Zooplankton Identification Manual for North European Seas (ZIMNES)

The management of European seas is undergoing a process of major reform. In the past, oceans and coastal policy has traditionally evolved in a fragmented and uncoordinated manner, developed by different sector-based agencies and arms of government with competing aims and objectives. Recently, the call for integrated and ecosystem-based approaches has driven the conceptualization of a new approach. At the scale of Europe through the Integrated Maritime Policy and Marine Strategy Framework Directive and in national jurisdictions such as the Marine and Coastal Access Act in the United Kingdom, ecosystem-based planning is becoming the norm. There are major challenges to this process and this paper explores, in particular, the opportunities inherent in building truly integrated approaches that cross different sectors of activity, integrate across scales, incorporate public involvement and build a sense of oceans citizenship.

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Buchbesprechung: Coastal Plankton. Photo Guide for European Seas. Von Otto Larink und Wilfried Westheide.

Biologie in unserer Zeit ◽

10.1002/biuz.200690065 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 36 (4) ◽

pp. 265-265

Author(s):

Erhard Mathias

Keyword(s):

European Seas

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Deep-sea fauna of European seas: An annotated species check-list of benthic invertebrates living deeper than 2000 m in the seas bordering Europe. Holothuroidea

Invertzool ◽

10.15298/invertzool.11.1.15 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 156-180 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

A. V. Gebruk ◽

A. V. Smirnov

Keyword(s):

Benthic Invertebrates ◽

Deep Sea ◽

Check List ◽

Deep Sea Fauna ◽

European Seas

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INFOMAR data supports offshore energy development and marine spatial planning in the Irish offshore via the EMODnet Geology portal

Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology ◽

10.1144/qjegh2020-033 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 54 (1) ◽

pp. qjegh2020-033 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

J. Guinan ◽

C. McKeon ◽

E. O'Keeffe ◽

X. Monteys ◽

F. Sacchetti ◽

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Keyword(s):

High Resolution ◽

Spatial Planning ◽

Wind Farms ◽

Offshore Wind ◽

Irish Sea ◽

Marine Spatial Planning ◽

The European Union ◽

Multi Scale ◽

Data Portal ◽

European Seas

The characterization of the seafloor is a fundamental first step in informing resource management, marine spatial planning, conservation, fisheries, industry and research. Integrated Mapping for the Sustainable Development of Ireland's Marine Resource (INFOMAR), Ireland's national seabed mapping programme, delivers freely available, high-resolution seabed imagery derived from multibeam echosounder data in the Irish Exclusive Economic Zone. The European Union established the European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet) Geology data portal, which provides harmonized broad-scale seabed substrate information for all European seas and confidence assessments of the information that underpins the geological interpretations. A multi-scale product has been produced using INFOMAR's high-resolution seabed substrate information at the 1:50 000 scale. As part of the Supporting Implementation of Maritime Spatial Planning in the Celtic Seas project, the EMODnet Geology seabed substrate data portal assisted in addressing the challenges associated with the implementation of the European Union's Marine Spatial Planning Directive. The seabed substrate data in the EMODnet Geology data portal were identified as a valuable tool for guiding the selection of sites for offshore wind farms in the Irish Sea and their subsequent characterization. This paper outlines the approach to delivering a multi-scale seabed substrate dataset for the Irish offshore and its applicability to marine spatial planning and the development of offshore energy resources.Thematic collection: This article is part of the Mapping the Geology and Topography of the European Seas (EMODnet) collection available at: https://www.lyellcollection.org/cc/EMODnet

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Mussel Shells, a Valuable Calcium Resource for the Pharmaceutical Industry

Marine Drugs ◽

10.3390/md20010025 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

pp. 25

Author(s):

Magdalena Mititelu ◽

Gabriela Stanciu ◽

Doina Drăgănescu ◽

Ana Corina Ioniță ◽

Sorinel Marius Neacșu ◽

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Keyword(s):

Pharmaceutical Industry ◽

Levulinic Acid ◽

Mytilus Galloprovincialis ◽

Pharmaceutical Preparations ◽

Mussel Shell ◽

Triticum Vulgare ◽

Low Toxicity ◽

Mussel Shells ◽

Wheat Kernels ◽

European Seas

(1) Background: The mussel (Mytilus edulis, Mytilus galloprovincialis) is the most widespread lamellibranch mollusk, being fished on all coasts of the European seas. Mussels are also widely grown in Japan, China, and Spain, especially for food purposes. This paper shows an original technique for mussel shell processing for preparation of calcium salts, such as calcium levulinate. This process involves synthesis of calcium levulinate by treatment of Mytilus galloprovincialis shells with levulinic acid. The advantage of mussel shell utilization results in more straightforward qualitative composition. Thus, the weight of the mineral component lies with calcium carbonate, which can be used for extraction of pharmaceutical preparations. (2) Methods: Shell powder was first deproteinized by calcination, then the mineral part was treated with levulinic acid. The problem of shells generally resulting from the industrialization of marine molluscs creates enough shortcomings, if one only mentions storage and handling. One of the solutions proposed by us is the capitalization of calcium from shells in the pharmaceutical industry. (3) Results: The toxicity of calcium levulinate synthesized from the mussel shells was evaluated by the method known in the scientific literature as the Constantinescu phytobiological method (using wheat kernels, Triticum vulgare Mill). Acute toxicity of calcium levulinate was evaluated; the experiments showed the low toxicity of calcium levulinate. (4) Conclusion: The experimental results highlighted calcium as the predominant element in the composition of mussel shells, which strengthens the argument of capitalizing the shells as an important natural source of calcium.

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