The Belgian part of the North Sea is about the same size as an average Belgian province and is one of the busiest marine areas in the world. This high level of activity makes it particularly important to closely monitor activities at sea and the state of the marine environment, and to couple this with decisive enforcement. In a study commissioned by the the FPS Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment, several scenarios for a multifunctional monitoring and enforcement platform, i.e. the construction of a new platform, a floating platform, or the use of existing infrastructure, were examined.
Read more in the dedicated article on the FPS website.
