The meeting will be of direct interest to those people and organisations with an interest in the descriptor topics to assess progress on these including:

• biodiversity
• non-indigenous species
• fish/shellfish
• foodwebs
• eutrophication
• sea floor
• contaminants
• food quality
• marine litter
• energy /noise

To find out more see the conference programme

Booking: You can book and pay online with a credit card at http://www.coastms.co.uk/conferences/425 or pay by credit card over the phone, BACSs, cheque etc; we issue invoices and receipts. Please email or fax the booking form to  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 01531 890415

Sponsors: ABPmer, Cefas, HR Wallingford

Do you want to sponsor the event? There is a sponsorship package for this conference. Details can be obtained from Bob Earll  on  01531 890415 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Who should attend?

• Sea users and their representatives who have to work with environmental issues

• Stakeholders who will be responding to the MSFD transposition consultation
• Professionals engaged in measuring and monitoring the 11 descriptors of Good Environmental Status
• Sector representatives involved with the Habitats Directive, WFD or fisheries (CFP) whose interests coincide and interact with the MSFD
• Stakeholders involved with implementing measures arising from the MSFD