Member State report / Art10 / 2018 / D1-F / Italy / Mediterranean: Western Mediterranean Sea

Report type Member State report to Commission
MSFD Article Art. 10 Environmental targets (and Art. 17 updates)
Report due 2018-10-15
GES Descriptor D1 Fish
Member State Italy
Region/subregion Mediterranean: Western Mediterranean Sea
Reported by ISPRA - Italian National Institute for Environmental Protection and Research
Report date 2020-10-01
Report access MSFD_2018_ART10_TARGETS_IT_2020-05-20.xml

Target code
T 1.1
T 1.3
T 1.4
T 3.2
T 3.3
T 3.4
Target description
Increase in the number of marine species listed in the Habitats Directive, the Birds Directive and the SPA/BD Protocol which maintains or achieves a satisfactory conservation status.
The condition of populations of fish and cephalopods representing fish and cephalopods, also of commercial interest, is improving. These include vulnerable species, in relation to their low reproductive capacity (sharks and rays) and/or species of commercially exploited fish and cephalopods. In the latter case, the 3 T3.1 Environmental Target is applied.
Coastal fish populations show an improvement assessed on the basis of the demographic characteristics of the populations of the coastal fish that make up them, with reference to the conditions applicable to the MPAs.
By 2020, the impact of illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU fishing) has been reduced and knowledge of the effects of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU fishing) on fishery resources and biodiversity has increased, including through the implementation at national level of Regulation (EU) No 1005/2008 to combat IUUF.
A regulation of recreational fishing in Italian marine waters shall be prepared by 2020 and a first assessment of its impact shall be carried out.
By 2020, the Minimum Landing Size of commercial sharks is regulated.
Feature(s)
  • All fish
  • Baleen whales
  • Benthic-feeding birds
  • Deep-diving toothed cetaceans
  • Pelagic-feeding birds
  • Small toothed cetaceans
  • Surface-feeding birds
  • Turtles
  • Coastal/shelf cephalopods
  • Deep-sea fish
  • Demersal shelf fish
  • Pelagic shelf fish
  • Coastal fish
  • All cephalopods
  • All fish
  • Commercially exploited fish and shellfish
  • All cephalopods
  • All fish
  • Commercially exploited fish and shellfish
  • Commercially exploited fish and shellfish
GES components
  • D1C1 Mortality rate from incidental by-catch
  • D1C2 Population abundance (1.2, 1.2.1)
  • D1C3 Population demographic characteristics (1.3, 1.3.1)
  • D1C4 Population distributional range and pattern (1.1, 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3)
  • D1C1 Mortality rate from incidental by-catch
  • D1C2 Population abundance (1.2, 1.2.1)
  • D1C3 Population demographic characteristics (1.3, 1.3.1)
  • D1C2 Population abundance (1.2, 1.2.1)
  • D1C3 Population demographic characteristics (1.3, 1.3.1)
  • D1C2 Population abundance (1.2, 1.2.1)
  • D3C2 Spawning stock biomass (SSB) (3.2, 3.2.1, 3.2.2)
  • D6
  • D1C2 Population abundance (1.2, 1.2.1)
  • D3C2 Spawning stock biomass (SSB) (3.2, 3.2.1, 3.2.2)
  • D1C3 Population demographic characteristics (1.3, 1.3.1)
  • D3C3 Population age/size distribution (3.3, 3.3.1, 3.3.3, 3.3.4)
Timescale
202012
202012
202012
202012
202012
202012
Update date
201812
201812
201812
201812
201812
201812
Update type
Modified from 2012 definition
New target
New target
Same as 2012 definition
Same as 2012 definition
Same as 2012 definition
Marine reporting unit
  • IT-WMS-0001
  • IT-WMS-0001
  • IT-WMS-0001
  • IT-WMS-0001
  • IT-WMS-0001
  • IT-WMS-0001
Element
Mammals: Balaenoptera physalus, Stenella coeruleoa
Pelagic shelf fish: Coryphaena hippurus, Sarda sar
Coastal fish: Epinephelus marginatus, Sciaena umbr
Main commercial species and elements of biodiveris
Main commercial species and elements of biodiveris
Main commercial elasmobranchs
Element 2
Main species targeted by recreational fishing
Main species targeted by recreational fishing
Parameter
Other
Other
Abundance
Biomass
Biomass
Size distribution
Parameter - other
Distribution and Abundance
Distribution and Abundance
Target value
Value achieved - upper
Value achieved - lower
Value unit
Value unit - other
Target status
Target not yet achieved
Target not yet achieved
Target not yet achieved
Target not yet achieved
Target not yet achieved
Target not yet achieved
Assessment period
2012-2017
2012-2017
2012-2017
2012-2017
2012-2017
2012-2017
Target assessment description
Increase in the number of marine species listed in the Habitats Directive, the Birds Directive and the SPA/BD Protocol which maintains or achieves a satisfactory conservation status.
Related indicator
Related measures
  • MADIT-M030-NEW1
  • MADIT-M031-NEW2
  • MADIT-M032-NEW3
  • MADIT-M034-NEW5
  • MADIT-M035-NEW6
  • MADIT-M030-NEW1
  • MADIT-M033-NEW4
  • MADIT-M030-NEW1
  • MADIT-M032-NEW3
  • MADIT-M047
  • MADIT-M051
  • MADIT-M008
  • MADIT-M023