Western Black Sea#
Related Questions
Q 61 - How can reliability/accuracy of the spatial data for MPA identification be improved?
Q 25 - How to integrate the process of MPA designation or extension in MSP?
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?
Q 28 - How to create/increase stakeholder knowledge, awareness and engagement on MPAs and MSP?
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 58 - How to protect vulnerable species against climatic stressors?
Q 39 - What criteria are available to assess sustainability of maritime uses?
Description#
The Western Black Sea test site (from Cape Tuzla to Cape Kaliakra) is part of the Black Sea. This is a coastal, onshore and offshore sub-sea basin of the size 2,750 km2. The test site is shared by Bulgaria and Romania, so from its nature it is a cross-border testing site covering both territorial waters and the EEZ. The relevant blue sectors are fisheries and tourism. The following are key characteristic features of the test site: Diversity of marine domains; MPAs support huge biodiversity and ecosystem services; MPAs are fragmented with limited operational management.
View the Western Black Sea (Romania) StoryMap
View the Western Black Sea (Bulgaria) StoryMap
Sources
Matczak et al. (2024) Test Sites Methodology Including the Participation Strategy (Deliverable – D5.2., under the WP5 of MSP4BIO project (GA n° 101060707))
Questions#
How can reliability/accuracy of the spatial data for MPA identification be improved?#
Answer
Practices: Monitoring and evaluation
Policy solutions
How to deal with knowledge gaps on impacts of maritime activities, including cumulative impacts?#
Answer
Spatial scales: Transboundary / sea basin National Regional / local
Protection regimes: Strict protection Non-strict protection
Marine zones: Coastal zone Offshore zone
How to integrate the process of MPA designation or extension in MSP?#
Answer
Practices: Scoping Data collection and presentation Analysis and diagnosis Prioritisation and designation
Spatial scales: National Regional / local
Protection regimes: Strict protection
Marine zones: Coastal zone Deep sea Offshore zone
How to anticipate and address climate change within a MPA network?#
Answer
Practices: Scoping Data collection and presentation Analysis and diagnosis Prioritisation and designation Implementation and management Monitoring and evaluation
Spatial scales: Transboundary / sea basin National Regional / local
Protection regimes: Strict protection Non-strict protection
Marine zones: Coastal zone Deep sea Offshore zone
How to anticipate changes in biotopes due to climate change?#
Answer
Spatial scales: Transboundary / sea basin National Regional / local
Protection regimes: Strict protection Non-strict protection
Marine zones: Coastal zone Deep sea Offshore zone
How to prioritize areas to be protected in view of climate changes?#
Answer
Practices: Scoping Data collection and presentation Analysis and diagnosis Prioritisation and designation
Spatial scales: Transboundary / sea basin National Regional / local
Protection regimes: Strict protection Non-strict protection
Marine zones: Coastal zone Deep sea Offshore zone
How to create/increase stakeholder knowledge, awareness and engagement on MPAs and MSP?#
Answer
Practices: Scoping Prioritisation and designation Implementation and management Monitoring and evaluation
Spatial scales: Transboundary / sea basin National Regional / local
Protection regimes: Strict protection Non-strict protection
Marine zones: Coastal zone Deep sea Offshore zone
How to evaluate cumulative impacts in MSP and MPA?#
Answer
Practices: Data collection and presentation Analysis and diagnosis Prioritisation and designation Monitoring and evaluation
Spatial scales: Transboundary / sea basin National Regional / local
Protection regimes: Strict protection Non-strict protection
Answer
Practices: Prioritisation and designation
Spatial scales: Transboundary / sea basin National Regional / local
Protection regimes: Strict protection Non-strict protection
Answer
Practices: Analysis and diagnosis
Spatial scales: Transboundary / sea basin National Regional / local
Protection regimes: Strict protection Non-strict protection
Marine zones: Coastal zone Deep sea Offshore zone
Answer
Practices: Analysis and diagnosis
Spatial scales: National Regional / local
Protection regimes: Non-strict protection
Marine zones: Coastal zone Offshore zone
Measures
Practices: Data collection and presentation Analysis and diagnosis Prioritisation and designation Monitoring and evaluation
Spatial scales: Transboundary / sea basin National Regional / local
Measures
Practices: Analysis and diagnosis
Spatial scales: National Regional / local
Protection regimes: Strict protection Non-strict protection
Marine zones: Coastal zone Deep sea
How to identify and analyze the main conflict area that may arise if we need to expand marine protected areas?#
Answer
Practices: Scoping Data collection and presentation Analysis and diagnosis Prioritisation and designation Implementation and management Monitoring and evaluation
Spatial scales: Transboundary / sea basin National Regional / local
Protection regimes: Strict protection Non-strict protection
Marine zones: Coastal zone Deep sea Offshore zone
Answer
Practices: Scoping Data collection and presentation Analysis and diagnosis Prioritisation and designation
Spatial scales: Transboundary / sea basin National Regional / local
Protection regimes: Strict protection Non-strict protection
Marine zones: Coastal zone Deep sea
Answer
Practices: Scoping Data collection and presentation Analysis and diagnosis Prioritisation and designation
Spatial scales: Transboundary / sea basin National Regional / local
Protection regimes: Strict protection Non-strict protection
Marine zones: Coastal zone Offshore zone
Answer
Practices: Scoping Data collection and presentation Analysis and diagnosis Prioritisation and designation
Spatial scales: National Regional / local
Measures
Spatial scales: Transboundary / sea basin National Regional / local
Protection regimes: Strict protection Non-strict protection
Marine zones: Coastal zone Deep sea Offshore zone
How to integrate socio-econonomic objectives in assessment of existing MPA (network) and identification of new MPAs?#
Answer
Practices: Scoping
Answer
Practices: Scoping Data collection and presentation Analysis and diagnosis Prioritisation and designation
Spatial scales: National Regional / local
Protection regimes: Strict protection Non-strict protection
Answer
Practices: Scoping
Spatial scales: Transboundary / sea basin National Regional / local
Protection regimes: Non-strict protection
Marine zones: Coastal zone Deep sea Offshore zone
Answer
Practices: Scoping Analysis and diagnosis Prioritisation and designation Implementation and management
Spatial scales: Transboundary / sea basin National Regional / local
Protection regimes: Strict protection Non-strict protection
Marine zones: Coastal zone Deep sea Offshore zone
Measures
Practices: Implementation and management
Spatial scales: National Regional / local
Protection regimes: Non-strict protection
Marine zones: Coastal zone Deep sea Offshore zone
Hot to identify compensation measures and how to assess their effectiveness?#
Answer
Practices: Scoping Data collection and presentation Analysis and diagnosis Prioritisation and designation Implementation and management Monitoring and evaluation
Spatial scales: Transboundary / sea basin National Regional / local
Protection regimes: Strict protection Non-strict protection
Marine zones: Coastal zone Deep sea Offshore zone
How to assess economic impacts of conservation measures?#
Answer
Practices: Scoping Data collection and presentation Analysis and diagnosis Prioritisation and designation Implementation and management Monitoring and evaluation
Spatial scales: Transboundary / sea basin National Regional / local
Protection regimes: Strict protection Non-strict protection
Marine zones: Coastal zone Deep sea Offshore zone
How to evaluate trade-offs in MSP and MPA designation process?#
Answer
Practices: Data collection and presentation Analysis and diagnosis Prioritisation and designation Implementation and management Monitoring and evaluation
Spatial scales: Transboundary / sea basin National Regional / local
Protection regimes: Strict protection Non-strict protection
Answer
Measures
Practices: Data collection and presentation Analysis and diagnosis Prioritisation and designation Implementation and management Monitoring and evaluation
Spatial scales: Transboundary / sea basin National Regional / local
Measures
How to prioritize areas for conservation (designation of new MPAs)?#
Answer
Practices: Scoping Data collection and presentation Analysis and diagnosis Prioritisation and designation
Spatial scales: Transboundary / sea basin National Regional / local
Protection regimes: Strict protection Non-strict protection
Marine zones: Coastal zone Deep sea Offshore zone
How to protect vulnerable species against climatic stressors?#
Answer
Practices: Scoping Data collection and presentation Analysis and diagnosis Prioritisation and designation
Spatial scales: Transboundary / sea basin National Regional / local
Protection regimes: Strict protection Non-strict protection
Marine zones: Coastal zone Deep sea Offshore zone
What are the environmental legislation/criteria guidance for MPA designation including socio-economic criteria (Commission’s SWD, EU Directives, IUCN, new criteria UNCLOS?)#
Answer
Practices: Scoping Data collection and presentation Analysis and diagnosis Prioritisation and designation
Spatial scales: Transboundary / sea basin National Regional / local
Protection regimes: Strict protection Non-strict protection
Marine zones: Coastal zone Deep sea Offshore zone
Answer
Practices: Scoping Data collection and presentation Analysis and diagnosis Prioritisation and designation
Spatial scales: Transboundary / sea basin National Regional / local
Protection regimes: Strict protection Non-strict protection
Marine zones: Coastal zone Deep sea Offshore zone
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?#
Answer
Practices: Implementation and management
Spatial scales: Transboundary / sea basin National Regional / local
Protection regimes: Non-strict protection
Marine zones: Coastal zone Offshore zone
What criteria are available to assess sustainability of maritime uses?#
Answer
Practices: Scoping
Spatial scales: Transboundary / sea basin National Regional / local
Protection regimes: Non-strict protection
Marine zones: Coastal zone Deep sea Offshore zone
Answer
Practices: Analysis and diagnosis Monitoring and evaluation
Spatial scales: National Regional / local
Protection regimes: Strict protection Non-strict protection
Answer
Practices: Analysis and diagnosis Monitoring and evaluation
Answer
Practices: Analysis and diagnosis Monitoring and evaluation
How to assess compatibility of maritime uses and MPA conservation objectives? How to prioritize uses?#
Answer
Practices: Scoping Data collection and presentation Analysis and diagnosis Prioritisation and designation Implementation and management Monitoring and evaluation
Spatial scales: National Regional / local
Protection regimes: Non-strict protection
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Practices: [Not Related to Any Practice]
Answer
Practices: Scoping Data collection and presentation Analysis and diagnosis Prioritisation and designation Implementation and management Monitoring and evaluation
Spatial scales: National Regional / local
Protection regimes: Non-strict protection
Marine zones: Coastal zone Deep sea Offshore zone
Measures
Measures
Practices: Analysis and diagnosis
Spatial scales: National
Protection regimes: Strict protection
Marine zones: Deep sea