Assessing the vulnerability of the Black Sea marine ecosystem to human pressures

Programme 2014 - 2020 Black Sea Basin ENI CBC

Date of latest update: 2025-06-17

Description

Description (EN):

Monitoring and assessment of the sea and coast, based on scientific knowledge, is the indispensable basis for the management of human activities, in view of promoting their sustainable use and conserving marine ecosystems. Project proposal aims to deliver, through collaborative efforts among partners, a common strategy related to the Joint Monitoring of the Black Sea, using the most adequate common agreed assessment criteria and indicators, in order to assess the status of the Black Sea, as a basis for further actions. Project proposal builds upon the monitoring related provisions of the Black Sea Commision, taking into account existing regional (BSIMAP) and national monitoring programs, the best practices of other Regional Sea Conventions, and last, but not least, Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) principles, aiming to contribute further to harmonization of methodologies and filling of knowledge gaps identified in the region. The collection of quality controlled and comparable data sets for the Black Sea environmental status assessment, is supported via conducting case studies in selected study areas: coastal and open sea by testing the Black Sea Monitoring and Assessment Guidance: comparative assessment of rivers impact on the Black Sea water quality; response of coastal ecosystems under the influence of human pressures, implementation of the methodology for identification and prioritization of Hot Spots (Hot Black Sea tool); guidance tool on the adaptative environmental impact assessment (EIA) procedures of specific human activities; Joint Scientific Cruise organized having in mind harmonized methodologies, and the need to include in the assessment new/common criteria and indicators related to biodiversity, eutrophication, contamination, marine litter, and also areas beyond the coastal areas in a representative and efficient way; pilot study on the quality of Black Sea seafood, with aim to provide new data on chemical contamination of aquatic organisms and potential risks, thus filling knowledge gaps identified for Black Sea region. The two case studies on beach litter and cetaceans will enhance the mile stone of the educational and awareness rising campaigns. Project will promote innovative technologies, like unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for the detection of floating marine litter at river mouths and coastal waters, dolphins surveys in specific locations, remotely operated vehicle (ROV) and sidescan and multibeam for assessing physical pressure on the seafloor from fisheries and its impact on benthic communities, and remote sensing. Data and information gathered through project activities will create a compatible and open pool of data, usable by regional partners, general public and relevant stakeholders, thus contributing to improvement and upgrading of existing Black Sea data base, and to a better understanding of the human-induced changes.

Achievements (EN):

The project aimed to deliver, through collaborative efforts among partners, a common strategy related to the Joint Monitoring of the Black Sea, using the most adequate common agreed assessment criteria and indicators, in order to assess the status of the Black Sea, as a basis for further actions. Project was built upon the monitoring related provisions of the Black Sea Commision, taking into account existing regional (BSIMAP) and national monitoring programs, the best practices of other Regional Sea Conventions, and last, but not least, Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) principles, aiming to contribute further to harmonization of methodologies and filling of knowledge gaps identified in the region. The collection of quality controlled and comparable data sets for the Black Sea environmental status assessment, was supported via conducting case studies in selected study areas: coastal and open sea by testing the Black Sea Monitoring and Assessment Guidance: comparative assessment of rivers impact on the Black Sea water quality; response of coastal ecosystems under the influence of human pressures, implementation of the methodology for identification and prioritization of Hot Spots (Hot Black Sea tool); guidance tool on the adaptative environmental impact assessment (EIA) procedures of specific human activities; Joint Scientific Cruise organized having in mind harmonized methodologies, and the need to include in the assessment new/common criteria and indicators related to biodiversity, eutrophication, contamination, marine litter, and also areas beyond the coastal areas in a representative and efficient way; pilot study on the quality of Black Sea seafood, with aim to provide new data on chemical contamination of aquatic organisms and potential risks, thus filling knowledge gaps identified for Black Sea region. Also, during the project was purchase a vehicle (UAV) for the detection of floating marine litter at river mouths and coastal waters, dolphins surveys in specific locations, a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) and sidescan and multibeam which allowed the assessing of physical pressure on the seafloor from fisheries and its impact on benthic communities, and remote sensing. Data and information gathered through project activities created a compatible and open pool of data, usable by regional partners, general public and relevant stakeholders, thus contributing to improvement and upgrading of existing Black Sea data base, and to a better understanding of the human-induced changes.

Website: http://blacksea-cbc.net/

Expected Results (EN): R 2.1 Level of availability of cross-border compatible environmental monitoring data and information

Expected Outputs (EN):

An improved long-term cross-border collaboration and research capacity in addressing trans-boundary pollution, eutrophication, and biodiversity monitoring, using the most adequate common agreed assessment criteria and indicators, in order to assess the present status of the Black Sea, represent a basis for further actions. The proposed joint monitoring requirements will focus, based on agreed common indicators, on parameters that are indicative of the state of the environment, the prevailing anthropogenic pressures and their impacts, and the progress towards the good environmental status (GES) (ecological objectives and targets). Specific project results obtained following the implementation of the project will contribute to an increased level of availability of environmental data and information, being related to: improved understanding of the knowledge gap and further needs; common agreed methodologies for monitoring, new tools and indicators for integrative assessment of the ecological status, based on Harmonized Black Sea Monitoring and Assessment Guidance (BSMAG); quality controlled and comparable data sets for the Black Sea environmental status assessment, collected in the framework of specific pilot monitoring studies in selected study areas: coastal and open sea; updated list of Black Sea Hot Spots following testing of the methodology for identification and prioritization of Hot Spots; Guideline tool on the adaptive criteria for monitoring of the maritime activities impact will be developed; Report on the state of Black Sea environment /Thematic assessments; collected new data on chemical contamination of aquatic organisms and potential risks, thus filling knowledge gaps identified for Black Sea region. The results of the study cases on beach litter and dolphins will represent the ground of the educational and awareness raising campaigns materials focusing on data collected from the field, analysed and transposed for public acknowledge.

Thematic information

Coastal management and maritime issues Evaluation systems and results

Thematic Objective: Environmental protection, climate change mitigation and adaptation

Partners (7)

Lead Partner: National Institute for Marine Research and Development “Grigore Antipa“

Address: Blvd Mamaia 300, RO-900581 Constanta, Romania

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.rmri.ro

Total budget: EUR 406 781.31

Institute of Oceanology – Bulgarian Academy of Science

Name: Institute of Oceanology – Bulgarian Academy of Science

Address: Parvi mai 40, 9000 Varna, Bulgaria

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.io-bas.bg

Total budget: EUR 134 632.49

Non-governmental environmental organization Mare Nostrum

Name: Non-governmental environmental organization Mare Nostrum

Address: Bogdan Voda 16, 900613 Constanta, Romania

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.marenostrum.ro

Total budget: EUR 53 215.16

Türk Deniz Araştırmaları Vakfı

Name: Türk Deniz Araştırmaları Vakfı

Address: Yalikoy Fistikli Yali Sok No.34/5 Yalikoy Meydani Sok No 15, Beykoz, 34820 Istanbul, Turkey

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.tudav.org

Total budget: EUR 33 371.11

Scientific Research Institution «Ukrainian Scientific centre of Ecology of the Sea»

Name: Scientific Research Institution «Ukrainian Scientific centre of Ecology of the Sea»

Address: Frantsuzsky Blvd 89, 65009 Odessa, Ukraine

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.sea.gov.ua

Total budget: EUR 98 633.97

The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey, Marmara Research Center

Name: The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey, Marmara Research Center

Department: Environment and Cleaner Production Institute

Address: Dr.Zeki Acar Street No.1, P.K. 21 41470 Kocaeli Kocaeli, Turkey

Legal status: public

Website: http://mam.tubitak.gov.tr/en

Total budget: EUR 166 853.25

Институт по Океанология – Българска академия на науките

Name: Институт по Океанология – Българска академия на науките

Address: Parvi mai 40, 9000 Varna, Bulgaria

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.io-bas.bg

Total budget: EUR 134 632.49

ENI budget: EUR 137 999.27

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Institute of Oceanology – Bulgarian Academy of Science

Assessing the vulnerability of the Black Sea marine ecosystem to human pressures

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Non-governmental environmental organization Mare Nostrum

Assessing the vulnerability of the Black Sea marine ecosystem to human pressures

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Turkish Marine Research Foundation

Assessing the vulnerability of the Black Sea marine ecosystem to human pressures

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Scientific Research Institution «Ukrainian Scientific centre of Ecology of the Sea»

Assessing the vulnerability of the Black Sea marine ecosystem to human pressures

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The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey, Marmara Research Center

Assessing the vulnerability of the Black Sea marine ecosystem to human pressures

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National Institute for Marine Research and Development “Grigore Antipa“

Assessing the vulnerability of the Black Sea marine ecosystem to human pressures

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Institute of Oceanology-Bulgarian academy of sciences

Assessing the vulnerability of the Black Sea marine ecosystem to human pressures

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Summary

Project name (EN): Assessing the vulnerability of the Black Sea marine ecosystem to human pressures

Project acronym: ANEMONE

Project start date: 2018-07-26

Project end date: 2021-03-25

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 893 487.29

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 822 008.23

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TUDAV Cetacean Surveys in Marmara and western Black Sea in 2019

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://blacksea-cbc.net/

Publication date: 2021-11-28

Document date: 2020-02-19

Languages: en

Marmara ve Batı Karadeniz TÜDAV Setase Sörveyleri 2019

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://blacksea-cbc.net/

Publication date: 2021-11-28

Document date: 2020-02-19

Languages: tr

Black Sea Action Day 2020 / Dünya Karadeniz Günü 2020

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://blacksea-cbc.net/

Publication date: 2021-11-28

Document date: 2020-11-05

Languages: en, tr

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2014 - 2020 Black Sea Basin ENI CBC

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2025-06-06

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220 / 220 (100%)

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