D3C1 Fishing mortality rate (F) (3.1, 3.1.1, 3.1.2)

GESOther: GES indicator used is exploitation rate E for pelagic fish

D6C4 Benthic habitat extent (1.4, 1.4.1, 1.4.2, 1.5, 1.5.1, 6.1.1)

D1C4 Population distributional range and pattern (1.1, 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3)

D3C2 Spawning stock biomass (SSB) (3.2, 3.2.1, 3.2.2)

GESOther: GES indicator used is exploitation rate E for pelagic fish

D3C2 Spawning stock biomass (SSB) (3.2, 3.2.1, 3.2.2)

LevelPressureLess12PassiveMobile

LevelPressureLess12PassiveMobile

LevelPressureMore12Passive

LevelPressureMore12MobileSeabed

LevelPressureMore12MobileOther

LevelPressureFishingRecreational

LevelPressureFishingOther

LevelPressureShellfishCollection

ImpactPressureSeabedHabitats

ImpactPressureFunctionalGroup

ImpactPressureExploitedFish

ImpactPressureExploitedFish

ImpactPressureExploitedShellfish

Extraction3_1

Extraction3_1

ExtractionSeabedHabitats

ExtractionFunctionalGroups

ExtractionCommerciallyExpFish3_2or3_3

ExtractionCommerciallyExpFish3_2or3_3

ExtractionCommerciallyExpShellfish3_2or3_3

ShelfCoarseSed, ShelfMud, ShelfMxdSed, ShelfSand, UBathRock, UBathRock, UBathSed, UBathSed

BirdsOffshorePelagic, BirdsOffshoreSurface, FishCoastal, FishPelagic, MammalsSeals, MammalsToothedWhales, ReptilesTurtles

Solea spp, Anguilla anguilla, Boops boops, Dicentrarchus labrax, Engraulis encrasicolus, Lophius budegassa, Merluccius merluccius, Micromesistius poutassou, Mullus barbatus, Mullus surmuletus, Pagellus erythrinus, Raja clavata, Sarda sarda, Sardina pilchardus, Scomber japonicus, Scomber scombrus, Sparus aurata, Spicara smaris, Thunnus thynnus, Trachurus spp, Xiphias gladius

Solea spp, Anguilla anguilla, Boops boops, Dicentrarchus labrax, Engraulis encrasicolus, Lophius budegassa, Merluccius merluccius, Micromesistius poutassou, Mullus barbatus, Mullus surmuletus, Pagellus erythrinus, Raja clavata, Sarda sarda, Sardina pilchardus, Scomber japonicus, Scomber scombrus, Sparus aurata, Spicara smaris, Thunnus thynnus, Trachurus spp, Xiphias gladius

Loligo vulgaris, Nephrops norvegicus, Octopus vulgaris, Parapenaeus longirostris, Penaeus kerathurus, Sepia officinalis, Squilla mantis

30

30

30

30

30

Good

Good

NotAssessed

NotAssessed

Good

Good

Good

Improving

Improving

Unknown_NotAssessed

Unknown_NotAssessed

Improving

Improving

Stable

Moderate

Moderate

NotRelevant

NotRelevant

Moderate

Moderate

Moderate

The stock of Parapenaeus longirostris (pink shrimp) is the only one assessed by stock assessment methods and the Aegean stock is slightly overfished. Qualitative assessments for several other stocks indicate good status

"Artisanal (<12m, Passive, Mobile or Passive & Mobile Gears). The artisanal multi-license fleet (using various types of longlines and nets consists of 16,659 (in 2009) vessels of which the 39.58% (6,594 vessels) is registered in the Central and N. Aegean, 30.31% (5,050) in the S. Aegean, 5.45% (908 vessels) in Crete and the rest in the Ionian region. This means that the total number of artisanal vessels in the assesment Area (Aegean Sea) is 12.552 (2009). In this category we include also the artisanal vessels with lenght>12m which represent about 2,3% of total artisanal vessels (about 289 vessels in Aegean). An important reduction in number of vessels (and engine power) has been recorded from 1991 (~21,500 vessels) to 2009. "

"Artisanal (<12m, Passive, Mobile or Passive & Mobile Gears). The artisanal multi-license fleet (using various types of longlines and nets consists of 16,659 (in 2009) vessels of which the 39.58% (6,594 vessels) is registered in the Central and N. Aegean, 30.31% (5,050) in the S. Aegean, 5.45% (908 vessels) in Crete and the rest in the Ionian region. This means that the total number of artisanal vessels in the assesment Area (Aegean Sea) is 12.552 (2009). In this category we include also the artisanal vessels with lenght>12m which represent about 2,3% of total artisanal vessels (about 289 vessels in Aegean). An important reduction in number of vessels (and engine power) has been recorded from 1991 (~21,500 vessels) to 2009. "

"Purse Seines (>12m, Passive) There are 290 purse seine vessels in the Greek fleet (2006). There are also 111 vessels registered with both purse seine and trawler licenses and therefore the total number of purse seine vessels in Greece is 401 vessels, although the majority of these 111 vessels don't use purse seines. Almost 85% of the fleet is operating in the Aegean Sea and its distribution is not uniform since most of them operate from large harbours like Piraeus and Thessaloniki. From the total vessels, 61% (178 vessels) operates in North Aegean Sea and 24% (72 vessels) in the South Aegean Sea. This means that the total number of purse seines in the assesment Area (Aegean Sea) is 287 vessels (2006). The purse seine fleet has been reducing during the last decade in the Aegean and the Ionia Seas. This reduction is owed to the success of the decommission plans applied since 1994. There is a closed season from December 15 to the end of february for purse seiners in the Greek seas."

"Bottom trawls (>12m, Mobile - benthic impacting (i.e. Trawls and Dredges). The fleet consists of 322 (in 2009) trawls in Greece of which the majority is registered in the North Aegean sea (41.61%, 134 vessels), and together with the vessels of the Central Aegean constitute 60.25% (194 vessels) of the total number of bottom trawlers that operate in the Greek waters. The remaining bottom trawlers are distributed as follows: 26.71% (86 vessels) in the S. Aegean, 2.17% (7 vessels) in Crete and the rest in the Ionian region. This means that the total number of bottom trawls in the assesment Area (Aegean Sea) is 287 vessels (2009). The number of vessels and engine power declined from 1991 to 2001 and is almost stable since then. Bottom trawling is prohibited four months each year (June-September) in Greek seas and fishing effort is almost evenelly distributed throughout the rest of the period. Trawling is also subject to local temporal prohibitions."

Bottom trawling affects all trawlable seabed habitat types and the inhabiting communities. Effects on seabed include destruction of sensitive habitats (e.g. coralligenous), disturbance of soft bottom substrate, including resunspention of mad, sand and deposited organic and inorganic material, and in sea mortality of marine life. Artisanal fishery and abandoned gears (mainly nets) can also impact sensitive habitats and associated benthic species.Regarding the impact of purse seine gear to the sea bottom and the benthos, it is important to uderline the fact that the purse seine gear with the specific technical characteristics and mode of use in Greece does not cause any impact to the sea bottom and the benthos.

All types of fisheries directly affect marine communities (target and non-target) through the removal of biomass. To certain extend fisheries are selective and especially for large individuals and for target species. This affects population structure of stocks (e.g., age and size distribution and resultant reproductive capacity) and community structure (species composition, relative abundance and biodiversity). Moreover fisheries by-catch is an important issue for species of conservation concern (e.g. turtles, marine mammals, seabirds). In addition, fisheries produce indirect effects (e.g. trophic cascades) which are transfered up the food-web through trophic and other relationships. Non-trophic indirect effects unclude competition for resources with non-target functional groups (e.g. seabirds).

"Impacts of fishing on relevant fish stocks include increased mortality, altered population structure (e.g., age and size distribution and resultant reproductive capacity) and community structure (species composition, relative abundance and biodiversity). Indirect effects include alteration of trophic relationships which are transfered up the food-web (e.g. trophic cascades) and competition for fishable resources. Fish stocks assessed by stock assessment methods are Engraulis encrasicolus, Merluccius merluccius, Mullus barbatus, Mullus surmuletus, Sardina pilchardus, Spicara smaris while for some of the rest of the stocks are assessed using other methods (e.g. biomass indices, ratio between catch and biomass index, population age and size distrubtion). Results show that the stocks of three of the examined species (red mullet, striped mullet and pickerel) are at a healthy state and their current (2009) exploitation rates are at safe levels. The stocks of the aforementioned species were over-fished till the late 90's but recovery has been observed thereafter. On the contrary, the stocks of hake is in a much worse condition. Stock biomass shows a general decreasing trend in the last years. At present, hake stock undergo slight overfishing and biomass is just above the estimated safe levels. The North Aegean Sea sardine stock is considered fully exploited, with the fishery operating close to, but over the empirical exploitation level for sustainability, while anchovy is considered sustainably exploited."

"Impacts of fishing on relevant fish stocks include increased mortality, altered population structure (e.g., age and size distribution and resultant reproductive capacity) and community structure (species composition, relative abundance and biodiversity). Indirect effects include alteration of trophic relationships which are transfered up the food-web (e.g. trophic cascades) and competition for fishable resources. Fish stocks assessed by stock assessment methods are Engraulis encrasicolus, Merluccius merluccius, Mullus barbatus, Mullus surmuletus, Sardina pilchardus, Spicara smaris while for some of the rest of the stocks are assessed using other methods (e.g. biomass indices, ratio between catch and biomass index, population age and size distrubtion). Results show that the stocks of three of the examined species (red mullet, striped mullet and pickerel) are at a healthy state and their current (2009) exploitation rates are at safe levels. The stocks of the aforementioned species were over-fished till the late 90's but recovery has been observed thereafter. On the contrary, the stocks of hake is in a much worse condition. Stock biomass shows a general decreasing trend in the last years. At present, hake stock undergo slight overfishing and biomass is just above the estimated safe levels. The North Aegean Sea sardine stock is considered fully exploited, with the fishery operating close to, but over the empirical exploitation level for sustainability, while anchovy is considered sustainably exploited."

"Impacts of fishing on relevant fish stocks include increased mortality, altered population structure (e.g., age and size distribution and resultant reproductive capacity) and community structure (species composition, relative abundance and biodiversity). Indirect effects include alteration of trophic relationships which are transfered up the food-web (e.g. trophic cascades) and competition for fishable resources. One sellfish stock is assessed by stock assessment methods (Parapenaeus longirostris) while some more are assessed using other methods (e.g. biomass indices, ratio between catch and biomass index, population age and size distrubtion). The Aegean pink shrimp stocks is slightly overfished."

Low

Low

Low

Low

Non related GES component

Non related GES component

Non related GES component

Non related GES component

Low

Moderate

Decreasing

Decreasing

Decreasing

Stable

Unknown_NotAssessed

Unknown_NotAssessed

Unknown_NotAssessed

Unknown_NotAssessed

Decrease

Decrease

Decrease

Decrease

Unknown_NotAssessed

Unknown_NotAssessed

Unknown_NotAssessed

Unknown_NotAssessed

Bottom trawling affects all trawlable seabed habitat types and the inhabiting communities. Effects on seabed include destruction of sensitive habitats (e.g. coralligenous), disturbance of soft bottom substrate, including resunspention of mad, sand and deposited organic and inorganic material, and in sea mortality of marine life. Artisanal fishery and abandoned gears (mainly nets) can also impact sensitive habitats and associated benthic species.Regarding the impact of purse seine gear to the sea bottom and the benthos, it is important to uderline the fact that the purse seine gear with the specific technical characteristics and mode of use in Greece does not cause any impact to the sea bottom and the benthos. All types of fisheries directly affect marine communities (target and non-target) through the removal of biomass. To certain extend fisheries are selective and especially for large individuals and for target species. This affects population structure of stocks (e.g., age and size distribution and resultant reproductive capacity) and community structure (species composition, relative abundance and biodiversity). Moreover fisheries by-catch is an important issue for species of conservation concern (e.g. turtles, marine mammals, seabirds). In addition, fisheries produce indirect effects (e.g. trophic cascades) which are transfered up the food-web through trophic and other relationships. Non-trophic indirect effects unclude competition for resources with non-target functional groups (e.g. seabirds).

Bottom trawling affects all trawlable seabed habitat types and the inhabiting communities. Effects on seabed include destruction of sensitive habitats (e.g. coralligenous), disturbance of soft bottom substrate, including resunspention of mad, sand and deposited organic and inorganic material, and in sea mortality of marine life. Artisanal fishery and abandoned gears (mainly nets) can also impact sensitive habitats and associated benthic species.Regarding the impact of purse seine gear to the sea bottom and the benthos, it is important to uderline the fact that the purse seine gear with the specific technical characteristics and mode of use in Greece does not cause any impact to the sea bottom and the benthos. All types of fisheries directly affect marine communities (target and non-target) through the removal of biomass. To certain extend fisheries are selective and especially for large individuals and for target species. This affects population structure of stocks (e.g., age and size distribution and resultant reproductive capacity) and community structure (species composition, relative abundance and biodiversity). Moreover fisheries by-catch is an important issue for species of conservation concern (e.g. turtles, marine mammals, seabirds). In addition, fisheries produce indirect effects (e.g. trophic cascades) which are transfered up the food-web through trophic and other relationships. Non-trophic indirect effects unclude competition for resources with non-target functional groups (e.g. seabirds).

Bottom trawling affects all trawlable seabed habitat types and the inhabiting communities. Effects on seabed include destruction of sensitive habitats (e.g. coralligenous), disturbance of soft bottom substrate, including resunspention of mad, sand and deposited organic and inorganic material, and in sea mortality of marine life. Artisanal fishery and abandoned gears (mainly nets) can also impact sensitive habitats and associated benthic species.Regarding the impact of purse seine gear to the sea bottom and the benthos, it is important to uderline the fact that the purse seine gear with the specific technical characteristics and mode of use in Greece does not cause any impact to the sea bottom and the benthos. All types of fisheries directly affect marine communities (target and non-target) through the removal of biomass. To certain extend fisheries are selective and especially for large individuals and for target species. This affects population structure of stocks (e.g., age and size distribution and resultant reproductive capacity) and community structure (species composition, relative abundance and biodiversity). Moreover fisheries by-catch is an important issue for species of conservation concern (e.g. turtles, marine mammals, seabirds). In addition, fisheries produce indirect effects (e.g. trophic cascades) which are transfered up the food-web through trophic and other relationships. Non-trophic indirect effects unclude competition for resources with non-target functional groups (e.g. seabirds).

Bottom trawling affects all trawlable seabed habitat types and the inhabiting communities. Effects on seabed include destruction of sensitive habitats (e.g. coralligenous), disturbance of soft bottom substrate, including resunspention of mad, sand and deposited organic and inorganic material, and in sea mortality of marine life. Artisanal fishery and abandoned gears (mainly nets) can also impact sensitive habitats and associated benthic species.Regarding the impact of purse seine gear to the sea bottom and the benthos, it is important to uderline the fact that the purse seine gear with the specific technical characteristics and mode of use in Greece does not cause any impact to the sea bottom and the benthos. All types of fisheries directly affect marine communities (target and non-target) through the removal of biomass. To certain extend fisheries are selective and especially for large individuals and for target species. This affects population structure of stocks (e.g., age and size distribution and resultant reproductive capacity) and community structure (species composition, relative abundance and biodiversity). Moreover fisheries by-catch is an important issue for species of conservation concern (e.g. turtles, marine mammals, seabirds). In addition, fisheries produce indirect effects (e.g. trophic cascades) which are transfered up the food-web through trophic and other relationships. Non-trophic indirect effects unclude competition for resources with non-target functional groups (e.g. seabirds).

Bottom trawling affects all trawlable seabed habitat types and the inhabiting communities. Effects on seabed include destruction of sensitive habitats (e.g. coralligenous), disturbance of soft bottom substrate, including resunspention of mad, sand and deposited organic and inorganic material, and in sea mortality of marine life. Artisanal fishery and abandoned gears (mainly nets) can also impact sensitive habitats and associated benthic species.Regarding the impact of purse seine gear to the sea bottom and the benthos, it is important to uderline the fact that the purse seine gear with the specific technical characteristics and mode of use in Greece does not cause any impact to the sea bottom and the benthos. All types of fisheries directly affect marine communities (target and non-target) through the removal of biomass. To certain extend fisheries are selective and especially for large individuals and for target species. This affects population structure of stocks (e.g., age and size distribution and resultant reproductive capacity) and community structure (species composition, relative abundance and biodiversity). Moreover fisheries by-catch is an important issue for species of conservation concern (e.g. turtles, marine mammals, seabirds). In addition, fisheries produce indirect effects (e.g. trophic cascades) which are transfered up the food-web through trophic and other relationships. Non-trophic indirect effects unclude competition for resources with non-target functional groups (e.g. seabirds).

Bottom trawling affects all trawlable seabed habitat types and the inhabiting communities. Effects on seabed include destruction of sensitive habitats (e.g. coralligenous), disturbance of soft bottom substrate, including resunspention of mad, sand and deposited organic and inorganic material, and in sea mortality of marine life. Artisanal fishery and abandoned gears (mainly nets) can also impact sensitive habitats and associated benthic species.Regarding the impact of purse seine gear to the sea bottom and the benthos, it is important to uderline the fact that the purse seine gear with the specific technical characteristics and mode of use in Greece does not cause any impact to the sea bottom and the benthos. All types of fisheries directly affect marine communities (target and non-target) through the removal of biomass. To certain extend fisheries are selective and especially for large individuals and for target species. This affects population structure of stocks (e.g., age and size distribution and resultant reproductive capacity) and community structure (species composition, relative abundance and biodiversity). Moreover fisheries by-catch is an important issue for species of conservation concern (e.g. turtles, marine mammals, seabirds). In addition, fisheries produce indirect effects (e.g. trophic cascades) which are transfered up the food-web through trophic and other relationships. Non-trophic indirect effects unclude competition for resources with non-target functional groups (e.g. seabirds).

Bottom trawling affects all trawlable seabed habitat types and the inhabiting communities. Effects on seabed include destruction of sensitive habitats (e.g. coralligenous), disturbance of soft bottom substrate, including resunspention of mad, sand and deposited organic and inorganic material, and in sea mortality of marine life. Artisanal fishery and abandoned gears (mainly nets) can also impact sensitive habitats and associated benthic species.Regarding the impact of purse seine gear to the sea bottom and the benthos, it is important to uderline the fact that the purse seine gear with the specific technical characteristics and mode of use in Greece does not cause any impact to the sea bottom and the benthos. All types of fisheries directly affect marine communities (target and non-target) through the removal of biomass. To certain extend fisheries are selective and especially for large individuals and for target species. This affects population structure of stocks (e.g., age and size distribution and resultant reproductive capacity) and community structure (species composition, relative abundance and biodiversity). Moreover fisheries by-catch is an important issue for species of conservation concern (e.g. turtles, marine mammals, seabirds). In addition, fisheries produce indirect effects (e.g. trophic cascades) which are transfered up the food-web through trophic and other relationships. Non-trophic indirect effects unclude competition for resources with non-target functional groups (e.g. seabirds).

Bottom trawling affects all trawlable seabed habitat types and the inhabiting communities. Effects on seabed include destruction of sensitive habitats (e.g. coralligenous), disturbance of soft bottom substrate, including resunspention of mad, sand and deposited organic and inorganic material, and in sea mortality of marine life. Artisanal fishery and abandoned gears (mainly nets) can also impact sensitive habitats and associated benthic species.Regarding the impact of purse seine gear to the sea bottom and the benthos, it is important to uderline the fact that the purse seine gear with the specific technical characteristics and mode of use in Greece does not cause any impact to the sea bottom and the benthos. All types of fisheries directly affect marine communities (target and non-target) through the removal of biomass. To certain extend fisheries are selective and especially for large individuals and for target species. This affects population structure of stocks (e.g., age and size distribution and resultant reproductive capacity) and community structure (species composition, relative abundance and biodiversity). Moreover fisheries by-catch is an important issue for species of conservation concern (e.g. turtles, marine mammals, seabirds). In addition, fisheries produce indirect effects (e.g. trophic cascades) which are transfered up the food-web through trophic and other relationships. Non-trophic indirect effects unclude competition for resources with non-target functional groups (e.g. seabirds).

Bottom trawling affects all trawlable seabed habitat types and the inhabiting communities. Effects on seabed include destruction of sensitive habitats (e.g. coralligenous), disturbance of soft bottom substrate, including resunspention of mad, sand and deposited organic and inorganic material, and in sea mortality of marine life. Artisanal fishery and abandoned gears (mainly nets) can also impact sensitive habitats and associated benthic species.Regarding the impact of purse seine gear to the sea bottom and the benthos, it is important to uderline the fact that the purse seine gear with the specific technical characteristics and mode of use in Greece does not cause any impact to the sea bottom and the benthos. All types of fisheries directly affect marine communities (target and non-target) through the removal of biomass. To certain extend fisheries are selective and especially for large individuals and for target species. This affects population structure of stocks (e.g., age and size distribution and resultant reproductive capacity) and community structure (species composition, relative abundance and biodiversity). Moreover fisheries by-catch is an important issue for species of conservation concern (e.g. turtles, marine mammals, seabirds). In addition, fisheries produce indirect effects (e.g. trophic cascades) which are transfered up the food-web through trophic and other relationships. Non-trophic indirect effects unclude competition for resources with non-target functional groups (e.g. seabirds).

Bottom trawling affects all trawlable seabed habitat types and the inhabiting communities. Effects on seabed include destruction of sensitive habitats (e.g. coralligenous), disturbance of soft bottom substrate, including resunspention of mad, sand and deposited organic and inorganic material, and in sea mortality of marine life. Artisanal fishery and abandoned gears (mainly nets) can also impact sensitive habitats and associated benthic species.Regarding the impact of purse seine gear to the sea bottom and the benthos, it is important to uderline the fact that the purse seine gear with the specific technical characteristics and mode of use in Greece does not cause any impact to the sea bottom and the benthos. All types of fisheries directly affect marine communities (target and non-target) through the removal of biomass. To certain extend fisheries are selective and especially for large individuals and for target species. This affects population structure of stocks (e.g., age and size distribution and resultant reproductive capacity) and community structure (species composition, relative abundance and biodiversity). Moreover fisheries by-catch is an important issue for species of conservation concern (e.g. turtles, marine mammals, seabirds). In addition, fisheries produce indirect effects (e.g. trophic cascades) which are transfered up the food-web through trophic and other relationships. Non-trophic indirect effects unclude competition for resources with non-target functional groups (e.g. seabirds).

Bottom trawling affects all trawlable seabed habitat types and the inhabiting communities. Effects on seabed include destruction of sensitive habitats (e.g. coralligenous), disturbance of soft bottom substrate, including resunspention of mad, sand and deposited organic and inorganic material, and in sea mortality of marine life. Artisanal fishery and abandoned gears (mainly nets) can also impact sensitive habitats and associated benthic species.Regarding the impact of purse seine gear to the sea bottom and the benthos, it is important to uderline the fact that the purse seine gear with the specific technical characteristics and mode of use in Greece does not cause any impact to the sea bottom and the benthos. All types of fisheries directly affect marine communities (target and non-target) through the removal of biomass. To certain extend fisheries are selective and especially for large individuals and for target species. This affects population structure of stocks (e.g., age and size distribution and resultant reproductive capacity) and community structure (species composition, relative abundance and biodiversity). Moreover fisheries by-catch is an important issue for species of conservation concern (e.g. turtles, marine mammals, seabirds). In addition, fisheries produce indirect effects (e.g. trophic cascades) which are transfered up the food-web through trophic and other relationships. Non-trophic indirect effects unclude competition for resources with non-target functional groups (e.g. seabirds).

Bottom trawling affects all trawlable seabed habitat types and the inhabiting communities. Effects on seabed include destruction of sensitive habitats (e.g. coralligenous), disturbance of soft bottom substrate, including resunspention of mad, sand and deposited organic and inorganic material, and in sea mortality of marine life. Artisanal fishery and abandoned gears (mainly nets) can also impact sensitive habitats and associated benthic species.Regarding the impact of purse seine gear to the sea bottom and the benthos, it is important to uderline the fact that the purse seine gear with the specific technical characteristics and mode of use in Greece does not cause any impact to the sea bottom and the benthos. All types of fisheries directly affect marine communities (target and non-target) through the removal of biomass. To certain extend fisheries are selective and especially for large individuals and for target species. This affects population structure of stocks (e.g., age and size distribution and resultant reproductive capacity) and community structure (species composition, relative abundance and biodiversity). Moreover fisheries by-catch is an important issue for species of conservation concern (e.g. turtles, marine mammals, seabirds). In addition, fisheries produce indirect effects (e.g. trophic cascades) which are transfered up the food-web through trophic and other relationships. Non-trophic indirect effects unclude competition for resources with non-target functional groups (e.g. seabirds).

Bottom trawling affects all trawlable seabed habitat types and the inhabiting communities. Effects on seabed include destruction of sensitive habitats (e.g. coralligenous), disturbance of soft bottom substrate, including resunspention of mad, sand and deposited organic and inorganic material, and in sea mortality of marine life. Artisanal fishery and abandoned gears (mainly nets) can also impact sensitive habitats and associated benthic species.Regarding the impact of purse seine gear to the sea bottom and the benthos, it is important to uderline the fact that the purse seine gear with the specific technical characteristics and mode of use in Greece does not cause any impact to the sea bottom and the benthos. All types of fisheries directly affect marine communities (target and non-target) through the removal of biomass. To certain extend fisheries are selective and especially for large individuals and for target species. This affects population structure of stocks (e.g., age and size distribution and resultant reproductive capacity) and community structure (species composition, relative abundance and biodiversity). Moreover fisheries by-catch is an important issue for species of conservation concern (e.g. turtles, marine mammals, seabirds). In addition, fisheries produce indirect effects (e.g. trophic cascades) which are transfered up the food-web through trophic and other relationships. Non-trophic indirect effects unclude competition for resources with non-target functional groups (e.g. seabirds).

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Information gaps are mainly due to the lack of data collection program during the recent years. Previous data collection programs didn't require stock assessments and existing assessments were done in the framework of other programs and/or research works. A data collection program is expected to start soon and these issues will be adressed.

Information gaps are mainly due to the lack of data collection program during the recent years. Previous data collection programs didn't require stock assessments and existing assessments were done in the framework of other programs and/or research works. A data collection program is expected to start soon and these issues will be adressed.

Information gaps are mainly due to the lack of data collection program during the recent years. Previous data collection programs didn't require stock assessments and existing assessments were done in the framework of other programs and/or research works. A data collection program is expected to start soon and these issues will be adressed.

Information gaps are mainly due to the lack of data collection program during the recent years. Previous data collection programs didn't require stock assessments and existing assessments were done in the framework of other programs and/or research works. A data collection program is expected to start soon and these issues will be adressed.

Information gaps are mainly due to the lack of data collection program during the recent years. Previous data collection programs didn't require stock assessments and existing assessments were done in the framework of other programs and/or research works. A data collection program is expected to start soon and these issues will be adressed.

Information gaps are mainly due to the lack of data collection program during the recent years. Previous data collection programs didn't require stock assessments and existing assessments were done in the framework of other programs and/or research works. A data collection program is expected to start soon and these issues will be adressed.

Information gaps are mainly due to the lack of data collection program during the recent years. Previous data collection programs didn't require stock assessments and existing assessments were done in the framework of other programs and/or research works. A data collection program is expected to start soon and these issues will be adressed.

Information gaps are mainly due to the lack of data collection program during the recent years. Previous data collection programs didn't require stock assessments and existing assessments were done in the framework of other programs and/or research works. A data collection program is expected to start soon and these issues will be adressed.

Information gaps are mainly due to the lack of data collection program during the recent years. Previous data collection programs didn't require stock assessments and existing assessments were done in the framework of other programs and/or research works. A data collection program is expected to start soon and these issues will be adressed.

Information gaps are mainly due to the lack of data collection program during the recent years. Previous data collection programs didn't require stock assessments and existing assessments were done in the framework of other programs and/or research works. A data collection program is expected to start soon and these issues will be adressed.

Information gaps are mainly due to the lack of data collection program during the recent years. Previous data collection programs didn't require stock assessments and existing assessments were done in the framework of other programs and/or research works. A data collection program is expected to start soon and these issues will be adressed.

Information gaps are mainly due to the lack of data collection program during the recent years. Previous data collection programs didn't require stock assessments and existing assessments were done in the framework of other programs and/or research works. A data collection program is expected to start soon and these issues will be adressed.

Information gaps are mainly due to the lack of data collection program during the recent years. Previous data collection programs didn't require stock assessments and existing assessments were done in the framework of other programs and/or research works. A data collection program is expected to start soon and these issues will be adressed.