Abstract:HighlightsThis paper evaluates the implementation of the MSFD in the Adriatic Sea.The MSFD is the first policy for marine complex adaptive systems in the EU.Ecological and jurisdictional boundaries overlap and cross-border cooperation is low.Integrative assessments of marine systems may be impossible to achieve.Relative isolation of theoretical approaches and management practices.
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