Criterion D1C1 has not been assessed for commercially exploited stocks as it relates only to non-commercially exploited species. The indicators used for criterion D1C3 for these stocks are common to those of D3C3 which could not be reported in this assessment. There is no operational indicator for D1C1 for coastal fish, for D1C2 and D1C3 for 2 species of seahorses and for D1C1, D1C2 and D1C3 for basking shark, porbeagle and angel shark. This is linked to the lack of an operational monitoring programme and of data to develop indicators. The literature review carried out for these species did not provide information on the overall status of the species. The methodological standards associated with these criteria will be specified following further studies, as provided for in Ministerial Order 2019 on the definition of good environmental status of marine waters.

Criterion D1C1 targets non-commercially harvested fish species at risk of being caught accidentally. However, knowledge for these species is even more patchy than for commercially exploited species. Moreover, mortality related to accidental catches is very difficult to qualify and quantify. The list of non-commercially exploited fish species at risk of being caught accidentally, and the mortality thresholds due to accidental catches for each of these species, will be specified following further studies, as provided for in Ministerial Order 2019 on the definition of good environmental status of marine waters.

Criterion D1C1 has not been assessed for commercially exploited stocks as it only concerns non-commercially exploited species at risk of being caught accidentally. The indicators used to meet criterion D1C3 for these stocks are common to those used for criterion D3C3, which could not be filled in during this assessment. Criterion D1C2 has no operational indicators for deepwater flounder. This is linked to the lack of an operational monitoring programme and of data to develop indicators. Furthermore, the literature review carried out for this species did not provide information on this criterion, but only on the overall status of the species. The methodological standards associated with these criteria will be specified following further studies, as provided for in Ministerial Order 2019 on the definition of good environmental status of marine waters.