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Member State report / Art8 / 2018 / D3 / Finland / Baltic Sea

Report type	Member State report to Commission
MSFD Article	Art. 8 Initial assessment (and Art. 17 updates)
Report due	2018-10-15
GES Descriptor	D3 Commercial fish and shellfish
Member State	Finland
Region/subregion	Baltic Sea
Reported by	Finnish Environment Institute
Report date	2019-04-10
Report access	msfd2018-ART8_GES_8Jan2019update_24_.xml

National part of Åland Sea (BAL-FI-AS)

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GES component	D3
Feature	Commercially exploited fish and shellfish
Element	Clupea harengus		Gadus morhua		Perca fluviatilis	Sander lucioperca		Sprattus sprattus
Element code	126417		126436		151353	151308		126425
Element code source	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/		Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/		Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/		Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/
Element 2	Herring (Clupea harengus) in subdivisions 25-29 and 32, excluding the Gulf of Riga (central Baltic Sea)		Cod (Gadus morhua) in subdivisions 24-32, eastern Baltic stock (eastern Baltic Sea)		x	.		Sprat (Sprattus sprattus) in Subdivisions 22-32 (Baltic Sea)
Element 2 code	her.27.25-2932		cod.27.24-32					spr.27.22-32
Element 2 code source	Species (D3) http://vocab.ices.dk/?ref=357		Species (D3) http://vocab.ices.dk/?ref=357					Species (D3) http://vocab.ices.dk/?ref=357
Element source	HELCOM		HELCOM		HELCOM	National		HELCOM
Criterion	D3C1	D3C2	D3C1	D3C2	D3C2	D3C2	D3C3	D3C1	D3C2
Parameter	Mortality rate / Mortality rate from fishing (F)	Other	Mortality rate / Mortality rate from fishing (F)	Other	Other	Other	Size distribution	Mortality rate / Mortality rate from fishing (F)	Other
Parameter other		Spawning stock biomass		Biomass	Biomass	Biomass			Spawning stock biomass
Threshold value upper	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.5	0.1			1.0	1.0
Threshold value lower
Threshold qualitative						Expert judgement	Expert judgement
Threshold value source	Helsinki Convention	Helsinki Convention	Helsinki Convention	Helsinki Convention	Helsinki Convention	National	National	Helsinki Convention	Helsinki Convention
Threshold value source other
Value achieved upper	0.66	1.66	2.0	0.6	0.49			1.25	1.51
Value achieved lower
Value unit	Other	Other	Other	ratio	Other	Other	percentage	Other	Other
Value unit other	ratio	ratio	F/F-MSY ratio		positive slope of trend	biomass		ratio	ratio
Proportion threshold value
Proportion value achieved
Proportion threshold value unit
Trend	Stable	Stable	Deteriorating	Deteriorating	Improving	Deteriorating	Deteriorating	Improving	Stable
Parameter achieved	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes
Description parameter	The result is the mean of the annual F /F-MSY ratios during 2011-2016. Source: HELCOM HOLAS II / Thematic assessment of biodiversity (http://stateofthebalticsea.helcom.fi/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/HELCOM_Thematic-assessment-of-biodiversity-2011-2016_pre-publication.pdf).	The result is the mean of the annual SSB /B-MSY trigger ratios during 2011-2016. Source: HELCOM HOLAS II / Thematic assessment of biodiversity (http://stateofthebalticsea.helcom.fi/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/HELCOM_Thematic-assessment-of-biodiversity-2011-2016_pre-publication.pdf).	Source: HELCOM HOLAS II / Thematic assessment of biodiversity (http://stateofthebalticsea.helcom.fi/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/HELCOM_Thematic-assessment-of-biodiversity-2011-2016_pre-publication.pdf).	Source: HELCOM HOLAS II / Thematic assessment of biodiversity (http://stateofthebalticsea.helcom.fi/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/HELCOM_Thematic-assessment-of-biodiversity-2011-2016_pre-publication.pdf).	The indicator combines fishing catch and stock size.	The catch of pikeperch has declined since past 20 years from 0.4 kg per gillnet equivalent per day to 0.3. The stock assessment was based on expert judgement by the Natural Resources Institute Finland (LUKE).	The pikeperch size has decreased in the area. The assessment was based on expert judgement by the Natural Resources Institute Finland (LUKE).	The result is the mean of the annual F /F-MSY ratios during 2011-2016. Source: HELCOM HOLAS II / Thematic assessment of biodiversity (http://stateofthebalticsea.helcom.fi/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/HELCOM_Thematic-assessment-of-biodiversity-2011-2016_pre-publication.pdf).	The result is the mean of the annual SSB /B-MSY trigger ratios during 2011-2016. Source: HELCOM HOLAS II / Thematic assessment of biodiversity (http://stateofthebalticsea.helcom.fi/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/HELCOM_Thematic-assessment-of-biodiversity-2011-2016_pre-publication.pdf).
Related indicator	Herring stock and fishing mortality in Central Baltic	Herring stock and fishing mortality in Central Baltic	Eastern cod stock and fishing mortality	Eastern cod stock and fishing mortality	Abundance of Key Coastal Fish Species Catch of Perch and Pike-Perch	Catch of Perch and Pike-Perch		Sprat stock and fishing mortality	Sprat stock and fishing mortality
Criteria status	Good	Good	Not good	Good	Good	Not good	Not good	Not good	Good
Description criteria								The assessment applies to the entire Baltic Sea (ICES SD 24-32).
Element status	Good		Not good		Good	Not good		Not good
Description element
Integration rule type parameter
Integration rule description parameter
Integration rule type criteria	OOAO
Integration rule description criteria	OOAO between the fishing mortality and spawning stock biomass: http://stateofthebalticsea.helcom.fi/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/HELCOM_Thematic-assessment-of-biodiversity-2011-2016_pre-publication.pdf.
GES extent threshold	100.00
GES extent achieved	40.00
GES extent unit	Proportion of populations in good status
GES achieved	Unknown
Description overall status	No integration was made for the level of D3.
Assessments period	2011-2016
Related pressures	Eutrophication Extraction of, or mortality/injury to, wild species (by commercial and recreational fishing and other activities) Physical disturbance to seabed
Related targets	LUVA1 LUVAyleinen

National part of Bothnian Bay (BAL-FI-BB)

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GES component	D3
Feature	Commercially exploited fish and shellfish
Element	Clupea harengus		Coregonus lavaretus	Perca fluviatilis	Salmo salar	Sander lucioperca
Element code	126417		127180	151353	127186	151308
Element code source	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/		Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/
Element 2	Herring (Clupea harengus) in Subdivision 31 (Bothnian Bay)		.	.	Salmon (Salmo salar) in subdivisions 22-31 (Baltic Sea, excluding the Gulf of Finland)	.
Element 2 code	her.27.31				sal.27.22-31
Element 2 code source	Species (D3) http://vocab.ices.dk/?ref=357				Species (D3) http://vocab.ices.dk/?ref=357
Element source	HELCOM		National	HELCOM	HELCOM	National
Criterion	D3C1	D3C2	D3C3	D3C2	D3C2	D3C2
Parameter	Mortality rate / Mortality rate from fishing (F)	Other	Size distribution	Other	Abundance	Other
Parameter other		Spawning stock biomass		Biomass		Biomass
Threshold value upper	1.0	1.0		0.07	2500.0
Threshold value lower
Threshold qualitative			Spawning fish size increases			Expert judgement
Threshold value source	Helsinki Convention	Helsinki Convention		Helsinki Convention	Helsinki Convention	National
Threshold value source other
Value achieved upper	0.93	1.9		0.15	2800.0
Value achieved lower
Value unit	Other	Other	percentage	Other	percentage	Other
Value unit other	ratio	ratio		biomass		biomass
Proportion threshold value
Proportion value achieved
Proportion threshold value unit
Trend	Stable	Stable	Unknown	Improving	Improving	Stable
Parameter achieved	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Description parameter	The result is the mean of the annual F /F-MSY ratios during 2011-2016. Source: HELCOM HOLAS II / Thematic assessment of biodiversity (http://stateofthebalticsea.helcom.fi/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/HELCOM_Thematic-assessment-of-biodiversity-2011-2016_pre-publication.pdf).	The ratio is the mean of the annual SSB/B-MSY trigger ratios during 2011-2016. Source: HELCOM HOLAS ii / Thematic Assessment of Biodiversity (http://stateofthebalticsea.helcom.fi/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/HELCOM_Thematic-assessment-of-biodiversity-2011-2016_pre-publication.pdf).	Assessment based on size distribution of spawning females. No quantitative threshold has been set, but the assessment is based on expert judgement of good size distribution.	The indicator is a combination of fishing catch and stock size.		The assessment was based on expert judgement by the Natural Resources Institute Finland (LUKE). The fishing catch is combined with the stock size assessment under D3C2.
Related indicator	Herring stock and fishing mortality in Gulf of Bothnia	Herring stock and fishing mortality in Gulf of Bothnia	Whitefish size distribution	Abundance of Key Coastal Fish Species BAL-FI-IND-PERCH-PIKEPECH	Abundance of Salmon spawners and smolt	Catch of Perch and Pike-Perch
Criteria status	Good	Good	Not good	Good	Good	Good
Description criteria					Assessment based on abundance of spawning females and their success in river spawning.
Element status	Good		Not good	Good	Good	Good
Description element
Integration rule type parameter
Integration rule description parameter
Integration rule type criteria	OOAO
Integration rule description criteria	OOAO between the fishing mortality and spawning stock biomass: http://stateofthebalticsea.helcom.fi/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/HELCOM_Thematic-assessment-of-biodiversity-2011-2016_pre-publication.pdf.
GES extent threshold	100.00
GES extent achieved	80.00
GES extent unit	Proportion of populations in good status
GES achieved	Unknown
Description overall status	No integration was made for the level of D3.
Assessments period	2011-2016
Related pressures	Eutrophication Extraction of, or mortality/injury to, wild species (by commercial and recreational fishing and other activities) Physical disturbance to seabed
Related targets	LUVA1 LUVAyleinen

National part of Bothnian Sea (BAL-FI-BS)

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GES component	D3
Feature	Commercially exploited fish and shellfish
Element	Clupea harengus		Perca fluviatilis	Sander lucioperca	Sprattus sprattus
Element code	126417		151353	151308	126425
Element code source	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/		Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/
Element 2	Herring (Clupea harengus) in Subdivision 30 (Bothnian Sea)		.	.	Sprat (Sprattus sprattus) in Subdivisions 22-32 (Baltic Sea)
Element 2 code	her.27.30				spr.27.22-32
Element 2 code source	Species (D3) http://vocab.ices.dk/?ref=357				Species (D3) http://vocab.ices.dk/?ref=357
Element source	HELCOM		HELCOM	National	HELCOM
Criterion	D3C1	D3C2	D3C2	D3C2	D3C1	D3C2
Parameter	Mortality rate / Mortality rate from fishing (F)	Other	Other	Other	Mortality rate / Mortality rate from fishing (F)	Other
Parameter other		Spawning stock biomass	Biomass	Biomass		Spawning stock biomass
Threshold value upper	1.0	1.0	0.18		1.0	1.0
Threshold value lower
Threshold qualitative				Expert judgement
Threshold value source	Helsinki Convention	Helsinki Convention	Helsinki Convention	National	Helsinki Convention	Helsinki Convention
Threshold value source other
Value achieved upper	0.93	1.9	0.27		1.25	1.51
Value achieved lower
Value unit	Other	Other	Other	Other	Other	Other
Value unit other	ratio	ratio	biomass	biomass	ratio	ratio
Proportion threshold value
Proportion value achieved
Proportion threshold value unit
Trend	Stable	Stable	Improving	Stable	Improving	Stable
Parameter achieved	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Description parameter	The result is the mean of the annual F /F-MSY ratios during 2011-2016. Source: HELCOM HOLAS II / Thematic assessment of biodiversity (http://stateofthebalticsea.helcom.fi/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/HELCOM_Thematic-assessment-of-biodiversity-2011-2016_pre-publication.pdf).	The result is the mean of the annual SSM /B-MSY trigger ratios during 2011-2016. Source: HELCOM HOLAS II / Thematic assessment of biodiversity (http://stateofthebalticsea.helcom.fi/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/HELCOM_Thematic-assessment-of-biodiversity-2011-2016_pre-publication.pdf).	The indicato is a combination of fishing catch and stock size.	The assessment was based on expert judgement by the Natural Resources Institute Finland (LUKE). It is a combination of fishing catch and stock size.	The result is the mean of the annual F /F-MSY ratios during 2011-2016. Source: HELCOM HOLAS II / Thematic assessment of biodiversity (http://stateofthebalticsea.helcom.fi/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/HELCOM_Thematic-assessment-of-biodiversity-2011-2016_pre-publication.pdf).	The result is the mean of the annual SSB /B-MSY trigger ratios during 2011-2016. Source: HELCOM HOLAS II / Thematic assessment of biodiversity (http://stateofthebalticsea.helcom.fi/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/HELCOM_Thematic-assessment-of-biodiversity-2011-2016_pre-publication.pdf).
Related indicator	Herring stock and fishing mortality in Gulf of Bothnia	Herring stock and fishing mortality in Gulf of Bothnia	Abundance of Key Coastal Fish Species Catch of Perch and Pike-Perch	Catch of Perch and Pike-Perch	Sprat stock and fishing mortality	Sprat stock and fishing mortality
Criteria status	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not good	Good
Description criteria					The assessment applies to the entire Baltic Sea (ICES SD 24-32).
Element status	Good		Good	Good	Not good
Description element
Integration rule type parameter
Integration rule description parameter
Integration rule type criteria	OOAO
Integration rule description criteria	OOAO between the fishing mortality and spawning stock biomass: http://stateofthebalticsea.helcom.fi/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/HELCOM_Thematic-assessment-of-biodiversity-2011-2016_pre-publication.pdf.
GES extent threshold	100.00
GES extent achieved	75.00
GES extent unit	Proportion of populations in good status
GES achieved	Unknown
Description overall status	No integration was made for the level of D3.
Assessments period	2011-2016
Related pressures	Eutrophication Extraction of, or mortality/injury to, wild species (by commercial and recreational fishing and other activities) Physical disturbance to seabed
Related targets	LUVA1 LUVAyleinen

National part of Gulf of Finland (BAL-FI-GF)

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GES component	D3
Feature	Commercially exploited fish and shellfish
Element	Clupea harengus		Gadus morhua		Perca fluviatilis	Sander lucioperca	Sprattus sprattus
Element code	126417		126436		151353	151308	126425
Element code source	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/		Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/		Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/
Element 2	Herring (Clupea harengus) in subdivisions 25-29 and 32, excluding the Gulf of Riga (central Baltic Sea)		Cod (Gadus morhua) in subdivisions 24-32, eastern Baltic stock (eastern Baltic Sea)		x	.	Sprat (Sprattus sprattus) in Subdivisions 22-32 (Baltic Sea)
Element 2 code	her.27.25-2932		cod.27.24-32				spr.27.22-32
Element 2 code source	Species (D3) http://vocab.ices.dk/?ref=357		Species (D3) http://vocab.ices.dk/?ref=357				Species (D3) http://vocab.ices.dk/?ref=357
Element source	HELCOM		HELCOM		HELCOM	National	HELCOM
Criterion	D3C1	D3C2	D3C1	D3C2	D3C2	D3C2	D3C1	D3C2
Parameter	Mortality rate / Mortality rate from fishing (F)	Other	Mortality rate / Mortality rate from fishing (F)	Other	Other	Other	Mortality rate / Mortality rate from fishing (F)	Other
Parameter other		Spawning stock biomass		Biomass	Biomass	Biomass		Spawning stock biomass
Threshold value upper	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.5	0.6		1.0	1.0
Threshold value lower
Threshold qualitative						Expert judgement
Threshold value source	Helsinki Convention	Helsinki Convention	Helsinki Convention	Helsinki Convention	Helsinki Convention	National	Helsinki Convention	Helsinki Convention
Threshold value source other
Value achieved upper	0.66	1.66	2.0	0.6	0.625		1.25	1.51
Value achieved lower
Value unit	Other	ratio	Other	ratio	Catch-Per-Unit-Effort	Other	Other	ratio
Value unit other	ratio		F/F-MSY ratio			biomass	ratio
Proportion threshold value
Proportion value achieved
Proportion threshold value unit
Trend	Stable	Stable	Deteriorating	Deteriorating	Improving	Stable	Improving	Stable
Parameter achieved	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Description parameter					The assessment is a combination of stock size and fishing catch.	The assessment was based on expert judgement by the Natural Resources Institute Finland (LUKE). The assessment is a combination of fishing catch and stock size.
Related indicator	Herring stock and fishing mortality in Central Baltic	Herring stock and fishing mortality in Central Baltic	Eastern cod stock and fishing mortality	Eastern cod stock and fishing mortality	Abundance of Key Coastal Fish Species Catch of Perch and Pike-Perch	Catch of Perch and Pike-Perch	Sprat stock and fishing mortality	Sprat stock and fishing mortality
Criteria status	Good	Good	Not good	Good	Good	Good	Not good	Good
Description criteria							The assessment applies to the entire Baltic Sea (ICES SD 24-32).
Element status	Good		Not good		Good	Good	Not good
Description element
Integration rule type parameter
Integration rule description parameter
Integration rule type criteria	OOAO
Integration rule description criteria	OOAO between the fishing mortality and spawning stock biomass: http://stateofthebalticsea.helcom.fi/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/HELCOM_Thematic-assessment-of-biodiversity-2011-2016_pre-publication.pdf.
GES extent threshold	100.00
GES extent achieved	60.00
GES extent unit	Proportion of populations in good status
GES achieved	Unknown
Description overall status	No integration was made for the level of D3.
Assessments period	2011-2016
Related pressures	Eutrophication Extraction of, or mortality/injury to, wild species (by commercial and recreational fishing and other activities) Physical disturbance to seabed
Related targets	LUVA1 LUVAyleinen

National part of Northern Baltic Proper (BAL-FI-NB)

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GES component	D3
Feature	Commercially exploited fish and shellfish
Element	Clupea harengus		Gadus morhua		Sprattus sprattus
Element code	126417		126436		126425
Element code source	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/		Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/		Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/
Element 2	Herring (Clupea harengus) in subdivisions 25-29 and 32, excluding the Gulf of Riga (central Baltic Sea)		Cod (Gadus morhua) in subdivisions 24-32, eastern Baltic stock (eastern Baltic Sea)		Sprat (Sprattus sprattus) in Subdivisions 22-32 (Baltic Sea)
Element 2 code	her.27.25-2932		cod.27.24-32		spr.27.22-32
Element 2 code source	Species (D3) http://vocab.ices.dk/?ref=357		Species (D3) http://vocab.ices.dk/?ref=357		Species (D3) http://vocab.ices.dk/?ref=357
Element source	HELCOM		HELCOM		HELCOM
Criterion	D3C1	D3C2	D3C1	D3C2	D3C1	D3C2
Parameter	Mortality rate / Mortality rate from fishing (F)	Other	Mortality rate / Mortality rate from fishing (F)	Other	Mortality rate / Mortality rate from fishing (F)	Other
Parameter other		Spawning stock biomass		Biomass		Spawning stock biomass
Threshold value upper	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.5	1.0	1.0
Threshold value lower
Threshold qualitative
Threshold value source	Helsinki Convention	Helsinki Convention	Helsinki Convention	Helsinki Convention	Helsinki Convention	Helsinki Convention
Threshold value source other
Value achieved upper	0.66	1.66	2.0	0.6	1.25	1.51
Value achieved lower
Value unit	Other	ratio	Other	ratio	Other	ratio
Value unit other	ratio		F/F-MSY ratio		ratio
Proportion threshold value
Proportion value achieved
Proportion threshold value unit
Trend	Stable	Stable	Deteriorating	Deteriorating	Improving	Stable
Parameter achieved	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes
Description parameter	The result is the mean of the annual F /F-MSY ratios during 2011-2016. Source: HELCOM HOLAS II / Thematic assessment of biodiversity (http://stateofthebalticsea.helcom.fi/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/HELCOM_Thematic-assessment-of-biodiversity-2011-2016_pre-publication.pdf).	The result is the mean of the annual SSB /B-MSY trigger ratios during 2011-2016. Source: HELCOM HOLAS II / Thematic assessment of biodiversity (http://stateofthebalticsea.helcom.fi/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/HELCOM_Thematic-assessment-of-biodiversity-2011-2016_pre-publication.pdf).	Source: HELCOM HOLAS II / Thematic assessment of biodiversity (http://stateofthebalticsea.helcom.fi/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/HELCOM_Thematic-assessment-of-biodiversity-2011-2016_pre-publication.pdf).	Source: HELCOM HOLAS II / Thematic assessment of biodiversity (http://stateofthebalticsea.helcom.fi/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/HELCOM_Thematic-assessment-of-biodiversity-2011-2016_pre-publication.pdf).	The result is the mean of the annual F /F-MSY ratios during 2011-2016. Source: HELCOM HOLAS II / Thematic assessment of biodiversity (http://stateofthebalticsea.helcom.fi/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/HELCOM_Thematic-assessment-of-biodiversity-2011-2016_pre-publication.pdf).	The result is the mean of the annual SSB /B-MSY trigger ratios during 2011-2016. Source: HELCOM HOLAS II / Thematic assessment of biodiversity (http://stateofthebalticsea.helcom.fi/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/HELCOM_Thematic-assessment-of-biodiversity-2011-2016_pre-publication.pdf).
Related indicator	Herring stock and fishing mortality in Central Baltic	Herring stock and fishing mortality in Central Baltic	Eastern cod stock and fishing mortality	Eastern cod stock and fishing mortality	Sprat stock and fishing mortality	Sprat stock and fishing mortality
Criteria status	Good	Good	Not good	Good	Not good	Good
Description criteria					The assessment applies to the entire Baltic Sea (ICES SD 24-32).
Element status	Good		Not good		Not good
Description element
Integration rule type parameter
Integration rule description parameter
Integration rule type criteria	OOAO
Integration rule description criteria	OOAO between the fishing mortality and spawning stock biomass: http://stateofthebalticsea.helcom.fi/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/HELCOM_Thematic-assessment-of-biodiversity-2011-2016_pre-publication.pdf.
GES extent threshold	100.00
GES extent achieved	33.00
GES extent unit	Proportion of populations in good status
GES achieved	Unknown
Description overall status	No integration was made for the level of D3.
Assessments period	2011-2016
Related pressures	Eutrophication Extraction of, or mortality/injury to, wild species (by commercial and recreational fishing and other activities) Physical disturbance to seabed
Related targets	LUVA1 LUVAyleinen

National part of The Quark (BAL-FI-QK)

Simplified table

GES component	D3
Feature	Commercially exploited fish and shellfish
Element	Clupea harengus		Perca fluviatilis	Sander lucioperca	Sprattus sprattus
Element code	126417		151353	151308	126425
Element code source	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/		Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/
Element 2	Herring (Clupea harengus) in Subdivisions 30 and 31 (Gulf of Bothnia)		x	.	Sprat (Sprattus sprattus) in Subdivisions 22-32 (Baltic Sea)
Element 2 code	her.27.3031				spr.27.22-32
Element 2 code source	Species (D3) http://vocab.ices.dk/?ref=357				Species (D3) http://vocab.ices.dk/?ref=357
Element source	HELCOM		HELCOM	National	HELCOM
Criterion	D3C1	D3C2	D3C2	D3C2	D3C1	D3C2
Parameter	Mortality rate / Mortality rate from fishing (F)	Other	Other	Other	Mortality rate / Mortality rate from fishing (F)	Other
Parameter other		Spawning stock biomass	Biomass	Biomass		Spawning stock biomass
Threshold value upper	1.0	1.0	0.6		1.0	1.0
Threshold value lower
Threshold qualitative				Expert judgement
Threshold value source	Helsinki Convention	Helsinki Convention	Helsinki Convention	National	Helsinki Convention	Helsinki Convention
Threshold value source other
Value achieved upper	0.93	1.9	0.625		1.2	1.51
Value achieved lower
Value unit	Other	Other	Other	Other	Other	Other
Value unit other	ratio	ratio	biomass	biomass	ratio	ratio
Proportion threshold value
Proportion value achieved
Proportion threshold value unit
Trend	Stable	Stable	Improving	Stable	Improving	Stable
Parameter achieved	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Description parameter	The result is the mean of the annual F /F-MSY ratios during 2011-2016. Source: HELCOM HOLAS II / Thematic assessment of biodiversity (http://stateofthebalticsea.helcom.fi/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/HELCOM_Thematic-assessment-of-biodiversity-2011-2016_pre-publication.pdf).	The result is the mean of the annual SSB /B-MSY trigger ratios during 2011-2016. Source: HELCOM HOLAS II / Thematic assessment of biodiversity (http://stateofthebalticsea.helcom.fi/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/HELCOM_Thematic-assessment-of-biodiversity-2011-2016_pre-publication.pdf).	The fishing catch is combined with the stock size assessment under D3C2.	The assessment was based on expert judgement by the Natural Resources Institute Finland (LUKE). The fishing catch is combined with the stock size assessment under D3C2.	The result is the mean of the annual F /F-MSY ratios during 2011-2016. Source: HELCOM HOLAS II / Thematic assessment of biodiversity (http://stateofthebalticsea.helcom.fi/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/HELCOM_Thematic-assessment-of-biodiversity-2011-2016_pre-publication.pdf).
Related indicator	Herring stock and fishing mortality in Gulf of Bothnia	Herring stock and fishing mortality in Gulf of Bothnia	Abundance of Key Coastal Fish Species Catch of Perch and Pike-Perch	Catch of Perch and Pike-Perch	Sprat stock and fishing mortality	Sprat stock and fishing mortality
Criteria status	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not good	Good
Description criteria					The assessment applies to the entire Baltic Sea (ICES SD 24-32).
Element status	Good		Good	Good	Not good
Description element
Integration rule type parameter
Integration rule description parameter
Integration rule type criteria	OOAO
Integration rule description criteria	OOAO between the fishing mortality and spawning stock biomass: http://stateofthebalticsea.helcom.fi/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/HELCOM_Thematic-assessment-of-biodiversity-2011-2016_pre-publication.pdf.
GES extent threshold	100.00
GES extent achieved	75.00
GES extent unit	Proportion of populations in good status
GES achieved	Unknown
Description overall status	No integration was made for the level of D3.
Assessments period	2011-2016
Related pressures	Eutrophication Extraction of, or mortality/injury to, wild species (by commercial and recreational fishing and other activities) Physical disturbance to seabed
Related targets	LUVA1 LUVAyleinen