SEEA Ecosystem account Dutch North Sea: Towards a first full implementation

This report describes the (experimental) compilation of an ecosystem account for the Dutch North Sea, according to the guidelines of the UN System of Economic-Environmental Accounting — Ecosystem Accounting (SEEA-EA), which is the statistical standard in this field. The SEEA-EA accounts describe the North Sea environment as ecosystems, in terms of size (extent) and quality (condition, including biodiversity).