MS/Art8/2018/D2/Estonia/Baltic Sea — Marine Information System for Europe

Member State report / Art8 / 2018 / D2 / Estonia / Baltic Sea

Report type	Member State report to Commission
MSFD Article	Art. 8 Initial assessment (and Art. 17 updates)
Report due	2018-10-15
GES Descriptor	D2 Non-indigenous species
Member State	Estonia
Region/subregion	Baltic Sea
Reported by	Estonian Environment Agency
Report date	2020-04-06
Report access	ART8_GES_Merge_v3_04_2019.xml

Estonian marine waters (BAL-EE-AA)

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GES component	D2
Feature	Newly-introduced non-indigenous species	All marine ecosystem elements	Other benthic habitats	Pelagic broad habitats
Element	Laonome sp.	All marine ecosystem elements	Coastal benthic habitats	Coastal
Element code	129534	EcosysElemAll	HabBenCoast	HabPelagCoastal
Element code source	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/	Link to other vocabulary or code lists that may be relevant	Link to other vocabulary or code lists that may be relevant	Habitats (D1-D6) http://dd.eionet.europa.eu/vocabulary/msfd/broadHabitatTypes/view
Element 2	Rangia cuneata
Element 2 code	156991
Element 2 code source	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/
Element source	EU	EU	EU	EU
Criterion	D2C1	D2C3	D2C3	D2C3
Parameter	Presence	Other	Other	Other
Parameter other		Biopollution level (BPL)	Relative biomass of non-indigenous species in macrozoobenthic community	Relative abundance of non-indigenous species in zooplankton community
Threshold value upper		1.0	4.9	4.7
Threshold value lower
Threshold qualitative
Threshold value source	Helsinki Convention	Other (specify)	National	National
Threshold value source other		Olenin et al. 2007, 2010
Value achieved upper	2.0	1.6	9.5	4.7
Value achieved lower
Value unit	(number of) species	Other	percentage	percentage
Value unit other		not applicable
Proportion threshold value
Proportion value achieved
Proportion threshold value unit
Trend	Not relevant	Not relevant	Deteriorating	Stable
Parameter achieved	No	No	No	Yes
Description parameter			GES is achieved when the indicator does not show significant growth compared to the results from previous assessment period.	GES is achieved when the indicator does not show significant growth compared to the results from previous assessment period (threshold value).
Related indicator	Number of new non-indigenous species	Biopollution level (BPL)	Contribution of non-indigenous species in macrozoobenthic community	Contribution of non-indigenous species in zooplankton community
Criteria status	Not good	Not good	Not good	Good
Description criteria			GES is achieved when the indicator values does not show significant growth compared to the results from previous assessment period.
Element status	Not good	Not good	Not good	Good
Description element
Integration rule type parameter	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant
Integration rule description parameter
Integration rule type criteria	OOAO	OOAO	OOAO	OOAO
Integration rule description criteria
GES extent threshold
GES extent achieved
GES extent unit
GES achieved	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported	GES achieved
Description overall status
Assessments period	2012-2017	2012-2017	2012-2017	2012-2017
Related pressures	Input or spread of non-indigenous species Newly-introduced non-indigenous species	Established non-indigenous species Input or spread of non-indigenous species Newly-introduced non-indigenous species	Established non-indigenous species Input or spread of non-indigenous species Newly-introduced non-indigenous species	Established non-indigenous species Input or spread of non-indigenous species Newly-introduced non-indigenous species
Related targets	BALEE-T38 Target 8

Soome laht (BAL-EE-GF)

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GES component	D2
Feature	Established non-indigenous species
Element	Amphibalanus improvisus		Carassius gibelio	Cercopagis pengoi	Marenzelleria spp. (neglecta & viridis)		Mya arenaria	Potamopyrgus antipodarum
Element code	421139		234033	234025	129615		140430	147123
Element code source	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/		Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/		Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/
Element 2
Element 2 code
Element 2 code source
Element source	EU		EU	EU	EU		EU	EU
Criterion	D2C2		D2C2	D2C2	D2C2		D2C2	D2C2
Parameter	Abundance	Biomass	Abundance	Abundance	Abundance	Biomass	Biomass	Biomass
Parameter other
Threshold value upper
Threshold value lower
Threshold qualitative
Threshold value source	Not applicable		Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable		Not applicable	Not applicable
Threshold value source other
Value achieved upper	25309.75	3.92	1.0	626.78	4334.54	0.04	0.23	0.0033
Value achieved lower
Value unit	Other		Other	Other	Other		Other	Other
Value unit other	average number of individuals per square meter	grams per square meter dry weight	Catch per unit effort	average number of individuals per square meter	average number of individuals per square meter	grams per square meter dry weight	grams per square meter dry weight	grams per square meter dry weight
Proportion threshold value
Proportion value achieved
Proportion threshold value unit
Trend	Not relevant		Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant		Not relevant	Not relevant
Parameter achieved	Not assessed		Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed		Not assessed	Not assessed
Description parameter	Contributes to assessment of criteria D2C3.		Contributes to assessment of criteria D2C3.	Contributes to assessment of criteria D2C3.	Contributes to assessment of criteria D2C3.		Contributes to assessment of criteria D2C3.	Contributes to assessment of criteria D2C3.
Related indicator	Abundance of alien pelagic invertebrate species	Biomass of alien benthic invertebrate species	Catch per unit effort of mobile non-indigenous species	Abundance of alien pelagic invertebrate species	Abundance of alien pelagic invertebrate species	Biomass of alien benthic invertebrate species	Biomass of alien benthic invertebrate species	Biomass of alien benthic invertebrate species
Criteria status	Contributes to assessment of another criterion/ele		Contributes to assessment of another criterion/ele	Contributes to assessment of another criterion/ele	Contributes to assessment of another criterion/ele		Contributes to assessment of another criterion/ele	Contributes to assessment of another criterion/ele
Description criteria	Contributes to assessment of criteria D2C3.			Contributes to assessment of criteria D2C3.	Contributes to assessment of criteria D2C3.
Element status	Unknown		Unknown	Unknown	Unknown		Unknown	Unknown
Description element
Integration rule type parameter	Not relevant
Integration rule description parameter
Integration rule type criteria	Not relevant
Integration rule description criteria
GES extent threshold
GES extent achieved
GES extent unit
GES achieved	Not relevant
Description overall status
Assessments period	2012-2017
Related pressures	Established non-indigenous species Input or spread of non-indigenous species Newly-introduced non-indigenous species
Related targets

Liivi laht (BAL-EE-GR)

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GES component	D2
Feature	Established non-indigenous species
Element	Amphibalanus improvisus		Carassius gibelio	Cercopagis pengoi	Dreissena polymorpha	Gammarus tigrinus	Marenzelleria spp. (neglecta & viridis)		Mya arenaria	Potamopyrgus antipodarum
Element code	421139		234033	234025	181566	102296	129615		140430	147123
Element code source	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/		Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/		Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/
Element 2
Element 2 code
Element 2 code source
Element source	EU		EU	EU	EU	EU	EU		EU	EU
Criterion	D2C2		D2C2	D2C2	D2C2	D2C2	D2C2		D2C2	D2C2
Parameter	Abundance	Biomass	Abundance	Abundance	Biomass	Biomass	Abundance	Biomass	Biomass	Biomass
Parameter other
Threshold value upper
Threshold value lower
Threshold qualitative
Threshold value source	Not applicable		Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable		Not applicable	Not applicable
Threshold value source other
Value achieved upper	91500.67	3.82	1.03	1116.33	18.03	0.0035	25581.17	0.17	2.59
Value achieved lower
Value unit	Other		Other	Other	Other	Other	Other		Other	Other
Value unit other	average number of individuals per square meter	grams per square meter dry weight	Catch per unit effort	average number of individuals per square meter	grams per square meter dry weight	grams per square meter dry weight	average number of individuals per square meter	grams per square meter dry weight	grams per square meter dry weight	grams per square meter dry weight
Proportion threshold value
Proportion value achieved
Proportion threshold value unit
Trend	Not relevant		Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant		Not relevant	Not relevant
Parameter achieved	Not assessed		Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed		Not assessed	Not assessed
Description parameter	Contributes to assessment of criteria D2C3.		Contributes to assessment of criteria D2C3.	Contributes to assessment of criteria D2C3.	Contributes to assessment of criteria D2C3.	Contributes to assessment of criteria D2C3.	Contributes to assessment of criteria D2C3.		Contributes to assessment of criteria D2C3.	Contributes to assessment of criteria D2C3.
Related indicator	Abundance of alien pelagic invertebrate species	Biomass of alien benthic invertebrate species	Catch per unit effort of mobile non-indigenous species	Abundance of alien pelagic invertebrate species	Biomass of alien benthic invertebrate species	Biomass of alien benthic invertebrate species	Abundance of alien pelagic invertebrate species	Biomass of alien benthic invertebrate species	Biomass of alien benthic invertebrate species	Biomass of alien benthic invertebrate species
Criteria status	Contributes to assessment of another criterion/ele		Contributes to assessment of another criterion/ele	Contributes to assessment of another criterion/ele	Contributes to assessment of another criterion/ele	Contributes to assessment of another criterion/ele	Contributes to assessment of another criterion/ele		Contributes to assessment of another criterion/ele	Contributes to assessment of another criterion/ele
Description criteria	Contributes to assessment of criteria D2C3.			Contributes to assessment of criteria D2C3.			Contributes to assessment of criteria D2C3.
Element status	Unknown		Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown		Unknown	Unknown
Description element
Integration rule type parameter	Not relevant
Integration rule description parameter
Integration rule type criteria	Not relevant
Integration rule description criteria
GES extent threshold
GES extent achieved
GES extent unit
GES achieved	Not relevant
Description overall status
Assessments period	2012-2017
Related pressures	Established non-indigenous species Input or spread of non-indigenous species Newly-introduced non-indigenous species
Related targets

Muuga-Tallinna-Kakumäe Bay CWB (BAL-GF-EE-EEEE_05)

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GES component	D2
Feature	Established non-indigenous species
Element	Eriocheir sinensis	Neogobius melanostomus
Element code	107451	126916
Element code source	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/
Element 2
Element 2 code
Element 2 code source
Element source	EU	EU
Criterion	D2C2	D2C2
Parameter	Abundance	Other
Parameter other		Abundance (large mesh size: 40-60 mm)	Abundance (small mesh size: 18-22 mm)
Threshold value upper
Threshold value lower
Threshold qualitative
Threshold value source	Not applicable	Not applicable
Threshold value source other
Value achieved upper	0.17	7.82	81.82
Value achieved lower
Value unit	Other	Other
Value unit other	Catch per unit effort	Catch per unit effort
Proportion threshold value
Proportion value achieved
Proportion threshold value unit
Trend	Not relevant	Not relevant
Parameter achieved	Not assessed	Not assessed
Description parameter	Contributes to assessment of criteria D2C3.	Contributes to assessment of criteria D2C3.
Related indicator	Catch per unit effort of mobile non-indigenous species	Catch per unit effort of mobile non-indigenous species
Criteria status	Contributes to assessment of another criterion/ele	Contributes to assessment of another criterion/ele
Description criteria		Contributes to assessment of criteria D2C3.
Element status	Unknown	Unknown
Description element		Contributes to assessment of criteria D2C3.
Integration rule type parameter	Not relevant
Integration rule description parameter
Integration rule type criteria	Not relevant
Integration rule description criteria
GES extent threshold
GES extent achieved
GES extent unit
GES achieved	Not relevant
Description overall status	Contributes to assessment of criteria D2C3.
Assessments period	2012-2017
Related pressures	Established non-indigenous species Input or spread of non-indigenous species Newly-introduced non-indigenous species
Related targets