Abbreviation | Explanation |
BALANCE | Baltic Sea Management―Nature Conservation and Sustainable Development of the Ecosystem through Spatial Planning |
BSHM | Broad-scale Seabed Habitat Map |
CPIA | Cumulative Pressure and Impact Assessment |
EBM | Ecosystem-Based Management |
EEZ | Exclusive Economic Zone |
EMODnet | European Marine Observation and Data Network |
EU | European Union |
EUNIS | European Nature Information System |
GES | Good Environmental Status |
GIS | Geographical Information System |
HELCOM | Helsinki Convention (http://www.helcom.fi/) |
JNCC | Joint Nature Conservation Committee |
MESH | Mapping European Seabed Habitats |
MPA | Marine Protected Area |
MS | Member State (of the European Union) |
MSFD | Marine Strategy Framework Directive |
OSPAR | OSPAR Convention (https://www.ospar.org/) |
RSC | Regional Seas Conventions |
UN | United Nations |