1. European Marine Monitoring and Assessment
Marine Strategy
Working group on
European Marine Monitoring and Assessment
Inaugural meeting
Copenhagen, 9 October 2003

2. Marine Strategy Status
Oct 2002: Communication towards a marine strategy (COM(2002) 539)
proposal for an ambitious roadmap for developing marine policy
with enhanced cooperation of various organisations involved
Dec 2002: Stakeholder Conference
first steps and suggestions for further work
March 2003: Council Conclusions
expressed broad support for approach taken
underlined of the need to cooperate with regional organisations
requested to present ‘Marine Strategy’ not later than May 2005
May 2003: Parliament Resolution
the EP endorsed in general the approach taken
June 2003: HELCOM – OSPAR Ministerial
expressed willingness to cooperate

3. Organisational arrangements
WFD
Structure
Water Directors
Steering of implementation process
Chair: Presidency, Co-chair: Commission
Working Group
Strategic goals and objectives
Inter-Organisational Consultation Forum
Co-ordination of work program
Chair: EC, Conventions,RFO and ICES, EEA
European Commission
Commission Interservice Group
Working Group Ecosystem Approach
Lead EC / Co-lead: ICES
Working Group
Hazardous
Substances
Lead: EC
Working Group
Monitoring & Assessment
Lead EC / Co-lead: EEA
Marine Working Group
under
Habitat Committee
Development of Regional Plans for Implementation

4. Coordination - mandates and participation
Marine Strategy
Coordination - mandates and participation
EU Water Directors:
Mandate (main points only):
Steering the process and consolidating results
Co-ordination between Marine Strategy, WFD and other EU policies
Chair: Presidency and Commission (DG ENV)
Participation: Member States and Candidate Countries, Commission services
Consultation Forum
Co-ordination between Regional Organisations,
Initiation of regional activities
Chair: Commission (DG ENV)
Members:
Marine conventions, fisheries and nature protection organisations
JRC (and other Commission services as required), EEA, ICES
IMO (as required)
Working Groups
Terms of Reference to be agreed upon by Water Directors

5. Outlook and Expected Products
Marine Strategy
Outlook and Expected Products
Autumn 2003: Mechanism for coordination & Cooperation
Established and in operation
First half 2004: Documents and Guidance on e.g.
Regional development and application of ecosystem approach
A roadmap for monitoring and assessment activities
Autumn 2004: Second Stakeholder Conference
To discuss outline of marine strategy and achieve stakeholder commitment (tentative dates: November 2004)
May 2005 (at the latest): proposal for Community Marine Strategy
including a coherent set of ambitious objectives and identification of (political) engagement of non-Community stakeholders