Acknowledgements

The State of the Mediterranean Marine and Coastal Environment Report was realized under the aegis of the United Nations Envi- ronment Programme / Mediterranean Action Plan (UNEP/MAP).

The Mediterranean Action Plan wishes to thank:

Joan Fabres (Editor), Tiina Kurvits, Rannveig Rivedal Nilsen and Riccardo Pravettoni (Cartography) from GRID-Arendal; and Tundi Agardy from Sound Seas.

The UNEP/MAP family and in particular: Michael Angelidis and Tatjana Hema from MEDPOL, Sophie Martin, Jonathan Pace and Frederic Hebert from REMPEC, Jean-Pierre Giraud and Didier Sauzade from Plan Bleu, Marko Prem from PAP/RAC, Abderrah- men Gannoun and Daniel Cebrian from SPA/RAC, Meryem Cherif from CP/RAC, Virginie Hart, Maria Luisa Silva Mejias, and Atila Uras from the Coordinating Unit, and also Matt Billot, Charles Davies, and Elina Rautalahti from DEWA/UNEP;

The Experts who contributed to the review of the report: Lucien Chabason, Ljubomir Jeftic, Ivica Trumbic and Ameer Abdulla.