GEANS final event webinar
4 videos • 43 views • by ILVO The quality of the seafloor habitat is an important barometer for marine ecosystem health. In order to accurately measure the quality, GEANS mainstreamed the implementation of fast, accurate, and cost-effective DNA-based assessments. This will enable national authorities to improve the management of human activities and protection of the marine environment across the North Sea Region in a transnational coherent way. GEANS conducted pilot studies concerning environmental impact assessments (renewable energy, aquaculture and sand extraction and suppletion), and concerning monitoring in relation to European directives (non-indigenous species and hard substrates). These pilots were conducted in close cooperation with stakeholders. Results, products and recommendations were disseminated in this final webinar.