Member State report: Bulgaria / Art3-4

Report type Member State report to Commission
MSFD Article Art. 3(1) Marine waters & Art. 4/2017 Decision: Marine regions, subregions, and subdivisions & Art. 5(2) & Art. 6 Regional cooperation
Member State Bulgaria
Reported by Ministry of Environment and Water
Report date 2021-12-23
Report access BG_MSFD4Geo.xml
Member state marine waters
No Description
Region / subregion description
No Description
Subdivisions
No Description
MRUs description (AreaType)
No Description
MRUs
Region or subregion Member state Area type Marine Reporting Unit MRU Name
BLK BG SD_Subdivision BLK-BG-AA-Coastal
BLK-BG-AA-Coastal
BLK BG SD_Subdivision BLK-BG-AA-EmineMaslennos
BLK-BG-AA-EmineMaslennos
BLK BG SD_Subdivision BLK-BG-AA-GalataEmine
BLK-BG-AA-GalataEmine
BLK BG SD_Subdivision BLK-BG-AA-KaliakraGalata
BLK-BG-AA-KaliakraGalata
BLK BG SD_Subdivision BLK-BG-AA-MaslennosRezovo
BLK-BG-AA-MaslennosRezovo
BLK BG SD_Subdivision BLK-BG-AA-OpenSea
BLK-BG-AA-OpenSea
BLK BG SD_Subdivision BLK-BG-AA-Shelf
BLK-BG-AA-Shelf
BLK BG SD_Subdivision BLK-BG-AA-SivriburunKaliakra
BLK-BG-AA-SivriburunKaliakra
BLK BG SD_Subdivision BLK-BG-MS-1
BLK-BG-MS-1
BLK BG SD_Subdivision BLK-BG2000-CW
BLK-BG2000-CW
Region/ subregion
Art. 8 countries involved
Art. 8 nature of coordination
Art. 8 regional coherence
Art. 8 regional coherence problems
Art. 9 countries involved
Art. 9 nature of coordination
Art. 9 regional coherence
Art. 9 regional coherence problems
Art. 10 countries involved
Art. 10 nature of coordination
Art. 10 regional coherence
Art. 10 regional coherence problems

Report type Member State report to Commission
MSFD Article Art. 3(1) Marine waters & Art. 4/2017 Decision: Marine regions, subregions, and subdivisions & Art. 5(2) & Art. 6 Regional cooperation
Member State Bulgaria
Reported by Black Sea Basin Directorate
Report date 2017-03-09
Report access MSFD4Geo_20170309_143214.xml
Member state marine waters
The exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the Republic of Bulgaria extends beyond the territorial sea to 200 nautical miles (nm) from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured. The territorial sea of the Republic of Bulgaria includes adjacent to the coast and inland marine waters strip, 12 nautical miles wide, as measured from the baselines. The continental shelf of the Republic of Bulgaria comprises the seabed and subsoil of the submarine area that are a natural extension of its land area and extends beyond the territorial sea to the limits of the continental shelf to the other adjacent and opposite states. Coastal waters are shallow waters located seaward from the coastal line every point of which is at a distance of one nautical mile on the inside the sea from the nearest point of the baseline from which the extent of the territorial sea is measured and, where appropriate, up to the outer limit of transitional waters.
Region / subregion description
Black Sea
Subdivisions
No formal subdivisions defined.
MRUs description (AreaType)
The pelagic zone is subdivided into coastal (0-30 m below sea level), shelf (30-200 m BSL) and open sea (>200 m BSL) initial assessment areas, based on satellite derived the Chlorophyll a concentrations and review of the existing data/literature, showing correspondence with the previous zonation based on anthropogenic pressure, sea currents, productivity and bathymetry. The benthic zone is divided into 10 assessment areas based on the substrate characteristics and associated communities. There are 5 benthic assessment areas identified within the coastal zone (c. Sivriburun-c. Kaliakra, c. Kaliakra-c. Galata, c. Galata-c. Emine, c. Emine-Sozopol, Sozopol-Rezovo River), 3 within the continental shelf (northern, central and southern), and 1 in the open sea - outer shelf area. In some parts of the report, the assessment are employed for the pelagic waters, BLK-BG-AA-Coastal and BLK-BG-AA-Shelf, are sometimes used in realtion to the benthic habitats, where there is no enough information in the Initial assessment for every assessment area because of insufficient data and knowledge and to avoid the generation of excess or incorrect data.
MRUs
Region or subregion Member state Area type Marine Reporting Unit MRU Name
BLK BG AA_AssessmentArea BLK-BG-AA-CentralShelf
Central shelf
BLK BG AA_AssessmentArea BLK-BG-AA-Coastal
Coastal
BLK BG AA_AssessmentArea BLK-BG-AA-EmineSozopol
Cape Emine-Sozopol
BLK BG AA_AssessmentArea BLK-BG-AA-GalataEmine
Cape Galata-Cape Emine
BLK BG AA_AssessmentArea BLK-BG-AA-KaliakraGalata
Cape Kaliakra-Cape Galata
BLK BG AA_AssessmentArea BLK-BG-AA-Northernshelf
Northern shelf
BLK BG AA_AssessmentArea BLK-BG-AA-OpenSea
Open sea
BLK BG AA_AssessmentArea BLK-BG-AA-PeripheralShelf
Peripheral Shelf
BLK BG AA_AssessmentArea BLK-BG-AA-Shelf
Shelf
BLK BG AA_AssessmentArea BLK-BG-AA-SivriburunKaliakra
Cape Sivriburun-Cape Kaliakra
BLK BG AA_AssessmentArea BLK-BG-AA-SouthernShelf
Southern shelf
BLK BG AA_AssessmentArea BLK-BG-AA-SozopolRezovo
Sozopol-Rezovo River
BLK BG MS_MarineWatersPartRegionSubregion BLK-BG-MS-1
Bulgarian part of Black sea
Region/ subregion
BLK
Art. 8 countries involved
, RO, , TR
Art. 8 nature of coordination
Bilateral cooperation with Romania (EU), Turkey (outside the EU) and other Black Sea countries through bilateral agreements and policy initiatives. Using the mechanisms of the Convention on Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution and the structures of the Commission for Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution
Art. 8 regional coherence
Partial
Art. 8 regional coherence problems
Discrepancy between the MSFD oriented approach of Bulgaria and Romania towards the protection of the Black Sea marine environment and the different poitical priorities and approaches of the other non-EU Black Sea countries, in particular Turkey as a neighboring country of Bulgaria; Inconsistencies between Bulgaria and Romania in the methodological approaches for assessing the ecological status of the Black Sea waters; Insufficient cooperation with Turkey.
Art. 9 countries involved
, RO, , TR
Art. 9 nature of coordination
Bilateral cooperation with Romania (EU), Turkey (outside the EU) and other Black Sea countries through bilateral agreements and policy initiatives. Using the mechanisms of the Convention on Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution and the structures of the Commission for Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution
Art. 9 regional coherence
Incomplete
Art. 9 regional coherence problems
Discrepancy between the MSFD oriented approach of Bulgaria and Romania towards the protection of the Black Sea marine environment and the different poitical priorities and approaches of the other non-EU Black Sea countries, in particular Turkey as a neighboring country of Bulgaria; Inconsistencies between Bulgaria and Romania in the methodological approaches for assessing the ecological status of the Black Sea waters; Insufficient cooperation with Turkey.
Art. 10 countries involved
, RO, , TR
Art. 10 nature of coordination
Bilateral cooperation with Romania (EU), Turkey (outside the EU) and other Black Sea countries through bilateral agreements and policy initiatives. Using the mechanisms of the Convention on Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution and the structures of the Commission for Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution
Art. 10 regional coherence
Incomplete
Art. 10 regional coherence problems
Discrepancy between the MSFD oriented approach of Bulgaria and Romania towards the protection of the Black Sea marine environment and the different poitical priorities and approaches of the other non-EU Black Sea countries, in particular Turkey as a neighboring country of Bulgaria; Inconsistencies between Bulgaria and Romania in the methodological approaches for assessing the ecological status of the Black Sea waters; Insufficient cooperation with Turkey.

Report type Member State report to Commission
MSFD Article Art. 3(1) Marine waters & Art. 4/2017 Decision: Marine regions, subregions, and subdivisions & Art. 5(2) & Art. 6 Regional cooperation
Member State Bulgaria
Reported by Black Sea Basin Directorate
Report date 2014-04-14
Report access BGBLK_MSFD4Geo_20130815.xml
Member state marine waters
The exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the Republic of Bulgaria extends beyond the territorial sea to 200 nautical miles (nm) from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured. The territorial sea of the Republic of Bulgaria includes adjacent to the coast and inland marine waters strip, 12 nautical miles wide, as measured from the baselines. The continental shelf of the Republic of Bulgaria comprises the seabed and subsoil of the submarine area that are a natural extension of its land area and extends beyond the territorial sea to the limits of the continental shelf to the other adjacent and opposite states. Coastal waters are shallow waters located landward from the coastal line every point of which is at a distance of one nautical mile on the inside the sea from the nearest point of the baseline from which the extent of the territorial sea is measured and, where appropriate, up to the outer limit of transitional waters.
Region / subregion description
Black Sea
Subdivisions
No formal subdivisions defined.
MRUs description (AreaType)
The pelagic zone is subdivided into coastal (0-30 m below sea level), shelf (30-200 m BSL) and open sea (>200 m BSL) initial assessment areas, based on satellite derived the Chlorophyll a concentrations and review of the existing data/literature, showing correspondence with the previous zonation based on anthropogenic pressure, sea currents, productivity and bathymetry. The benthic zone is divided into 10 assessment areas based on the substrate characteristics and associated communities. There are 5 benthic assessment areas identified within the coastal zone (c. Sivriburun-c. Kaliakra, c. Kaliakra-c. Galata, c. Galata-c. Emine, c. Emine-Sozopol, Sozopol-Rezovo River), 3 within the continental shelf (northern, central and southern), and 2 in the open sea - outer shelf area and abyssal area.
MRUs
Region or subregion Member state Area type Marine Reporting Unit MRU Name
BLK BG AA_AssessmentArea BLK-BG-AA-Abyssal
Abyssal zone
BLK BG AA_AssessmentArea BLK-BG-AA-CentralShelf
Central shelf
BLK BG AA_AssessmentArea BLK-BG-AA-Coastal
Coastal
BLK BG AA_AssessmentArea BLK-BG-AA-EmineSozopol
Cape Emine-Sozopol
BLK BG AA_AssessmentArea BLK-BG-AA-GalataEmine
Cape Galata-Cape Emine
BLK BG AA_AssessmentArea BLK-BG-AA-KaliakraGalata
Cape Kaliakra-Cape Galata
BLK BG AA_AssessmentArea BLK-BG-AA-Northernshelf
Northern shelf
BLK BG AA_AssessmentArea BLK-BG-AA-OpenSea
Open sea
BLK BG AA_AssessmentArea BLK-BG-AA-Shelf
Shelf
BLK BG AA_AssessmentArea BLK-BG-AA-SivriburunKaliakra
Cape Sivriburun-Cape Kaliakra
BLK BG AA_AssessmentArea BLK-BG-AA-SouthernShelf
Southern shelf
BLK BG AA_AssessmentArea BLK-BG-AA-SozopolRezovo
Sozopol-Rezovo River
Region/ subregion
BLK
Art. 8 countries involved
, RO, , TR
Art. 8 nature of coordination
Bilateral cooperation with Romania (EU), Turkey (outside the EU) and other Black Sea countries through bilateral agreements and policy initiatives. Using the mechanisms of the Convention on Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution and the structures of the Commission for Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution
Art. 8 regional coherence
Partial
Art. 8 regional coherence problems
Discrepancy between the MSFD oriented approach of Bulgaria and Romania towards the protection of the Black Sea marine environment and the different poitical priorities and approaches of the other non-EU Black Sea countries, in particular Turkey as a neighboring country of Bulgaria; Inconsistencies between Bulgaria and Romania in the methodological approaches for assessing the ecological status of the Black Sea waters; Insufficient cooperation with Turkey.
Art. 9 countries involved
, RO, , TR
Art. 9 nature of coordination
Bilateral cooperation with Romania (EU), Turkey (outside the EU) and other Black Sea countries through bilateral agreements and policy initiatives. Using the mechanisms of the Convention on Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution and the structures of the Commission for Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution
Art. 9 regional coherence
Incomplete
Art. 9 regional coherence problems
Discrepancy between the MSFD oriented approach of Bulgaria and Romania towards the protection of the Black Sea marine environment and the different poitical priorities and approaches of the other non-EU Black Sea countries, in particular Turkey as a neighboring country of Bulgaria; Inconsistencies between Bulgaria and Romania in the methodological approaches for assessing the ecological status of the Black Sea waters; Insufficient cooperation with Turkey.
Art. 10 countries involved
, RO, , TR
Art. 10 nature of coordination
Bilateral cooperation with Romania (EU), Turkey (outside the EU) and other Black Sea countries through bilateral agreements and policy initiatives. Using the mechanisms of the Convention on Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution and the structures of the Commission for Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution
Art. 10 regional coherence
Incomplete
Art. 10 regional coherence problems
Discrepancy between the MSFD oriented approach of Bulgaria and Romania towards the protection of the Black Sea marine environment and the different poitical priorities and approaches of the other non-EU Black Sea countries, in particular Turkey as a neighboring country of Bulgaria; Inconsistencies between Bulgaria and Romania in the methodological approaches for assessing the ecological status of the Black Sea waters; Insufficient cooperation with Turkey.