Member State report / Art14 / 2022 / D3 / Malta / Mediterranean: Ionian Sea & Central Mediterranean Sea

Report type Member State report to Commission
MSFD Article Art. 14 Exceptions (and Art. 17 updates)
Report due 2022-10-15
GES Descriptor D3 Commercial fish and shellfish
Member State Malta
Region/subregion Mediterranean: Ionian Sea & Central Mediterranean Sea
Reported by Environment and Resources Authority
Report date 2024-02-07
Report access 363

Marine reporting units
  • MIC-MT-MS-01
  • MIC-MT-MS-01
Region subregion
MED Ionian Sea and Central Mediterranean Sea
MED Ionian Sea and Central Mediterranean Sea
Exception code
MICMT-E02
MICMT-E02
Exception old code
Exception name
Exploitation of shared commercial stocks in a manner that ensures production of maximum sustainable yield
Exploitation of shared commercial stocks in a manner that ensures production of maximum sustainable yield
Exception type
Art. 14(1)(a)
Art. 14(1)(a)
Exception reason
Action (e.g. environmental damage) caused by a third party for which the Member State is not responsible
Action (e.g. environmental damage) caused by a third party for which the Member State is not responsible
GES achieved
Relevant pressures
  • Extraction of, or mortality/injury to, wild species (by commercial and recreational fishing and other activities)
  • PresEnvBycatch
  • Extraction of, or mortality/injury to, wild species (by commercial and recreational fishing and other activities)
  • PresEnvBycatch
Relevant targets
GES component
  • D3
  • D3C1 Fishing mortality rate (F) (3.1, 3.1.1, 3.1.2)
  • D3C3 Population age/size distribution (3.3, 3.3.1, 3.3.3, 3.3.4)
  • D3
  • D3C1 Fishing mortality rate (F) (3.1, 3.1.1, 3.1.2)
  • D3C3 Population age/size distribution (3.3, 3.3.1, 3.3.3, 3.3.4)
Relevant features
  • Demersal shelf fish
  • PresEnvBycatch
  • Demersal shelf fish
  • PresEnvBycatch
Justification description
Given that the commercial stock is shared across the marine region or subregions, achieving GES for Descriptor 3 depends on action by both EU and non-EU countries at a regional scale.
Given that the commercial stock is shared across the marine region or subregions, achieving GES for Descriptor 3 depends on action by both EU and non-EU countries at a regional scale.
Spatial scope geographic zones
Mitigation
Measures ad hoc
Further information
Section 3.3 https://era.org.mt/topic/msfd-programme-of-measures/
Section 3.3 https://era.org.mt/topic/msfd-programme-of-measures/