State of the marine environment
This thematic assessment encompasses the broad range of human activities in the North-East Atlantic. These activities have multiple effects on the marine environment. This section of the QSR is not the place to report on the overall quality status, since information on quality status can be found elsewhere in the QSR, including in other thematic assessments.
The status assessments of threatened and / or declining species and habitats conducted for QSR 2023 include information on the pressures to which they are subject. A summary table of the pressures affecting each of those species and habitats is available here . Some species and habitats are affected by a wide range of pressures; for others, the assessments highlight just one or a few pressures, such as incidental by-catch for some fish species. Commonly occurring pressures include loss of target and non-target species (primarily due to fisheries); physical loss or disturbance of the seabed; input of substances to the marine environment; marine litter; and disturbance by human activities.
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