Member State report / Art9 / 2012 / D7 / Croatia / Mediterranean: Adriatic 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 D7 Hydrographical changes
Member State Croatia
Region/subregion Mediterranean: Adriatic Sea
Reported by Institute for Oceanography and Fisheries
Report date 2014-10-07
Report access MADHR_MSFD9GES_20141014.xml
GES component
D7
7.1 Spatial characterisation of permanent alterations
7.1.1 Extent of area affected
7.2 Impact of permanent hydrographical changes
7.2.1 Extent of habitats affected
7.2.2 Change in habitats
Method used
MAD-HR-MS-ADRIATIC: Početna procjena stanja i opterećenja morskog okoliša hrvatskog dijela Jadrana: http://www.mzoip.hr/[…]/Pocetna_procjena_morski_okolis.pdf; Ministry of Environmental and Nature Protection: http://www.mzoip.hr/; Institute for Oceanography and Fisheries- Split and Croatian Environment Agency: http://www.izor.hr/azo/; Oceanographic referral database: http:jadran.izor.hr/roscop/
MAD-HR-MS-ADRIATIC: Početna procjena stanja i opterećenja morskog okoliša hrvatskog dijela Jadrana: http://www.mzoip.hr/[…]/Pocetna_procjena_morski_okolis.pdf; Ministry of Environmental and Nature Protection: http://www.mzoip.hr/; Institute for Oceanography and Fisheries- Split and Croatian Environment Agency: http://www.izor.hr/azo/; Oceanographic referral database: http:jadran.izor.hr/roscop/
MAD-HR-MS-ADRIATIC: Početna procjena stanja i opterećenja morskog okoliša hrvatskog dijela Jadrana: http://www.mzoip.hr/[…]/Pocetna_procjena_morski_okolis.pdf; Ministry of Environmental and Nature Protection: http://www.mzoip.hr/; Institute for Oceanography and Fisheries- Split and Croatian Environment Agency: http://www.izor.hr/azo/; Oceanographic referral database: http:jadran.izor.hr/roscop/
Marine reporting units
  • MAD-HR-AA-COAST_8A1_8B6
  • MAD-HR-AA-COAST_MS_8B8_8B12
  • MAD-HR-AA-COAST_N_8B8_8B12
  • MAD-HR-AA-OPEN_8A1_8B6
  • MAD-HR-AA-OPEN_MS_8B8_8B12
  • MAD-HR-AA-OPEN_N_8B8_8B12
  • MAD-HR-MS-ADRIATIC
  • MAD-HR-AA-COAST_8A1_8B6
  • MAD-HR-AA-COAST_MS_8B8_8B12
  • MAD-HR-AA-COAST_N_8B8_8B12
  • MAD-HR-AA-OPEN_8A1_8B6
  • MAD-HR-AA-OPEN_MS_8B8_8B12
  • MAD-HR-AA-OPEN_N_8B8_8B12
  • MAD-HR-MS-ADRIATIC
  • MAD-HR-AA-COAST_8A1_8B6
  • MAD-HR-AA-COAST_MS_8B8_8B12
  • MAD-HR-AA-COAST_N_8B8_8B12
  • MAD-HR-AA-OPEN_8A1_8B6
  • MAD-HR-AA-OPEN_MS_8B8_8B12
  • MAD-HR-AA-OPEN_N_8B8_8B12
  • MAD-HR-MS-ADRIATIC
  • MAD-HR-AA-COAST_8A1_8B6
  • MAD-HR-AA-COAST_MS_8B8_8B12
  • MAD-HR-AA-COAST_N_8B8_8B12
  • MAD-HR-AA-OPEN_8A1_8B6
  • MAD-HR-AA-OPEN_MS_8B8_8B12
  • MAD-HR-AA-OPEN_N_8B8_8B12
  • MAD-HR-MS-ADRIATIC
  • MAD-HR-AA-COAST_8A1_8B6
  • MAD-HR-AA-COAST_MS_8B8_8B12
  • MAD-HR-AA-COAST_N_8B8_8B12
  • MAD-HR-AA-OPEN_8A1_8B6
  • MAD-HR-AA-OPEN_MS_8B8_8B12
  • MAD-HR-AA-OPEN_N_8B8_8B12
  • MAD-HR-MS-ADRIATIC
  • MAD-HR-AA-COAST_8A1_8B6
  • MAD-HR-AA-COAST_MS_8B8_8B12
  • MAD-HR-AA-COAST_N_8B8_8B12
  • MAD-HR-AA-OPEN_8A1_8B6
  • MAD-HR-AA-OPEN_MS_8B8_8B12
  • MAD-HR-AA-OPEN_N_8B8_8B12
  • MAD-HR-MS-ADRIATIC
Feature
  • AllFunctional
  • Current velocity
  • Salinity
  • SeaBottomTemperature
  • SeaSurfaceTemperature
  • SeabedHabitatsAll
  • Transparency
  • WaterColumnHabitatsAll
  • WaveExposure
  • Current velocity
  • Salinity
  • SeaBottomTemperature
  • SeaSurfaceTemperature
  • SeabedHabitatsAll
  • Transparency
  • WaterColumnHabitatsAll
  • WaveExposure
  • AllFunctional
  • Current velocity
  • Salinity
  • SeaBottomTemperature
  • SeaSurfaceTemperature
  • SeabedHabitatsAll
  • Transparency
  • WaterColumnHabitatsAll
  • WaveExposure
Criterion/indicator
D7
7.1
7.1.1
7.2
7.2.1
7.2.2
GES description
There are no significant changes in hydrographic indicators (temperature, salinity, transparency and sea level) that would have impact on the ecosystem. Since there is no permanent changes of Descriptor 7 influenced by human activity, we can say that GES is achieved in the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea.
The nature and scale of any permanent changes to the prevailing hydrographic conditions resulting from anthropogenic activities, having taken into account climatic or long-term cyclical processes in the marine environment, do not lead to significant long term impacts on biological and other components considered under other descriptors. GES is reached.
The nature and scale of any permanent changes to the prevailing hydrographic conditions resulting from anthropogenic activities, having taken into account climatic or long-term cyclical processes in the marine environment, do not lead to significant long term impacts on biological and other components considered under other descriptors. GES is reached.
Threshold values
Threshold value unit
Proportion of area to achieve threshold value
Reference point type
Baseline
Assessment method
Temperature and salinity: CTD multiparameter probe (SEABIRD SBE-9 and SBE-25). Transparency: Secchi disk. Currents: ADCP (Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler), High Frequency (HF) radar systems.
Development status