Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><P><SPAN>Map shows classification of nutrient concentration levels for marine waters all over Europe, based on HEAT+ tool. Inputs of nutrients to transitional, coastal and marine waters from upstream catchments, atmospheric deposition and neighbouring waters may result in elevated nutrient concentrations, or nutrient enrichment. </SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Status is evaluated in five classes:</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>- NPAhigh and NPAgood are recognised as ‘non-problem areas’</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>- PAmoderate, PApoor and PAbad are recognised as ‘problem areas’</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>The assessment is based on available data from the Regional Sea Conventions and from Member States. </SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Data coverage for coastal waters is good in the Baltic Sea, the North Sea, the Celtic Sea, Portuguese coastal waters, and in Turkish waters in the Black Sea. However, data coverage is in general unsatisfactory for the Mediterranean Sea and for French, Scottish and Spanish coastal waters in the North-East Atlantic Ocean. </SPAN></P><P><SPAN>For offshore waters, data coverage is good in the Baltic Sea, the North Sea, the Skagerrak and the Celtic Sea. Data coverage for open parts of the Bay of Biscay, the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea is unsatisfactory. </SPAN></P><P><SPAN>More information can be found in the report 'Nutrient enrichment and eutrophication in Europe's seas': https://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/nutrient-enrichment-and-eutrophication-in</SPAN></P></DIV>
Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;font-size:12pt"><DIV><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>Map shows classification of direct effects of nutrient enrichment for marine waters all over Europe, based on HEAT+ tool. The direct effects of nutrient enrichment include an accelerated growth of either phytoplankton in the upper part of the water column or perennial macroalgae in shallow coastal waters.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Status is evaluated in five classes:</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>- NPAhigh and NPAgood are recognised as ‘non-problem areas’</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>- PAmoderate, PApoor and PAbad are recognised as ‘problem areas’</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Data coverage for coastal water is in general good for the Baltic Sea and most parts of the North Sea/Skagerrak/Kattegat regions. For open waters, data coverage is good for the Baltic Sea, for the southern and eastern parts the North Sea and for the Celtic Sea.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Data coverage regarding 'direct effects' is poor for the Black Sea and for most parts of the Mediterranean Sea as well.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>More information can be found in the report 'Nutrient enrichment and eutrophication in Europe's seas': https://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/nutrient-enrichment-and-eutrophication-in</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV>
Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><DIV STYLE="font-size:12pt"><P><SPAN>Map shows classification of indirect effects of eutrophication for marine waters all over Europe, based on HEAT+ tool. Elevated concentrations of nutrients have direct effects, and these might subsequently lead to secondary (indirect) effects such as reduced depth distribution of submerged aquatic vegetation, changes in the structure and functioning of benthic invertebrate communities, and oxygen depletion. </SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Status is evaluated in five classes:</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>- NPAhigh and NPAgood are recognised as ‘non-problem areas’</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>- PAmoderate, PApoor and PAbad are recognised as ‘problem areas’</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>The assessment is based on available data from the Regional Sea Conventions and from Member States. </SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Data coverage for coastal waters is in general good for most parts of the Baltic Sea and the North Sea. Data coverage is unsatisfactory for the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. In the North-East Atlantic Ocean data coverage is unsatisfactory for France, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Spain. </SPAN></P><P><SPAN>For open waters, data coverage is good in the Baltic Sea, the North Sea, the Norwegian Sea and in the Celtic Sea, as well as in the south-western parts of the Black Sea and for Portugal. Data coverage is unsatisfactory for the Mediterranean Sea and for the French and Spanish parts of the North-East Atlantic Ocean.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>More information can be found in the report 'Nutrient enrichment and eutrophication in Europe's seas': https://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/nutrient-enrichment-and-eutrophication-in</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV>
Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><DIV STYLE="font-size:12pt"><P><SPAN>Map shows classification of eutrophication status for marine waters all over Europe, based on HEAT+ tool. Overall eutrophication status is the result of 3 aspects of eutrophication:</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>- Nutrient Concentrations</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>- Direct Effects</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>- Indirect Effects</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Europe-wide application of the HEAT+ tool identified 'problem areas' and 'non-problem' areas with respect to nutrient enrichment and eutrophication. Status is evaluated in five classes:</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>- NPAhigh and NPAgood are recognised as ‘non-problem areas’</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>- PAmoderate, PApoor and PAbad are recognised as ‘problem areas’</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>The assessment is based on available data from the Regional Sea Conventions and from Member States. This is the first integrated assessment of the eutrophication status of Europe's seas; however, the spatial coverage could be improved, especially in the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>More information can be found in the report 'Nutrient enrichment and eutrophication in Europe's seas': https://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/nutrient-enrichment-and-eutrophication-in</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV>