Questions

• Q 61 - How can reliability/accuracy of the spatial data for MPA identification be improved?
• Q 64 - How to deal with knowledge gaps on impacts of maritime activities, including cumulative impacts?
• Q 63 - How to deal with knowledge gaps on socio-economic data, including the spatial dimension?
• Q 62 - How to deal with knowledge gaps related to water column data to support establishment of conservation measures offshore?
• Q 65 - How can we assess CC impacts on fishing stocks (e.g. cod and sprat) and develop strategies to protect these species across different life stages (e.g. focusing on nurseries and fishing grounds)?
• Q 24 - How do MPA policies intersect with MSP?
• Q 25 - How to integrate the process of MPA designation or extension in MSP?
• Q 27 - Are there good practices of MPA-MSP integration in terms of governance?
• Q 26 - How to take OECM into consideration in MSP where no legal instruments are in place?
• Q 34 - How to achieve the strict protection area target of 10% by 2030 in marine areas?
• Q 38 - How to address ecological functionalities in conservation objectives?
• Q 47 - How to address the different scales of management (MSP-MPA) in an ESE framework?
• Q 54 - How to anticipate and address climate change within MPA?
• Q 55 - How to anticipate and address climate change within a MPA network?
• Q 56 - How to anticipate changes in biotopes due to climate change?
• Q 57 - How to prioritize areas to be protected in view of climate changes (including shertered areas)?
• Q 60 - What is the impact of CC on deep ecosystems?
• Q 59 - What is the impact of CC on marine mammals?
• Q 35 - How to assess and develop scenarios for MPA networks representativeness, ecological coherence, adequacy, comprehensiveness and connectivity. also in transboundary contexts?
• Q 28 - How to create/increase stakeholder knowledge, awareness and engagement on MPAs and MSP?
• Q 29 - How to assess stakeholders’ satisfaction in a MSP/MPA process?
• Q 32 - How to create a culture of collaboration among MSP, MPA and sector responsible institutions?
• Q 30 - How to demostrate the effectiveness of conservation measures to stakeholders?
• Q 31 - How to move from participation to engagement and co-creation, transforming participation in a cultural behaviour?
• Q 9 - How to effectively manage conservation areas including both terrestrial and marine zones?
• Q 12 - How to evaluate cumulative impacts in MSP and MPA?
• Q 53 - How to identify and analyze the main conflict areas between human uses and the environment?
• Q 8 - How to identify and analyze the main conflict area that may arise if we need to expand marine protected areas in response to sensitive habitats, ecological connectivity or other valuable ecological as
• Q 11 - How to integrate socio-econonomic objectives in assessment of existing MPA (network) and identification of new MPAs?
• Q 46 - Hot to identify compensation measures and how to assess their effectiveness?
• Q 45 - How to assess economic impacts of conservation measures?
• Q 13 - How to evaluate trade-offs in MSP and MPA designation process?
• Q 16 - How to prioritize areas for conservation (designation of new MPAs)?
• Q 17 - How to identify priority areas for conservation of pelagic biodiversity?
• Q 18 - How to identify priority areas for preserving/restoring reef-forming species such as oysters Lanice conchilega or mussels?
• Q 6 - What are the priority areas for preserving from climate change effects the reef-former Lanice conchilega?
• Q 37 - How to maintain local retention / population persistence within the MPA?
• Q 36 - How to maintain mobile species persistence (and connectivity) and population/community persistence (passive connectivity) across a transboundary MPA?
• Q 58 - How to protect vulnerable species against climatic stressors?
• Q 33 - What are the environmental legislation/criteria guidance for MPA designation including socio-economic criteria (Commission’s SWD, EU Directives, IUCN, new criteria UNCLOS?)
• Q 7 - How to protect deep Vulnerable marine Ecosystems (VMEs) (strategies, measures, etc.)?
• Q 50 - How can deep-water VMEs be effectively identified and conserved with regards to anthropogenic impacts arising from human activities?
• Q 51 - How can we minimize the impact of bottom trawling on the growth and survival of gorgonians and other cold water corals located in the NWMED deep-water VMEs?
• Q 10 - How to protect marine mammals?
• Q 49 - How to manage cross-border MPAs for cetaceans conservation?
• Q 48 - How to reduce risks (e.g. of collision) and impacts (e.g. from noise pollution) on key cetacean species, particularly during the breeding season and in sensitive areas?
• Q 52 - How to protect pelagic habitats?
• Q 41 - What are the main objectives and elements of monitoring programs for MPAs?
• Q 43 - How to monitor Ecosystem Services highlighting their linkages to the different high priority socio-economic criteria identified in each site?
• Q 42 - What monitoring approach can be taken for extensive MPA networks, expecially offshore ones?
• Q 39 - What criteria are available to assess sustainability of maritime uses?
• Q 14 - How to assess compatibility of maritime uses and MPA conservation objectives? How to prioritize uses?