Member State report / Art8 / 2018 / D1-C / Malta / Mediterranean: Ionian Sea & Central Mediterranean 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 | D1 Cephalopods |
Member State | Malta |
Region/subregion | Mediterranean: Ionian Sea & Central Mediterranean Sea |
Reported by | Environment and Resources Authority |
Report date | 2020-04-16 |
Report access | ART8_GES.xml |
Fisheries Management Zone (MIC-MT-MS-01)
GES component |
D1-C
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Feature |
Coastal/shelf cephalopods
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Deep-sea cephalopods
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Element |
Eledone cirrhosa |
Eledone moschata |
Scaeurgus unicirrhus |
Sepia orbignyana |
Todarodes sagittatus |
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Element code |
140600 |
140601 |
140607 |
141445 |
140624 |
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Element code source |
Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/
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Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/
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Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/
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Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/
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Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/
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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 |
CFP |
CFP |
CFP |
CFP |
CFP |
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Criterion |
D1C1
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D1C2
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D1C3
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D1C4
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D1C5
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D1C1
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D1C2
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D1C3
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D1C4
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D1C5
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D1C1
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D1C2
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D1C3
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D1C4
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D1C5
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D1C1
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D1C2
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D1C3
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D1C4
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D1C5
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D1C1
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D1C2
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D1C3
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D1C4
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D1C5
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Parameter |
Other
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Other
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Other
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Other
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Other
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Other
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Other
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Other
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Other
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Other
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Other
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Other
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Other
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Other
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Other
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Other
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Other
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Other
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Other
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Other
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Other
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Other
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Other
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Other
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Other
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Parameter other |
Discards
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Biomass Index or LPUE
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95% percentile of the length distribution
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Biomass Distribution
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No parameter assessed
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Discards
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Biomass Index or LPUE
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95% percentile of the length distribution
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Biomass Distribution
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No parameter assessed
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Discards
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Biomass Index or LPUE
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95% percentile of the length distribution
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Biomass Distribution
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No parameter assessed
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Discards
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Biomass Index or LPUE
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95% percentile of the length distribution
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Biomass Distribution
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No parameter assessed
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Discards
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Biomass Index or LPUE
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95% percentile of the length distribution
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Biomass Distribution
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No parameter assessed
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Threshold value upper |
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Threshold value lower |
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Threshold qualitative |
Declining trend in discards of non-commercially exploited species |
Above the long-term average for the species
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Above the long-term average for the species
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Stable or increased in biomass distribution
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Threshold not yet established
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Declining trend in discards of non-commercially exploited species |
Above the long-term average for the species
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Above the long-term average for the species
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Stable or increased in biomass distribution
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Threshold not yet established
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Declining trend in discards of non-commercially exploited species |
Above the long-term average for the species
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Above the long-term average for the species
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Stable or increased in biomass distribution
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Threshold not yet established
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Declining trend in discards of non-commercially exploited species |
Above the long-term average for the species
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Above the long-term average for the species
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Stable or increased in biomass distribution
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Threshold not yet established
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Declining trend in discards of non-commercially exploited species |
Above the long-term average for the species
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Above the long-term average for the species
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Stable or increased in biomass distribution
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Threshold not yet established
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Threshold value source |
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Threshold value source other |
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Value achieved upper |
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Value achieved lower |
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Value unit |
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Value unit other |
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Proportion threshold value |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
Proportion value achieved |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
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Proportion threshold value unit |
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Trend |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Parameter achieved |
Not assessed |
No |
Not assessed |
Not assessed |
Not assessed |
Not assessed |
No |
No |
Not assessed |
Not assessed |
Not assessed |
No |
Not assessed |
No |
Not assessed |
Not assessed |
No |
Not assessed |
No |
Not assessed |
Not assessed |
No |
Not assessed |
No |
Not assessed |
Description parameter |
If two or more of the recent years were
above the long-term historic average the
species was considered to be in GES. |
If two or more of the recent years were
above the long-term historic average the
species was considered to be in GES. |
If two or more of the recent years were
above the long-term historic average the
species was considered to be in GES. |
If two or more of the recent years were
above the long-term historic average the
species was considered to be in GES. |
If the biomass distribution of the species
was constant throughout the analysed
period, or the species increased its
distributional range and biomass within
the last three years, this was considered
indicative of GES. |
If two or more of the recent years were
above the long-term historic average the
species was considered to be in GES. |
If the biomass distribution of the species
was constant throughout the analysed
period, or the species increased its
distributional range and biomass within
the last three years, this was considered
indicative of GES. |
If two or more of the recent years were
above the long-term historic average the
species was considered to be in GES. |
If the biomass distribution of the species
was constant throughout the analysed
period, or the species increased its
distributional range and biomass within
the last three years, this was considered
indicative of GES. |
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Related indicator |
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Criteria status |
Not assessed |
Not good |
Not assessed |
Not assessed |
Not assessed |
Not assessed |
Not good |
Not good |
Not assessed |
Not assessed |
Not assessed |
Not good |
Not assessed |
Not good |
Not assessed |
Not assessed |
Not good |
Not assessed |
Not good |
Not assessed |
Not assessed |
Not good |
Not assessed |
Not good |
Not assessed |
Description criteria |
These results should be interpreted with caution noting that they are based on trends for a relatively short time period (2015-2017). |
Assessment of status at a scale beyond the
FMZ was Good. |
Assessment for this criterion not possible at this stage. |
These results should be interpreted with caution noting that they are based on trends for a relatively short time period (2015-2017). |
These results should be interpreted with caution noting that they are based on trends for a relatively short time period (2015-2017). |
Assessment of status at a scale beyond the
FMZ was Not Good. |
Assessment for this criterion not possible at this stage. |
These results should be interpreted with caution noting that they are based on trends for a relatively short time period (2015-2017). |
Assessment of status at a scale beyond the
FMZ was Good. |
Assessment for this criterion not possible at this stage. |
These results should be interpreted with caution noting that they are based on trends for a relatively short time period (2015-2017). |
These results should be interpreted with caution noting that they are based on trends for a relatively short time period (2015-2017). |
Assessment for this criterion not possible at this stage. |
These results should be interpreted with caution noting that they are based on trends for a relatively short time period (2015-2017). |
These results should be interpreted with caution noting that they are based on trends for a relatively short time period (2015-2017). |
Assessment for this criterion not possible at this stage. |
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Element status |
Not good |
Not good |
Not assessed |
Not good |
Not good |
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Description element |
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Integration rule type parameter |
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Integration rule description parameter |
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Integration rule type criteria |
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Integration rule description criteria |
The integration method used for the criteria was the following: If 2/3 criteria assessed were ‘good’, the overall status of the species was determined to be ‘good’; if two criteria were assessed and one was determined to be ‘good’ and the other as ‘not good’, the overall status of the species was determined to be as ‘not assessed’; if 2/3 criteria assessed were ‘not good’, the overall status of the species was determined to be ‘not good’. In accordance with the ‘Guidance for Assessments Under Article 8 of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive’ integration at species level shall be agreed at Union level taking into account regional or subregional specificities; however, since the majority of the species were found to be in ‘not good’ status, on the basis of expert judgement, GES for both fish and cephalopods is expected to be achieved later than 2020. |
The integration method used for the criteria was the following: If 2/3 criteria assessed were ‘good’, the overall status of the species was determined to be ‘good’; if two criteria were assessed and one was determined to be ‘good’ and the other as ‘not good’, the overall status of the species was determined to be as ‘not assessed’; if 2/3 criteria assessed were ‘not good’, the overall status of the species was determined to be ‘not good’. In accordance with the ‘Guidance for Assessments Under Article 8 of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive’ integration at species level shall be agreed at Union level taking into account regional or subregional specificities; however, since the majority of the species were found to be in ‘not good’ status, on the basis of expert judgement, GES for both fish and cephalopods is expected to be achieved later than 2020. |
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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, Article 14 exception reported |
GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, Article 14 exception reported |
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Description overall status |
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Assessments period |
2012-2018 |
2012-2018 |
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Related pressures |
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Related targets |
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