Member State report / Art14 / 2022 / D3 / 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 D3 Commercial fish and shellfish
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
  • BAL-FI-BB
  • BAL-FI-AS
Region subregion
Baltic Sea
Exception code
FI-E07-D3a
FI-E08-D3b
FI-E09-D3c
FI-E10-D3d
Exception old code
Exception name
D3_fish_cod
D3_fish_eel
D3_fish_whitefish_BothnianBay
D3_fish_pikeperch_ArchipelagoSea
Exception type
Art. 14(1)(a)
Art. 14(1)(e)
Exception reason
Action needed by another Member State(s)
Action (e.g. environmental damage) caused by a third party for which the Member State is not responsible
Other(e)
GES achieved
9999-9999
Relevant pressures
  • Extraction of, or mortality/injury to, wild species (by commercial and recreational fishing and other activities)
  • PrevEnvAdvEffectsSppHab
  • Extraction of, or mortality/injury to, wild species (by commercial and recreational fishing and other activities)
Relevant targets
GES component
  • D3
Relevant features
  • Commercially exploited fish and shellfish
Justification description
The state of cod is affected by measures elsewhere in the Baltic Sea. It is not possible to estimate when good status will be achieved.
The situation for the eel in Finland depends above all on action and its lack elsewhere in Europe, as well as on changes in the environment, especially in the spawning area. It is currently not possible to estimate the timing of the good status of the eel.
The fishing control measures for the migratory whitefish in the Bay of Bothnia have a delayed effect. The good status of this stock is expected to be achieved by 2030.
The fishing control measures for the pikeperch in the Archipelago Sea have a delayed effect, and the regulation of the minimum fishing size of the pikeperch and the mesh size of the nets do not correspond optimally. The good status of these stocks is expected to be achieved by 2030.
Spatial scope geographic zones
EEZ (or similar)
Coastal waters (WFD)
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.