The MESH Atlantic Project

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Objectives:

MESH Atlantic (Mapping Atlantic Area Seabed Habitats for Better Marine Management) is an international marine habitat mapping programme that started in June 2010, and will run for 3 a year period. A consortium of 9 partners and 2 associate partners (11 in total) from across France, Ireland, Portugal and Spain, gained financial support from the EU INTERREG IVB fund for this international programme. The MESH Atlantic partnership covers the Interreg (IVB) Atlantic Area, drawing together scientific and technical habitat mapping skills, expertise in data collation and its management, and proven practical experience in the use of seabed habitat maps for environmental management within national regulatory frameworks.

The general objective of MESH Atlantic is to provide harmonised seabed habitat mapping over the coastal and shelf zones of the Atlantic Area in order to inform spatial planners and management. It will assist in the proper design of Member States policies and application of their directives (mainly Habitat and Marine Strategy).

 

Additional Information:

Additional information can be obtained at the Official Project Webpage. clic here