Member State report / Art8 / 2018 / D2 / Italy / Mediterranean: Adriatic 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 | D2 Non-indigenous species |
| Member State | Italy |
| Region/subregion | Mediterranean: Adriatic Sea |
| Reported by | ISPRA - Italian National Institute for Environmental Protection and Research |
| Report date | 2020-10-01 |
| Report access | MSFD_2018_ART8_GES_IT_2020-07-31.xml |
Mediterranean Sea: Adriatic Sea (IT-AS-0001)
GES component |
D2
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Feature |
Newly-introduced non-indigenous species
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Element |
Not applicable |
Element code |
Not applicable |
Element code source |
Link to other vocabulary or code lists that may be relevant
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Element 2 |
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Element 2 code |
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Element 2 code source |
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Element source |
MS in (sub)region |
Criterion |
D2C1
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Parameter |
Presence
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Parameter other |
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Threshold value upper |
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Threshold value lower |
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Threshold qualitative |
Number of newly introduced non-indigenous species high enough to endanger marine ecosystem |
Threshold value source |
Not applicable
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Threshold value source other |
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Value achieved upper |
14.0 |
Value achieved lower |
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Value unit |
(number of) species
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Value unit other |
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Proportion threshold value |
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Proportion value achieved |
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Proportion threshold value unit |
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Trend |
Unknown |
Parameter achieved |
Not assessed |
Description parameter |
The number of newly introduced species was based on NIS presence data collected through dedicated monitoring in hot spot areas for introductions during the first MSFD cycle. No real trend is mesurable since both sampling methodology and sampling effort were employed for the first time as such. |
Related indicator |
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Criteria status |
Not good |
Description criteria |
The number of newly introduced non-indigenous species is 14 and no mesures have been taken so far to minimise this number. |
Element status |
Not good |
Description element |
The number of newly introduced non-indigenous species is 14 and no mesures have been taken so far to minimise this number. Chrysochromulina lanceolata; Pyramimonas longicauda; Apedinella radians; Asteromphalus cleveanus; Biddulphia cf. sinensis; Chaetoceros furcellatus; Haslea gigantea; Hemiaulus indicus; Pseudo-nitzschia multistriata; Azadinium spinosum; Centrodinium pulchrum; Dinophysis bibulbus; Dinophysis infundibulum; Gambierdiscus toxicus; Gynogonadinium aequatoriale; Protoperidinium quinquecorne; Paracartia grani; Elasmopus pectenicrus; Ianiropsis serricaudis; Pilumnus minutus; Hydroides dirampha; Lumbrineris acutifrons; Lumbrineris perkinsi |
Integration rule type parameter |
Not relevant
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Integration rule description parameter |
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Integration rule type criteria |
Not relevant
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Integration rule description criteria |
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GES extent threshold |
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GES extent achieved |
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GES extent unit |
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GES achieved |
GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported |
Description overall status |
Italy adopts the criterion D2C1 of new Decision to evaluate the GES for descriptor 2. However, since the Italian marine waters are characterized by important Atlantic and Lessepsian species migrations, the evaluation of GES will be based solely on newly introduced NIS recorded in areas affected by main introduction vectors, such as shipping and aquaculture. According to data obtained by monitoring campaings, the Adriatic unit harbours the highest number of new introductions, represented by 9 species of phytoplankton and 5 species of benthos. |
Assessments period |
2012-2017 |
Related pressures |
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Related targets |
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