Member State report / Art14 / 2022 / D1-M / Finland / Baltic Sea

Report type Member State report to Commission
MSFD Article Art. 14 Exceptions (and Art. 17 updates)
Report due 2022-10-15
GES Descriptor D1 Mammals
Member State Finland
Region/subregion Baltic Sea
Reported by Finnish Environment Institute
Report date 2022-03-16
Report access 363

Marine reporting units
  • BAL-FI-AS
  • BAL-FI-GF
  • BAL-FI-NB
Region subregion
Baltic Sea
Exception code
FI-E06-D1f
Exception old code
Exception name
D1_mammals_Harbour-porpoise
Exception type
Art. 14(1)(e)
Exception reason
Other(e)
GES achieved
9999-9999
Relevant pressures
  • PresEnvBycatch
  • PrevEnvAdvEffectsSppHab
Relevant targets
GES component
  • D1-M
Relevant features
  • Small toothed cetaceans
Justification description
The harbour porpoise population will increase slowly and no national measures will improve its status by 2027. The porpoise lives in Finland at the extremes of its range and the positive development of the population requires measures from all the coastal states of the Baltic Sea. It is not possible to estimate when good status will be achieved.
Spatial scope geographic zones
EEZ (or similar)
Mitigation
Measures ad hoc
Further information
See chapter 7 of the text report. Starting on page 306 of the text report there is justification for the need of the exception. In page 335 (and onwards) the table states the exceptions.