Member State report / Art8 / 2012 / D6 / Italy / Mediterranean: Adriatic Sea
| Report type | Member State report to Commission |
| MSFD Article | Art. 8 Initial assessment (and Art. 17 updates) |
| Report due | 2012-10-15 |
| GES Descriptor | D6 Sea-floor integrity/D1 Benthic habitats |
| Member State | Italy |
| Region/subregion | Mediterranean: Adriatic Sea |
| Reported by | ISPRA - Italian National Institute for Environmental Protection and Research |
| Report date | 2013-04-30 |
| Report access | MSFD8aFeatures_20130506_101729.xml |
Southern Adriatic Sea
Topic |
FuncGroupAbundance
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FuncGroupCondition
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|---|---|---|
Reporting Feature |
FishCoastal |
FishCoastal |
Indicator |
1.6.2 |
1.6.1 |
Threshold Value |
2.39
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Threshold Unit |
Dimensionless
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Threshold Proportion |
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Baseline |
The mean value of the Shannon-Wiener diversity index observed in the C Zone (partial reserve) of the Torre Guaceto MPA in the period 2008-2012 is considered a reference condition. |
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Status |
NotAssessed |
NotAssessed |
Status Description |
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Status Trend |
Unknown_NotAssessed |
Unknown_NotAssessed |
Status Confidence |
GSA 17
Topic |
FuncGroupAbundance
|
FuncGroupCondition
|
|---|---|---|
Reporting Feature |
FishDemersal |
FishDemersal |
Indicator |
1.6.2 |
1.6.1 |
Threshold Value |
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Threshold Unit |
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Threshold Proportion |
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Baseline |
The temporal trend obtained by reggressing the annual average values ​​of abundance and biomass of piscivorous demersal fish against time in the period 1994-2011 is considered a baseline condition. |
The temporal trend obtained by reggressing the annual average values ​​of the Shannon-Wiener diversity index against time in the period 1994-2011 is considered a baseline condition. |
Status |
Good |
Good |
Status Description |
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Status Trend |
Stable |
Stable |
Status Confidence |
GSA 18
Topic |
FuncGroupAbundance
|
FuncGroupCondition
|
FuncGroupAbundance
|
FuncGroupCondition
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
Reporting Feature |
FishDemersal |
FishDemersal |
FishDeep_sea |
FishDeep_sea |
Indicator |
1.6.2 |
1.6.1 |
1.6.2 |
1.6.1 |
Threshold Value |
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Threshold Unit |
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Threshold Proportion |
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Baseline |
The temporal trend obtained by reggressing the annual average values ​​of abundance and biomass of piscivorous demersal fish against time in the period 1994-2011 is considered a baseline condition. |
The temporal trend obtained by reggressing the annual average values ​​of the Shannon-Wiener diversity index against time in the period 1994-2011 is considered a baseline condition. |
The temporal trend obtained by reggressing the annual average values ​​of abundance and biomass of piscivorous deep-sea fish against time in the period 1994-2011 is considered a baseline condition. |
The temporal trend obtained by reggressing the annual average values ​​of the Shannon-Wiener diversity index against time in the period 1994-2011 is considered a baseline condition. |
Status |
Good |
Good |
Good |
Good |
Status Description |
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Status Trend |
Stable |
Improving |
Stable |
Improving |
Status Confidence |
Adriatic Sea
Topic |
FuncGroupAbundance
|
FuncGroupCondition
|
FuncGroupAbundance
|
FuncGroupCondition
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
Reporting Feature |
FishDemersalElasmobranchs |
FishDemersalElasmobranchs |
FishDeep_seaElasmobranchs |
FishDeep_seaElasmobranchs |
Indicator |
1.6.2 |
1.6.1 |
1.6.2 |
1.6.1 |
Threshold Value |
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Threshold Unit |
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Threshold Proportion |
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Baseline |
The temporal trend obtained by reggressing the annual average values ​​of abundance and biomass of piscivorous demersal elasmobranchs against time in the period 1994-2011 is considered a baseline condition. |
The temporal trend obtained by reggressing the annual average values ​​of the Shannon-Wiener diversity index against time in the period 1994-2011 is considered a baseline condition. |
The temporal trend obtained by reggressing the annual average values ​​of abundance and biomass of piscivorous deep-sea elasmobranchs against time in the period 1994-2011 is considered a baseline condition. |
The temporal trend obtained by reggressing the annual average values ​​of the Shannon-Wiener diversity index against time in the period 1994-2011 is considered a baseline condition. |
Status |
Good |
Good |
Good |
Good |
Status Description |
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Status Trend |
Stable |
Improving |
Stable |
Stable |
Status Confidence |
Southern Adriatic Sea
Northern Adriatic Sea
GSA 17
GSA 18
Coasts of Tremiti islands
Venetian coasts
Adriatic Sea
marine Adriatic
Northern Adriatic Sea
Central Adriatic Sea
Southern Adriatic Sea
Northern Adriatic Sea
Topic |
HabitatExtent
|
HabitatExtent
|
HabitatCondition
|
|---|---|---|---|
Reporting Feature |
[Maerl] beds - A5.51 |
[Posidonia] beds - A5.535 |
Coralligenous - A3 |
Indicator |
1.5.1 |
1.5.1 |
1.6.1 |
Threshold Value |
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Threshold Unit |
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Threshold Proportion |
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Baseline |
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Status |
NotReported |
Descriptive |
Descriptive |
Status Description |
Strongly reduced during the last century
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Northern Adriatic rocky outcrops show striking differences from typical Mediterranean coralligenous assemblages, because of the peculiar biogeographical and phisical characteristics of the basin. Offshore outcrops subject to low turbidity and eutrophication levels had several characteristic Mediterranean coralligenous taxa. |
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Status Trend |
Unknown_NotAssessed |
Unknown_NotAssessed |
Stable |
Status Confidence |
Puglia
Topic |
HabitatExtent
|
HabitatExtent
|
HabitatCondition
|
|---|---|---|---|
Reporting Feature |
[Maerl] beds - A5.51 |
[Posidonia] beds - A5.535 |
Coralligenous - A3 |
Indicator |
1.5.1 |
1.5.1 |
1.6.1 |
Threshold Value |
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Threshold Unit |
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Threshold Proportion |
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Baseline |
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Status |
NotAssessed |
Descriptive |
Descriptive |
Status Description |
The extent of the habitat is stable. However, along the coastal waters characterized by urban, industrial and agricultural pressures and impacts there are moderate signs of regression. The status of the extension of the habitat is in line with natural physiographic, geographic and climatic conditions, as well as the pressures that today insist in the evaluation, producing nevertheless some changes in spatial / temporal extent of the meadows. |
Harbours, coastal development, seawage discharges and invasive species impacts indirectly the habitat and are cause of its homogenization. Fishing activities (trawling, trammels and long lines) and, in few cases, anchoring and diving activities impact directly the habitat causing a mosaic of patches with different assemblage structure. |
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Status Trend |
Unknown_NotAssessed |
Unknown_NotAssessed |
Stable |
Status Confidence |
Northern Adriatic Sea
Topic |
HabitatCondition
|
HabitatCondition
|
HabitatCondition
|
HabitatDistribution
|
HabitatDistribution
|
HabitatExtent
|
HabitatExtent
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Reporting Feature |
WC3 |
WC3 |
WC3 |
WC3 |
WC3 |
WC3 |
WC3 |
Indicator |
1.6.1 |
1.6.2 |
1.6.3 |
1.4.1 |
1.4.2 |
1.5.1 |
1.5.2 |
Threshold Value |
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Threshold Unit |
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Threshold Proportion |
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Baseline |
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Status |
Good |
Good |
Good |
NotAssessed |
NotAssessed |
NotAssessed |
NotAssessed |
Status Description |
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Status Trend |
Stable |
Stable |
Stable |
Unknown_NotAssessed |
Unknown_NotAssessed |
Unknown_NotAssessed |
Unknown_NotAssessed |
Status Confidence |