In accordance with the advice given in Guidance 14 (Walmsley, S.F., Weiss, A., Claussen, U., Connor, D. 2017 Guidance for Assessments Under Article 8 of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive, Integration of assessment results. ABPmer Report No R.2733, produced for the European Commission, DG Environment, February 2017), the D6C3 assessment must be carried out for each habitat type and the D6C3 results are not integrated. Furthermore, no threshold has been defined so far for the parameter "Extent": the status of the D6C3 criterion is therefore not reported. However, this assessment shows that professional trolling is the activity mainly responsible for the potential physical disturbance induced on the major benthic habitat types of the Western Mediterranean marine sub-region. The spatial extent of the potentially disturbed "abyssal zone" habitat is 0 km², i.e. 0% of the total habitat area in the Western Mediterranean marine sub-region. The relative areas and percentages calculated for this assessment should nevertheless be put into perspective, particularly in view of the data and the method used to characterise the areas subject to physical disturbance induced by trolling fishing activities.

In accordance with the advice given in Guidance 14 (Walmsley, S.F., Weiss, A., Claussen, U., Connor, D. 2017 Guidance for Assessments Under Article 8 of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive, Integration of assessment results. ABPmer Report No R.2733, produced for the European Commission, DG Environment, February 2017), the D6C3 assessment must be carried out for each habitat type and the D6C3 results are not integrated. Furthermore, no threshold has been defined so far for the parameter "Extent": the status of the D6C3 criterion is therefore not reported. However, this assessment shows that professional trolling is the activity most responsible (more than 93%) for the potential physical disturbance induced on "coastal circalittoral" and "offshore circalittoral" habitats and for the sediments of the lower or upper bathyal of the Western Mediterranean marine sub-region. The spatial extent of the potentially disturbed "coastal circalittoral coarse sediment" habitat is 251.9 km², i.e. 14.3% of the total habitat area in the Western Mediterranean Marine Sub-Region.The relative areas and percentages calculated for this assessment should nevertheless be put into perspective, particularly in view of the data and the method used to characterise the areas subject to physical disturbance induced by trolling activities.

In accordance with the advice given in Guidance 14 (Walmsley, S.F., Weiss, A., Claussen, U., Connor, D. 2017 Guidance for Assessments Under Article 8 of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive, Integration of assessment results. ABPmer Report No R.2733, produced for the European Commission, DG Environment, February 2017), the D6C3 assessment must be carried out for each habitat type and the D6C3 results are not integrated. Furthermore, no threshold has been defined so far for the parameter "Extent": the status of the D6C3 criterion is therefore not reported. However, this assessment shows that professional trolling is the activity most responsible (more than 93%) for the potential physical disturbance induced on "coastal circalittoral" and "offshore circalittoral" habitats and for the sediments of the lower or upper bathyal of the Western Mediterranean marine sub-region. It was not possible to distinguish between inshore and offshore circalittoral mud, so both habitats are assessed as a single habitat. The spatial extent of this potentially disturbed "coastal and offshore circalittoral mud" habitat is 9148.3 km², i.e. 91.3% of the total habitat area in the Western Mediterranean Marine Sub-Region, but the relative areas and percentages calculated for this assessment should be put into perspective, particularly in view of the data and the method used to characterise the areas subject to physical disturbance induced by dragging fishing activities.

In accordance with the advice given in Guidance 14 (Walmsley, S.F., Weiss, A., Claussen, U., Connor, D. 2017 Guidance for Assessments Under Article 8 of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive, Integration of assessment results. ABPmer Report No R.2733, produced for the European Commission, DG Environment, February 2017), the D6C3 assessment must be carried out for each habitat type and the D6C3 results are not integrated. Furthermore, no threshold has been defined so far for the parameter "Extent": the status of the D6C3 criterion is therefore not reported. However, this assessment shows that professional trolling is the activity most responsible (more than 93%) for the potential physical disturbance induced on "coastal circalittoral" and "offshore circalittoral" habitats and for the sediments of the lower or upper bathyal of the Western Mediterranean marine sub-region. The spatial extent of the potentially disturbed "coastal circalittoral biogenic rocks and reefs" habitat is 28.1 km², i.e. 27% of the total habitat area in the Western Mediterranean Marine Sub-Region. The relative areas and percentages calculated for this assessment should nevertheless be put into perspective, particularly in view of the data and the method used to characterise the areas subject to physical disturbance induced by trolling activities.

In accordance with the advice given in Guidance 14 (Walmsley, S.F., Weiss, A., Claussen, U., Connor, D. 2017 Guidance for Assessments Under Article 8 of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive, Integration of assessment results. ABPmer Report No R.2733, produced for the European Commission, DG Environment, February 2017), the D6C3 assessment must be carried out for each habitat type and the D6C3 results are not integrated. Furthermore, no threshold has been defined so far for the parameter "Extent": the status of the D6C3 criterion is therefore not reported. However, this assessment shows that professional trolling is the activity most responsible (more than 93%) for the potential physical disturbance induced on "coastal circalittoral" and "offshore circalittoral" habitats and for the sediments of the lower or upper bathyal of the Western Mediterranean marine sub-region. The spatial extent of the potentially disturbed "coastal circalittoral sands" habitat is 638.3 km², i.e. 33.2% of the total habitat area in the Western Mediterranean marine sub-region. The areas and relative percentages calculated for this assessment should nevertheless be put into perspective, particularly in view of the data and the method used to characterise the areas subject to physical disturbance induced by trolling activities.

In accordance with the advice given in Guidance 14 (Walmsley, S.F., Weiss, A., Claussen, U., Connor, D. 2017 Guidance for Assessments Under Article 8 of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive, Integration of assessment results. ABPmer Report No R.2733, produced for the European Commission, DG Environment, February 2017), the D6C3 assessment must be carried out for each habitat type and the D6C3 results are not integrated. Furthermore, no threshold has been defined so far for the parameter "Extent": the status of the D6C3 criterion is therefore not reported. Nevertheless, this assessment shows that for the "infralittoral" type habitats of the Western Mediterranean marine sub-region, the contribution of mooring activities to the total potential physical disturbance is particularly significant and varies from 32 to 77% depending on the habitat considered. The spatial extent of the potentially disturbed "infralittoral coarse sediment" habitat is 24.5 km², i.e. 13.3% of the total habitat area in the Western Mediterranean Marine Sub-Region.the relative areas and percentages calculated for this assessment should nevertheless be put into perspective, particularly in view of the data and the method used to characterise the areas subject to physical disturbance induced by dragging arts fishing activities.

In accordance with the advice given in Guidance 14 (Walmsley, S.F., Weiss, A., Claussen, U., Connor, D. 2017 Guidance for Assessments Under Article 8 of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive, Integration of assessment results. ABPmer Report No R.2733, produced for the European Commission, DG Environment, February 2017), the D6C3 assessment must be carried out for each habitat type and the D6C3 results are not integrated. Furthermore, no threshold has been defined so far for the parameter "Extent": the status of the D6C3 criterion is therefore not reported. However, this assessment shows that for the "infralittoral" type habitats of the Western Mediterranean marine sub-region, the contribution of mooring activities to the total potential physical disturbance is particularly significant and varies from 32 to 77 % depending on the habitat considered. The spatial extent of the potentially disturbed "mixed infralittoral sediment" habitat is 0 km², i.e. 0% of the total habitat area in the Western Mediterranean Marine Sub-Region.The relative areas and percentages calculated for this assessment should nevertheless be put into perspective, in particular because of the data and the method used to characterise the areas subject to physical disturbance induced by dragging arts fishing activities.

In accordance with the advice given in Guidance 14 (Walmsley, S.F., Weiss, A., Claussen, U., Connor, D. 2017 Guidance for Assessments Under Article 8 of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive, Integration of assessment results. ABPmer Report No R.2733, produced for the European Commission, DG Environment, February 2017), the D6C3 assessment must be carried out for each habitat type and the D6C3 results are not integrated. Furthermore, no threshold has been defined so far for the parameter "Extent": the status of the D6C3 criterion is therefore not reported. However, this assessment shows that for the "infralittoral" type habitats of the Western Mediterranean marine sub-region, the contribution of mooring activities to the total potential physical disturbance is particularly significant and varies from 32 to 77 % depending on the habitat considered. The spatial extent of the potentially disturbed "infralittoral mudflats" habitat is 10.8 km², i.e. 38% of the total habitat area in the Western Mediterranean Marine Sub-Region. The relative areas and percentages calculated for this assessment should nevertheless be put into perspective, particularly in view of the data and the method used to characterise the areas subject to physical disturbance induced by dragging arts fishing activities.

In accordance with the advice given in Guidance 14 (Walmsley, S.F., Weiss, A., Claussen, U., Connor, D. 2017 Guidance for Assessments Under Article 8 of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive, Integration of assessment results. ABPmer Report No R.2733, produced for the European Commission, DG Environment, February 2017), the D6C3 assessment must be carried out for each habitat type and the D6C3 results are not integrated. Furthermore, no threshold has been defined so far for the parameter "Extent": the status of the D6C3 criterion is therefore not reported. However, this assessment shows that for the "infralittoral" type habitats of the Western Mediterranean marine sub-region, the contribution of mooring activities to the total potential physical disturbance is particularly significant and varies from 32 to 77 % depending on the habitat considered. The spatial extent of the potentially disturbed "infralittoral biogenic rock and reef" habitat is 254.6 km², i.e. 26.4% of the total habitat area in the Western Mediterranean Marine Sub-Region. The relative areas and percentages calculated for this assessment should nevertheless be put into perspective, in particular because of the data and the method used to characterise the areas subject to physical disturbance induced by dragging arts fishing activities.

In accordance with the advice given in Guidance 14 (Walmsley, S.F., Weiss, A., Claussen, U., Connor, D. 2017 Guidance for Assessments Under Article 8 of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive, Integration of assessment results. ABPmer Report No R.2733, produced for the European Commission, DG Environment, February 2017), the D6C3 assessment must be carried out for each habitat type and the D6C3 results are not integrated. Furthermore, no threshold has been defined so far for the parameter "Extent": the status of the D6C3 criterion is therefore not reported. However, this assessment shows that for the "infralittoral" type habitats of the Western Mediterranean marine sub-region, the contribution of mooring activities to the total potential physical disturbance is particularly significant and varies from 32 to 77 % depending on the habitat considered. The spatial extent of the potentially disturbed "infralittoral sands" habitat is 117.8 km², i.e. 24.5% of the total area of habitat in the Western Mediterranean marine sub-region. The relative areas and percentages calculated for this assessment should nevertheless be put into perspective, particularly in view of the data and the method used to characterise the areas subject to physical disturbance induced by dragging arts fishing activities.

In accordance with the advice given in Guidance 14 (Walmsley, S.F., Weiss, A., Claussen, U., Connor, D. 2017 Guidance for Assessments Under Article 8 of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive, Integration of assessment results. ABPmer Report No R.2733, produced for the European Commission, DG Environment, February 2017), the D6C3 assessment must be carried out for each habitat type and the D6C3 results are not integrated. Furthermore, no threshold has been defined so far for the parameter "Extent": the status of the D6C3 criterion is therefore not reported. However, this assessment shows that professional trolling is the activity mainly responsible for the potential physical disturbance induced on the major benthic habitat types of the Western Mediterranean marine sub-region. It was not possible to distinguish between upper and lower bathyal rocks and reefs, so these two habitats are assessed as a single habitat. Thus, the "rocks and reefs of the lower and upper bathyal" habitat is not potentially disturbed. The spatial extent of this potentially disturbed "rocks and reefs of the lower or upper bathyal" habitat is 0 km², i.e. 0% of the total habitat area in the Western Mediterranean marine sub-region. The relative areas and percentages calculated for this assessment should nevertheless be put into perspective, particularly in view of the data and the method used to characterise the areas subject to physical disturbance induced by troll fishing activities.

In accordance with the advice given in Guidance 14 (Walmsley, S.F., Weiss, A., Claussen, U., Connor, D. 2017 Guidance for Assessments Under Article 8 of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive, Integration of assessment results. ABPmer Report No R.2733, produced for the European Commission, DG Environment, February 2017), the D6C3 assessment must be carried out for each habitat type and the D6C3 results are not integrated. Furthermore, no threshold has been defined so far for the parameter "Extent": the status of the D6C3 criterion is therefore not reported. However, this assessment shows that professional trolling is the activity mainly responsible for the potential physical disturbance induced on the major benthic habitat types of the Western Mediterranean marine sub-region. It was not possible to distinguish between upper and lower bathyal sediments, so these two habitats are assessed as a single habitat. The spatial extent of this potentially disturbed "upper and lower bathyal sediment" habitat is 639.4 km², i.e. 0.9% of the total habitat area in the Western Mediterranean marine sub-region. The relative areas and percentages calculated for this assessment should nevertheless be put into perspective, particularly in view of the data and the method used to characterise the areas subject to physical disturbance induced by troll fishing activities.

In accordance with the advice given in Guidance 14 (Walmsley, S.F., Weiss, A., Claussen, U., Connor, D. 2017 Guidance for Assessments Under Article 8 of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive, Integration of assessment results. ABPmer Report No R.2733, produced for the European Commission, DG Environment, February 2017), the D6C3 assessment must be carried out for each habitat type and the D6C3 results are not integrated. Furthermore, no threshold has been defined so far for the parameter "Extent": the status of the D6C3 criterion is therefore not reported. However, this assessment shows that professional trolling is the activity most responsible (more than 93%) for the potential physical disturbance induced on "coastal circalittoral" and "offshore circalittoral" habitats and for the sediments of the lower or upper bathyal of the Western Mediterranean marine sub-region. The total spatial extent of the potentially disturbed "coarse circalittoral offshore sediment" habitat is 326.8 km², i.e. 74.7% of the total habitat area in the Western Mediterranean Marine Sub-Region. The relative areas and percentages calculated for this assessment should nevertheless be put into perspective, particularly in view of the data and the method used to characterise the areas subject to physical disturbance induced by troll fishing activities.

In accordance with the advice given in Guidance 14 (Walmsley, S.F., Weiss, A., Claussen, U., Connor, D. 2017 Guidance for Assessments Under Article 8 of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive, Integration of assessment results. ABPmer Report No R.2733, produced for the European Commission, DG Environment, February 2017), the D6C3 assessment must be carried out for each habitat type and the D6C3 results are not integrated. Furthermore, no threshold has been defined so far for the parameter "Extent": the status of the D6C3 criterion is therefore not reported. However, this assessment shows that professional trolling is the activity most responsible (more than 93%) for the potential physical disturbance induced on "coastal circalittoral" and "offshore circalittoral" habitats and for the sediments of the lower or upper bathyal of the Western Mediterranean marine sub-region. It was not possible to distinguish between inshore and offshore circalittoral mud, so both habitats are assessed as a single habitat. The spatial extent of this potentially disturbed "coastal and offshore circalittoral mud" habitat is 9148.3 km², i.e. 91.3% of the total habitat area in the Western Mediterranean Marine Sub-Region, but the relative areas and percentages calculated for this assessment should be put into perspective, particularly in view of the data and the method used to characterise the areas subject to physical disturbance induced by dragging fishing activities.

In accordance with the advice given in Guidance 14 (Walmsley, S.F., Weiss, A., Claussen, U., Connor, D. 2017 Guidance for Assessments Under Article 8 of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive, Integration of assessment results. ABPmer Report No R.2733, produced for the European Commission, DG Environment, February 2017), the D6C3 assessment must be carried out for each habitat type and the D6C3 results are not integrated. Furthermore, no threshold has been defined so far for the parameter "Extent": the status of the D6C3 criterion is therefore not reported. However, this assessment shows that professional trolling is the activity most responsible (more than 93%) for the potential physical disturbance induced on "coastal circalittoral" and "offshore circalittoral" habitats and for the sediments of the lower or upper bathyal of the Western Mediterranean marine sub-region. The spatial extent of the potentially disturbed "circalittoral offshore rocks and biogenic reefs" habitat is less than 0.1 km², i.e. 0.01% of the total habitat area in the Western Mediterranean Marine Sub-Region. The areas and relative percentages calculated for this assessment should nevertheless be put into perspective, particularly in view of the data and the method used to characterise the areas subject to physical disturbance induced by trolling activities.

In accordance with the advice given in Guidance 14 (Walmsley, S.F., Weiss, A., Claussen, U., Connor, D. 2017 Guidance for Assessments Under Article 8 of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive, Integration of assessment results. ABPmer Report No R.2733, produced for the European Commission, DG Environment, February 2017), the D6C3 assessment must be carried out for each habitat type and the D6C3 results are not integrated. Furthermore, no threshold has been defined so far for the parameter "Extent": the status of the D6C3 criterion is therefore not reported. However, this assessment shows that professional trolling is the activity most responsible (more than 93%) for the potential physical disturbance induced on "coastal circalittoral" and "offshore circalittoral" habitats and for the sediments of the lower or upper bathyal of the Western Mediterranean marine sub-region. The total spatial extent of the potentially disturbed "circalittoral offshore sands" habitat is 537.7 km², i.e. 29.1% of the total habitat area in the Western Mediterranean marine sub-region. The relative areas and percentages calculated for this assessment should nevertheless be put into perspective, particularly in view of the data and the method used to characterise the areas subject to physical disturbance induced by trolling activities.

In accordance with the advice given in Guidance 14 (Walmsley, S.F., Weiss, A., Claussen, U., Connor, D. 2017 Guidance for Assessments Under Article 8 of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive, Integration of assessment results. ABPmer Report No R.2733, produced for the European Commission, DG Environment, February 2017), the D6C3 assessment must be carried out for each habitat type and the D6C3 results are not integrated. Furthermore, no threshold has been defined so far for the parameter "Extent": the status of the D6C3 criterion is therefore not reported. However, this assessment shows that professional trolling is the activity mainly responsible for the potential physical disturbance induced on the major benthic habitat types of the Western Mediterranean marine sub-region. It was not possible to distinguish between upper and lower bathyal rocks and reefs, so these two habitats are assessed as a single habitat. Thus, the "rocks and reefs of the lower and upper bathyal" habitat is not potentially disturbed. The spatial extent of this potentially disturbed "rocks and reefs of the lower or upper bathyal" habitat is 0 km², i.e. 0% of the total habitat area in the Western Mediterranean marine sub-region. The relative areas and percentages calculated for this assessment should nevertheless be put into perspective, particularly in view of the data and the method used to characterise the areas subject to physical disturbance induced by troll fishing activities.

In accordance with the advice given in Guidance 14 (Walmsley, S.F., Weiss, A., Claussen, U., Connor, D. 2017 Guidance for Assessments Under Article 8 of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive, Integration of assessment results. ABPmer Report No R.2733, produced for the European Commission, DG Environment, February 2017), the D6C3 assessment must be carried out for each habitat type and the D6C3 results are not integrated. Furthermore, no threshold has been defined so far for the parameter "Extent": the status of the D6C3 criterion is therefore not reported. However, this assessment shows that professional trolling is the activity mainly responsible for the potential physical disturbance induced on the major benthic habitat types of the Western Mediterranean marine sub-region. It was not possible to distinguish between upper and lower bathyal sediments, so these two habitats are assessed as a single habitat. The spatial extent of this potentially disturbed "upper and lower bathyal sediment" habitat is 639.4 km², i.e. 0.9% of the total habitat area in the Western Mediterranean marine sub-region. The relative areas and percentages calculated for this assessment should nevertheless be put into perspective, particularly in view of the data and the method used to characterise the areas subject to physical disturbance induced by troll fishing activities.

In accordance with the advice given in Guidance 14 (Walmsley, S.F., Weiss, A., Claussen, U., Connor, D. 2017 Guidance for Assessments Under Article 8 of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive, Integration of assessment results. ABPmer Report No R.2733, produced for the European Commission, DG Environment, February 2017) no threshold is to be specified for D6C2: the status of the D6C2 criterion is therefore not reported. However, the assessment of criterion D6C2 shows that the spatial extent of the potential physical disturbance of the seabed represents 12014 km², i.e. approximately 11% of the surface area of the Western Mediterranean marine sub-region. Although the use of available data on professional trolling increases the actual area under pressure, the assessment shows that more than 97% of the area of potential physical disturbance of the seabed is attributable to this activity.

In accordance with the advice given in Guidance 14 (Walmsley, S.F., Weiss, A., Claussen, U., Connor, D. 2017 Guidance for Assessments Under Article 8 of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive, Integration of assessment results. ABPmer Report No R.2733, produced for the European Commission, DG Environment, February 2017) no threshold is to be specified for D6C1: the status of the D6C1 criterion is therefore not reported. However, the assessment of the D6C1 criterion shows that the potential physical losses represent an area of 29.5 km², i.e. less than 0.03% of the surface area of the Western Mediterranean marine sub-region. The potential physical losses are mainly due to maritime works (extraction of materials, coastal works, dredging, dumping).