Art8-2024

Member State report / Art8-2024 / 2024 / D1-M / Estonia / Baltic Sea

Report type	Member State report to Commission
MSFD Article	Art8
Report due	2024-10-15
GES Descriptor	D1 Mammals
Member State	Estonia
Region/subregion	Baltic Sea
Report date	2024-12-11 14:54:57

BAL-EE-AA-AA

Simplified table

Regional assessment area	HELCOML1_SEA000	HELCOML1_SEA000	HELCOML1_SEA000	HELCOML1_SEA000	HELCOML1_SEA000	HELCOML1_SEA000	HELCOML1_SEA000	HELCOML1_SEA000	HELCOML1_SEA000	HELCOML1_SEA000
Component MRUs	BAL-EE-AA-EGB BAL-EE-AA-GF BAL-EE-AA-GR BAL-EE-AA-NBP	BAL-EE-AA-EGB BAL-EE-AA-GF BAL-EE-AA-GR BAL-EE-AA-NBP	BAL-EE-AA-EGB BAL-EE-AA-GF BAL-EE-AA-GR BAL-EE-AA-NBP	BAL-EE-AA-EGB BAL-EE-AA-GF BAL-EE-AA-GR BAL-EE-AA-NBP	BAL-EE-AA-EGB BAL-EE-AA-GF BAL-EE-AA-GR BAL-EE-AA-NBP	BAL-EE-AA-EGB BAL-EE-AA-GF BAL-EE-AA-GR BAL-EE-AA-NBP	BAL-EE-AA-EGB BAL-EE-AA-GF BAL-EE-AA-GR BAL-EE-AA-NBP	BAL-EE-AA-EGB BAL-EE-AA-GF BAL-EE-AA-GR BAL-EE-AA-NBP	BAL-EE-AA-EGB BAL-EE-AA-GF BAL-EE-AA-GR BAL-EE-AA-NBP	BAL-EE-AA-EGB BAL-EE-AA-GF BAL-EE-AA-GR BAL-EE-AA-NBP
GES component	D1M	D1M	D1M	D1M	D1M	D1M	D1M	D1M	D1M	D1M
Feature	Seals	Seals	Seals	Seals	Seals	Seals	Seals	Seals	Seals	Seals
Element									Halichoerus grypus	Pusa hispida
Element extent
Trend element									Improving	Deteriorating
Element 2
Element source									HELCOM
Criterion	D1C1	D1C2	D1C3	D1C4	D1C4	D1C4	D1C4	D1C5
Parameter	Not assessed	Abundance	Not assessed	Distribution (pattern)	Distribution (pattern)	Distribution (spatial)	Distribution (spatial)	Not assessed
Threshold value upper		10000.0				36260.0	36260.0
Threshold value lower
Threshold value operator		>=				>=	>=
Threshold qualitative				The distributional pattern of grey seal is continuous in whole Estonian marine area	The distributional pattern of ringed seals is continuous in whole Estonian marine area
Threshold value source		Helsinki Convention				Helsinki Convention	Helsinki Convention
Value achieved upper		40000.0				13900.0	36260.0
Value achieved lower
Value unit		individuals		Other	Other	square kilometre	square kilometre
Proportion threshold value
Proportion value achieved
Proportion threshold value unit
Trend parameter	Not assessed	Improving	Not assessed	Stable	Stable	Deteriorating	Stable	Not assessed
Parameter achieved	Not assessed	Yes	Not assessed	Yes	No	No	Yes	Not assessed
Description parameter	There is no national indicator, and the bycatch data is insufficient. Therefore, Estonia does not provide a separate assessment for D1C1 for its marine area. The D1C1 assessment is conducted on a regional scale: https://indicators.helcom.fi/indicator/bycatch/			Distribution of the population is uniform. Grey seals are inhabiting entire Estonian sea area. Value unit: continuous/fragmented	Distribution pattern of ringed seals in Estonian sea area is fregmented.The main population inhabiting the Estonian sea area is located in the Gulf of Riga, and contact with the seals in other sea areas or in nearby countries has not been proven by research. Value unit: continuous/fragmented
Related indicator		Grey seal abundance		Distributional pattern of grey seal	Distribution pattern of ringed seals	Distributional range of ringed seal	Distributional range of grey seal
Criteria status	Not assessed	Not good	Not assessed	Not good	Not good	Not good	Not good	Not assessed
Description criteria	There is no national indicator, and the bycatch data is insufficient. Therefore, Estonia does not provide a separate assessment for D1C1 for its marine area. The D1C1 assessment is conducted on a regional scale, HELCOM’s core indicator results for bycatch https://indicators.helcom.fi/indicator/bycatch/		There is no national indicator, and the bycatch data is insufficient. Therefore, Estonia does not provide a separate assessment for D1C1 for its marine area. The D1C1 assessment is conducted on a regional scale, HELCOM’s core indicator results for bycatch https://indicators.helcom.fi/indicator/bycatch/					There is no national indicator, and the bycatch data is insufficient. Therefore, Estonia does not provide a separate assessment for D1C1 for its marine area. The D1C1 assessment is conducted on a regional scale, HELCOM’s core indicator results for bycatch https://indicators.helcom.fi/indicator/bycatch/
Element status									Good	Not good
Description element									The status of the grey seal population is good, its abundance is increasing and GES is achieved.	The status of the ringed seal population is poor, and its breeding success - and consequently the population's growth rate - is hindered by the reduction in ice cover caused by climate change. The ringed seal population also faces threats from fisheries bycatch, as the loss of each individual negatively impacts the already depleted population.
Source assessment feature	HD HELCOM MSFD 2017 Decision	HD HELCOM MSFD 2017 Decision	HD HELCOM MSFD 2017 Decision	HD HELCOM MSFD 2017 Decision	HD HELCOM MSFD 2017 Decision	HD HELCOM MSFD 2017 Decision	HD HELCOM MSFD 2017 Decision	HD HELCOM MSFD 2017 Decision	HD HELCOM MSFD 2017 Decision	HD HELCOM MSFD 2017 Decision
Reporting method feature	Type C	Type C	Type C	Type C	Type C	Type C	Type C	Type C	Type C	Type C
Trend feature	Stable	Stable	Stable	Stable	Stable	Stable	Stable	Stable	Stable	Stable
Integration rule type parameter	NHIE_NWEI	NHIE_NWEI	NHIE_NWEI	NHIE_NWEI	NHIE_NWEI	NHIE_NWEI	NHIE_NWEI	NHIE_NWEI	NHIE_NWEI	NHIE_NWEI
Integration rule description parameter	Non-hierarchical, non-weighted averaging	Non-hierarchical, non-weighted averaging	Non-hierarchical, non-weighted averaging	Non-hierarchical, non-weighted averaging	Non-hierarchical, non-weighted averaging	Non-hierarchical, non-weighted averaging	Non-hierarchical, non-weighted averaging	Non-hierarchical, non-weighted averaging	Non-hierarchical, non-weighted averaging	Non-hierarchical, non-weighted averaging
Integration rule type criteria	OOAO	OOAO	OOAO	OOAO	OOAO	OOAO	OOAO	OOAO	OOAO	OOAO
Integration rule description criteria	one-out-all-out	one-out-all-out	one-out-all-out	one-out-all-out	one-out-all-out	one-out-all-out	one-out-all-out	one-out-all-out	one-out-all-out	one-out-all-out
GES extent threshold	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00
GES extent achieved	50.00	50.00	50.00	50.00	50.00	50.00	50.00	50.00	50.00	50.00
GES extent unit	Proportion of species in good status within species group	Proportion of species in good status within species group	Proportion of species in good status within species group	Proportion of species in good status within species group	Proportion of species in good status within species group	Proportion of species in good status within species group	Proportion of species in good status within species group	Proportion of species in good status within species group	Proportion of species in good status within species group	Proportion of species in good status within species group
GES achieved	GES later than 2024, Art14ExceptionReported	GES later than 2024, Art14ExceptionReported	GES later than 2024, Art14ExceptionReported	GES later than 2024, Art14ExceptionReported	GES later than 2024, Art14ExceptionReported	GES later than 2024, Art14ExceptionReported	GES later than 2024, Art14ExceptionReported	GES later than 2024, Art14ExceptionReported	GES later than 2024, Art14ExceptionReported	GES later than 2024, Art14ExceptionReported
Description overall status	The grey seal population is in a favourable condition, GES is achieved with regard to abundance and spatial distribution, while the ringed seal population is not favourable, GES has not been achieved yet.	The grey seal population is in a favourable condition, GES is achieved with regard to abundance and spatial distribution, while the ringed seal population is not favourable, GES has not been achieved yet.	The grey seal population is in a favourable condition, GES is achieved with regard to abundance and spatial distribution, while the ringed seal population is not favourable, GES has not been achieved yet.	The grey seal population is in a favourable condition, GES is achieved with regard to abundance and spatial distribution, while the ringed seal population is not favourable, GES has not been achieved yet.	The grey seal population is in a favourable condition, GES is achieved with regard to abundance and spatial distribution, while the ringed seal population is not favourable, GES has not been achieved yet.	The grey seal population is in a favourable condition, GES is achieved with regard to abundance and spatial distribution, while the ringed seal population is not favourable, GES has not been achieved yet.	The grey seal population is in a favourable condition, GES is achieved with regard to abundance and spatial distribution, while the ringed seal population is not favourable, GES has not been achieved yet.	The grey seal population is in a favourable condition, GES is achieved with regard to abundance and spatial distribution, while the ringed seal population is not favourable, GES has not been achieved yet.	The grey seal population is in a favourable condition, GES is achieved with regard to abundance and spatial distribution, while the ringed seal population is not favourable, GES has not been achieved yet.	The grey seal population is in a favourable condition, GES is achieved with regard to abundance and spatial distribution, while the ringed seal population is not favourable, GES has not been achieved yet.
Assessments period	2016-2021	2016-2021	2016-2021	2016-2021	2016-2021	2016-2021	2016-2021	2016-2021	2016-2021	2016-2021
Related pressures	Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence Extraction of, or mortality/injury to, wild species (by commercial and recreational fishing and other activities) Input of anthropogenic sound (impulsive, continuous) Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events	Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence Extraction of, or mortality/injury to, wild species (by commercial and recreational fishing and other activities) Input of anthropogenic sound (impulsive, continuous) Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events	Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence Extraction of, or mortality/injury to, wild species (by commercial and recreational fishing and other activities) Input of anthropogenic sound (impulsive, continuous) Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events	Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence Extraction of, or mortality/injury to, wild species (by commercial and recreational fishing and other activities) Input of anthropogenic sound (impulsive, continuous) Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events	Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence Extraction of, or mortality/injury to, wild species (by commercial and recreational fishing and other activities) Input of anthropogenic sound (impulsive, continuous) Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events	Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence Extraction of, or mortality/injury to, wild species (by commercial and recreational fishing and other activities) Input of anthropogenic sound (impulsive, continuous) Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events	Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence Extraction of, or mortality/injury to, wild species (by commercial and recreational fishing and other activities) Input of anthropogenic sound (impulsive, continuous) Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events	Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence Extraction of, or mortality/injury to, wild species (by commercial and recreational fishing and other activities) Input of anthropogenic sound (impulsive, continuous) Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events	Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence Extraction of, or mortality/injury to, wild species (by commercial and recreational fishing and other activities) Input of anthropogenic sound (impulsive, continuous) Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events	Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence Extraction of, or mortality/injury to, wild species (by commercial and recreational fishing and other activities) Input of anthropogenic sound (impulsive, continuous) Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events
Related targets	BALEE-T37 BALEE-T39 BALEE-T40-2024 BALEE-T41 BALEE-T43 BALEE-T53	BALEE-T37 BALEE-T39 BALEE-T40-2024 BALEE-T41 BALEE-T43 BALEE-T53	BALEE-T37 BALEE-T39 BALEE-T40-2024 BALEE-T41 BALEE-T43 BALEE-T53	BALEE-T37 BALEE-T39 BALEE-T40-2024 BALEE-T41 BALEE-T43 BALEE-T53	BALEE-T37 BALEE-T39 BALEE-T40-2024 BALEE-T41 BALEE-T43 BALEE-T53	BALEE-T37 BALEE-T39 BALEE-T40-2024 BALEE-T41 BALEE-T43 BALEE-T53	BALEE-T37 BALEE-T39 BALEE-T40-2024 BALEE-T41 BALEE-T43 BALEE-T53	BALEE-T37 BALEE-T39 BALEE-T40-2024 BALEE-T41 BALEE-T43 BALEE-T53	BALEE-T37 BALEE-T39 BALEE-T40-2024 BALEE-T41 BALEE-T43 BALEE-T53	BALEE-T37 BALEE-T39 BALEE-T40-2024 BALEE-T41 BALEE-T43 BALEE-T53
Test TV	NA	Yes	NA	NA	NA	No	Yes	NA	NA	NA
Test results	Correct	Correct	Correct	False	False	Correct	Correct	Correct	False	False