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Member State report / Art8 / 2012 / D4 / Greece / Mediterranean: Adriatic Sea

Report type	Member State report to Commission
MSFD Article	Art. 8 Initial assessment (and Art. 17 updates)
Report due	2012-10-15
GES Descriptor	D4 Food webs/D1 Ecosystems
Member State	Greece
Region/subregion	Mediterranean: Adriatic Sea
Reported by	Dept of Marine Sciences, University of the Aegean, 81100 Mytilene, Greece, Faculty of Geology and Geo-Environment, University of Athens, Greece, University of Creete, Biology Department
Report date	2012-10-15
Report access	MADGR_MSFD8aFeatures_20130430.xml HTML Factsheet

Hellenic Republic's MS marine waters part of the Adriatic Sea subregion

Simplified table

Topic	FuncGroupAbundance	FuncGroupCondition	FuncGroupOverall	FuncGroupAbundance	FuncGroupCondition	FuncGroupOverall	FuncGroupAbundance	FuncGroupCondition	FuncGroupOverall	FuncGroupAbundance	FuncGroupCondition	FuncGroupOverall	FuncGroupAbundance	FuncGroupCondition	FuncGroupOverall
Reporting Feature	Inshore pelagic-feeding birds	Inshore pelagic-feeding birds	Inshore pelagic-feeding birds	Baleen whales	Baleen whales	Baleen whales	Turtles	Turtles	Turtles	Seals	Seals	Seals	Toothed whales	Toothed whales	Toothed whales
Indicator	4.3.1	1.6.1	1.6.1	4.3.1	1.6.1	1.6.1	4.3.1	1.6.1	1.6.1	4.3.1	1.6.1	1.6.1	4.3.1	1.6.1	1.6.1
Threshold Value							Qualitative assessment	Qualitative assessment	Qualitative assessment	Qualitative assessment	Qualitative assessment	Qualitative assessment
Threshold Unit
Threshold Proportion
Baseline
Status	NotAssessed	NotAssessed	NotAssessed	NotAssessed	NotAssessed	NotAssessed	Descriptive	Descriptive	Descriptive	Descriptive	Descriptive	Descriptive	NotAssessed	NotAssessed	NotAssessed
Status Description	Insufficient data	Insufficient data	Insufficient data	Insufficient data	Insufficient data	Insufficient data	No decrease of group abundance related to previous years	No deterioration of group composition related to previous years	No deterioration of group composition related to previous years	No decrease of group abundance related to previous years	No deterioration of group composition related to previous years	No deterioration of group composition related to previous years	Insufficient data	Insufficient data	Insufficient data
Status Trend	Unknown_NotAssessed	Unknown_NotAssessed	Unknown_NotAssessed	Unknown_NotAssessed	Unknown_NotAssessed	Unknown_NotAssessed	Unknown_NotAssessed	Unknown_NotAssessed	Unknown_NotAssessed	Unknown_NotAssessed	Unknown_NotAssessed	Unknown_NotAssessed	Unknown_NotAssessed	Unknown_NotAssessed	Unknown_NotAssessed
Status Confidence	NotRelevant	NotRelevant	NotRelevant	NotRelevant	NotRelevant	NotRelevant	NotRelevant	NotRelevant	NotRelevant	NotRelevant	NotRelevant	NotRelevant	NotRelevant	NotRelevant	NotRelevant
Topic	EcosystemAbundance	EcosystemOverall	EcosystemOverall	EcosystemOverall	EcosystemProductivity	EcosystemProportion	"Ecosystem structure - predominant habitats	EcosystemAbundance	EcosystemOverall	EcosystemOverall	EcosystemOverall	EcosystemProductivity	EcosystemProportion	"Ecosystem structure - predominant habitats
Reporting Feature	Pelagic ecosystem	Pelagic ecosystem	Pelagic ecosystem	Pelagic ecosystem	Pelagic ecosystem	Pelagic ecosystem	Pelagic ecosystem	Benthic ecosystem	Benthic ecosystem	Benthic ecosystem	Benthic ecosystem	Benthic ecosystem	Benthic ecosystem	Benthic ecosystem
Indicator	4.3.1	4.1.1	4.2.1	4.3.1	4.1.1	4.2.1	1.7.1	4.3.1	4.1.1	4.2.1	4.3.1	4.1.1	4.2.1	1.7.1
Threshold Value
Threshold Unit
Threshold Proportion
Baseline
Status	NotAssessed	NotAssessed	NotAssessed	NotAssessed	NotAssessed	NotAssessed	Descriptive	NotAssessed	NotAssessed	NotAssessed	NotAssessed	NotAssessed	NotGood	NotAssessed
Status Description	Insufficient data	Insufficient data	Insufficient data	Insufficient data	Insufficient data	Insufficient data	Although most of the offshore pelagic ecosystem is oligotrophic there are signs of coastal habitats subject to red tides and the fish species at higher trophic levels have shown a decline over the past decades	Insufficient data	Insufficient data	Insufficient data	Insufficient data	Insufficient data		Insufficient data
Status Trend	Declining	Unknown_NotAssessed	Unknown_NotAssessed	Unknown_NotAssessed	Unknown_NotAssessed	Unknown_NotAssessed	Unknown_NotAssessed	Unknown_NotAssessed	Unknown_NotAssessed	Unknown_NotAssessed	Unknown_NotAssessed	Unknown_NotAssessed	Unknown_NotAssessed	Unknown_NotAssessed
Status Confidence	NotRelevant	NotRelevant	NotRelevant	NotRelevant	NotRelevant	NotRelevant	NotRelevant	NotRelevant	NotRelevant	NotRelevant	NotRelevant	NotRelevant	NotRelevant	NotRelevant