DE_BAL: The GES is determined on the basis of the 11 qualitative descriptors set out in the MSFD, Annex I. Please note that according to M & A; In order to determine the characteristics f ür of good environmental status in a Marine Region or Sub-Region, Member States shall define all qualitative descriptors prüfen in order to identify the descriptors to be used for the determination of good environmental status f ür of the Marine Region or Sub-Region concerned. The German Baltic Sea is considered relevant for all 11 descriptors and is therefore described below. Moreover, the EU Commission Decision of 1 September 2010 (2010/477/EU) über sets out the criteria and methodological standards for establishing the good environmental status of marine waters (COM Decision) f&l;r for a more detailed analysis of the 11 descriptors, 29 criteria and 56 indicators. &criteria & quot; are in accordance with & & Annex I MSFD characteristic technical characteristics closely linked to qualitative descriptors. In addition, the European Commission has submitted a compilation of methodological standards which can be used as a basis for the description of the GES (Piha and Zampouhas, 2011), which is also to be used as a basis for the description of the GES (Piha and Zampouhas, 2011).The GES description in Germany refers to species, habitat types and, in part, to physico-chemical characteristics in accordance with Annex III. The answer to the check list on physical/chemical features, habitats, functional groups and pressures was answered in für D1, D4 and D6, with f&r species, habitats and, in some cases, pollution, the category &bergegrade;hle. Für the &brigen descriptors were primarily ticked on the check list. The physical/chemical and biological characteristics are derived from the indicators (COM Decision 2010/477/EU).Classification and assessmentsIn the light of the data available and the number of evaluation procedures already in place or the criteria and indicators already operationalised in the Commission Decision, it is not yet m &ouml in the present first GES report that all the criteria and indicators of the descriptors should describe the specific limits and thresholds or other quantifications f ür to the GES. For the purposes of the MSFD, we therefore consider that: Article 9 refers to existing status assessments. The Water Framework Directive (WFD) and the Habitats and Birds Directives (Habitats and Birds Directives) of the European Union provide important bases for this. In addition, the Regional Convention for the Protection of the Sea (Helsinki-Über Income) is used. As a first step, the existing data collections and evaluation procedures are assigned to the criteria and indicators proposed by the Commission Decision (2010/477/EU), with evaluation facilities and the scaling of the presentation of the results in terms of the structure of the MSFD being brought into a comprehensible and consistent order (Figure 1 of the Baltic Sea GES report). Ges has been reached or GES has not been reached. However, it does not specify how to deal with individual descriptors, criteria and indicators. If a 5-stage assessment system is used according to the WFD classification (see Figure 1? Baltic Sea Ges report), the status &nations from reporting cycle to reporting cycle are clearly visible. A multi-stage assessment system, in addition to the possibility of a pr äzier condition assessment, has the advantage of making &nation trends and thus the success of Ma & Rs easier to identify and communicate. Where assessments of other Directives are taken, their classification is also maintained in the MSFD (e.g. Habitats Directive 3-stage; WFD chemical status 2-stage, WFD &cological status 5-stage).Gem ä ß the requirements of the MSFD must be updated every 6 years (Article 17 of the MSFD). Germany’s task by 2018 is therefore to define the individual criteria and indicators, i.e. corresponding limit and threshold values or trends f&r, to the respective GES f ür, based on procedures to be developed and the extension of the data base, and in coordination with the marine region to be considered in each case. M&gliche Methods für can be found in Krause et al. (2011).Integrated &kological assessmentIn this report, aggregation and integrated assessment have not yet been carried out. The aim must be to increasingly meet the high requirements of the MSFD in the 2018 follow-up evaluation. This requires the correction of existing deficits, the development of missing procedures and the collection of necessary data. In addition, when updating the description of the GES, the &ndernden öcosystemar circumstances, such as climate change and its impact on marine &cosystems and the K&uuml Lifesr&ume, must also be taken into account.

Good environmental status for D4 can only be measured with indicators that are precisely tailored to D4 and still need to be developed. The existing descriptions for D4 can be used together with those described under D1 (Biodiversity) for the definition of the good status of the marine food web according to MSRL. A prerequisite for the good environmental status for D4 is therefore that at least ... the inner and outer coastal waters are in good ecological condition and the entire coastal marine area in good chemical condition in accordance with 1 of the WFD ... those for the marine Area of ​​the Baltic Sea relevant habitat types of Annex I (LRT 11xx) of the Habitats Directive are in a favorable state of conservation .... the species of Annex II of the Habitats Directive relevant for the marine area of ​​the Baltic Sea and those for the marine area of ​​the Baltic Sea relevant species of the bird protection guideline are in a favorable state of preservation .... the goals of individual species or species group-specific conventions (e.g. ASCOBANS, Jastarnia plan) have been achieved ... the biological diversity according to HELCOM is in good shape Condition. The burdens and effects in the reporting sheet (see list of physical / chemical features, habitats, functional groups and pressures) are understood to affect the GES of the descriptor. The list was filled out accordingly.

Not yet defined. S. Field on development status

Not yet defined. S. Field on development status

Not yet fully defined. See field for development status

Further development needed (expected to be operational by 2018if adopted). For the definition of the good condition of the food webs of the German North Sea, there are currently no existing descriptions from EU directives or international agreements that can be used to implement the MSFD. The good condition of the food web can, however, be derived from the components of biodiversity, with a focus on corresponding representative groups of species. For some biological characteristics in accordance with MSRL (Annex III, Table 1), evaluation approaches already exist with corresponding indicators to describe their good status (WFD, FFH-RL, HELCOM procedures). With regard to the requirements of the MSFD, the need for adaptation and development, in particular for the regional coverage of the entire Baltic Sea, needs to be further examined.Annex 4 of the GES Baltic Sea Report arranges the existing GES definitions with the criteria and indicators specified by the COM decision descriptor 4 to. In the further course of the definition of the good status of the food web in the German North Sea, the remaining gaps must be analyzed more closely and further worked on. For some of the components of the marine food web, there are definitions of their good environmental status and assessment procedures. However, scientifically valid definitions of good environmental status for the entire descriptor or evaluation procedures for the interactions of the food network components are neither available nationally nor internationally. Therefore, an integrative assessment of the trophic interactions cannot be carried out at this time.