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monitoringmarinebiodiversity

PROJECT

MISTIC SEAS

Biodiversity conservation & restorationMarine sciences & technologies

AzoresMadeiraCanary Islands

The MISTIC SEAS project aims to design a common methodology for the monitoring of marine biodiversity in the Macaronesia region, focusing on the populations of marine cetaceans, turtles and seabirds and establishing a common roadmap to improve coordination in implementing the Marine Strategy Framework Directive in Spain and Portugal (Canary Islands, Azores and Madeira), one of the most biodiverse areas in Europe.