Maritime facts and figures

Summary:

So far, EU policies on maritime transport, industry, coastal regions, offshore energy, fisheries, the marine environment and other relevant areas have been developed separately. Of course, there has been an effort to ensure their impact on each other was taken into account. But no one was looking at the broader links between them. No one was examining in a systematic manner how these policies could be combined to reinforce each other. And yet, activities on oceans and seas are increasing so much that the conflicting uses of the oceans are becoming more difficult to manage.