Regional cooperation for European seas: Governance models in support of the implementation of the MSFD

摘要: During the implementation process of Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD), Member States are expected to cooperate and coordinate at regional sea level as wells arrange stakeholder involvement. However, MSFD does not specify any governing structures do so. The aim this paper is address these key challenges by developing four governance models for cooperation assess their impact on performance. based building blocks involvement (low or high) decision-making power (binding non-binding decisions): (1) Cross-border platforms; (2) Regional Sea Convention-PLUS; (3) Advisory Alliance (4) Assembly. Secondly, will an ex ante assessment how alternative have criteria performance are: (a) costs set up run a model; (b) capacity cooperate; (c) policy coordination; (d) institutional ambiguity; (e) drift. In addition expert judgement (i.e. scientists WP7 ODEMM project), 4 roundtable discussions been undertaken in which stakeholders from seas did models. main conclusion that increasing participation, much desired development organisation marine management expressed community, increase making process. If participation embedded wider setting directly related degree decisions taken binding, lead more smoothly running model.