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Eutrophication remains a major problem for Europe’s seas despite some progress

News Published 11 Dec 2019 Last modified 11 Dec 2019

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Photo: © Jan Ekebom

The shared vision for Europe’s seas is a healthy marine environment where human-induced eutrophication is minimised. However, the European Environment Agency’s (EEA) assessment, published today, shows that eutrophication still remains a large scale problem in some of Europe’s regionals seas. The assessment shows some positive effects from better nutrient management but the overall target of healthy seas will not be met everywhere by 2020.