Member State report / Art8 / 2018 / D1-F / Denmark / Baltic Sea
| Report type | Member State report to Commission |
| MSFD Article | Art. 8 Initial assessment (and Art. 17 updates) |
| Report due | 2018-10-15 |
| GES Descriptor | D1 Fish |
| Member State | Denmark |
| Region/subregion | Baltic Sea |
| Reported by | Danish Environmental Protection Agency |
| Report date | 2019-08-30 |
| Report access | DK_ART8_GES_Merge_20190829.xml |
Total Danish part of HELCOM areas from coastline to EEZ (BAL-DK-HELCOM-TOTAL)
GES component |
D1-F
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D1-F
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|---|---|---|
Feature |
Coastal fish
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Coastal fish
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Element |
Platichthys flesus |
Platichthys flesus |
Element code |
127141 |
127141 |
Element code source |
Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/
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Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/
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Element 2 |
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Element 2 code |
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Element 2 code source |
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Element source |
HELCOM |
HELCOM |
Criterion |
D1C1
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D1C2
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Parameter |
Mortality rate / Mortality rate from fishing (F)
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Abundance
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Parameter other |
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Threshold value upper |
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Threshold value lower |
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Threshold qualitative |
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Threshold value source |
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Threshold value source other |
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Value achieved upper |
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Value achieved lower |
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Value unit |
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Value unit other |
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Proportion threshold value |
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Proportion value achieved |
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Proportion threshold value unit |
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Trend |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Parameter achieved |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Description parameter |
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Related indicator |
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Criteria status |
Good |
Not good |
Description criteria |
Based on HELCOM's analysis of the catch of flounder from Danish key fisheries. Flounder in the Great Belt and the Sound are often caught as a by-catch in cod and mixed fishing of flatfish. The discard is estimated at 200-500 tons / year since 2014. The state of fishing mortality is considered to be good.
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HELCOM has investigated the environmental state of coastal fish. For the Danish marine areas, the assessment is based on the development of the number of catches of flounder. Flounder is primarily caught in recreational fishing, and therefore the analysis is based on data from the Danish key fisheries which annually report catch rates from the same areas with the same net types. Overall, the analysis shows that there has been a decrease in the number of flounder caught by key fisheries during the period 2008-2015, and the condition is therefore characterized as not good.
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Element status |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Description element |
There is insufficient data to determine absolute stock sizes of non-commercial fish.
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There is insufficient data to determine absolute stock sizes of non-commercial fish.
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Integration rule type parameter |
Not relevant
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Not relevant
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Integration rule description parameter |
No integration rule has been applied.
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No integration rule has been applied.
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Integration rule type criteria |
Not relevant
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Not relevant
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Integration rule description criteria |
No integration rule has been applied.
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No integration rule has been applied.
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GES extent threshold |
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GES extent achieved |
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GES extent unit |
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GES achieved |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Description overall status |
HELCOM has investigated the environmental state of coastal fish. For the Danish marine areas, the assessment is based on the development of the number of catches of flounder. Flounder is primarily caught in recreational fishing, and therefore the analysis is based on data from the Danish key fisheries who annually report catch rates from the same areas with the same net types.
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HELCOM has investigated the environmental state of coastal fish. For the Danish marine areas, the assessment is based on the development of the number of catches of flounder. Flounder is primarily caught in recreational fishing, and therefore the analysis is based on data from the Danish key fisheries who annually report catch rates from the same areas with the same net types.
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Assessments period |
2008-2015 |
2008-2015 |
Related pressures |
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Related targets |
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Danish part of Baltic Sea from coastline to EEZ (BAL-DK-TOTAL)
GES component |
D1-F
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D1-F
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D1-F
|
D1-F
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|---|---|---|---|---|
Feature |
Coastal fish
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Coastal fish
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Demersal shelf fish
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Demersal shelf fish
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Element |
Zoarces viviparous |
Zoarces viviparous |
Amblyraja radiata |
Amblyraja radiata |
Element code |
127123 |
127123 |
105865 |
105865 |
Element code source |
Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/
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Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/
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Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/
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Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/
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Element 2 |
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Element 2 code |
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Element 2 code source |
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Element source |
National |
National |
ICES |
ICES |
Criterion |
D1C1
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D1C2
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D1C1
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D1C2
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Parameter |
Mortality rate / Mortality rate from fishing (F)
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Abundance
|
Mortality rate / Mortality rate from fishing (F)
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Abundance
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Parameter other |
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Threshold value upper |
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Threshold value lower |
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Threshold qualitative |
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Threshold value source |
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Threshold value source other |
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Value achieved upper |
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Value achieved lower |
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Value unit |
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Value unit other |
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Proportion threshold value |
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Proportion value achieved |
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Proportion threshold value unit |
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Trend |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Parameter achieved |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Description parameter |
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Related indicator |
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Criteria status |
Unknown |
Not good |
Unknown |
Not good |
Description criteria |
For coastal eelpouts, 19 coastal areas in Denmark have been assessed. Out of these 19 areas, only three sites achieved good environmental status. Since the assessment is based on the methods included in the HELCOM report, fish mortality data is not included.
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For eelpouts, 19 coastal areas in Denmark have been assessed. Out of these 19 areas, only three sites achieved good environmental status. The condition is therefore characterized as not good.
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Thorny skates are regularly caught in trawl fishing, but are very rarely landed, and the historical development of the catches is therefore unknown. Danish discards of thorny skates caught in the Baltic Sea averaged 2.6 tonnes per year during the period 2002-2016.
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There is no significant trend in the development of the number of thorny skates in the Baltic Sea.
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Element status |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Description element |
There is insufficient data to determine absolute stock sizes of non-commercial fish.
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There is insufficient data to determine absolute stock sizes of non-commercial fish.
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There is insufficient data to determine absolute stock sizes of non-commercial fish.
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There is insufficient data to determine absolute stock sizes of non-commercial fish.
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Integration rule type parameter |
Not relevant
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Not relevant
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Not relevant
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Not relevant
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Integration rule description parameter |
No integration rule has been applied.
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No integration rule has been applied.
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No integration rule has been applied.
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No integration rule has been applied.
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Integration rule type criteria |
Not relevant
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Not relevant
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Not relevant
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Not relevant
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Integration rule description criteria |
No integration rule has been applied.
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No integration rule has been applied.
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No integration rule has been applied.
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No integration rule has been applied.
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GES extent threshold |
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GES extent achieved |
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GES extent unit |
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GES achieved |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Description overall status |
There is currently no regionally coordinated list of the by-catch of fish that is not used for commercial purposes. A single species of coastal fish has been assessed by DTU Aqua, which uses a series of time data.
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There is currently no regionally coordinated list of the by-catch of fish that is not used for commercial purposes. A single species of coastal fish has been assessed by DTU Aqua, which uses a series of time data.
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There is currently no regionally coordinated list of the by-catch of fish that is not used for commercial purposes. DTU Aqua has therefore prepared a list of species that are considered to be sensitive to fisheries in Danish marine areas, and for which sufficient data is available to assess the temporal development. From the list are only thorny skates in the Baltic Sea (the western part). Since thorny skates are not the subject of larger fisheries, there is no data basis for assessing the absolute stock size. Instead, population size trends are indicated by a number index based on data from scientific quests coordinated by ICES.
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There is currently no regionally coordinated list of the by-catch of fish that is not used for commercial purposes. DTU Aqua has therefore prepared a list of species that are considered to be sensitive to fisheries in Danish marine areas, and for which sufficient data is available to assess the temporal development. From the list are only thorny skates in the Baltic Sea (the western part). Since thorny skates are not the subject of larger fisheries, there is no data basis for assessing the absolute stock size. Instead, population size trends are indicated by a number index based on data from scientific quests coordinated by ICES.
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Assessments period |
2008-2015 |
2008-2015 |
2002-2016 |
2002-2016 |
Related pressures |
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Related targets |
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