Member State report / Art9 / 2012 / D1-P / Finland / Baltic 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 D1 Pelagic habitats
Member State Finland
Region/subregion Baltic Sea
Reported by Team of experts from: - several Finnish Institutes, - Centres for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment - The Ministry of Enviroment
Report date 2012-11-09
Report access MSFD9GES_20130515_140715.xml
GES component
D1
1.5.2 Habitat volume
1.6 Habitat condition
1.6.1 Condition typical species
1.6.2 Relative abundance
1.6.3 Habitat condition
1.6.3 Habitat condition
Method used
space limits (space targets) which may be either m
space limits (space targets) which may be either m
space limits (space targets) which may be either m
space limits (space targets) which may be either m
space limits (space targets) which may be either m
Marine reporting units
  • Baltic Sea
  • Baltic Sea
  • Baltic Sea
  • Baltic Sea
  • Baltic Sea
  • Baltic Sea
  • Baltic Sea
Feature
  • ExtractSpeciesAll
  • InputN_Psubst
  • IntroNIS
  • IntroSynthComp
  • NutrientOrgEnrich
  • PhysDam
Criterion/indicator
D1
1.5.2
1.6
1.6.1
1.6.2
1.6.3
1.6.3
GES description
Biological diversity is maintained. The quality and occurrence of habitats and the distribution and abundance of species are in line with prevailing physiographic, geographic and climatic conditions
Merellisten suojelualueiden pinta-ala (yksittäisten suojelualueiden ja suojelualueiden kokonaispinta-alatavoite merialuekohtaisesti kansainvälisten sopimusten (HELCOM, CBD) mukaan), huomioiden arvioinnissa myös suojeluun käytettävät keinot (lainsäädäntö, hoidon ja käytön suunnitelmat).
Luontotyyppien tila vastaa niiden luontaisia ominaisuuksia
Status of species and communities typical of habitats
Occurrence and abundance of juvenile whitefish and flounder on shallow sandy bottoms
Threshold values
Threshold value unit
Proportion of area to achieve threshold value
Reference point type
Baseline
Assessment method
Definite
Development status
operational by 2018
operational by 2018
operational by 2018