Member State report / Art11 / 2020 / D2 / Germany / Baltic Sea
| Report type | Member State report to Commission |
| MSFD Article | Art. 11 Monitoring programmes (and Art. 17 updates) |
| Report due | 2020-10-15 |
| GES Descriptor | D2 Non-indigenous species |
| Member State | Germany |
| Region/subregion | Baltic Sea |
| Reported by | Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz und nukleare Sicherheit, Robert-Schuman-Platz 3, 53175 Bon |
| Report date | 2021-01-21 |
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Monitoring strategy description |
The subscription and implementation of existing regulations and conventions is an important prerequisite.
An assessment of the trend in the presence of non-native species in the Baltic Sea is intended to demonstrate whether measures are in place to minimise the introduction of such species. While data collection as part of biological monitoring (macrophytes, macrozoobenthos, phytoplankton, zooplankton, fish) was initially used, a monitoring programme for non-native species has been in place since 2009.
Selected marinas and ports will be screened for the presence of non-native species as hotspots with a rapid recording programme. For example, the Federal Office for Nature Conservation and the coastal Länder of Schleswig-Holstein and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania operate in selected locations derived from the project-based baseline surveys. Since 2016, advanced rapid coverage (eRAS
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The subscription and implementation of existing regulations and conventions is an important prerequisite.
An assessment of the trend in the presence of non-native species in the Baltic Sea is intended to demonstrate whether measures are in place to minimise the introduction of such species. While data collection as part of biological monitoring (macrophytes, macrozoobenthos, phytoplankton, zooplankton, fish) was initially used, a monitoring programme for non-native species has been in place since 2009.
Selected marinas and ports will be screened for the presence of non-native species as hotspots with a rapid recording programme. For example, the Federal Office for Nature Conservation and the coastal Länder of Schleswig-Holstein and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania operate in selected locations derived from the project-based baseline surveys. Since 2016, advanced rapid coverage (eRAS
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The subscription and implementation of existing regulations and conventions is an important prerequisite.
An assessment of the trend in the presence of non-native species in the Baltic Sea is intended to demonstrate whether measures are in place to minimise the introduction of such species. While data collection as part of biological monitoring (macrophytes, macrozoobenthos, phytoplankton, zooplankton, fish) was initially used, a monitoring programme for non-native species has been in place since 2009.
Selected marinas and ports will be screened for the presence of non-native species as hotspots with a rapid recording programme. For example, the Federal Office for Nature Conservation and the coastal Länder of Schleswig-Holstein and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania operate in selected locations derived from the project-based baseline surveys. Since 2016, advanced rapid coverage (eRAS
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Coverage of GES criteria |
Adequate monitoring is in place by July 2020 |
Adequate monitoring is in place by July 2020 |
Adequate monitoring is in place by July 2020 |
Gaps and plans |
The national neobiota monitoring shall be based on criterion D2C1. The transition from temporary project-based studies to a long-term and financially secured approach for part of the neobiota monitoring is currently taking place. Further methodological developments, such as the use of eDNA records, will be taken into account in the future, so that the monitoring programme will be adapted if necessary. By 2024 at the latest, the methods for monitoring the measures should be optimised.
The Neobiota North Sea and Baltic Sea platform will collate and evaluate all data collected on non-native species. It is established in the long term and will be part of the national early warning system.
As shown above, the current data collections are a good basis for D2C1. Monitoring has not yet been established for D2C2 and D2C3 as indicators and thresholds need to be further developed at regional and national level.
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The national neobiota monitoring shall be based on criterion D2C1. The transition from temporary project-based studies to a long-term and financially secured approach for part of the neobiota monitoring is currently taking place. Further methodological developments, such as the use of eDNA records, will be taken into account in the future, so that the monitoring programme will be adapted if necessary. By 2024 at the latest, the methods for monitoring the measures should be optimised.
The Neobiota North Sea and Baltic Sea platform will collate and evaluate all data collected on non-native species. It is established in the long term and will be part of the national early warning system.
As shown above, the current data collections are a good basis for D2C1. Monitoring has not yet been established for D2C2 and D2C3 as indicators and thresholds need to be further developed at regional and national level.
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The national neobiota monitoring shall be based on criterion D2C1. The transition from temporary project-based studies to a long-term and financially secured approach for part of the neobiota monitoring is currently taking place. Further methodological developments, such as the use of eDNA records, will be taken into account in the future, so that the monitoring programme will be adapted if necessary. By 2024 at the latest, the methods for monitoring the measures should be optimised.
The Neobiota North Sea and Baltic Sea platform will collate and evaluate all data collected on non-native species. It is established in the long term and will be part of the national early warning system.
As shown above, the current data collections are a good basis for D2C1. Monitoring has not yet been established for D2C2 and D2C3 as indicators and thresholds need to be further developed at regional and national level.
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Related targets |
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Coverage of targets |
Adequate monitoring is in place by July 2020 |
Adequate monitoring is in place by July 2020 |
Adequate monitoring is in place by July 2020 |
Related measures |
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Coverage of measures |
Adequate monitoring will be in place by 2024 |
Adequate monitoring will be in place by 2024 |
Adequate monitoring will be in place by 2024 |
Related monitoring programmes |
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Programme code |
BALDE_MPr_081_MP_143 |
BALDE_MPr_082_MP_114 |
BALDE_MPr_082_MP_282 |
Programme name |
Nicht-einheimische Arten - Abundanz und/oder Biomasse: Erfassung nicht-einheimischer Arten (Küstengewässer + AWZ Ostsee) |
Nicht-einheimische Arten Einträge - aus spezifischen Quellen: Erfassung nicht-einheimischer Arten in Häfen, Marinas und Aquakultur-Anlagen (Ostsee) |
Nicht-einheimische Arten Einträge - aus spezifischen Quellen: Erfassung nicht-einheimischer Arten in Häfen nach JHP (Ostsee) |
Update type |
Modified from 2014 |
Same programme as in 2014 |
New programme |
Old programme codes |
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Programme description |
The monitoring programme consists of the following measurement programme (s) (
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The monitoring programme consists of the following measurement programme (s) (
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The monitoring programme consists of the following measurement programme (s) (
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Monitoring purpose |
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Other policies and conventions |
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Regional cooperation - coordinating body |
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Regional cooperation - countries involved |
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Regional cooperation - implementation level |
Agreed data collection methods |
Agreed data collection methods |
Common monitoring strategy |
Monitoring details |
MP_143 The data to be evaluated are collected through national biological monitoring. Some of the information on Neobiota is sent to the central Neobiota platform North Sea and Baltic Sea
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MP_114 Identification of introduced species by sampling of natural and artificial substrates and slabs applied in ports and marinas in the German Baltic Sea.
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|| MP_282 || Die standardisierte Erfassung nach HELCOM/OSPAR Port Survey Protocol (Joint HELCOM/OSPAR Guidelines for the Contracting Parties of OSPAR and HELCOM on the granting of exemptions under International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments, Regulation A-4) umfasst benthische Proben von möglichst allen Hartsubstraten, Greiferproben aus Weichsubstrat, Plankton-Proben (Phyto-/Zoo-), mobiles Makrobenthos inkl. Fische (soweit es in bestimmten Reusen mit Ködern gefangen wird) und pathogene Keime.
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Features |
Input or spread of non-indigenous species
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Input or spread of non-indigenous species
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Input or spread of non-indigenous species
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Elements |
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GES criteria |
D2C1 |
D2C1 |
D2C1 |
Parameters |
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Parameter Other |
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Spatial scope |
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Marine reporting units |
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Temporal scope (start date - end date) |
1985-2014 |
2009-9999 |
2017-2021 |
Monitoring frequency |
As needed |
Yearly |
One-off |
Monitoring type |
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Monitoring method |
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Monitoring method other |
|| MP_143 || Für die Zusammenstellung verfügbarer Daten liegt keine spezifische Methodenbeschreibung vor. |
|| MP_114 || Eine detaillierte Beschreibung des eRAS findet sich in:
Hoppe K, Buschbaum C, Lackschewitz D (2016) Extended rapid assessment survey of non-indigenous species - a tool for detecting trends in marine introductions. HELCOM document, 6 pages. |
|| MP_282 || Joint HELCOM/OSPAR Guidelines on the granting of exemptions under the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments,Regulation A-4 |
Quality control |
MP_143 The performance of biological monitoring is subject to the quality assurance programme of the Federal Government/Länder measurement programme (BLMP)
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MP_114 â
· National Standard: quality Assurance Programme of the Federal Government/Länder Measurement Programme (BLMP)
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MP_282 DIN EC ISO/IEC 17025
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Data management |
The Federal Government/Länder Working Group on the North Sea and the Baltic Sea (BLANO) is currently developing a national data management plan to support, in particular, the reporting and implementation of the MSFD. It takes into account existing target systems, such as the submission of data to ICES (for OSPAR and HELCOM), other EU directives and the provision of services to INSPIRE. To this end, various data management tools, such as a National Marine Catalogue (NMDK) or the coordination of data retention of geospatial, meta and time series data, are foreseen. The data are provided on a decentralised basis or centrally by the Marine Environment Database (MUDAB) by the various federal structures in the coastal Länder, federal and research institutions. However, individual data sets are not yet freely available. The data are merged, analysed and stored in the Neobiota platform North Sea and Baltic Sea. Products from the analyses shall be made available to the professional community and to the interested public.
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The Federal Government/Länder Working Group on the North Sea and the Baltic Sea (BLANO) is currently developing a national data management plan to support, in particular, the reporting and implementation of the MSFD. It takes into account existing target systems, such as the submission of data to ICES (for OSPAR and HELCOM), other EU directives and the provision of services to INSPIRE. To this end, various data management tools, such as a National Marine Catalogue (NMDK) or the coordination of data retention of geospatial, meta and time series data, are foreseen. The data are provided on a decentralised basis or centrally by the Marine Environment Database (MUDAB) by the various federal structures in the coastal Länder, federal and research institutions. However, individual data sets are not yet freely available. The data are merged, analysed and stored in the Neobiota platform North Sea and Baltic Sea. Products from the analyses shall be made available to the professional community and to the interested public.
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The Federal Government/Länder Working Group on the North Sea and the Baltic Sea (BLANO) is currently developing a national data management plan to support, in particular, the reporting and implementation of the MSFD. It takes into account existing target systems, such as the submission of data to ICES (for OSPAR and HELCOM), other EU directives and the provision of services to INSPIRE. To this end, various data management tools, such as a National Marine Catalogue (NMDK) or the coordination of data retention of geospatial, meta and time series data, are foreseen. The data are provided on a decentralised basis or centrally by the Marine Environment Database (MUDAB) by the various federal structures in the coastal Länder, federal and research institutions. However, individual data sets are not yet freely available. Data have been collected from the BSH as part of the temporary project and can be consulted in the project report.
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Data access |
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Contact |
Geschäftsstelle Meeresschutz, geschaeftsstelle-meeresschutz@mu.niedersachsen.de |
Geschäftsstelle Meeresschutz, geschaeftsstelle-meeresschutz@mu.niedersachsen.de |
Geschäftsstelle Meeresschutz, geschaeftsstelle-meeresschutz@mu.niedersachsen.de |
References |
|| MP_143 || --# Details zu den verschiedenen Datenerhebungen des biologischen Monitorings finden sich in den entsprechenden Messprogrammen.
Darr A, Beisiegel K, Buschbaum C, Ebbe B, Gutow L, Lackschewitz D, Schiele K, Zettler M L (2014) Monitoring und Bewertung des Benthos, der Lebensraumtypen/Biotope und der gebietsfremden Arten. Bundesamt für Naturschutz, 105pp. # #-- |
|| MP_114 || --# Eine detaillierte Beschreibung des eRAS findet sich in:
Hoppe K, Buschbaum C, Lackschewitz D (2016) Extended rapid assessment survey of non-indigenous species - a tool for detecting trends in marine introductions. HELCOM document, 6 pages.
# Hoppe&Buschbaum&Lackschewitz_2016_Extended_Rapid_assessment_surveys_DErev1-4.pdf # www.helcom.fi/Documents/Ministerial2013/Ministerial%20declaration/Adopted_endorsed%20documents/Joint%20HELCOM_OSPAR%20Guidelines.pdf #-- |
|| MP_282 || --# Eine detailierte Beschreibung findet sich unter:
https://www.bsh.de/EN/TOPICS/Research_and_development/Projects/Network_of_Experts/Port_project/port_project_node.html # https://www.bsh.de/EN/TOPICS/Research_and_development/Projects/Network_of_Experts/Port_project/port_project_node.html #-- |