Member State report / Art11 / 2020 / D1-M / Estonia / 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 | D1 Mammals |
| Member State | Estonia |
| Region/subregion | Baltic Sea |
| Reported by | Estonian Environment Agency |
| Report date | 2020-11-11 |
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Monitoring strategy description |
The aim of the strategy "SD1.2 – Biological diversity – marine mammals" is to monitor abundance, distribution and population trends of grey seals and ringed seals, as well as grey seal’s breeding success. The strategy is divided into two programmes, one for monitoring of seal abundance and distribution, and the other, for monitoring of the breeding success of grey seals. Data are gathered to assess directly the population status and trends of seal populations, indirectly the impact of pressure levels in the marine environment. The status assessment is made for the whole Estonian marine area for grey seals as a part of the Baltic Sea assessment unit and for ringed seals as a part of the southern assessment unit, covering the Gulf of Riga, including Väinameri, and the Gulf of Finland. The monitoring programmes are regionally coordinated via HELCOM and the HELCOM guidelines are followed. |
The aim of the strategy "SD1.2 – Biological diversity – marine mammals" is to monitor abundance, distribution and population trends of grey seals and ringed seals, as well as grey seal’s breeding success. The strategy is divided into two programmes, one for monitoring of seal abundance and distribution, and the other, for monitoring of the breeding success of grey seals. Data are gathered to assess directly the population status and trends of seal populations, indirectly the impact of pressure levels in the marine environment. The status assessment is made for the whole Estonian marine area for grey seals as a part of the Baltic Sea assessment unit and for ringed seals as a part of the southern assessment unit, covering the Gulf of Riga, including Väinameri, and the Gulf of Finland. The monitoring programmes are regionally coordinated via HELCOM and the HELCOM guidelines are followed. |
The aim of the strategy "SD1.2 – Biological diversity – marine mammals" is to monitor abundance, distribution and population trends of grey seals and ringed seals, as well as grey seal’s breeding success. The strategy is divided into two programmes, one for monitoring of seal abundance and distribution, and the other, for monitoring of the breeding success of grey seals. Data are gathered to assess directly the population status and trends of seal populations, indirectly the impact of pressure levels in the marine environment. The status assessment is made for the whole Estonian marine area for grey seals as a part of the Baltic Sea assessment unit and for ringed seals as a part of the southern assessment unit, covering the Gulf of Riga, including Väinameri, and the Gulf of Finland. The monitoring programmes are regionally coordinated via HELCOM and the HELCOM guidelines are followed. |
The aim of the strategy "SD1.2 – Biological diversity – marine mammals" is to monitor abundance, distribution and population trends of grey seals and ringed seals, as well as grey seal’s breeding success. The strategy is divided into two programmes, one for monitoring of seal abundance and distribution, and the other, for monitoring of the breeding success of grey seals. Data are gathered to assess directly the population status and trends of seal populations, indirectly the impact of pressure levels in the marine environment. The status assessment is made for the whole Estonian marine area for grey seals as a part of the Baltic Sea assessment unit and for ringed seals as a part of the southern assessment unit, covering the Gulf of Riga, including Väinameri, and the Gulf of Finland. The monitoring programmes are regionally coordinated via HELCOM and the HELCOM guidelines are followed. |
The aim of the strategy "SD1.2 – Biological diversity – marine mammals" is to monitor abundance, distribution and population trends of grey seals and ringed seals, as well as grey seal’s breeding success. The strategy is divided into two programmes, one for monitoring of seal abundance and distribution, and the other, for monitoring of the breeding success of grey seals. Data are gathered to assess directly the population status and trends of seal populations, indirectly the impact of pressure levels in the marine environment. The status assessment is made for the whole Estonian marine area for grey seals as a part of the Baltic Sea assessment unit and for ringed seals as a part of the southern assessment unit, covering the Gulf of Riga, including Väinameri, and the Gulf of Finland. The monitoring programmes are regionally coordinated via HELCOM and the HELCOM guidelines are followed. |
The aim of the strategy "SD1.2 – Biological diversity – marine mammals" is to monitor abundance, distribution and population trends of grey seals and ringed seals, as well as grey seal’s breeding success. The strategy is divided into two programmes, one for monitoring of seal abundance and distribution, and the other, for monitoring of the breeding success of grey seals. Data are gathered to assess directly the population status and trends of seal populations, indirectly the impact of pressure levels in the marine environment. The status assessment is made for the whole Estonian marine area for grey seals as a part of the Baltic Sea assessment unit and for ringed seals as a part of the southern assessment unit, covering the Gulf of Riga, including Väinameri, and the Gulf of Finland. The monitoring programmes are regionally coordinated via HELCOM and the HELCOM guidelines are followed. |
The aim of the strategy "SD1.2 – Biological diversity – marine mammals" is to monitor abundance, distribution and population trends of grey seals and ringed seals, as well as grey seal’s breeding success. The strategy is divided into two programmes, one for monitoring of seal abundance and distribution, and the other, for monitoring of the breeding success of grey seals. Data are gathered to assess directly the population status and trends of seal populations, indirectly the impact of pressure levels in the marine environment. The status assessment is made for the whole Estonian marine area for grey seals as a part of the Baltic Sea assessment unit and for ringed seals as a part of the southern assessment unit, covering the Gulf of Riga, including Väinameri, and the Gulf of Finland. The monitoring programmes are regionally coordinated via HELCOM and the HELCOM guidelines are followed. |
The aim of the strategy "SD1.2 – Biological diversity – marine mammals" is to monitor abundance, distribution and population trends of grey seals and ringed seals, as well as grey seal’s breeding success. The strategy is divided into two programmes, one for monitoring of seal abundance and distribution, and the other, for monitoring of the breeding success of grey seals. Data are gathered to assess directly the population status and trends of seal populations, indirectly the impact of pressure levels in the marine environment. The status assessment is made for the whole Estonian marine area for grey seals as a part of the Baltic Sea assessment unit and for ringed seals as a part of the southern assessment unit, covering the Gulf of Riga, including Väinameri, and the Gulf of Finland. The monitoring programmes are regionally coordinated via HELCOM and the HELCOM guidelines are followed. |
The aim of the strategy "SD1.2 – Biological diversity – marine mammals" is to monitor abundance, distribution and population trends of grey seals and ringed seals, as well as grey seal’s breeding success. The strategy is divided into two programmes, one for monitoring of seal abundance and distribution, and the other, for monitoring of the breeding success of grey seals. Data are gathered to assess directly the population status and trends of seal populations, indirectly the impact of pressure levels in the marine environment. The status assessment is made for the whole Estonian marine area for grey seals as a part of the Baltic Sea assessment unit and for ringed seals as a part of the southern assessment unit, covering the Gulf of Riga, including Väinameri, and the Gulf of Finland. The monitoring programmes are regionally coordinated via HELCOM and the HELCOM guidelines are followed. |
The aim of the strategy "SD1.2 – Biological diversity – marine mammals" is to monitor abundance, distribution and population trends of grey seals and ringed seals, as well as grey seal’s breeding success. The strategy is divided into two programmes, one for monitoring of seal abundance and distribution, and the other, for monitoring of the breeding success of grey seals. Data are gathered to assess directly the population status and trends of seal populations, indirectly the impact of pressure levels in the marine environment. The status assessment is made for the whole Estonian marine area for grey seals as a part of the Baltic Sea assessment unit and for ringed seals as a part of the southern assessment unit, covering the Gulf of Riga, including Väinameri, and the Gulf of Finland. The monitoring programmes are regionally coordinated via HELCOM and the HELCOM guidelines are followed. |
The aim of the strategy "SD1.2 – Biological diversity – marine mammals" is to monitor abundance, distribution and population trends of grey seals and ringed seals, as well as grey seal’s breeding success. The strategy is divided into two programmes, one for monitoring of seal abundance and distribution, and the other, for monitoring of the breeding success of grey seals. Data are gathered to assess directly the population status and trends of seal populations, indirectly the impact of pressure levels in the marine environment. The status assessment is made for the whole Estonian marine area for grey seals as a part of the Baltic Sea assessment unit and for ringed seals as a part of the southern assessment unit, covering the Gulf of Riga, including Väinameri, and the Gulf of Finland. The monitoring programmes are regionally coordinated via HELCOM and the HELCOM guidelines are followed. |
The aim of the strategy "SD1.2 – Biological diversity – marine mammals" is to monitor abundance, distribution and population trends of grey seals and ringed seals, as well as grey seal’s breeding success. The strategy is divided into two programmes, one for monitoring of seal abundance and distribution, and the other, for monitoring of the breeding success of grey seals. Data are gathered to assess directly the population status and trends of seal populations, indirectly the impact of pressure levels in the marine environment. The status assessment is made for the whole Estonian marine area for grey seals as a part of the Baltic Sea assessment unit and for ringed seals as a part of the southern assessment unit, covering the Gulf of Riga, including Väinameri, and the Gulf of Finland. The monitoring programmes are regionally coordinated via HELCOM and the HELCOM guidelines are followed. |
The aim of the strategy "SD1.2 – Biological diversity – marine mammals" is to monitor abundance, distribution and population trends of grey seals and ringed seals, as well as grey seal’s breeding success. The strategy is divided into two programmes, one for monitoring of seal abundance and distribution, and the other, for monitoring of the breeding success of grey seals. Data are gathered to assess directly the population status and trends of seal populations, indirectly the impact of pressure levels in the marine environment. The status assessment is made for the whole Estonian marine area for grey seals as a part of the Baltic Sea assessment unit and for ringed seals as a part of the southern assessment unit, covering the Gulf of Riga, including Väinameri, and the Gulf of Finland. The monitoring programmes are regionally coordinated via HELCOM and the HELCOM guidelines are followed. |
The aim of the strategy "SD1.2 – Biological diversity – marine mammals" is to monitor abundance, distribution and population trends of grey seals and ringed seals, as well as grey seal’s breeding success. The strategy is divided into two programmes, one for monitoring of seal abundance and distribution, and the other, for monitoring of the breeding success of grey seals. Data are gathered to assess directly the population status and trends of seal populations, indirectly the impact of pressure levels in the marine environment. The status assessment is made for the whole Estonian marine area for grey seals as a part of the Baltic Sea assessment unit and for ringed seals as a part of the southern assessment unit, covering the Gulf of Riga, including Väinameri, and the Gulf of Finland. The monitoring programmes are regionally coordinated via HELCOM and the HELCOM guidelines are followed. |
The aim of the strategy "SD1.2 – Biological diversity – marine mammals" is to monitor abundance, distribution and population trends of grey seals and ringed seals, as well as grey seal’s breeding success. The strategy is divided into two programmes, one for monitoring of seal abundance and distribution, and the other, for monitoring of the breeding success of grey seals. Data are gathered to assess directly the population status and trends of seal populations, indirectly the impact of pressure levels in the marine environment. The status assessment is made for the whole Estonian marine area for grey seals as a part of the Baltic Sea assessment unit and for ringed seals as a part of the southern assessment unit, covering the Gulf of Riga, including Väinameri, and the Gulf of Finland. The monitoring programmes are regionally coordinated via HELCOM and the HELCOM guidelines are followed. |
The aim of the strategy "SD1.2 – Biological diversity – marine mammals" is to monitor abundance, distribution and population trends of grey seals and ringed seals, as well as grey seal’s breeding success. The strategy is divided into two programmes, one for monitoring of seal abundance and distribution, and the other, for monitoring of the breeding success of grey seals. Data are gathered to assess directly the population status and trends of seal populations, indirectly the impact of pressure levels in the marine environment. The status assessment is made for the whole Estonian marine area for grey seals as a part of the Baltic Sea assessment unit and for ringed seals as a part of the southern assessment unit, covering the Gulf of Riga, including Väinameri, and the Gulf of Finland. The monitoring programmes are regionally coordinated via HELCOM and the HELCOM guidelines are followed. |
The aim of the strategy "SD1.2 – Biological diversity – marine mammals" is to monitor abundance, distribution and population trends of grey seals and ringed seals, as well as grey seal’s breeding success. The strategy is divided into two programmes, one for monitoring of seal abundance and distribution, and the other, for monitoring of the breeding success of grey seals. Data are gathered to assess directly the population status and trends of seal populations, indirectly the impact of pressure levels in the marine environment. The status assessment is made for the whole Estonian marine area for grey seals as a part of the Baltic Sea assessment unit and for ringed seals as a part of the southern assessment unit, covering the Gulf of Riga, including Väinameri, and the Gulf of Finland. The monitoring programmes are regionally coordinated via HELCOM and the HELCOM guidelines are followed. |
The aim of the strategy "SD1.2 – Biological diversity – marine mammals" is to monitor abundance, distribution and population trends of grey seals and ringed seals, as well as grey seal’s breeding success. The strategy is divided into two programmes, one for monitoring of seal abundance and distribution, and the other, for monitoring of the breeding success of grey seals. Data are gathered to assess directly the population status and trends of seal populations, indirectly the impact of pressure levels in the marine environment. The status assessment is made for the whole Estonian marine area for grey seals as a part of the Baltic Sea assessment unit and for ringed seals as a part of the southern assessment unit, covering the Gulf of Riga, including Väinameri, and the Gulf of Finland. The monitoring programmes are regionally coordinated via HELCOM and the HELCOM guidelines are followed. |
The aim of the strategy "SD1.2 – Biological diversity – marine mammals" is to monitor abundance, distribution and population trends of grey seals and ringed seals, as well as grey seal’s breeding success. The strategy is divided into two programmes, one for monitoring of seal abundance and distribution, and the other, for monitoring of the breeding success of grey seals. Data are gathered to assess directly the population status and trends of seal populations, indirectly the impact of pressure levels in the marine environment. The status assessment is made for the whole Estonian marine area for grey seals as a part of the Baltic Sea assessment unit and for ringed seals as a part of the southern assessment unit, covering the Gulf of Riga, including Väinameri, and the Gulf of Finland. The monitoring programmes are regionally coordinated via HELCOM and the HELCOM guidelines are followed. |
The aim of the strategy "SD1.2 – Biological diversity – marine mammals" is to monitor abundance, distribution and population trends of grey seals and ringed seals, as well as grey seal’s breeding success. The strategy is divided into two programmes, one for monitoring of seal abundance and distribution, and the other, for monitoring of the breeding success of grey seals. Data are gathered to assess directly the population status and trends of seal populations, indirectly the impact of pressure levels in the marine environment. The status assessment is made for the whole Estonian marine area for grey seals as a part of the Baltic Sea assessment unit and for ringed seals as a part of the southern assessment unit, covering the Gulf of Riga, including Väinameri, and the Gulf of Finland. The monitoring programmes are regionally coordinated via HELCOM and the HELCOM guidelines are followed. |
The aim of the strategy "SD1.2 – Biological diversity – marine mammals" is to monitor abundance, distribution and population trends of grey seals and ringed seals, as well as grey seal’s breeding success. The strategy is divided into two programmes, one for monitoring of seal abundance and distribution, and the other, for monitoring of the breeding success of grey seals. Data are gathered to assess directly the population status and trends of seal populations, indirectly the impact of pressure levels in the marine environment. The status assessment is made for the whole Estonian marine area for grey seals as a part of the Baltic Sea assessment unit and for ringed seals as a part of the southern assessment unit, covering the Gulf of Riga, including Väinameri, and the Gulf of Finland. The monitoring programmes are regionally coordinated via HELCOM and the HELCOM guidelines are followed. |
The aim of the strategy "SD1.2 – Biological diversity – marine mammals" is to monitor abundance, distribution and population trends of grey seals and ringed seals, as well as grey seal’s breeding success. The strategy is divided into two programmes, one for monitoring of seal abundance and distribution, and the other, for monitoring of the breeding success of grey seals. Data are gathered to assess directly the population status and trends of seal populations, indirectly the impact of pressure levels in the marine environment. The status assessment is made for the whole Estonian marine area for grey seals as a part of the Baltic Sea assessment unit and for ringed seals as a part of the southern assessment unit, covering the Gulf of Riga, including Väinameri, and the Gulf of Finland. The monitoring programmes are regionally coordinated via HELCOM and the HELCOM guidelines are followed. |
The aim of the strategy "SD1.2 – Biological diversity – marine mammals" is to monitor abundance, distribution and population trends of grey seals and ringed seals, as well as grey seal’s breeding success. The strategy is divided into two programmes, one for monitoring of seal abundance and distribution, and the other, for monitoring of the breeding success of grey seals. Data are gathered to assess directly the population status and trends of seal populations, indirectly the impact of pressure levels in the marine environment. The status assessment is made for the whole Estonian marine area for grey seals as a part of the Baltic Sea assessment unit and for ringed seals as a part of the southern assessment unit, covering the Gulf of Riga, including Väinameri, and the Gulf of Finland. The monitoring programmes are regionally coordinated via HELCOM and the HELCOM guidelines are followed. |
The aim of the strategy "SD1.2 – Biological diversity – marine mammals" is to monitor abundance, distribution and population trends of grey seals and ringed seals, as well as grey seal’s breeding success. The strategy is divided into two programmes, one for monitoring of seal abundance and distribution, and the other, for monitoring of the breeding success of grey seals. Data are gathered to assess directly the population status and trends of seal populations, indirectly the impact of pressure levels in the marine environment. The status assessment is made for the whole Estonian marine area for grey seals as a part of the Baltic Sea assessment unit and for ringed seals as a part of the southern assessment unit, covering the Gulf of Riga, including Väinameri, and the Gulf of Finland. The monitoring programmes are regionally coordinated via HELCOM and the HELCOM guidelines are followed. |
The aim of the strategy "SD1.2 – Biological diversity – marine mammals" is to monitor abundance, distribution and population trends of grey seals and ringed seals, as well as grey seal’s breeding success. The strategy is divided into two programmes, one for monitoring of seal abundance and distribution, and the other, for monitoring of the breeding success of grey seals. Data are gathered to assess directly the population status and trends of seal populations, indirectly the impact of pressure levels in the marine environment. The status assessment is made for the whole Estonian marine area for grey seals as a part of the Baltic Sea assessment unit and for ringed seals as a part of the southern assessment unit, covering the Gulf of Riga, including Väinameri, and the Gulf of Finland. The monitoring programmes are regionally coordinated via HELCOM and the HELCOM guidelines are followed. |
The aim of the strategy "SD1.2 – Biological diversity – marine mammals" is to monitor abundance, distribution and population trends of grey seals and ringed seals, as well as grey seal’s breeding success. The strategy is divided into two programmes, one for monitoring of seal abundance and distribution, and the other, for monitoring of the breeding success of grey seals. Data are gathered to assess directly the population status and trends of seal populations, indirectly the impact of pressure levels in the marine environment. The status assessment is made for the whole Estonian marine area for grey seals as a part of the Baltic Sea assessment unit and for ringed seals as a part of the southern assessment unit, covering the Gulf of Riga, including Väinameri, and the Gulf of Finland. The monitoring programmes are regionally coordinated via HELCOM and the HELCOM guidelines are followed. |
Coverage of GES criteria |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Gaps and plans |
One of the shortcomings of the monitoring is the insufficiency of the monitoring system and gathering information on occurred seals by-catches and entangled or trapped within fishing gears. This could give a comprehensive and reliable overview of the incidental by-catch mortality. Project-based monitoring is mostly held nowadays. Since human activity pressure has a large extend on the status of the seals' population, the improvement of such a data collection system should be done.
The protected areas monitoring programme needs to be developed and include birds, mammals, fish, benthos, and habitats, as well as pelagic communities' components.
In addition to seals, the harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) also live in the Baltic Sea, but they have occurred in the Estonian sea only as occasional visitors. As the Estonian sea area is not a distribution area for porpoises, there is no regular monitoring of harbour porpoises established and no measures or targets are applied under the Marine Strategy and their status was not assessed. The possibility of participation in relevant international (especially HELCOM) porpoise studies or projects is under the consideration though.
There are also some issues considering chiropterans (their flight areas and corridors) arisen during the marine spatial planning process, including wind farms development plans. However bats are not directly regulated under the marine strategy, there are plans to discuss and work out an appropriate regional bat monitoring programme in cooperation with HELCOM Contracting Parties and experts. |
One of the shortcomings of the monitoring is the insufficiency of the monitoring system and gathering information on occurred seals by-catches and entangled or trapped within fishing gears. This could give a comprehensive and reliable overview of the incidental by-catch mortality. Project-based monitoring is mostly held nowadays. Since human activity pressure has a large extend on the status of the seals' population, the improvement of such a data collection system should be done.
The protected areas monitoring programme needs to be developed and include birds, mammals, fish, benthos, and habitats, as well as pelagic communities' components.
In addition to seals, the harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) also live in the Baltic Sea, but they have occurred in the Estonian sea only as occasional visitors. As the Estonian sea area is not a distribution area for porpoises, there is no regular monitoring of harbour porpoises established and no measures or targets are applied under the Marine Strategy and their status was not assessed. The possibility of participation in relevant international (especially HELCOM) porpoise studies or projects is under the consideration though.
There are also some issues considering chiropterans (their flight areas and corridors) arisen during the marine spatial planning process, including wind farms development plans. However bats are not directly regulated under the marine strategy, there are plans to discuss and work out an appropriate regional bat monitoring programme in cooperation with HELCOM Contracting Parties and experts. |
One of the shortcomings of the monitoring is the insufficiency of the monitoring system and gathering information on occurred seals by-catches and entangled or trapped within fishing gears. This could give a comprehensive and reliable overview of the incidental by-catch mortality. Project-based monitoring is mostly held nowadays. Since human activity pressure has a large extend on the status of the seals' population, the improvement of such a data collection system should be done.
The protected areas monitoring programme needs to be developed and include birds, mammals, fish, benthos, and habitats, as well as pelagic communities' components.
In addition to seals, the harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) also live in the Baltic Sea, but they have occurred in the Estonian sea only as occasional visitors. As the Estonian sea area is not a distribution area for porpoises, there is no regular monitoring of harbour porpoises established and no measures or targets are applied under the Marine Strategy and their status was not assessed. The possibility of participation in relevant international (especially HELCOM) porpoise studies or projects is under the consideration though.
There are also some issues considering chiropterans (their flight areas and corridors) arisen during the marine spatial planning process, including wind farms development plans. However bats are not directly regulated under the marine strategy, there are plans to discuss and work out an appropriate regional bat monitoring programme in cooperation with HELCOM Contracting Parties and experts. |
One of the shortcomings of the monitoring is the insufficiency of the monitoring system and gathering information on occurred seals by-catches and entangled or trapped within fishing gears. This could give a comprehensive and reliable overview of the incidental by-catch mortality. Project-based monitoring is mostly held nowadays. Since human activity pressure has a large extend on the status of the seals' population, the improvement of such a data collection system should be done.
The protected areas monitoring programme needs to be developed and include birds, mammals, fish, benthos, and habitats, as well as pelagic communities' components.
In addition to seals, the harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) also live in the Baltic Sea, but they have occurred in the Estonian sea only as occasional visitors. As the Estonian sea area is not a distribution area for porpoises, there is no regular monitoring of harbour porpoises established and no measures or targets are applied under the Marine Strategy and their status was not assessed. The possibility of participation in relevant international (especially HELCOM) porpoise studies or projects is under the consideration though.
There are also some issues considering chiropterans (their flight areas and corridors) arisen during the marine spatial planning process, including wind farms development plans. However bats are not directly regulated under the marine strategy, there are plans to discuss and work out an appropriate regional bat monitoring programme in cooperation with HELCOM Contracting Parties and experts. |
One of the shortcomings of the monitoring is the insufficiency of the monitoring system and gathering information on occurred seals by-catches and entangled or trapped within fishing gears. This could give a comprehensive and reliable overview of the incidental by-catch mortality. Project-based monitoring is mostly held nowadays. Since human activity pressure has a large extend on the status of the seals' population, the improvement of such a data collection system should be done.
The protected areas monitoring programme needs to be developed and include birds, mammals, fish, benthos, and habitats, as well as pelagic communities' components.
In addition to seals, the harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) also live in the Baltic Sea, but they have occurred in the Estonian sea only as occasional visitors. As the Estonian sea area is not a distribution area for porpoises, there is no regular monitoring of harbour porpoises established and no measures or targets are applied under the Marine Strategy and their status was not assessed. The possibility of participation in relevant international (especially HELCOM) porpoise studies or projects is under the consideration though.
There are also some issues considering chiropterans (their flight areas and corridors) arisen during the marine spatial planning process, including wind farms development plans. However bats are not directly regulated under the marine strategy, there are plans to discuss and work out an appropriate regional bat monitoring programme in cooperation with HELCOM Contracting Parties and experts. |
One of the shortcomings of the monitoring is the insufficiency of the monitoring system and gathering information on occurred seals by-catches and entangled or trapped within fishing gears. This could give a comprehensive and reliable overview of the incidental by-catch mortality. Project-based monitoring is mostly held nowadays. Since human activity pressure has a large extend on the status of the seals' population, the improvement of such a data collection system should be done.
The protected areas monitoring programme needs to be developed and include birds, mammals, fish, benthos, and habitats, as well as pelagic communities' components.
In addition to seals, the harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) also live in the Baltic Sea, but they have occurred in the Estonian sea only as occasional visitors. As the Estonian sea area is not a distribution area for porpoises, there is no regular monitoring of harbour porpoises established and no measures or targets are applied under the Marine Strategy and their status was not assessed. The possibility of participation in relevant international (especially HELCOM) porpoise studies or projects is under the consideration though.
There are also some issues considering chiropterans (their flight areas and corridors) arisen during the marine spatial planning process, including wind farms development plans. However bats are not directly regulated under the marine strategy, there are plans to discuss and work out an appropriate regional bat monitoring programme in cooperation with HELCOM Contracting Parties and experts. |
One of the shortcomings of the monitoring is the insufficiency of the monitoring system and gathering information on occurred seals by-catches and entangled or trapped within fishing gears. This could give a comprehensive and reliable overview of the incidental by-catch mortality. Project-based monitoring is mostly held nowadays. Since human activity pressure has a large extend on the status of the seals' population, the improvement of such a data collection system should be done.
The protected areas monitoring programme needs to be developed and include birds, mammals, fish, benthos, and habitats, as well as pelagic communities' components.
In addition to seals, the harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) also live in the Baltic Sea, but they have occurred in the Estonian sea only as occasional visitors. As the Estonian sea area is not a distribution area for porpoises, there is no regular monitoring of harbour porpoises established and no measures or targets are applied under the Marine Strategy and their status was not assessed. The possibility of participation in relevant international (especially HELCOM) porpoise studies or projects is under the consideration though.
There are also some issues considering chiropterans (their flight areas and corridors) arisen during the marine spatial planning process, including wind farms development plans. However bats are not directly regulated under the marine strategy, there are plans to discuss and work out an appropriate regional bat monitoring programme in cooperation with HELCOM Contracting Parties and experts. |
One of the shortcomings of the monitoring is the insufficiency of the monitoring system and gathering information on occurred seals by-catches and entangled or trapped within fishing gears. This could give a comprehensive and reliable overview of the incidental by-catch mortality. Project-based monitoring is mostly held nowadays. Since human activity pressure has a large extend on the status of the seals' population, the improvement of such a data collection system should be done.
The protected areas monitoring programme needs to be developed and include birds, mammals, fish, benthos, and habitats, as well as pelagic communities' components.
In addition to seals, the harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) also live in the Baltic Sea, but they have occurred in the Estonian sea only as occasional visitors. As the Estonian sea area is not a distribution area for porpoises, there is no regular monitoring of harbour porpoises established and no measures or targets are applied under the Marine Strategy and their status was not assessed. The possibility of participation in relevant international (especially HELCOM) porpoise studies or projects is under the consideration though.
There are also some issues considering chiropterans (their flight areas and corridors) arisen during the marine spatial planning process, including wind farms development plans. However bats are not directly regulated under the marine strategy, there are plans to discuss and work out an appropriate regional bat monitoring programme in cooperation with HELCOM Contracting Parties and experts. |
One of the shortcomings of the monitoring is the insufficiency of the monitoring system and gathering information on occurred seals by-catches and entangled or trapped within fishing gears. This could give a comprehensive and reliable overview of the incidental by-catch mortality. Project-based monitoring is mostly held nowadays. Since human activity pressure has a large extend on the status of the seals' population, the improvement of such a data collection system should be done.
The protected areas monitoring programme needs to be developed and include birds, mammals, fish, benthos, and habitats, as well as pelagic communities' components.
In addition to seals, the harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) also live in the Baltic Sea, but they have occurred in the Estonian sea only as occasional visitors. As the Estonian sea area is not a distribution area for porpoises, there is no regular monitoring of harbour porpoises established and no measures or targets are applied under the Marine Strategy and their status was not assessed. The possibility of participation in relevant international (especially HELCOM) porpoise studies or projects is under the consideration though.
There are also some issues considering chiropterans (their flight areas and corridors) arisen during the marine spatial planning process, including wind farms development plans. However bats are not directly regulated under the marine strategy, there are plans to discuss and work out an appropriate regional bat monitoring programme in cooperation with HELCOM Contracting Parties and experts. |
One of the shortcomings of the monitoring is the insufficiency of the monitoring system and gathering information on occurred seals by-catches and entangled or trapped within fishing gears. This could give a comprehensive and reliable overview of the incidental by-catch mortality. Project-based monitoring is mostly held nowadays. Since human activity pressure has a large extend on the status of the seals' population, the improvement of such a data collection system should be done.
The protected areas monitoring programme needs to be developed and include birds, mammals, fish, benthos, and habitats, as well as pelagic communities' components.
In addition to seals, the harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) also live in the Baltic Sea, but they have occurred in the Estonian sea only as occasional visitors. As the Estonian sea area is not a distribution area for porpoises, there is no regular monitoring of harbour porpoises established and no measures or targets are applied under the Marine Strategy and their status was not assessed. The possibility of participation in relevant international (especially HELCOM) porpoise studies or projects is under the consideration though.
There are also some issues considering chiropterans (their flight areas and corridors) arisen during the marine spatial planning process, including wind farms development plans. However bats are not directly regulated under the marine strategy, there are plans to discuss and work out an appropriate regional bat monitoring programme in cooperation with HELCOM Contracting Parties and experts. |
One of the shortcomings of the monitoring is the insufficiency of the monitoring system and gathering information on occurred seals by-catches and entangled or trapped within fishing gears. This could give a comprehensive and reliable overview of the incidental by-catch mortality. Project-based monitoring is mostly held nowadays. Since human activity pressure has a large extend on the status of the seals' population, the improvement of such a data collection system should be done.
The protected areas monitoring programme needs to be developed and include birds, mammals, fish, benthos, and habitats, as well as pelagic communities' components.
In addition to seals, the harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) also live in the Baltic Sea, but they have occurred in the Estonian sea only as occasional visitors. As the Estonian sea area is not a distribution area for porpoises, there is no regular monitoring of harbour porpoises established and no measures or targets are applied under the Marine Strategy and their status was not assessed. The possibility of participation in relevant international (especially HELCOM) porpoise studies or projects is under the consideration though.
There are also some issues considering chiropterans (their flight areas and corridors) arisen during the marine spatial planning process, including wind farms development plans. However bats are not directly regulated under the marine strategy, there are plans to discuss and work out an appropriate regional bat monitoring programme in cooperation with HELCOM Contracting Parties and experts. |
One of the shortcomings of the monitoring is the insufficiency of the monitoring system and gathering information on occurred seals by-catches and entangled or trapped within fishing gears. This could give a comprehensive and reliable overview of the incidental by-catch mortality. Project-based monitoring is mostly held nowadays. Since human activity pressure has a large extend on the status of the seals' population, the improvement of such a data collection system should be done.
The protected areas monitoring programme needs to be developed and include birds, mammals, fish, benthos, and habitats, as well as pelagic communities' components.
In addition to seals, the harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) also live in the Baltic Sea, but they have occurred in the Estonian sea only as occasional visitors. As the Estonian sea area is not a distribution area for porpoises, there is no regular monitoring of harbour porpoises established and no measures or targets are applied under the Marine Strategy and their status was not assessed. The possibility of participation in relevant international (especially HELCOM) porpoise studies or projects is under the consideration though.
There are also some issues considering chiropterans (their flight areas and corridors) arisen during the marine spatial planning process, including wind farms development plans. However bats are not directly regulated under the marine strategy, there are plans to discuss and work out an appropriate regional bat monitoring programme in cooperation with HELCOM Contracting Parties and experts. |
One of the shortcomings of the monitoring is the insufficiency of the monitoring system and gathering information on occurred seals by-catches and entangled or trapped within fishing gears. This could give a comprehensive and reliable overview of the incidental by-catch mortality. Project-based monitoring is mostly held nowadays. Since human activity pressure has a large extend on the status of the seals' population, the improvement of such a data collection system should be done.
The protected areas monitoring programme needs to be developed and include birds, mammals, fish, benthos, and habitats, as well as pelagic communities' components.
In addition to seals, the harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) also live in the Baltic Sea, but they have occurred in the Estonian sea only as occasional visitors. As the Estonian sea area is not a distribution area for porpoises, there is no regular monitoring of harbour porpoises established and no measures or targets are applied under the Marine Strategy and their status was not assessed. The possibility of participation in relevant international (especially HELCOM) porpoise studies or projects is under the consideration though.
There are also some issues considering chiropterans (their flight areas and corridors) arisen during the marine spatial planning process, including wind farms development plans. However bats are not directly regulated under the marine strategy, there are plans to discuss and work out an appropriate regional bat monitoring programme in cooperation with HELCOM Contracting Parties and experts. |
One of the shortcomings of the monitoring is the insufficiency of the monitoring system and gathering information on occurred seals by-catches and entangled or trapped within fishing gears. This could give a comprehensive and reliable overview of the incidental by-catch mortality. Project-based monitoring is mostly held nowadays. Since human activity pressure has a large extend on the status of the seals' population, the improvement of such a data collection system should be done.
The protected areas monitoring programme needs to be developed and include birds, mammals, fish, benthos, and habitats, as well as pelagic communities' components.
In addition to seals, the harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) also live in the Baltic Sea, but they have occurred in the Estonian sea only as occasional visitors. As the Estonian sea area is not a distribution area for porpoises, there is no regular monitoring of harbour porpoises established and no measures or targets are applied under the Marine Strategy and their status was not assessed. The possibility of participation in relevant international (especially HELCOM) porpoise studies or projects is under the consideration though.
There are also some issues considering chiropterans (their flight areas and corridors) arisen during the marine spatial planning process, including wind farms development plans. However bats are not directly regulated under the marine strategy, there are plans to discuss and work out an appropriate regional bat monitoring programme in cooperation with HELCOM Contracting Parties and experts. |
One of the shortcomings of the monitoring is the insufficiency of the monitoring system and gathering information on occurred seals by-catches and entangled or trapped within fishing gears. This could give a comprehensive and reliable overview of the incidental by-catch mortality. Project-based monitoring is mostly held nowadays. Since human activity pressure has a large extend on the status of the seals' population, the improvement of such a data collection system should be done.
The protected areas monitoring programme needs to be developed and include birds, mammals, fish, benthos, and habitats, as well as pelagic communities' components.
In addition to seals, the harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) also live in the Baltic Sea, but they have occurred in the Estonian sea only as occasional visitors. As the Estonian sea area is not a distribution area for porpoises, there is no regular monitoring of harbour porpoises established and no measures or targets are applied under the Marine Strategy and their status was not assessed. The possibility of participation in relevant international (especially HELCOM) porpoise studies or projects is under the consideration though.
There are also some issues considering chiropterans (their flight areas and corridors) arisen during the marine spatial planning process, including wind farms development plans. However bats are not directly regulated under the marine strategy, there are plans to discuss and work out an appropriate regional bat monitoring programme in cooperation with HELCOM Contracting Parties and experts. |
One of the shortcomings of the monitoring is the insufficiency of the monitoring system and gathering information on occurred seals by-catches and entangled or trapped within fishing gears. This could give a comprehensive and reliable overview of the incidental by-catch mortality. Project-based monitoring is mostly held nowadays. Since human activity pressure has a large extend on the status of the seals' population, the improvement of such a data collection system should be done.
The protected areas monitoring programme needs to be developed and include birds, mammals, fish, benthos, and habitats, as well as pelagic communities' components.
In addition to seals, the harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) also live in the Baltic Sea, but they have occurred in the Estonian sea only as occasional visitors. As the Estonian sea area is not a distribution area for porpoises, there is no regular monitoring of harbour porpoises established and no measures or targets are applied under the Marine Strategy and their status was not assessed. The possibility of participation in relevant international (especially HELCOM) porpoise studies or projects is under the consideration though.
There are also some issues considering chiropterans (their flight areas and corridors) arisen during the marine spatial planning process, including wind farms development plans. However bats are not directly regulated under the marine strategy, there are plans to discuss and work out an appropriate regional bat monitoring programme in cooperation with HELCOM Contracting Parties and experts. |
One of the shortcomings of the monitoring is the insufficiency of the monitoring system and gathering information on occurred seals by-catches and entangled or trapped within fishing gears. This could give a comprehensive and reliable overview of the incidental by-catch mortality. Project-based monitoring is mostly held nowadays. Since human activity pressure has a large extend on the status of the seals' population, the improvement of such a data collection system should be done.
The protected areas monitoring programme needs to be developed and include birds, mammals, fish, benthos, and habitats, as well as pelagic communities' components.
In addition to seals, the harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) also live in the Baltic Sea, but they have occurred in the Estonian sea only as occasional visitors. As the Estonian sea area is not a distribution area for porpoises, there is no regular monitoring of harbour porpoises established and no measures or targets are applied under the Marine Strategy and their status was not assessed. The possibility of participation in relevant international (especially HELCOM) porpoise studies or projects is under the consideration though.
There are also some issues considering chiropterans (their flight areas and corridors) arisen during the marine spatial planning process, including wind farms development plans. However bats are not directly regulated under the marine strategy, there are plans to discuss and work out an appropriate regional bat monitoring programme in cooperation with HELCOM Contracting Parties and experts. |
One of the shortcomings of the monitoring is the insufficiency of the monitoring system and gathering information on occurred seals by-catches and entangled or trapped within fishing gears. This could give a comprehensive and reliable overview of the incidental by-catch mortality. Project-based monitoring is mostly held nowadays. Since human activity pressure has a large extend on the status of the seals' population, the improvement of such a data collection system should be done.
The protected areas monitoring programme needs to be developed and include birds, mammals, fish, benthos, and habitats, as well as pelagic communities' components.
In addition to seals, the harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) also live in the Baltic Sea, but they have occurred in the Estonian sea only as occasional visitors. As the Estonian sea area is not a distribution area for porpoises, there is no regular monitoring of harbour porpoises established and no measures or targets are applied under the Marine Strategy and their status was not assessed. The possibility of participation in relevant international (especially HELCOM) porpoise studies or projects is under the consideration though.
There are also some issues considering chiropterans (their flight areas and corridors) arisen during the marine spatial planning process, including wind farms development plans. However bats are not directly regulated under the marine strategy, there are plans to discuss and work out an appropriate regional bat monitoring programme in cooperation with HELCOM Contracting Parties and experts. |
One of the shortcomings of the monitoring is the insufficiency of the monitoring system and gathering information on occurred seals by-catches and entangled or trapped within fishing gears. This could give a comprehensive and reliable overview of the incidental by-catch mortality. Project-based monitoring is mostly held nowadays. Since human activity pressure has a large extend on the status of the seals' population, the improvement of such a data collection system should be done.
The protected areas monitoring programme needs to be developed and include birds, mammals, fish, benthos, and habitats, as well as pelagic communities' components.
In addition to seals, the harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) also live in the Baltic Sea, but they have occurred in the Estonian sea only as occasional visitors. As the Estonian sea area is not a distribution area for porpoises, there is no regular monitoring of harbour porpoises established and no measures or targets are applied under the Marine Strategy and their status was not assessed. The possibility of participation in relevant international (especially HELCOM) porpoise studies or projects is under the consideration though.
There are also some issues considering chiropterans (their flight areas and corridors) arisen during the marine spatial planning process, including wind farms development plans. However bats are not directly regulated under the marine strategy, there are plans to discuss and work out an appropriate regional bat monitoring programme in cooperation with HELCOM Contracting Parties and experts. |
One of the shortcomings of the monitoring is the insufficiency of the monitoring system and gathering information on occurred seals by-catches and entangled or trapped within fishing gears. This could give a comprehensive and reliable overview of the incidental by-catch mortality. Project-based monitoring is mostly held nowadays. Since human activity pressure has a large extend on the status of the seals' population, the improvement of such a data collection system should be done.
The protected areas monitoring programme needs to be developed and include birds, mammals, fish, benthos, and habitats, as well as pelagic communities' components.
In addition to seals, the harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) also live in the Baltic Sea, but they have occurred in the Estonian sea only as occasional visitors. As the Estonian sea area is not a distribution area for porpoises, there is no regular monitoring of harbour porpoises established and no measures or targets are applied under the Marine Strategy and their status was not assessed. The possibility of participation in relevant international (especially HELCOM) porpoise studies or projects is under the consideration though.
There are also some issues considering chiropterans (their flight areas and corridors) arisen during the marine spatial planning process, including wind farms development plans. However bats are not directly regulated under the marine strategy, there are plans to discuss and work out an appropriate regional bat monitoring programme in cooperation with HELCOM Contracting Parties and experts. |
One of the shortcomings of the monitoring is the insufficiency of the monitoring system and gathering information on occurred seals by-catches and entangled or trapped within fishing gears. This could give a comprehensive and reliable overview of the incidental by-catch mortality. Project-based monitoring is mostly held nowadays. Since human activity pressure has a large extend on the status of the seals' population, the improvement of such a data collection system should be done.
The protected areas monitoring programme needs to be developed and include birds, mammals, fish, benthos, and habitats, as well as pelagic communities' components.
In addition to seals, the harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) also live in the Baltic Sea, but they have occurred in the Estonian sea only as occasional visitors. As the Estonian sea area is not a distribution area for porpoises, there is no regular monitoring of harbour porpoises established and no measures or targets are applied under the Marine Strategy and their status was not assessed. The possibility of participation in relevant international (especially HELCOM) porpoise studies or projects is under the consideration though.
There are also some issues considering chiropterans (their flight areas and corridors) arisen during the marine spatial planning process, including wind farms development plans. However bats are not directly regulated under the marine strategy, there are plans to discuss and work out an appropriate regional bat monitoring programme in cooperation with HELCOM Contracting Parties and experts. |
One of the shortcomings of the monitoring is the insufficiency of the monitoring system and gathering information on occurred seals by-catches and entangled or trapped within fishing gears. This could give a comprehensive and reliable overview of the incidental by-catch mortality. Project-based monitoring is mostly held nowadays. Since human activity pressure has a large extend on the status of the seals' population, the improvement of such a data collection system should be done.
The protected areas monitoring programme needs to be developed and include birds, mammals, fish, benthos, and habitats, as well as pelagic communities' components.
In addition to seals, the harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) also live in the Baltic Sea, but they have occurred in the Estonian sea only as occasional visitors. As the Estonian sea area is not a distribution area for porpoises, there is no regular monitoring of harbour porpoises established and no measures or targets are applied under the Marine Strategy and their status was not assessed. The possibility of participation in relevant international (especially HELCOM) porpoise studies or projects is under the consideration though.
There are also some issues considering chiropterans (their flight areas and corridors) arisen during the marine spatial planning process, including wind farms development plans. However bats are not directly regulated under the marine strategy, there are plans to discuss and work out an appropriate regional bat monitoring programme in cooperation with HELCOM Contracting Parties and experts. |
One of the shortcomings of the monitoring is the insufficiency of the monitoring system and gathering information on occurred seals by-catches and entangled or trapped within fishing gears. This could give a comprehensive and reliable overview of the incidental by-catch mortality. Project-based monitoring is mostly held nowadays. Since human activity pressure has a large extend on the status of the seals' population, the improvement of such a data collection system should be done.
The protected areas monitoring programme needs to be developed and include birds, mammals, fish, benthos, and habitats, as well as pelagic communities' components.
In addition to seals, the harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) also live in the Baltic Sea, but they have occurred in the Estonian sea only as occasional visitors. As the Estonian sea area is not a distribution area for porpoises, there is no regular monitoring of harbour porpoises established and no measures or targets are applied under the Marine Strategy and their status was not assessed. The possibility of participation in relevant international (especially HELCOM) porpoise studies or projects is under the consideration though.
There are also some issues considering chiropterans (their flight areas and corridors) arisen during the marine spatial planning process, including wind farms development plans. However bats are not directly regulated under the marine strategy, there are plans to discuss and work out an appropriate regional bat monitoring programme in cooperation with HELCOM Contracting Parties and experts. |
One of the shortcomings of the monitoring is the insufficiency of the monitoring system and gathering information on occurred seals by-catches and entangled or trapped within fishing gears. This could give a comprehensive and reliable overview of the incidental by-catch mortality. Project-based monitoring is mostly held nowadays. Since human activity pressure has a large extend on the status of the seals' population, the improvement of such a data collection system should be done.
The protected areas monitoring programme needs to be developed and include birds, mammals, fish, benthos, and habitats, as well as pelagic communities' components.
In addition to seals, the harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) also live in the Baltic Sea, but they have occurred in the Estonian sea only as occasional visitors. As the Estonian sea area is not a distribution area for porpoises, there is no regular monitoring of harbour porpoises established and no measures or targets are applied under the Marine Strategy and their status was not assessed. The possibility of participation in relevant international (especially HELCOM) porpoise studies or projects is under the consideration though.
There are also some issues considering chiropterans (their flight areas and corridors) arisen during the marine spatial planning process, including wind farms development plans. However bats are not directly regulated under the marine strategy, there are plans to discuss and work out an appropriate regional bat monitoring programme in cooperation with HELCOM Contracting Parties and experts. |
One of the shortcomings of the monitoring is the insufficiency of the monitoring system and gathering information on occurred seals by-catches and entangled or trapped within fishing gears. This could give a comprehensive and reliable overview of the incidental by-catch mortality. Project-based monitoring is mostly held nowadays. Since human activity pressure has a large extend on the status of the seals' population, the improvement of such a data collection system should be done.
The protected areas monitoring programme needs to be developed and include birds, mammals, fish, benthos, and habitats, as well as pelagic communities' components.
In addition to seals, the harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) also live in the Baltic Sea, but they have occurred in the Estonian sea only as occasional visitors. As the Estonian sea area is not a distribution area for porpoises, there is no regular monitoring of harbour porpoises established and no measures or targets are applied under the Marine Strategy and their status was not assessed. The possibility of participation in relevant international (especially HELCOM) porpoise studies or projects is under the consideration though.
There are also some issues considering chiropterans (their flight areas and corridors) arisen during the marine spatial planning process, including wind farms development plans. However bats are not directly regulated under the marine strategy, there are plans to discuss and work out an appropriate regional bat monitoring programme in cooperation with HELCOM Contracting Parties and experts. |
One of the shortcomings of the monitoring is the insufficiency of the monitoring system and gathering information on occurred seals by-catches and entangled or trapped within fishing gears. This could give a comprehensive and reliable overview of the incidental by-catch mortality. Project-based monitoring is mostly held nowadays. Since human activity pressure has a large extend on the status of the seals' population, the improvement of such a data collection system should be done.
The protected areas monitoring programme needs to be developed and include birds, mammals, fish, benthos, and habitats, as well as pelagic communities' components.
In addition to seals, the harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) also live in the Baltic Sea, but they have occurred in the Estonian sea only as occasional visitors. As the Estonian sea area is not a distribution area for porpoises, there is no regular monitoring of harbour porpoises established and no measures or targets are applied under the Marine Strategy and their status was not assessed. The possibility of participation in relevant international (especially HELCOM) porpoise studies or projects is under the consideration though.
There are also some issues considering chiropterans (their flight areas and corridors) arisen during the marine spatial planning process, including wind farms development plans. However bats are not directly regulated under the marine strategy, there are plans to discuss and work out an appropriate regional bat monitoring programme in cooperation with HELCOM Contracting Parties and experts. |
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Coverage of targets |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
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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 |
Adequate monitoring will be in place by 2024 |
Adequate monitoring will be in place by 2024 |
Adequate monitoring will be in place by 2024 |
Adequate monitoring will be in place by 2024 |
Adequate monitoring will be in place by 2024 |
Adequate monitoring will be in place by 2024 |
Adequate monitoring will be in place by 2024 |
Adequate monitoring will be in place by 2024 |
Adequate monitoring will be in place by 2024 |
Adequate monitoring will be in place by 2024 |
Adequate monitoring will be in place by 2024 |
Adequate monitoring will be in place by 2024 |
Adequate monitoring will be in place by 2024 |
Adequate monitoring will be in place by 2024 |
Adequate monitoring will be in place by 2024 |
Adequate monitoring will be in place by 2024 |
Adequate monitoring will be in place by 2024 |
Adequate monitoring will be in place by 2024 |
Adequate monitoring will be in place by 2024 |
Adequate monitoring will be in place by 2024 |
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 |
BALEE-D00-40_MarineAndCoastalActivities |
BALEE-D00-40_MarineAndCoastalActivities |
BALEE-D00-40_MarineAndCoastalActivities |
BALEE-D00-40_MarineAndCoastalActivities |
BALEE-D00-40_MarineAndCoastalActivities |
BALEE-D00-40_MarineAndCoastalActivities |
BALEE-D00-40_MarineAndCoastalActivities |
BALEE-D00-40_MarineAndCoastalActivities |
BALEE-D00-40_MarineAndCoastalActivities |
BALEE-D00-40_MarineAndCoastalActivities |
BALEE-D00-40_MarineAndCoastalActivities |
BALEE-D00-40_MarineAndCoastalActivities |
BALEE-D00-40_MarineAndCoastalActivities |
BALEE-D00-40_MarineAndCoastalActivities |
BALEE-D00-40_MarineAndCoastalActivities |
BALEE-D00-40_MarineAndCoastalActivities |
BALEE-D00-40_MarineAndCoastalActivities |
BALEE-D00-40_MarineAndCoastalActivities |
BALEE-D00-40_MarineAndCoastalActivities |
BALEE-D00-40_MarineAndCoastalActivities |
BALEE-D00-40_MarineAndCoastalActivities |
BALEE-D00-40_MarineAndCoastalActivities |
BALEE-D00-40_MarineAndCoastalActivities |
BALEE-D0104-5_SealsAbundance |
BALEE-D0104-6_SealsReproduction |
BALEE-D07-27_Ice |
Programme name |
Marine and coastal activities |
Marine and coastal activities |
Marine and coastal activities |
Marine and coastal activities |
Marine and coastal activities |
Marine and coastal activities |
Marine and coastal activities |
Marine and coastal activities |
Marine and coastal activities |
Marine and coastal activities |
Marine and coastal activities |
Marine and coastal activities |
Marine and coastal activities |
Marine and coastal activities |
Marine and coastal activities |
Marine and coastal activities |
Marine and coastal activities |
Marine and coastal activities |
Marine and coastal activities |
Marine and coastal activities |
Marine and coastal activities |
Marine and coastal activities |
Marine and coastal activities |
Seals – abundance |
Seals – breeding success |
Ice cover |
Update type |
Modified from 2014 |
Modified from 2014 |
Modified from 2014 |
Modified from 2014 |
Modified from 2014 |
Modified from 2014 |
Modified from 2014 |
Modified from 2014 |
Modified from 2014 |
Modified from 2014 |
Modified from 2014 |
Modified from 2014 |
Modified from 2014 |
Modified from 2014 |
Modified from 2014 |
Modified from 2014 |
Modified from 2014 |
Modified from 2014 |
Modified from 2014 |
Modified from 2014 |
Modified from 2014 |
Modified from 2014 |
Modified from 2014 |
Same programme as in 2014 |
Same programme as in 2014 |
Same programme as in 2014 |
Old programme codes |
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Programme description |
The aim of the monitoring programme is to collect data on human activities that directly or indirectly impact the marine environment. The monitored human activities are those listed in the MSFD Annex III Table 2b (2017/845/EC) and relevant for point (c) of Article 8(1), and Articles 10 and 13. The following activities are covered: Coastal defence and flood protection; Offshore structures (other than for oil/gas/renewables); Restructuring of seabed morphology, including dredging and depositing of materials; Extraction of minerals; Extraction of oil and gas, including infrastructure; Extraction of water; Renewable energy generation (wind, wave and tidal power), including infrastructure; Transmission of electricity and communications (cables); Fish harvesting (professional, recreational); Fish and shellfish processing; Marine plant harvesting; Hunting and collecting for other purposes; Aquaculture — marine, including infrastructure; Transport infrastructure; Transport — shipping; Waste treatment and disposal; Tourism and leisure infrastructure; Tourism and leisure activities; Military operations and Research, survey and educational activities. Data are gathered at least once during a six-year assessment period, but in some cases also annually. The system of such data collection activities is still under development.
The programme corresponds to the following monitoring programmes in the indicative list: Activities extracting living resources (fisheries including recreational, marine plant harvesting, hunting and collecting); Activities extracting non-living resources (sand, gravel, dredging); Activities producing food (aquaculture); Activities with permanent infrastructures (e.g. renewable energy, oil & gas, ports) or structural changes (e.g. coastal defences); Sea-based mobile activities (shipping, boating); Coastal human activities (e.g. tourism, recreational sports, ecotourism).
The programme is the further development of the programme presented in 2014. The code of the programme also changed. |
The aim of the monitoring programme is to collect data on human activities that directly or indirectly impact the marine environment. The monitored human activities are those listed in the MSFD Annex III Table 2b (2017/845/EC) and relevant for point (c) of Article 8(1), and Articles 10 and 13. The following activities are covered: Coastal defence and flood protection; Offshore structures (other than for oil/gas/renewables); Restructuring of seabed morphology, including dredging and depositing of materials; Extraction of minerals; Extraction of oil and gas, including infrastructure; Extraction of water; Renewable energy generation (wind, wave and tidal power), including infrastructure; Transmission of electricity and communications (cables); Fish harvesting (professional, recreational); Fish and shellfish processing; Marine plant harvesting; Hunting and collecting for other purposes; Aquaculture — marine, including infrastructure; Transport infrastructure; Transport — shipping; Waste treatment and disposal; Tourism and leisure infrastructure; Tourism and leisure activities; Military operations and Research, survey and educational activities. Data are gathered at least once during a six-year assessment period, but in some cases also annually. The system of such data collection activities is still under development.
The programme corresponds to the following monitoring programmes in the indicative list: Activities extracting living resources (fisheries including recreational, marine plant harvesting, hunting and collecting); Activities extracting non-living resources (sand, gravel, dredging); Activities producing food (aquaculture); Activities with permanent infrastructures (e.g. renewable energy, oil & gas, ports) or structural changes (e.g. coastal defences); Sea-based mobile activities (shipping, boating); Coastal human activities (e.g. tourism, recreational sports, ecotourism).
The programme is the further development of the programme presented in 2014. The code of the programme also changed. |
The aim of the monitoring programme is to collect data on human activities that directly or indirectly impact the marine environment. The monitored human activities are those listed in the MSFD Annex III Table 2b (2017/845/EC) and relevant for point (c) of Article 8(1), and Articles 10 and 13. The following activities are covered: Coastal defence and flood protection; Offshore structures (other than for oil/gas/renewables); Restructuring of seabed morphology, including dredging and depositing of materials; Extraction of minerals; Extraction of oil and gas, including infrastructure; Extraction of water; Renewable energy generation (wind, wave and tidal power), including infrastructure; Transmission of electricity and communications (cables); Fish harvesting (professional, recreational); Fish and shellfish processing; Marine plant harvesting; Hunting and collecting for other purposes; Aquaculture — marine, including infrastructure; Transport infrastructure; Transport — shipping; Waste treatment and disposal; Tourism and leisure infrastructure; Tourism and leisure activities; Military operations and Research, survey and educational activities. Data are gathered at least once during a six-year assessment period, but in some cases also annually. The system of such data collection activities is still under development.
The programme corresponds to the following monitoring programmes in the indicative list: Activities extracting living resources (fisheries including recreational, marine plant harvesting, hunting and collecting); Activities extracting non-living resources (sand, gravel, dredging); Activities producing food (aquaculture); Activities with permanent infrastructures (e.g. renewable energy, oil & gas, ports) or structural changes (e.g. coastal defences); Sea-based mobile activities (shipping, boating); Coastal human activities (e.g. tourism, recreational sports, ecotourism).
The programme is the further development of the programme presented in 2014. The code of the programme also changed. |
The aim of the monitoring programme is to collect data on human activities that directly or indirectly impact the marine environment. The monitored human activities are those listed in the MSFD Annex III Table 2b (2017/845/EC) and relevant for point (c) of Article 8(1), and Articles 10 and 13. The following activities are covered: Coastal defence and flood protection; Offshore structures (other than for oil/gas/renewables); Restructuring of seabed morphology, including dredging and depositing of materials; Extraction of minerals; Extraction of oil and gas, including infrastructure; Extraction of water; Renewable energy generation (wind, wave and tidal power), including infrastructure; Transmission of electricity and communications (cables); Fish harvesting (professional, recreational); Fish and shellfish processing; Marine plant harvesting; Hunting and collecting for other purposes; Aquaculture — marine, including infrastructure; Transport infrastructure; Transport — shipping; Waste treatment and disposal; Tourism and leisure infrastructure; Tourism and leisure activities; Military operations and Research, survey and educational activities. Data are gathered at least once during a six-year assessment period, but in some cases also annually. The system of such data collection activities is still under development.
The programme corresponds to the following monitoring programmes in the indicative list: Activities extracting living resources (fisheries including recreational, marine plant harvesting, hunting and collecting); Activities extracting non-living resources (sand, gravel, dredging); Activities producing food (aquaculture); Activities with permanent infrastructures (e.g. renewable energy, oil & gas, ports) or structural changes (e.g. coastal defences); Sea-based mobile activities (shipping, boating); Coastal human activities (e.g. tourism, recreational sports, ecotourism).
The programme is the further development of the programme presented in 2014. The code of the programme also changed. |
The aim of the monitoring programme is to collect data on human activities that directly or indirectly impact the marine environment. The monitored human activities are those listed in the MSFD Annex III Table 2b (2017/845/EC) and relevant for point (c) of Article 8(1), and Articles 10 and 13. The following activities are covered: Coastal defence and flood protection; Offshore structures (other than for oil/gas/renewables); Restructuring of seabed morphology, including dredging and depositing of materials; Extraction of minerals; Extraction of oil and gas, including infrastructure; Extraction of water; Renewable energy generation (wind, wave and tidal power), including infrastructure; Transmission of electricity and communications (cables); Fish harvesting (professional, recreational); Fish and shellfish processing; Marine plant harvesting; Hunting and collecting for other purposes; Aquaculture — marine, including infrastructure; Transport infrastructure; Transport — shipping; Waste treatment and disposal; Tourism and leisure infrastructure; Tourism and leisure activities; Military operations and Research, survey and educational activities. Data are gathered at least once during a six-year assessment period, but in some cases also annually. The system of such data collection activities is still under development.
The programme corresponds to the following monitoring programmes in the indicative list: Activities extracting living resources (fisheries including recreational, marine plant harvesting, hunting and collecting); Activities extracting non-living resources (sand, gravel, dredging); Activities producing food (aquaculture); Activities with permanent infrastructures (e.g. renewable energy, oil & gas, ports) or structural changes (e.g. coastal defences); Sea-based mobile activities (shipping, boating); Coastal human activities (e.g. tourism, recreational sports, ecotourism).
The programme is the further development of the programme presented in 2014. The code of the programme also changed. |
The aim of the monitoring programme is to collect data on human activities that directly or indirectly impact the marine environment. The monitored human activities are those listed in the MSFD Annex III Table 2b (2017/845/EC) and relevant for point (c) of Article 8(1), and Articles 10 and 13. The following activities are covered: Coastal defence and flood protection; Offshore structures (other than for oil/gas/renewables); Restructuring of seabed morphology, including dredging and depositing of materials; Extraction of minerals; Extraction of oil and gas, including infrastructure; Extraction of water; Renewable energy generation (wind, wave and tidal power), including infrastructure; Transmission of electricity and communications (cables); Fish harvesting (professional, recreational); Fish and shellfish processing; Marine plant harvesting; Hunting and collecting for other purposes; Aquaculture — marine, including infrastructure; Transport infrastructure; Transport — shipping; Waste treatment and disposal; Tourism and leisure infrastructure; Tourism and leisure activities; Military operations and Research, survey and educational activities. Data are gathered at least once during a six-year assessment period, but in some cases also annually. The system of such data collection activities is still under development.
The programme corresponds to the following monitoring programmes in the indicative list: Activities extracting living resources (fisheries including recreational, marine plant harvesting, hunting and collecting); Activities extracting non-living resources (sand, gravel, dredging); Activities producing food (aquaculture); Activities with permanent infrastructures (e.g. renewable energy, oil & gas, ports) or structural changes (e.g. coastal defences); Sea-based mobile activities (shipping, boating); Coastal human activities (e.g. tourism, recreational sports, ecotourism).
The programme is the further development of the programme presented in 2014. The code of the programme also changed. |
The aim of the monitoring programme is to collect data on human activities that directly or indirectly impact the marine environment. The monitored human activities are those listed in the MSFD Annex III Table 2b (2017/845/EC) and relevant for point (c) of Article 8(1), and Articles 10 and 13. The following activities are covered: Coastal defence and flood protection; Offshore structures (other than for oil/gas/renewables); Restructuring of seabed morphology, including dredging and depositing of materials; Extraction of minerals; Extraction of oil and gas, including infrastructure; Extraction of water; Renewable energy generation (wind, wave and tidal power), including infrastructure; Transmission of electricity and communications (cables); Fish harvesting (professional, recreational); Fish and shellfish processing; Marine plant harvesting; Hunting and collecting for other purposes; Aquaculture — marine, including infrastructure; Transport infrastructure; Transport — shipping; Waste treatment and disposal; Tourism and leisure infrastructure; Tourism and leisure activities; Military operations and Research, survey and educational activities. Data are gathered at least once during a six-year assessment period, but in some cases also annually. The system of such data collection activities is still under development.
The programme corresponds to the following monitoring programmes in the indicative list: Activities extracting living resources (fisheries including recreational, marine plant harvesting, hunting and collecting); Activities extracting non-living resources (sand, gravel, dredging); Activities producing food (aquaculture); Activities with permanent infrastructures (e.g. renewable energy, oil & gas, ports) or structural changes (e.g. coastal defences); Sea-based mobile activities (shipping, boating); Coastal human activities (e.g. tourism, recreational sports, ecotourism).
The programme is the further development of the programme presented in 2014. The code of the programme also changed. |
The aim of the monitoring programme is to collect data on human activities that directly or indirectly impact the marine environment. The monitored human activities are those listed in the MSFD Annex III Table 2b (2017/845/EC) and relevant for point (c) of Article 8(1), and Articles 10 and 13. The following activities are covered: Coastal defence and flood protection; Offshore structures (other than for oil/gas/renewables); Restructuring of seabed morphology, including dredging and depositing of materials; Extraction of minerals; Extraction of oil and gas, including infrastructure; Extraction of water; Renewable energy generation (wind, wave and tidal power), including infrastructure; Transmission of electricity and communications (cables); Fish harvesting (professional, recreational); Fish and shellfish processing; Marine plant harvesting; Hunting and collecting for other purposes; Aquaculture — marine, including infrastructure; Transport infrastructure; Transport — shipping; Waste treatment and disposal; Tourism and leisure infrastructure; Tourism and leisure activities; Military operations and Research, survey and educational activities. Data are gathered at least once during a six-year assessment period, but in some cases also annually. The system of such data collection activities is still under development.
The programme corresponds to the following monitoring programmes in the indicative list: Activities extracting living resources (fisheries including recreational, marine plant harvesting, hunting and collecting); Activities extracting non-living resources (sand, gravel, dredging); Activities producing food (aquaculture); Activities with permanent infrastructures (e.g. renewable energy, oil & gas, ports) or structural changes (e.g. coastal defences); Sea-based mobile activities (shipping, boating); Coastal human activities (e.g. tourism, recreational sports, ecotourism).
The programme is the further development of the programme presented in 2014. The code of the programme also changed. |
The aim of the monitoring programme is to collect data on human activities that directly or indirectly impact the marine environment. The monitored human activities are those listed in the MSFD Annex III Table 2b (2017/845/EC) and relevant for point (c) of Article 8(1), and Articles 10 and 13. The following activities are covered: Coastal defence and flood protection; Offshore structures (other than for oil/gas/renewables); Restructuring of seabed morphology, including dredging and depositing of materials; Extraction of minerals; Extraction of oil and gas, including infrastructure; Extraction of water; Renewable energy generation (wind, wave and tidal power), including infrastructure; Transmission of electricity and communications (cables); Fish harvesting (professional, recreational); Fish and shellfish processing; Marine plant harvesting; Hunting and collecting for other purposes; Aquaculture — marine, including infrastructure; Transport infrastructure; Transport — shipping; Waste treatment and disposal; Tourism and leisure infrastructure; Tourism and leisure activities; Military operations and Research, survey and educational activities. Data are gathered at least once during a six-year assessment period, but in some cases also annually. The system of such data collection activities is still under development.
The programme corresponds to the following monitoring programmes in the indicative list: Activities extracting living resources (fisheries including recreational, marine plant harvesting, hunting and collecting); Activities extracting non-living resources (sand, gravel, dredging); Activities producing food (aquaculture); Activities with permanent infrastructures (e.g. renewable energy, oil & gas, ports) or structural changes (e.g. coastal defences); Sea-based mobile activities (shipping, boating); Coastal human activities (e.g. tourism, recreational sports, ecotourism).
The programme is the further development of the programme presented in 2014. The code of the programme also changed. |
The aim of the monitoring programme is to collect data on human activities that directly or indirectly impact the marine environment. The monitored human activities are those listed in the MSFD Annex III Table 2b (2017/845/EC) and relevant for point (c) of Article 8(1), and Articles 10 and 13. The following activities are covered: Coastal defence and flood protection; Offshore structures (other than for oil/gas/renewables); Restructuring of seabed morphology, including dredging and depositing of materials; Extraction of minerals; Extraction of oil and gas, including infrastructure; Extraction of water; Renewable energy generation (wind, wave and tidal power), including infrastructure; Transmission of electricity and communications (cables); Fish harvesting (professional, recreational); Fish and shellfish processing; Marine plant harvesting; Hunting and collecting for other purposes; Aquaculture — marine, including infrastructure; Transport infrastructure; Transport — shipping; Waste treatment and disposal; Tourism and leisure infrastructure; Tourism and leisure activities; Military operations and Research, survey and educational activities. Data are gathered at least once during a six-year assessment period, but in some cases also annually. The system of such data collection activities is still under development.
The programme corresponds to the following monitoring programmes in the indicative list: Activities extracting living resources (fisheries including recreational, marine plant harvesting, hunting and collecting); Activities extracting non-living resources (sand, gravel, dredging); Activities producing food (aquaculture); Activities with permanent infrastructures (e.g. renewable energy, oil & gas, ports) or structural changes (e.g. coastal defences); Sea-based mobile activities (shipping, boating); Coastal human activities (e.g. tourism, recreational sports, ecotourism).
The programme is the further development of the programme presented in 2014. The code of the programme also changed. |
The aim of the monitoring programme is to collect data on human activities that directly or indirectly impact the marine environment. The monitored human activities are those listed in the MSFD Annex III Table 2b (2017/845/EC) and relevant for point (c) of Article 8(1), and Articles 10 and 13. The following activities are covered: Coastal defence and flood protection; Offshore structures (other than for oil/gas/renewables); Restructuring of seabed morphology, including dredging and depositing of materials; Extraction of minerals; Extraction of oil and gas, including infrastructure; Extraction of water; Renewable energy generation (wind, wave and tidal power), including infrastructure; Transmission of electricity and communications (cables); Fish harvesting (professional, recreational); Fish and shellfish processing; Marine plant harvesting; Hunting and collecting for other purposes; Aquaculture — marine, including infrastructure; Transport infrastructure; Transport — shipping; Waste treatment and disposal; Tourism and leisure infrastructure; Tourism and leisure activities; Military operations and Research, survey and educational activities. Data are gathered at least once during a six-year assessment period, but in some cases also annually. The system of such data collection activities is still under development.
The programme corresponds to the following monitoring programmes in the indicative list: Activities extracting living resources (fisheries including recreational, marine plant harvesting, hunting and collecting); Activities extracting non-living resources (sand, gravel, dredging); Activities producing food (aquaculture); Activities with permanent infrastructures (e.g. renewable energy, oil & gas, ports) or structural changes (e.g. coastal defences); Sea-based mobile activities (shipping, boating); Coastal human activities (e.g. tourism, recreational sports, ecotourism).
The programme is the further development of the programme presented in 2014. The code of the programme also changed. |
The aim of the monitoring programme is to collect data on human activities that directly or indirectly impact the marine environment. The monitored human activities are those listed in the MSFD Annex III Table 2b (2017/845/EC) and relevant for point (c) of Article 8(1), and Articles 10 and 13. The following activities are covered: Coastal defence and flood protection; Offshore structures (other than for oil/gas/renewables); Restructuring of seabed morphology, including dredging and depositing of materials; Extraction of minerals; Extraction of oil and gas, including infrastructure; Extraction of water; Renewable energy generation (wind, wave and tidal power), including infrastructure; Transmission of electricity and communications (cables); Fish harvesting (professional, recreational); Fish and shellfish processing; Marine plant harvesting; Hunting and collecting for other purposes; Aquaculture — marine, including infrastructure; Transport infrastructure; Transport — shipping; Waste treatment and disposal; Tourism and leisure infrastructure; Tourism and leisure activities; Military operations and Research, survey and educational activities. Data are gathered at least once during a six-year assessment period, but in some cases also annually. The system of such data collection activities is still under development.
The programme corresponds to the following monitoring programmes in the indicative list: Activities extracting living resources (fisheries including recreational, marine plant harvesting, hunting and collecting); Activities extracting non-living resources (sand, gravel, dredging); Activities producing food (aquaculture); Activities with permanent infrastructures (e.g. renewable energy, oil & gas, ports) or structural changes (e.g. coastal defences); Sea-based mobile activities (shipping, boating); Coastal human activities (e.g. tourism, recreational sports, ecotourism).
The programme is the further development of the programme presented in 2014. The code of the programme also changed. |
The aim of the monitoring programme is to collect data on human activities that directly or indirectly impact the marine environment. The monitored human activities are those listed in the MSFD Annex III Table 2b (2017/845/EC) and relevant for point (c) of Article 8(1), and Articles 10 and 13. The following activities are covered: Coastal defence and flood protection; Offshore structures (other than for oil/gas/renewables); Restructuring of seabed morphology, including dredging and depositing of materials; Extraction of minerals; Extraction of oil and gas, including infrastructure; Extraction of water; Renewable energy generation (wind, wave and tidal power), including infrastructure; Transmission of electricity and communications (cables); Fish harvesting (professional, recreational); Fish and shellfish processing; Marine plant harvesting; Hunting and collecting for other purposes; Aquaculture — marine, including infrastructure; Transport infrastructure; Transport — shipping; Waste treatment and disposal; Tourism and leisure infrastructure; Tourism and leisure activities; Military operations and Research, survey and educational activities. Data are gathered at least once during a six-year assessment period, but in some cases also annually. The system of such data collection activities is still under development.
The programme corresponds to the following monitoring programmes in the indicative list: Activities extracting living resources (fisheries including recreational, marine plant harvesting, hunting and collecting); Activities extracting non-living resources (sand, gravel, dredging); Activities producing food (aquaculture); Activities with permanent infrastructures (e.g. renewable energy, oil & gas, ports) or structural changes (e.g. coastal defences); Sea-based mobile activities (shipping, boating); Coastal human activities (e.g. tourism, recreational sports, ecotourism).
The programme is the further development of the programme presented in 2014. The code of the programme also changed. |
The aim of the monitoring programme is to collect data on human activities that directly or indirectly impact the marine environment. The monitored human activities are those listed in the MSFD Annex III Table 2b (2017/845/EC) and relevant for point (c) of Article 8(1), and Articles 10 and 13. The following activities are covered: Coastal defence and flood protection; Offshore structures (other than for oil/gas/renewables); Restructuring of seabed morphology, including dredging and depositing of materials; Extraction of minerals; Extraction of oil and gas, including infrastructure; Extraction of water; Renewable energy generation (wind, wave and tidal power), including infrastructure; Transmission of electricity and communications (cables); Fish harvesting (professional, recreational); Fish and shellfish processing; Marine plant harvesting; Hunting and collecting for other purposes; Aquaculture — marine, including infrastructure; Transport infrastructure; Transport — shipping; Waste treatment and disposal; Tourism and leisure infrastructure; Tourism and leisure activities; Military operations and Research, survey and educational activities. Data are gathered at least once during a six-year assessment period, but in some cases also annually. The system of such data collection activities is still under development.
The programme corresponds to the following monitoring programmes in the indicative list: Activities extracting living resources (fisheries including recreational, marine plant harvesting, hunting and collecting); Activities extracting non-living resources (sand, gravel, dredging); Activities producing food (aquaculture); Activities with permanent infrastructures (e.g. renewable energy, oil & gas, ports) or structural changes (e.g. coastal defences); Sea-based mobile activities (shipping, boating); Coastal human activities (e.g. tourism, recreational sports, ecotourism).
The programme is the further development of the programme presented in 2014. The code of the programme also changed. |
The aim of the monitoring programme is to collect data on human activities that directly or indirectly impact the marine environment. The monitored human activities are those listed in the MSFD Annex III Table 2b (2017/845/EC) and relevant for point (c) of Article 8(1), and Articles 10 and 13. The following activities are covered: Coastal defence and flood protection; Offshore structures (other than for oil/gas/renewables); Restructuring of seabed morphology, including dredging and depositing of materials; Extraction of minerals; Extraction of oil and gas, including infrastructure; Extraction of water; Renewable energy generation (wind, wave and tidal power), including infrastructure; Transmission of electricity and communications (cables); Fish harvesting (professional, recreational); Fish and shellfish processing; Marine plant harvesting; Hunting and collecting for other purposes; Aquaculture — marine, including infrastructure; Transport infrastructure; Transport — shipping; Waste treatment and disposal; Tourism and leisure infrastructure; Tourism and leisure activities; Military operations and Research, survey and educational activities. Data are gathered at least once during a six-year assessment period, but in some cases also annually. The system of such data collection activities is still under development.
The programme corresponds to the following monitoring programmes in the indicative list: Activities extracting living resources (fisheries including recreational, marine plant harvesting, hunting and collecting); Activities extracting non-living resources (sand, gravel, dredging); Activities producing food (aquaculture); Activities with permanent infrastructures (e.g. renewable energy, oil & gas, ports) or structural changes (e.g. coastal defences); Sea-based mobile activities (shipping, boating); Coastal human activities (e.g. tourism, recreational sports, ecotourism).
The programme is the further development of the programme presented in 2014. The code of the programme also changed. |
The aim of the monitoring programme is to collect data on human activities that directly or indirectly impact the marine environment. The monitored human activities are those listed in the MSFD Annex III Table 2b (2017/845/EC) and relevant for point (c) of Article 8(1), and Articles 10 and 13. The following activities are covered: Coastal defence and flood protection; Offshore structures (other than for oil/gas/renewables); Restructuring of seabed morphology, including dredging and depositing of materials; Extraction of minerals; Extraction of oil and gas, including infrastructure; Extraction of water; Renewable energy generation (wind, wave and tidal power), including infrastructure; Transmission of electricity and communications (cables); Fish harvesting (professional, recreational); Fish and shellfish processing; Marine plant harvesting; Hunting and collecting for other purposes; Aquaculture — marine, including infrastructure; Transport infrastructure; Transport — shipping; Waste treatment and disposal; Tourism and leisure infrastructure; Tourism and leisure activities; Military operations and Research, survey and educational activities. Data are gathered at least once during a six-year assessment period, but in some cases also annually. The system of such data collection activities is still under development.
The programme corresponds to the following monitoring programmes in the indicative list: Activities extracting living resources (fisheries including recreational, marine plant harvesting, hunting and collecting); Activities extracting non-living resources (sand, gravel, dredging); Activities producing food (aquaculture); Activities with permanent infrastructures (e.g. renewable energy, oil & gas, ports) or structural changes (e.g. coastal defences); Sea-based mobile activities (shipping, boating); Coastal human activities (e.g. tourism, recreational sports, ecotourism).
The programme is the further development of the programme presented in 2014. The code of the programme also changed. |
The aim of the monitoring programme is to collect data on human activities that directly or indirectly impact the marine environment. The monitored human activities are those listed in the MSFD Annex III Table 2b (2017/845/EC) and relevant for point (c) of Article 8(1), and Articles 10 and 13. The following activities are covered: Coastal defence and flood protection; Offshore structures (other than for oil/gas/renewables); Restructuring of seabed morphology, including dredging and depositing of materials; Extraction of minerals; Extraction of oil and gas, including infrastructure; Extraction of water; Renewable energy generation (wind, wave and tidal power), including infrastructure; Transmission of electricity and communications (cables); Fish harvesting (professional, recreational); Fish and shellfish processing; Marine plant harvesting; Hunting and collecting for other purposes; Aquaculture — marine, including infrastructure; Transport infrastructure; Transport — shipping; Waste treatment and disposal; Tourism and leisure infrastructure; Tourism and leisure activities; Military operations and Research, survey and educational activities. Data are gathered at least once during a six-year assessment period, but in some cases also annually. The system of such data collection activities is still under development.
The programme corresponds to the following monitoring programmes in the indicative list: Activities extracting living resources (fisheries including recreational, marine plant harvesting, hunting and collecting); Activities extracting non-living resources (sand, gravel, dredging); Activities producing food (aquaculture); Activities with permanent infrastructures (e.g. renewable energy, oil & gas, ports) or structural changes (e.g. coastal defences); Sea-based mobile activities (shipping, boating); Coastal human activities (e.g. tourism, recreational sports, ecotourism).
The programme is the further development of the programme presented in 2014. The code of the programme also changed. |
The aim of the monitoring programme is to collect data on human activities that directly or indirectly impact the marine environment. The monitored human activities are those listed in the MSFD Annex III Table 2b (2017/845/EC) and relevant for point (c) of Article 8(1), and Articles 10 and 13. The following activities are covered: Coastal defence and flood protection; Offshore structures (other than for oil/gas/renewables); Restructuring of seabed morphology, including dredging and depositing of materials; Extraction of minerals; Extraction of oil and gas, including infrastructure; Extraction of water; Renewable energy generation (wind, wave and tidal power), including infrastructure; Transmission of electricity and communications (cables); Fish harvesting (professional, recreational); Fish and shellfish processing; Marine plant harvesting; Hunting and collecting for other purposes; Aquaculture — marine, including infrastructure; Transport infrastructure; Transport — shipping; Waste treatment and disposal; Tourism and leisure infrastructure; Tourism and leisure activities; Military operations and Research, survey and educational activities. Data are gathered at least once during a six-year assessment period, but in some cases also annually. The system of such data collection activities is still under development.
The programme corresponds to the following monitoring programmes in the indicative list: Activities extracting living resources (fisheries including recreational, marine plant harvesting, hunting and collecting); Activities extracting non-living resources (sand, gravel, dredging); Activities producing food (aquaculture); Activities with permanent infrastructures (e.g. renewable energy, oil & gas, ports) or structural changes (e.g. coastal defences); Sea-based mobile activities (shipping, boating); Coastal human activities (e.g. tourism, recreational sports, ecotourism).
The programme is the further development of the programme presented in 2014. The code of the programme also changed. |
The aim of the monitoring programme is to collect data on human activities that directly or indirectly impact the marine environment. The monitored human activities are those listed in the MSFD Annex III Table 2b (2017/845/EC) and relevant for point (c) of Article 8(1), and Articles 10 and 13. The following activities are covered: Coastal defence and flood protection; Offshore structures (other than for oil/gas/renewables); Restructuring of seabed morphology, including dredging and depositing of materials; Extraction of minerals; Extraction of oil and gas, including infrastructure; Extraction of water; Renewable energy generation (wind, wave and tidal power), including infrastructure; Transmission of electricity and communications (cables); Fish harvesting (professional, recreational); Fish and shellfish processing; Marine plant harvesting; Hunting and collecting for other purposes; Aquaculture — marine, including infrastructure; Transport infrastructure; Transport — shipping; Waste treatment and disposal; Tourism and leisure infrastructure; Tourism and leisure activities; Military operations and Research, survey and educational activities. Data are gathered at least once during a six-year assessment period, but in some cases also annually. The system of such data collection activities is still under development.
The programme corresponds to the following monitoring programmes in the indicative list: Activities extracting living resources (fisheries including recreational, marine plant harvesting, hunting and collecting); Activities extracting non-living resources (sand, gravel, dredging); Activities producing food (aquaculture); Activities with permanent infrastructures (e.g. renewable energy, oil & gas, ports) or structural changes (e.g. coastal defences); Sea-based mobile activities (shipping, boating); Coastal human activities (e.g. tourism, recreational sports, ecotourism).
The programme is the further development of the programme presented in 2014. The code of the programme also changed. |
The aim of the monitoring programme is to collect data on human activities that directly or indirectly impact the marine environment. The monitored human activities are those listed in the MSFD Annex III Table 2b (2017/845/EC) and relevant for point (c) of Article 8(1), and Articles 10 and 13. The following activities are covered: Coastal defence and flood protection; Offshore structures (other than for oil/gas/renewables); Restructuring of seabed morphology, including dredging and depositing of materials; Extraction of minerals; Extraction of oil and gas, including infrastructure; Extraction of water; Renewable energy generation (wind, wave and tidal power), including infrastructure; Transmission of electricity and communications (cables); Fish harvesting (professional, recreational); Fish and shellfish processing; Marine plant harvesting; Hunting and collecting for other purposes; Aquaculture — marine, including infrastructure; Transport infrastructure; Transport — shipping; Waste treatment and disposal; Tourism and leisure infrastructure; Tourism and leisure activities; Military operations and Research, survey and educational activities. Data are gathered at least once during a six-year assessment period, but in some cases also annually. The system of such data collection activities is still under development.
The programme corresponds to the following monitoring programmes in the indicative list: Activities extracting living resources (fisheries including recreational, marine plant harvesting, hunting and collecting); Activities extracting non-living resources (sand, gravel, dredging); Activities producing food (aquaculture); Activities with permanent infrastructures (e.g. renewable energy, oil & gas, ports) or structural changes (e.g. coastal defences); Sea-based mobile activities (shipping, boating); Coastal human activities (e.g. tourism, recreational sports, ecotourism).
The programme is the further development of the programme presented in 2014. The code of the programme also changed. |
The aim of the monitoring programme is to collect data on human activities that directly or indirectly impact the marine environment. The monitored human activities are those listed in the MSFD Annex III Table 2b (2017/845/EC) and relevant for point (c) of Article 8(1), and Articles 10 and 13. The following activities are covered: Coastal defence and flood protection; Offshore structures (other than for oil/gas/renewables); Restructuring of seabed morphology, including dredging and depositing of materials; Extraction of minerals; Extraction of oil and gas, including infrastructure; Extraction of water; Renewable energy generation (wind, wave and tidal power), including infrastructure; Transmission of electricity and communications (cables); Fish harvesting (professional, recreational); Fish and shellfish processing; Marine plant harvesting; Hunting and collecting for other purposes; Aquaculture — marine, including infrastructure; Transport infrastructure; Transport — shipping; Waste treatment and disposal; Tourism and leisure infrastructure; Tourism and leisure activities; Military operations and Research, survey and educational activities. Data are gathered at least once during a six-year assessment period, but in some cases also annually. The system of such data collection activities is still under development.
The programme corresponds to the following monitoring programmes in the indicative list: Activities extracting living resources (fisheries including recreational, marine plant harvesting, hunting and collecting); Activities extracting non-living resources (sand, gravel, dredging); Activities producing food (aquaculture); Activities with permanent infrastructures (e.g. renewable energy, oil & gas, ports) or structural changes (e.g. coastal defences); Sea-based mobile activities (shipping, boating); Coastal human activities (e.g. tourism, recreational sports, ecotourism).
The programme is the further development of the programme presented in 2014. The code of the programme also changed. |
The aim of the monitoring programme is to collect data on human activities that directly or indirectly impact the marine environment. The monitored human activities are those listed in the MSFD Annex III Table 2b (2017/845/EC) and relevant for point (c) of Article 8(1), and Articles 10 and 13. The following activities are covered: Coastal defence and flood protection; Offshore structures (other than for oil/gas/renewables); Restructuring of seabed morphology, including dredging and depositing of materials; Extraction of minerals; Extraction of oil and gas, including infrastructure; Extraction of water; Renewable energy generation (wind, wave and tidal power), including infrastructure; Transmission of electricity and communications (cables); Fish harvesting (professional, recreational); Fish and shellfish processing; Marine plant harvesting; Hunting and collecting for other purposes; Aquaculture — marine, including infrastructure; Transport infrastructure; Transport — shipping; Waste treatment and disposal; Tourism and leisure infrastructure; Tourism and leisure activities; Military operations and Research, survey and educational activities. Data are gathered at least once during a six-year assessment period, but in some cases also annually. The system of such data collection activities is still under development.
The programme corresponds to the following monitoring programmes in the indicative list: Activities extracting living resources (fisheries including recreational, marine plant harvesting, hunting and collecting); Activities extracting non-living resources (sand, gravel, dredging); Activities producing food (aquaculture); Activities with permanent infrastructures (e.g. renewable energy, oil & gas, ports) or structural changes (e.g. coastal defences); Sea-based mobile activities (shipping, boating); Coastal human activities (e.g. tourism, recreational sports, ecotourism).
The programme is the further development of the programme presented in 2014. The code of the programme also changed. |
The aim of the monitoring programme is to collect data on human activities that directly or indirectly impact the marine environment. The monitored human activities are those listed in the MSFD Annex III Table 2b (2017/845/EC) and relevant for point (c) of Article 8(1), and Articles 10 and 13. The following activities are covered: Coastal defence and flood protection; Offshore structures (other than for oil/gas/renewables); Restructuring of seabed morphology, including dredging and depositing of materials; Extraction of minerals; Extraction of oil and gas, including infrastructure; Extraction of water; Renewable energy generation (wind, wave and tidal power), including infrastructure; Transmission of electricity and communications (cables); Fish harvesting (professional, recreational); Fish and shellfish processing; Marine plant harvesting; Hunting and collecting for other purposes; Aquaculture — marine, including infrastructure; Transport infrastructure; Transport — shipping; Waste treatment and disposal; Tourism and leisure infrastructure; Tourism and leisure activities; Military operations and Research, survey and educational activities. Data are gathered at least once during a six-year assessment period, but in some cases also annually. The system of such data collection activities is still under development.
The programme corresponds to the following monitoring programmes in the indicative list: Activities extracting living resources (fisheries including recreational, marine plant harvesting, hunting and collecting); Activities extracting non-living resources (sand, gravel, dredging); Activities producing food (aquaculture); Activities with permanent infrastructures (e.g. renewable energy, oil & gas, ports) or structural changes (e.g. coastal defences); Sea-based mobile activities (shipping, boating); Coastal human activities (e.g. tourism, recreational sports, ecotourism).
The programme is the further development of the programme presented in 2014. The code of the programme also changed. |
The aim of the programme is to monitor the abundance of grey and ringed seals at the haulouts on land or ice, in order to produce estimates of abundance and abundance trends as well as the distributions and distribution trends of these species during their moulting and pupping seasons. It provides data for the status assessments under GES criteria D1C2 (population abundance) and D1C4 (distributional range and pattern). Monitoring is conducted yearly at the designated sites. The program is regionally coordinated by HELCOM and the HELCOM monitoring guidelines are followed. Data are yearly reported to the national environmental monitoring database KESE (by 1 November), but for ringed seals, data are publicly available only in a generalised form due to protection requirements.
The programme corresponds to the following monitoring programmes in the indicative list: Mobile species – distribution, abundance and/or biomass; Mobile species – population characteristics. |
The aim of the programme is to monitor the breeding success of grey seals. Visual counting of pups (including dead specimen) is conducted on their breeding sites on land (islands) several times during the breeding period from 15 February to 31 March every year. The number of pups and their death rate is estimated. Monitoring provides data for the status assessments under the GES criterion D1C2 (population abundance) and D1C4 (distributional range and pattern). The program data collection is regionally coordinated by HELCOM. Data are yearly reported to the national environmental monitoring database KESE (by 1 November).
The programme corresponds to the following monitoring programmes in the indicative list: Mobile species – distribution, abundance and/or biomass; Mobile species – health status; Mobile species – population characteristics. |
The aim of the programme is to monitor characteristics of the ice cover. Data are collected by visual observations and remote sensing. Both, coastal water bodies and off-shore sub-basins of the Baltic Sea (HELCOM sub-divisions) are monitored. Monitoring is conducted continuously during winter. The program is regionally coordinated (joint data collection) via Baltic Sea Ice Services and a common product is produced. The data are delivered daily.
The programme corresponds to the following monitoring programmes in the indicative list: Ice cover. |
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The counting is performed using aerial observations. All monitoring areas are inspected 2-3 times.
The moulting period counting of seals takes place during regionally agreed period from 23 May to 5 June. The aerial counting of ringed seals takes place between 12 and 25 April. The early spring flight surveys can be conducted in cold winters and ice cover occurrence, otherwise visual observations from boat or seashore are done (warmer winters with no ice cover). |
Grey seal pups are surveyed during land visits to breeding sites, 4 times during the breeding period (15 February - 31 March). The monitoring is conducted in accordance with HELCOM recommendations (HELCOM, 2018. Guidelines for monitoring Seal abundance and distribution in the HELCOM area). The detailed methodology is described by Jüssi and Jüssi in 2008 (Hüljeste aruanne, https://seire.keskkonnainfo.ee/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1161:2008-a&catid=1029:eluslooduse-mitmekesisuse-ja-maastike-seire&Itemid=3877). |
Ice monitoring is carried out as a part of national meteorological and hydrological monitoring (Estonian Environment Agency). Ice maps are produced in cooperation with Baltic Sea countries. TalTech Marine Systems Institute performs remote monitoring of ice on a project basis in cooperation with other Baltic Sea countries. |
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Production (tonnes); Area; Nutrient load |
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Mining volume; Mining area; Area pressure index |
Pipe length (area); Area pressure index |
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Number of explosions; Number of trainings; Trainin |
Cable length (area); Area pressure index |
Area; Area pressure index |
Volume of costs on marine researches; Number of re |
Length of defence structure; Coastline pressure in |
Area of structure; Area pressure index |
Soil volume; Extent; Area pressure index |
Number of vacationists; Number of visits; People's |
Number of marinas per coastline; Length of beach |
Area; Volume (goods and passengers); Number of loa |
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Amount in sediments; Litter type and material |
Pollution load (tonnes/year) - N, P, BHT5 |
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Monitoring method other |
There is no separate monitoring for the programme, the administrative data collection is performed and based on information from databases, maps, plans, environmental permits and their reporting and controls, etc. Estonian maritime spatial plan.
The frequency of monitoring depends on activity: from annually to once per the 6-year period. |
There is no separate monitoring for the programme, the administrative data collection is performed and based on information from databases, maps, plans, environmental permits and their reporting and controls, etc. Estonian maritime spatial plan.
The frequency of monitoring depends on activity: from annually to once per the 6-year period. |
There is no separate monitoring for the programme, the administrative data collection is performed and based on information from databases, maps, plans, environmental permits and their reporting and controls, etc. Estonian maritime spatial plan.
The frequency of monitoring depends on activity: from annually to once per the 6-year period. |
There is no separate monitoring for the programme, the administrative data collection is performed and based on information from databases, maps, plans, environmental permits and their reporting and controls, etc. Estonian maritime spatial plan.
The frequency of monitoring depends on activity: from annually to once per the 6-year period. |
There is no separate monitoring for the programme, the administrative data collection is performed and based on information from databases, maps, plans, environmental permits and their reporting and controls, etc. Estonian maritime spatial plan.
The frequency of monitoring depends on activity: from annually to once per the 6-year period. |
There is no separate monitoring for the programme, the administrative data collection is performed and based on information from databases, maps, plans, environmental permits and their reporting and controls, etc. Estonian maritime spatial plan.
The frequency of monitoring depends on activity: from annually to once per the 6-year period. |
There is no separate monitoring for the programme, the administrative data collection is performed and based on information from databases, maps, plans, environmental permits and their reporting and controls, etc. Estonian maritime spatial plan.
The frequency of monitoring depends on activity: from annually to once per the 6-year period. |
There is no separate monitoring for the programme, the administrative data collection is performed and based on information from databases, maps, plans, environmental permits and their reporting and controls, etc. Estonian maritime spatial plan.
The frequency of monitoring depends on activity: from annually to once per the 6-year period. |
There is no separate monitoring for the programme, the administrative data collection is performed and based on information from databases, maps, plans, environmental permits and their reporting and controls, etc. Estonian maritime spatial plan.
The frequency of monitoring depends on activity: from annually to once per the 6-year period. |
There is no separate monitoring for the programme, the administrative data collection is performed and based on information from databases, maps, plans, environmental permits and their reporting and controls, etc. Estonian maritime spatial plan.
The frequency of monitoring depends on activity: from annually to once per the 6-year period. |
There is no separate monitoring for the programme, the administrative data collection is performed and based on information from databases, maps, plans, environmental permits and their reporting and controls, etc. Estonian maritime spatial plan.
The frequency of monitoring depends on activity: from annually to once per the 6-year period. |
There is no separate monitoring for the programme, the administrative data collection is performed and based on information from databases, maps, plans, environmental permits and their reporting and controls, etc. Estonian maritime spatial plan.
The frequency of monitoring depends on activity: from annually to once per the 6-year period. |
There is no separate monitoring for the programme, the administrative data collection is performed and based on information from databases, maps, plans, environmental permits and their reporting and controls, etc. Estonian maritime spatial plan.
The frequency of monitoring depends on activity: from annually to once per the 6-year period. |
There is no separate monitoring for the programme, the administrative data collection is performed and based on information from databases, maps, plans, environmental permits and their reporting and controls, etc. Estonian maritime spatial plan.
The frequency of monitoring depends on activity: from annually to once per the 6-year period. |
There is no separate monitoring for the programme, the administrative data collection is performed and based on information from databases, maps, plans, environmental permits and their reporting and controls, etc. Estonian maritime spatial plan.
The frequency of monitoring depends on activity: from annually to once per the 6-year period. |
There is no separate monitoring for the programme, the administrative data collection is performed and based on information from databases, maps, plans, environmental permits and their reporting and controls, etc. Estonian maritime spatial plan.
The frequency of monitoring depends on activity: from annually to once per the 6-year period. |
There is no separate monitoring for the programme, the administrative data collection is performed and based on information from databases, maps, plans, environmental permits and their reporting and controls, etc. Estonian maritime spatial plan.
The frequency of monitoring depends on activity: from annually to once per the 6-year period. |
There is no separate monitoring for the programme, the administrative data collection is performed and based on information from databases, maps, plans, environmental permits and their reporting and controls, etc. Estonian maritime spatial plan.
The frequency of monitoring depends on activity: from annually to once per the 6-year period. |
There is no separate monitoring for the programme, the administrative data collection is performed and based on information from databases, maps, plans, environmental permits and their reporting and controls, etc. Estonian maritime spatial plan.
The frequency of monitoring depends on activity: from annually to once per the 6-year period. |
There is no separate monitoring for the programme, the administrative data collection is performed and based on information from databases, maps, plans, environmental permits and their reporting and controls, etc. Estonian maritime spatial plan.
The frequency of monitoring depends on activity: from annually to once per the 6-year period. |
There is no separate monitoring for the programme, the administrative data collection is performed and based on information from databases, maps, plans, environmental permits and their reporting and controls, etc. Estonian maritime spatial plan.
The frequency of monitoring depends on activity: from annually to once per the 6-year period. |
There is no separate monitoring for the programme, the administrative data collection is performed and based on information from databases, maps, plans, environmental permits and their reporting and controls, etc. Estonian maritime spatial plan.
The frequency of monitoring depends on activity: from annually to once per the 6-year period. |
There is no separate monitoring for the programme, the administrative data collection is performed and based on information from databases, maps, plans, environmental permits and their reporting and controls, etc. Estonian maritime spatial plan.
The frequency of monitoring depends on activity: from annually to once per the 6-year period. |
The detailed methodology is described by Jüssi and Jüssi in 2008 (Hüljeste aruanne, https://seire.keskkonnainfo.ee/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1161:2008-a&catid=1029:eluslooduse-mitmekesisuse-ja-maastike-seire&Itemid=3877). |
The main characteristics of ice cover are measured using satellite observations or/and in combination - satellite images and visual observations. |
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Quality control |
Data quality control systems of relevant data sources. |
Data quality control systems of relevant data sources. |
Data quality control systems of relevant data sources. |
Data quality control systems of relevant data sources. |
Data quality control systems of relevant data sources. |
Data quality control systems of relevant data sources. |
Data quality control systems of relevant data sources. |
Data quality control systems of relevant data sources. |
Data quality control systems of relevant data sources. |
Data quality control systems of relevant data sources. |
Data quality control systems of relevant data sources. |
Data quality control systems of relevant data sources. |
Data quality control systems of relevant data sources. |
Data quality control systems of relevant data sources. |
Data quality control systems of relevant data sources. |
Data quality control systems of relevant data sources. |
Data quality control systems of relevant data sources. |
Data quality control systems of relevant data sources. |
Data quality control systems of relevant data sources. |
Data quality control systems of relevant data sources. |
Data quality control systems of relevant data sources. |
Data quality control systems of relevant data sources. |
Data quality control systems of relevant data sources. |
Regional, HELCOM expert group MAMA.
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WMO and CMEMS quality assurance system (Cal/Val).
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Data management |
The data are compiled from different databases of different institutions. The compilation and collection of data are coordinated by the Marine Environment Department of the Ministry of the Environment. |
The data are compiled from different databases of different institutions. The compilation and collection of data are coordinated by the Marine Environment Department of the Ministry of the Environment. |
The data are compiled from different databases of different institutions. The compilation and collection of data are coordinated by the Marine Environment Department of the Ministry of the Environment. |
The data are compiled from different databases of different institutions. The compilation and collection of data are coordinated by the Marine Environment Department of the Ministry of the Environment. |
The data are compiled from different databases of different institutions. The compilation and collection of data are coordinated by the Marine Environment Department of the Ministry of the Environment. |
The data are compiled from different databases of different institutions. The compilation and collection of data are coordinated by the Marine Environment Department of the Ministry of the Environment. |
The data are compiled from different databases of different institutions. The compilation and collection of data are coordinated by the Marine Environment Department of the Ministry of the Environment. |
The data are compiled from different databases of different institutions. The compilation and collection of data are coordinated by the Marine Environment Department of the Ministry of the Environment. |
The data are compiled from different databases of different institutions. The compilation and collection of data are coordinated by the Marine Environment Department of the Ministry of the Environment. |
The data are compiled from different databases of different institutions. The compilation and collection of data are coordinated by the Marine Environment Department of the Ministry of the Environment. |
The data are compiled from different databases of different institutions. The compilation and collection of data are coordinated by the Marine Environment Department of the Ministry of the Environment. |
The data are compiled from different databases of different institutions. The compilation and collection of data are coordinated by the Marine Environment Department of the Ministry of the Environment. |
The data are compiled from different databases of different institutions. The compilation and collection of data are coordinated by the Marine Environment Department of the Ministry of the Environment. |
The data are compiled from different databases of different institutions. The compilation and collection of data are coordinated by the Marine Environment Department of the Ministry of the Environment. |
The data are compiled from different databases of different institutions. The compilation and collection of data are coordinated by the Marine Environment Department of the Ministry of the Environment. |
The data are compiled from different databases of different institutions. The compilation and collection of data are coordinated by the Marine Environment Department of the Ministry of the Environment. |
The data are compiled from different databases of different institutions. The compilation and collection of data are coordinated by the Marine Environment Department of the Ministry of the Environment. |
The data are compiled from different databases of different institutions. The compilation and collection of data are coordinated by the Marine Environment Department of the Ministry of the Environment. |
The data are compiled from different databases of different institutions. The compilation and collection of data are coordinated by the Marine Environment Department of the Ministry of the Environment. |
The data are compiled from different databases of different institutions. The compilation and collection of data are coordinated by the Marine Environment Department of the Ministry of the Environment. |
The data are compiled from different databases of different institutions. The compilation and collection of data are coordinated by the Marine Environment Department of the Ministry of the Environment. |
The data are compiled from different databases of different institutions. The compilation and collection of data are coordinated by the Marine Environment Department of the Ministry of the Environment. |
The data are compiled from different databases of different institutions. The compilation and collection of data are coordinated by the Marine Environment Department of the Ministry of the Environment. |
Data collected during the monitoring are submitted to the national environmental monitoring database KESE. The data concerning ringed seals are publicly available only in a generalised form. |
Data collected during the monitoring are submitted to the national environmental monitoring database KESE. |
The data are stored at Estonian Environment Agency, TalTech Marine Systems Institute (http://sahm.ttu.ee/balticseapic/index.php?do=ice) and Baltic Sea Ice Services (http://www.bsis-ice.de/). |
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Estonian Environment Agency: Piret Kiristaja: piret.kiristaja@envir.ee, Anastasiia Kovtun-Kante: anastasiia.kovtun-Kante@envir.ee; Arthur Kivi: arthur.kivi@envir.ee. |
Estonian Environment Agency: Piret Kiristaja: piret.kiristaja@envir.ee, Anastasiia Kovtun-Kante: anastasiia.kovtun-Kante@envir.ee; Arthur Kivi: arthur.kivi@envir.ee. |
Estonian Environment Agency: Anastasiia Kovtun-Kante, anastasiia.kovtun-kante@envir.ee; Arthur Kivi, arthur.kivi@envir.ee |
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References |
The monitoring programme is approved by the minister of the environment and available at https://www.envir.ee/et/eesmargid-tegevused/merekeskkonna-kaitse/merestrateegia (https://www.envir.ee/sites/default/files/mereala_seireprogramm_2021_2026.pdf) (in Estonian). |
The monitoring programme is approved by the minister of the environment and available at https://www.envir.ee/et/eesmargid-tegevused/merekeskkonna-kaitse/merestrateegia (https://www.envir.ee/sites/default/files/mereala_seireprogramm_2021_2026.pdf) (in Estonian). |
The monitoring programme is approved by the minister of the environment and available at https://www.envir.ee/et/eesmargid-tegevused/merekeskkonna-kaitse/merestrateegia (https://www.envir.ee/sites/default/files/mereala_seireprogramm_2021_2026.pdf) (in Estonian). |
The monitoring programme is approved by the minister of the environment and available at https://www.envir.ee/et/eesmargid-tegevused/merekeskkonna-kaitse/merestrateegia (https://www.envir.ee/sites/default/files/mereala_seireprogramm_2021_2026.pdf) (in Estonian). |
The monitoring programme is approved by the minister of the environment and available at https://www.envir.ee/et/eesmargid-tegevused/merekeskkonna-kaitse/merestrateegia (https://www.envir.ee/sites/default/files/mereala_seireprogramm_2021_2026.pdf) (in Estonian). |
The monitoring programme is approved by the minister of the environment and available at https://www.envir.ee/et/eesmargid-tegevused/merekeskkonna-kaitse/merestrateegia (https://www.envir.ee/sites/default/files/mereala_seireprogramm_2021_2026.pdf) (in Estonian). |
The monitoring programme is approved by the minister of the environment and available at https://www.envir.ee/et/eesmargid-tegevused/merekeskkonna-kaitse/merestrateegia (https://www.envir.ee/sites/default/files/mereala_seireprogramm_2021_2026.pdf) (in Estonian). |
The monitoring programme is approved by the minister of the environment and available at https://www.envir.ee/et/eesmargid-tegevused/merekeskkonna-kaitse/merestrateegia (https://www.envir.ee/sites/default/files/mereala_seireprogramm_2021_2026.pdf) (in Estonian). |
The monitoring programme is approved by the minister of the environment and available at https://www.envir.ee/et/eesmargid-tegevused/merekeskkonna-kaitse/merestrateegia (https://www.envir.ee/sites/default/files/mereala_seireprogramm_2021_2026.pdf) (in Estonian). |
The monitoring programme is approved by the minister of the environment and available at https://www.envir.ee/et/eesmargid-tegevused/merekeskkonna-kaitse/merestrateegia (https://www.envir.ee/sites/default/files/mereala_seireprogramm_2021_2026.pdf) (in Estonian). |
The monitoring programme is approved by the minister of the environment and available at https://www.envir.ee/et/eesmargid-tegevused/merekeskkonna-kaitse/merestrateegia (https://www.envir.ee/sites/default/files/mereala_seireprogramm_2021_2026.pdf) (in Estonian). |
The monitoring programme is approved by the minister of the environment and available at https://www.envir.ee/et/eesmargid-tegevused/merekeskkonna-kaitse/merestrateegia (https://www.envir.ee/sites/default/files/mereala_seireprogramm_2021_2026.pdf) (in Estonian). |
The monitoring programme is approved by the minister of the environment and available at https://www.envir.ee/et/eesmargid-tegevused/merekeskkonna-kaitse/merestrateegia (https://www.envir.ee/sites/default/files/mereala_seireprogramm_2021_2026.pdf) (in Estonian). |
The monitoring programme is approved by the minister of the environment and available at https://www.envir.ee/et/eesmargid-tegevused/merekeskkonna-kaitse/merestrateegia (https://www.envir.ee/sites/default/files/mereala_seireprogramm_2021_2026.pdf) (in Estonian). |
The monitoring programme is approved by the minister of the environment and available at https://www.envir.ee/et/eesmargid-tegevused/merekeskkonna-kaitse/merestrateegia (https://www.envir.ee/sites/default/files/mereala_seireprogramm_2021_2026.pdf) (in Estonian). |
The monitoring programme is approved by the minister of the environment and available at https://www.envir.ee/et/eesmargid-tegevused/merekeskkonna-kaitse/merestrateegia (https://www.envir.ee/sites/default/files/mereala_seireprogramm_2021_2026.pdf) (in Estonian). |
The monitoring programme is approved by the minister of the environment and available at https://www.envir.ee/et/eesmargid-tegevused/merekeskkonna-kaitse/merestrateegia (https://www.envir.ee/sites/default/files/mereala_seireprogramm_2021_2026.pdf) (in Estonian). |
The monitoring programme is approved by the minister of the environment and available at https://www.envir.ee/et/eesmargid-tegevused/merekeskkonna-kaitse/merestrateegia (https://www.envir.ee/sites/default/files/mereala_seireprogramm_2021_2026.pdf) (in Estonian). |
The monitoring programme is approved by the minister of the environment and available at https://www.envir.ee/et/eesmargid-tegevused/merekeskkonna-kaitse/merestrateegia (https://www.envir.ee/sites/default/files/mereala_seireprogramm_2021_2026.pdf) (in Estonian). |
The monitoring programme is approved by the minister of the environment and available at https://www.envir.ee/et/eesmargid-tegevused/merekeskkonna-kaitse/merestrateegia (https://www.envir.ee/sites/default/files/mereala_seireprogramm_2021_2026.pdf) (in Estonian). |
The monitoring programme is approved by the minister of the environment and available at https://www.envir.ee/et/eesmargid-tegevused/merekeskkonna-kaitse/merestrateegia (https://www.envir.ee/sites/default/files/mereala_seireprogramm_2021_2026.pdf) (in Estonian). |
The monitoring programme is approved by the minister of the environment and available at https://www.envir.ee/et/eesmargid-tegevused/merekeskkonna-kaitse/merestrateegia (https://www.envir.ee/sites/default/files/mereala_seireprogramm_2021_2026.pdf) (in Estonian). |
The monitoring programme is approved by the minister of the environment and available at https://www.envir.ee/et/eesmargid-tegevused/merekeskkonna-kaitse/merestrateegia (https://www.envir.ee/sites/default/files/mereala_seireprogramm_2021_2026.pdf) (in Estonian). |
The monitoring programme is approved by the minister of the environment and available at https://www.envir.ee/et/eesmargid-tegevused/merekeskkonna-kaitse/merestrateegia (https://www.envir.ee/sites/default/files/mereala_seireprogramm_2021_2026.pdf) (in Estonian). |
The monitoring programme is approved by the minister of the environment and available at https://www.envir.ee/et/eesmargid-tegevused/merekeskkonna-kaitse/merestrateegia (https://www.envir.ee/sites/default/files/mereala_seireprogramm_2021_2026.pdf) (in Estonian). |
The monitoring programme is approved by the minister of the environment and available at https://www.envir.ee/et/eesmargid-tegevused/merekeskkonna-kaitse/merestrateegia (https://www.envir.ee/sites/default/files/mereala_seireprogramm_2021_2026.pdf) (in Estonian). |