Ferreira, Maria AdelaideSilva, Carlos Pereira daFonseca, CatarinaPereira, MargaridaCalado, HelenaAbreu, António DomingosAndrade, FranciscoGuerreiro, JoséGonçalves, Emanuel JoãoNoronha Filho, Francisco ÁureoLopes, Carlos PintoRibeiro, Marta ChantalStratoudakis, YorgosVasconcelos, Lia2015-09-032015-09-032015Marine Policy, 59, 61-63. doi: 10.1016/j.marpol.2015.04.0170308-597Xhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/3913This contribution summarizes the main concerns presented by experts at a conference held in Lisbon in January 2015 to discuss the developing Portuguese legal framework for MSP and lists the suggestions that were correspondingly offered on how to improve the proposed framework.engMarine spatial planningLegal frameworkStakeholder engagementSustainable developmentjournal article10.1016/j.marpol.2015.04.017