Member State report / Art9 / 2012 / D4 / Greece / Mediterranean: Adriatic Sea

Report type Member State report to Commission
MSFD Article Art. 9 Determination of GES (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 APC S.A.
Report date 2012-10-15
Report access MADGR_MSFD9GES_20130430.xml
GES component
D4
1.7 Ecosystem structure
1.7 Ecosystem structure
1.7.1 Composition ecosystem
1.7.1 Composition ecosystem
4.1 Productivity (production per unit biomass) of key species or trophic groups
4.1.1 Productivity of key predators
4.2 Proportion of selected species at the top of food webs
4.2.1 Large fish by weight
4.3 Abundance/distribution of key trophic groups/species
4.3.1 Abundance trends of selected groups/species
Method used
MAD-EL-MS-AD: For descriptors 3, 5, 6, 8 and 9 it is attempted to approach GES quantitatively using environmental thresholds/limits to describe the desired state of GES. For descriptors 1, 2, 4,7 and 10 a qualitative description of what GES will be like is provided.
Marine reporting units
  • Hellenic Republic's MS marine waters part of the Adriatic Sea subregion
  • Hellenic Republic's MS marine waters part of the Adriatic Sea subregion
  • Hellenic Republic's MS marine waters part of the Adriatic Sea subregion
  • Hellenic Republic's MS marine waters part of the Adriatic Sea subregion
  • Hellenic Republic's MS marine waters part of the Adriatic Sea subregion
  • Hellenic Republic's MS marine waters part of the Adriatic Sea subregion
  • Hellenic Republic's MS marine waters part of the Adriatic Sea subregion
  • Hellenic Republic's MS marine waters part of the Adriatic Sea subregion
  • Hellenic Republic's MS marine waters part of the Adriatic Sea subregion
  • Hellenic Republic's MS marine waters part of the Adriatic Sea subregion
  • Hellenic Republic's MS marine waters part of the Adriatic Sea subregion
Feature
  • ExtractSpeciesAll
  • FishPelagic
  • LitRock
  • LitSed
  • MarineCoast
  • MarineOceanic
  • MarineShelf
  • PhysDam
  • ShallCoarseSed
  • ShallMud
  • ShallMxdSed
  • ShallRock
  • ShallSand
  • ShelfCoarseSed
  • ShelfMud
  • ShelfMxdSed
  • ShelfRock
  • ShelfSand
Criterion/indicator
D4
1.7
1.7
1.7.1
1.7.1
4.1
4.1.1
4.2
4.2.1
4.3
4.3.1
GES description
To achieve GES there should be: No significant change in the proportion of biomass at higher trophic levels in the total catch of demersal fish. No significant decrease in the populations of large pelagic fish.
Threshold values
Threshold value unit
Proportion of area to achieve threshold value
Reference point type
Baseline
Assessment method
Development status