Guidance on the Application of the Ecosystem Approach to Management of Human Activities in the European Marine Environment

This report is an input to the development of the European Marine Strategy (EMS). It was written by a core group established jointly by ICES and the European Commission and has been subject to wide stakeholder consultation in one of the working groups set up to support the development of the EMS process – the Working Group on Ecosystem Approach to human activities (EAM).