Marine Reporting Units used in Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) 2012-2018 reporting cycle - version 1.0, Feb. 2020

The Marine Reporting Units (MRUs) are used within the reporting obligations of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) in order to link the implementation of the different articles to specific marine areas. The MRUs can be of varying sizes, according to the appropriate scale for the different reports (e.g. region, sub-region, regional or sub-regional subdivision, Member State marine waters, WFD coastal waters, etc.), as indicated in the Good Environmental Status 2017 Decision.

The present data set is the first public version released of the MRUs used during the first cycle of implementation of the MSFD (2012-2018) in all the reporting exercises (2012 reporting of Articles 8, 9 and 10; 2014 reporting of Article 11; and 2016 reporting of Articles 13 & 14). The data set is distributed in SHP and in INSPIRE-compliant GML format.

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Date (Creation)
2019-12-27
Date (Publication)
2020-02-28
Edition
01.00
Identifier
eea_v_4258_100_k_mru-msfd2012_i_2012-2018_v01_r00
Status
superseded
Point of contact
  European Environment Agency
Kongens Nytorv 6 , Copenhagen , K , 1050 , Denmark
http://www.eea.europa.eu
Custodian
  European Environment Agency -
Kongens Nytorv 6 , Copenhagen , K , 1050 , Denmark
Maintenance and update frequency
As needed
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
Keywords
Keywords
GEMET
  • Marine Strategy Framework Directive
  • marine environment
  • sea
Continents, countries, sea regions of the world.
  • Mediterranean Sea
  • Black Sea
  • Baltic Sea
  • Northeast Atlantic Ocean (40W)
Spatial scope
  • European
INSPIRE priority data set
  • Directive 2008/56/EC
  • Marine reporting units (Marine Strategy Framework Directive)
EEA topics
  • Seas and coasts
Sous-regions marines
  • /Métropole
  • /Métropole/Manche mer du Nord
  • /Métropole/Mers Celtiques
  • /Métropole/Golfe de Gascogne
  • /Métropole/Méditerranée occidentale
Thématiques - SIMM
  • /Actions concrètes
Thématiques - SIMM
  • /Activités et Usages/Analyse économique et sociale
Type de jeux de donnée - ODATIS
  • /Données administratives
Type de jeux de donnée - ODATIS
  • /Données dérivées/Références statistiques
Cadre Réglementaire - SIMM
  • Directive Cadre Stratégie pour le Milieu Marin (DCSMM)
Access constraints
Other restrictions
Other constraints
no limitations to public access
Use constraints
Other restrictions
Other constraints
EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (http://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Environment Agency (EEA).
Aggregate Datasetindentifier
8ee108bc-6b08-48ac-bc5a-45a5cd6b5a6c
Association Type
Cross reference
Spatial representation type
Vector
Denominator
100000
Metadata language
English
Topic category
  • Environment
  • Oceans
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Begin date
2012-10-16
End date
2018-10-15
Unique resource identifier
EPSG:4258
Distribution format
  • SHP ( )

  • GML ( 3.2.1 )

    Specification
    D2.8.III.11 INSPIRE Data Specification on Area Management/Restriction/Regulation Zones and Reporting Units – Technical Guidelines

OnLine resource

No information provided.

OnLine resource

No information provided.
OnLine resource
Direct download (Eionet authentication) ( WWW:URL )
OnLine resource
INSPIRE-compliant Atom Service ( WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download )
Hierarchy level
Dataset

Conformance result

Date (Publication)
2010-12-08
Explanation
See the referenced specification
Pass
Yes
Statement
The present MRUs data set is a compilation of the layers submitted by Member States (in SHP format) to the European Commission during the reporting exercises of the first cycle of implementation of the MSFD. The reporting exercises were due by 15/10/2012 (Articles 8, 9 and 10), by 15/10/2014 (Article 11) and by 31/03/2016 (Articles 13 & 14). The pan-European data set has been created in GML following the INSPIRE 'Area management / restriction / regulation zones and reporting units' theme data specifications (available at https://inspire.ec.europa.eu/id/document/tg/am ). For the development of the GML, a number of fields have been included and filled in with the criteria described in the document 'Development of a pan-European data set of Marine Reporting Units' (file "Documentation_MRUs_v1-1.pdf" provided with the data set). The data set has also been published as an INSPIRE-compliant ATOM web service. A shapefile format version has also been produced.
File identifier
99869345-d8b0-4933-a9d0-3c9e08055c4a XML
Metadata language
English
Character set
UTF8
Hierarchy level
Dataset
Date stamp
2023-08-30T10:52:25.252Z
Metadata standard name
ISO 19115/19139
Metadata standard version
1.0
Point of contact
  European Environment Agency
Kongens Nytorv 6 , Copenhagen , K , 1050 , Denmark
 
 

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Keywords

Cadre Réglementaire - SIMM
Directive Cadre Stratégie pour le Milieu Marin (DCSMM)
EEA topics
Seas and coasts
GEMET
Marine Strategy Framework Directive marine environment sea
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
Area management/restriction/regulation zones and reporting units
INSPIRE priority data set
Directive 2008/56/EC Marine reporting units (Marine Strategy Framework Directive)
Spatial scope
European
Thématiques - SIMM
/Actions concrètes /Activités et Usages/Analyse économique et sociale
Type de jeux de donnée - ODATIS
/Données administratives /Données dérivées/Références statistiques

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