Criteria D1C1 is not used for determining GES because there is not enough reliable data about mortality rate per bird, seal and fish species from inci­dental by-catch. Criteria not applicable for pelagic habitats.

Not mandatory for fish and not applicable for pelagic habitats.

Not mandatory for birds and not applicable for pelagic habitats. Four fish species covered by Annexes II (Cobitis taenia; Cottus gobio; Lampetra fluviatilis) and V (Coregonus lavaretus) of Directive 92/43/EEC are permanently inhabiting Estonian marine waters. For Cobitis taenia and Cottus gobio the data is fragmented mainly due to lack of monitoring of these species, therefore developing threshold values and assessing GES was not possible. Lampetra fluviatilis and Coregonus lavaretus are very mobile species, the distributional range is not related to any specific habitat type and there is no data which would enable to assume that the distribution range would be obstructed, therefore assessing distributional range is not applicable for Lampetra fluviatilis and Coregonus lavaretus.