Environment in Focus Vol 1.

Contents

Foreword Executive summary

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1. Introduction 1.1 State of the Marine Environment assessment 1.2 The Raet National Marine Park 1.3 Aims and objectives 2. Methods 2.1 Expert elicitation assessment process 2.2 Assessment parameters 2.3 Grading scores, grading statements and benchmarks 2.4 Assessment of condition 2.5 Assessment of pressures and socioeconomic benefits 2.6 Risk assessment 2.7 Conduct of the workshop 3. Results 3.1 Habitats 3.2 Species 3.3 Ecological processes 3.4 Physical and chemical processes 3.5 Pests, introduced species, diseases and algal blooms 3.6 Pressures and socioeconomic benefits 3.7 Risk assessment for the future of the Raet Park 4. Discussion 4.1 The condition and trend of the Raet Park 4.2 The expert elicitation method: strengths and weaknesses

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5. Conclusions

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Acknowledgements References

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Appendix 1. Web-based system for State of the Marine Environment reporting Appendix 2. Tables of Grading Statements

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5 STATE OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN THE RAET NATIONAL MARINE PARK (SOUTHERN NORWAY)