In January 1997 the Programme “Sustainable Management of the North Sea” was launched in the framework of the first Scientific Support Plan for a Sustainable Development Policy (SPSD-I). The overall budget of this programme was 10,3 MEURO.
In the context of the "International Conferences on the Protection of the North Sea" and with a view to cooperating with other North Sea coastal states, this programme aimed to contribute to the management and sustainable development of the North Sea and its natural resources.
To this end the authorities need:
19 projects were financed in total.
Strategic research actions:
MN/DD1/001 | Biogeochemistry of nutrients, metals and
organic micropollutants in the North Sea [Fedra] [Final Report] |
MN/DD1/002 | Eutrophication and the structure of coastal planktonic
food-webs: mechanisms and modelling (AMORE) [Fedra] [Final Report] |
MN/DD1/003 | The impact on North Sea organisms of pollutants associated
with sediment (ICAS) [Fedra] [Final Report] |
MN/DD1/004 | Structural and functional biodiversity of North Sea ecosystems [Fedra] [Final Report] |
MN/DD1/005 | North Sea seabirds and marine mammals: pathology and
ecotoxicology [Fedra] [Final Report] |
MN/DD1/006 | Integrated and dynamical oceanographic data management
(IDOD) [Fedra] [Final Report] |
MN/DD1/007 | Marine Resources Damage Assessment and Sustainable Management
of the North Sea (MARE-DASM) [Fedra] [Final Report] |
Targeted research actions:
MN/DD2/001 | Quality status and terrestrial inputs for
the North Sea [Fedra][Final Report] |
MN/DD2/002 | Evaluation of possible impacts of endocrine disruptors
on the North Sea ecosystem (ED-North) [Fedra] [Project description sheet] The ED-North database developed in the frame of the project [website] [Final Report] |
MN/DD2/003 | Development of methods for the analysis of hydrocarbons
and organic micro-pollutants in the marine environment [Fedra] [Final Report] |
MN/DD2/004 | Monitoring of volatile organic compounds in marine organisms:
analysis, quality assurance and feasibility [Fedra] [Final Report] |
MN/DD2/005 | Evaluation of the quality of turbot fry on the stock
enhancement success in the North Sea [Fedra] [Final Report] |
MN/DD2/006 | "Paardenmarkt" site evaluation [Fedra] [Final Report] |
MN/DD2/007 | Intensive evaluation of the evolution of a protected
benthic habitat (HABITAT) [Fedra] [Final Report] |
MN/DD2/008 | Research on natural sand transports on the Belgian continental
shelf (BUDGET) [Fedra] [Final Report] |
MN/DD2/010 | The collection Gustave Gilson as a historical reference
framework for the Belgian marine fauna: feasibility study [Fedra] [Final Report] |
MN/DD2/011 | Identification of maritime zones affected by eutrophication
(IZEUT) [Fedra] [Final Report] |
MN/DD2/012 | Fast and low cost analysis of dioxin-like compounds
in marine matrices [Fedra] [Final Report] |
MN/DD2/013 | Long term trends in the macrobenthos of the Belgian
Continental Shelf (MACROBEL) [Fedra] [Project website] [Final Report] |