Assessment of the ecological status of Algerian coastal water: recommendations and proposal

Abstract

Anthropogenic pressures on Algerian coast are increasing every year. The assessment of the status of coastal waters in Algeria faces major challenges, so Algeria should have a modern coastal monitoring system.  The environmental assessment of the coastal waters quality in Algeria shouldn't be based only on physicochemical analysis, but we must also use the European model.

The evaluation of biological, physicochemical, and hydromorphological water quality must be adapted to the Algerian context. In this paper we briefly describe the major points to be realized to determine the real state of Algerian coastal waters. We recommend using several monitoring systems and we propose some recommendations for the best assessment of the ecological status of Algerian coastal water. This will be helping the development of a Coastal Monitoring System in Algeria.