TY - JOUR AU - Zaharia, Tania AU - Maximov, Valodia AU - Radu, Gheorghe AU - Anton, Eugen AU - Spinu, Alina AU - Nenciu, Magda PY - 2014/03/30 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Reconciling fisheries and habitat protection in Romanian coastal marine protected areas JF - Scientia Marina JA - Sci. mar. VL - 78 IS - S1 SE - Articles DO - 10.3989/scimar.04028.25B UR - https://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/1515 SP - 95-101 AB - The extension of the Natura 2000 European ecological network to the Romanian marine territory (1 site according to the Birds Directive requirements and eight sites according to the Habitats Directive requirements, one also being a natural reserve and one part of the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve) might cause conflicts between the Romanian marine fishery and these sites. In order to minimize such conflicts, the evaluation of the interaction between fishery and the preservation objectives of the Natura 2000 sites is compulsory and extremely important. The assessment of the environmental impact is a key tool of the EU environmental legislation, which is used in evaluating the effect of human activities on the ecosystem. In addition, the involvement of all interested stakeholders in the development of the fishery on the Romanian littoral and in environmental protection will be the key to success in finding viable co-management solutions in the Natura 2000 sites. The present paper aims to examine how the fisheries interact with the marine environment on the Romanian coast in the network of marine protected areas. ER -