEMED: Sustainable management of the systems Posidonia-beaches in the Mediterranean region". Data collection from Spain, Italy, Greece, Cyprus, and France was based both on tailor-made field and desktop surveys that contacted through a series of questionaires targeting on several target groups. For Spain, Italy, Greece, Cyprus, Croatia, and Malta several locations of Posidonia banquettes digitized on Google Earth. Coverage is the territory of the following EU countries: Spain, France, Italy, Croatia, Greece, Malta, and Cyprus. The dataset collected for the purposes of POSBEMED project should not be considered as exhaustive and its careful use is recommended.
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This dataset represents a data compilation of coastal sand dunes distibution along the Northern coasts of Mediterranean Sea. The dataset was compiled by the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR, Institute of Oceanography) in collaboration with the partners of the project "POSBEMED: Sustainable management of the systems Posidonia-beaches in the Mediterranean region". Coverage is the territory of the following EU countries: Spain, France, Italy, Croatia, Greece, Malta, and Cyprus. The dataset produced for the purposes of POSBEMED project is not exhaustive, and its careful use is recommended.
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This dataset shows where potential interactions of "Posidonia-Banquettes-Dunes" system and coastal/touristic activities exist within 12 selected focus areas along the Northern coasts of Mediterranean Sea. This dataset was compiled by the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR, Institute of Oceanography) in collaboration with the partners of the project "POSBEMED: Sustainable management of the systems Posidonia-beaches in the Mediterranean region". The areas with potential conflicts (= red polygons) or without conflicts (= green polygons) locating within the focus area are depicted using the EEA Reference grid of 1x1km.The identification of the areas with potential conflicts was based on an overlay analysis using the following thematic layers: Posidonia beds distribution, presence of Posidonia banquettes, presence of coastal dunes, and presence of coastal/touristic activities produced for the purposes of the POSBEMED project.Coverage is the territory of the following EU countries: Spain, France, Italy, Croatia, Greece, Malta, and Cyprus. The dataset produced for the purposes of POSBEMED project is not exhaustive, and its careful use is recommended.
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The layer shows the location of Platamuni, first Marine Protected Area in Montenegro which was declared on International Mother Earth Day, 22 April 2021. The Nature Park "Platamuni" is accommodated in the northwest part of the coastal waters in Montenegro, including associated coastline between the Cape Žabica in the northwest and Cape Platamuni in southeast near the beach Ploče. The main reason for proclaiming this first MPA in Montenegro is protecting its ecologically important marine and coastal species and habitats. The Platamuni area is characterized by its main marine cave at the south of Bigova, with at its entrance an extraordinary development of bio-constructions. It also hosts a vast Posidonia oceanica meadow on rock at the western side of Greben Kalafat, continuing by deep coralligenous assemblages on rock. The distribution of caves along the coastline ranges three protected areas: - Zone 0. Platamuni granica zasticenog podrucja - Zone 1. Platamuni II zona zastite morski dio Rt Platamuni - Zone 2. Platamuni II zona zastite morski dio This particular area has benefited in recent years from the support of UNEP/MAP-SPA/RAC, notably through regional projects on marine and coastal protected areas and key habitats mapping in the Mediterranean.
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The map shows the distribution of main goods transport ports in the Mediterranean Sea. Pressure on marine regions are represented by the port influence area, based also on their activity level. The dispersal of port-derived pollution was modeled as a diffusive plume based on their activity level using Eurostat data on transport of goods (thousand tonnes) and passengers (thousand passengers). Calculations were made following the same methodology developed for ESaTDOR Project (ESPON, 2013).
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This indicator shows marine biodiversity protection by Mediterranean MPAs by combining areas of legal and managerial protection in an overall response index. A protection index was created by summing up one simple indicator (legal protection) and one composite indicator (managerial protection) for 1ha pixels for the whole Mediterranean Sea (based on MAPAMED, the database on Mediterranean Marine Protected Areas, MedPAN, RAC/SPA, 2014).
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The map highlight the potential intensity of pressure related to marinas on marine ecosystems. The dispersal of yachting port-derived pollution was modeled as a diffusive plume up to 20 km based on the data on mooring capacity of each yachting port. The spatial proximity of yachting ports increases the overall pressures. The influence was modeled as a buffer with and exponential decay based on self calculations using mooring capacity of each yachting port. Calculations were made following the same methodology developed for ESaTDOR Project (ESPON, 2013). The extension area is based on HELCOM, 2012 and it is the theoretical maximum expansion distance for pressures generated by recreational shipping.
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The map shows the distribution of main passengers transport ports in the Mediterranean Sea. Pressure on marine regions are represented by the port influence area, based also on their activity level. The dispersal of port-derived pollution was modeled as a diffusive plume based on their activity level using Eurostat data on transport of goods (thousand tonnes) and passengers (thousand passengers). Calculations were made following the same methodology developed for ESaTDOR Project (ESPON, 2013).
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The indicators represent the distribution and degree of accumulation of marine in the Mediterranean Sea. Main source data were modelled by Lebreton et al., 2012 using a Lagrangian particle tracking model to simulate 30 years of input and transport of floating debris in the world’s ocean. The relative contribution of different sources to the total amount was taken into account in their model.
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The indicator of legal protection was made by summing all the legal designation categories (based on MAPAMED, the database on Mediterranean Marine Protected Areas, MedPAN, RAC/SPA, 2014) overlapping on each 1ha pixel across the whole Mediterranean Sea.