WP3 Resources: current state and trends

Work package leader: Dr. K. Mikhailov,email: konstantinmikhailov@yahoo.com

Deliverables
D3.1: Report on sustainable exploitation of marine resources and biotechnology issues in Mediterranean and Black Sea
D3.2: Report on pressures and potential hazards on the marine resources of the system, emanating either from natural variability or anthropogenic activity.

he main objectives are to review studies of the functions and variability of the system in terms of its resource characteristics and the sensitivity to variability of climatic conditions and anthropogenic forcing, and project to the future its potential to sustain growth. Special emphasis will be given to the dynamics and processes controlling the health and wealth of coastal and marine resources.