Member State report / Art8 / 2012 / D4 / Greece / Mediterranean: Aegean-Levantine 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: Aegean-Levantine Sea |
| Reported by | Dept of Marine Sciences, University of the Aegean, 81100 Mytilene, Greece, University of Creete, Biology Department, Faculty of Geology and Geo-Environment, University of Athens, Greece |
| Report date | 2012-10-15 |
| Report access | MALGR_MSFD8aFeatures_20130430.xml |
It constitutes the assessment area Aegean Sea belonging in the subregion Mediterranean sea:Aegean-Levantine sea
Topic |
FuncGroupAbundance
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FuncGroupCondition
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FuncGroupOverall
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FuncGroupAbundance
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FuncGroupCondition
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FuncGroupOverall
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FuncGroupAbundance
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FuncGroupCondition
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FuncGroupOverall
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FuncGroupAbundance
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FuncGroupCondition
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FuncGroupOverall
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FuncGroupAbundance
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FuncGroupCondition
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FuncGroupOverall
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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
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Qualitative assessment
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Qualitative assessment
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Qualitative assessment
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Qualitative assessment
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Qualitative assessment
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Threshold Unit |
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Threshold Proportion |
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Baseline |
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Status |
NotAssessed |
NotAssessed |
NotAssessed |
NotAssessed |
NotAssessed |
NotAssessed |
Descriptive |
Descriptive |
Descriptive |
Descriptive |
Descriptive |
Descriptive |
NotAssessed |
NotAssessed |
NotAssessed |
Status Description |
Insufficient data
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Insufficient data
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Insufficient data
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Insufficient data
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Insufficient data
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Insufficient data
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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
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Insufficient data
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Insufficient data
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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
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EcosystemOverall
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EcosystemOverall
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EcosystemOverall
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EcosystemProductivity
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EcosystemProportion
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"Ecosystem structure - predominant habitats
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EcosystemAbundance
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EcosystemOverall
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EcosystemOverall
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EcosystemOverall
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EcosystemProductivity
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EcosystemProportion
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"Ecosystem structure - predominant habitats
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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 |
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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 |
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Threshold Value |
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Threshold Unit |
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Threshold Proportion |
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Baseline |
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Status |
NotAssessed |
NotAssessed |
NotAssessed |
NotAssessed |
NotAssessed |
NotAssessed |
Descriptive |
NotAssessed |
NotAssessed |
NotAssessed |
NotAssessed |
NotAssessed |
NotGood |
NotAssessed |
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Status Description |
Insufficient data
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Insufficient data
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Insufficient data
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Insufficient data
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Insufficient data
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Insufficient data
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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
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Insufficient data
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Insufficient data
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Insufficient data
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Insufficient data
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Insufficient data
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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 |
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Status Confidence |
NotRelevant |
NotRelevant |
NotRelevant |
NotRelevant |
NotRelevant |
NotRelevant |
NotRelevant |
NotRelevant |
NotRelevant |
NotRelevant |
NotRelevant |
NotRelevant |
NotRelevant |
NotRelevant |