Member State report / Art9 / 2012 / D6 / Greece / Mediterranean: Aegean-Levantine 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 D6 Sea-floor integrity/D1 Benthic habitats
Member State Greece
Region/subregion Mediterranean: Aegean-Levantine Sea
Reported by APC S.A.
Report date 2012-10-15
Report access MALGR_MSFD9GES_20130430.xml
GES component
D6
1.4 Habitat distribution
1.4.1 Distributional range
1.4.2 Distributional pattern
1.5 Habitat extent
1.5.1 Habitat area
1.6 Habitat condition
1.6.1 Condition typical species
1.6.2 Relative abundance
1.6.3 Habitat condition
6.1 Physical damage, having regard to substrate characteristics
6.1 Physical damage, having regard to substrate characteristics
6.1.1 Biogenic substrata
6.1.2 Extent of seabed affected
6.2 Condition of benthic community
6.2.1 Presence of sensitive species
6.2.2 Benthic multi-metric indexes
6.2.3 Proportion of individuals above specified size
6.2.4 Size spectrum of benthic community
Method used
MAL-EL-MS-AL: 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 marine waters part of the Aegean-Levantine subregion
  • It constitutes the assessment area South Aegean Sea belonging in the subregion Mediterranean sea:Aegean-Levantine sea
  • Hellenic Republic's marine waters part of the Aegean-Levantine subregion
  • It constitutes the assessment area South Aegean Sea belonging in the subregion Mediterranean sea:Aegean-Levantine sea
  • Hellenic Republic's marine waters part of the Aegean-Levantine subregion
  • It constitutes the assessment area South Aegean Sea belonging in the subregion Mediterranean sea:Aegean-Levantine sea
  • Hellenic Republic's marine waters part of the Aegean-Levantine subregion
  • It constitutes the assessment area South Aegean Sea belonging in the subregion Mediterranean sea:Aegean-Levantine sea
  • Hellenic Republic's marine waters part of the Aegean-Levantine subregion
  • It constitutes the assessment area South Aegean Sea belonging in the subregion Mediterranean sea:Aegean-Levantine sea
  • Hellenic Republic's marine waters part of the Aegean-Levantine subregion
  • It constitutes the assessment area South Aegean Sea belonging in the subregion Mediterranean sea:Aegean-Levantine sea
  • Hellenic Republic's marine waters part of the Aegean-Levantine subregion
  • It constitutes the assessment area South Aegean Sea belonging in the subregion Mediterranean sea:Aegean-Levantine sea
  • Hellenic Republic's marine waters part of the Aegean-Levantine subregion
  • It constitutes the assessment area South Aegean Sea belonging in the subregion Mediterranean sea:Aegean-Levantine sea
  • Hellenic Republic's marine waters part of the Aegean-Levantine subregion
  • It constitutes the assessment area South Aegean Sea belonging in the subregion Mediterranean sea:Aegean-Levantine sea
  • Hellenic Republic's marine waters part of the Aegean-Levantine subregion
  • It constitutes the assessment area South Aegean Sea belonging in the subregion Mediterranean sea:Aegean-Levantine sea
  • Hellenic Republic's marine waters part of the Aegean-Levantine subregion
  • It constitutes the assessment area South Aegean Sea belonging in the subregion Mediterranean sea:Aegean-Levantine sea
  • Hellenic Republic's marine waters part of the Aegean-Levantine subregion
  • It constitutes the assessment area South Aegean Sea belonging in the subregion Mediterranean sea:Aegean-Levantine sea
  • Hellenic Republic's marine waters part of the Aegean-Levantine subregion
  • It constitutes the assessment area South Aegean Sea belonging in the subregion Mediterranean sea:Aegean-Levantine sea
  • Hellenic Republic's marine waters part of the Aegean-Levantine subregion
  • It constitutes the assessment area South Aegean Sea belonging in the subregion Mediterranean sea:Aegean-Levantine sea
  • Hellenic Republic's marine waters part of the Aegean-Levantine subregion
  • It constitutes the assessment area South Aegean Sea belonging in the subregion Mediterranean sea:Aegean-Levantine sea
  • Hellenic Republic's marine waters part of the Aegean-Levantine subregion
  • It constitutes the assessment area South Aegean Sea belonging in the subregion Mediterranean sea:Aegean-Levantine sea
  • Hellenic Republic's marine waters part of the Aegean-Levantine subregion
  • It constitutes the assessment area South Aegean Sea belonging in the subregion Mediterranean sea:Aegean-Levantine sea
  • Hellenic Republic's marine waters part of the Aegean-Levantine subregion
  • It constitutes the assessment area South Aegean Sea belonging in the subregion Mediterranean sea:Aegean-Levantine sea
  • Hellenic Republic's marine waters part of the Aegean-Levantine subregion
  • It constitutes the assessment area South Aegean Sea belonging in the subregion Mediterranean sea:Aegean-Levantine sea
Feature
  • FishDemersal
  • FishDemersalElasmobranchs
  • LitRock
  • LitSed
  • PhysDam
  • ShallCoarseSed
  • ShallMud
  • ShallMxdSed
  • ShallRock
  • ShallSand
  • ShelfCoarseSed
  • ShelfMud
  • ShelfMxdSed
  • ShelfRock
  • ShelfSand
Criterion/indicator
D6
1.4
1.4.1
1.4.2
1.5
1.5.1
1.6
1.6.1
1.6.2
1.6.3
6.1
6.1
6.1.1
6.1.2
6.2
6.2.1
6.2.2
6.2.3
6.2.4
GES description
To achieve GES: Opportunistic species in benthic communities should not exceed levels of abundance that indicate unacceptable ecological quality. Multimetric indices assessing environmental quality should be kept at levels indicating high or good ecological quality.
Threshold values
Threshold value unit
Proportion of area to achieve threshold value
Reference point type
Baseline
Assessment method
Development status