Member State report / Art8 / 2018 / D1-M / Poland / Baltic 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 Mammals
Member State Poland
Region/subregion Baltic Sea
Reported by Chief Inspectorate of Environmental Protection
Report date 2020-01-28
Report access ART8_GES_PL_kor_URL.xml

Polish marine waters (BAL-POL-MS-001)

GES component
D1-M
D1-M
D1-M
D1-M
D1-M
Feature
Small toothed cetaceans
Seals
Seals
Seals
Seals
Element
Phocoena phocoena
Halichoerus grypus
Halichoerus grypus
Halichoerus grypus
Halichoerus grypus
Element code
137117
137080
137080
137080
137080
Element code source
Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/
Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/
Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/
Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/
Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/
Element 2
Element 2 code
Element 2 code source
Element source
National
National
National
National
National
Criterion
D1C1
D1C1
D1C2
D1C3
D1C4
Parameter
Mortality rate / Mortality rate from fishing (F)
Mortality rate / Mortality rate from fishing (F)
Abundance
Fecundity rate
Distribution (spatial)
Parameter other
Threshold value upper
Threshold value lower
Threshold qualitative
Abundance increase by 10% in comparison to previous year
Number of feeding females, offspring or pregnant females reaching at least 5% of the population
Appearance of grey seal at all haul-out areas during monitoring period and moulting
Threshold value source
Other (specify)
Other (specify)
Other (specify)
Threshold value source other
rdsm.gios.gov.pl/index.php/pl/konsultacje-spoleczne/informacja-o-konsultacjach
rdsm.gios.gov.pl/index.php/pl/konsultacje-spoleczne/informacja-o-konsultacjach
rdsm.gios.gov.pl/index.php/pl/konsultacje-spoleczne/informacja-o-konsultacjach
Value achieved upper
170.0
Value achieved lower
Value unit
(number of) individuals
percentage
Other
Value unit other
Appearance of grey seals at haul-out
Proportion threshold value
100.0
100.0
100.0
Proportion value achieved
100.0
100.0
100.0
Proportion threshold value unit
% of population achieving threshold value
% of population achieving threshold value
% of population achieving threshold value
Trend
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Parameter achieved
Not assessed
Not assessed
Yes
No
Yes
Description parameter
Parameter ‘Population trends and abundance of grey seal’ indicated an improving trend from year to year (2011-283%, 2012-78%, 2013-24%, 2014-37%, 2016-183%) except 2015 (-14%), but the average annual abundance increased by 10% in comparison to previous year in the period 2011-2016 that means good environmental status.
Related indicator
Criteria status
Not assessed
Not assessed
Good
Not good
Good
Description criteria
By catch, as an indicator of pressure, is based on the number of animals found dead by fishermen in nets. The data is collected by the Sea Fisheries Institute - National Research Institute in Gdynia (MIR-PIB). By-catch refers directly to the trends calculated from data for the last 10 years. Since 2006, there has not been recorded a single case of by-catch of the harbour porpoise. Additionally in Poland, from 2011 to 2016, a total of 22 porpoise reports from by-catch were recorded (data from 2011-2015 based on the WWF report, data from 2016 based on SMIOUG data). It has been assumed that by-catch at the level of one individual is a significant threat to the porpoise population in this region (Harkonen et al. 2013, HELCOM 2017d). Since there are no threshold values agreed on a regional level the assessment of criterion D1C1 was not assessed.
In HELCOM, pressures on mammals regarding by-catch were not parametrized as indicators. Since 2006 4 individuals of grey seal caught in 2011-2016 were reported (MIR-PIB 2017). This can be attributed to a small number of reported, caught animals in relation to the high fishing effort. The number recorded in the report is in contrast to the available data collected in the WWF/SMIOUG database (www.fokarium.pl) - in the period 2011-2017 more than 200 dead seals were found on the beaches, some of which had traces indicating the possibility of by-catch. In the case of porpoise, the by-catch was defined as a critical threat to the species, in particular for the Baltic Sea population. Since there are no threshold values agreed on a regional level the assessment of criterion D1C1 was not assessed.
Element status
Not assessed
Not good
Not good
Not good
Not good
Description element
Integration rule type parameter
Not relevant
OOAO
OOAO
OOAO
OOAO
Integration rule description parameter
In a single year assessment of each indicator the rule OOAO was applied straightforward, i.e. if a single indicator was assessed subGES, the entire annual assessment was subGES. In the case of multiyear (2011-2016) assessment, GES was assessed if all the annual results of indicators were GES or only less than 20% of results were subGES. If more than 20% of annual results of indicators were in subGES status, the overall assessment was subGES.
In a single year assessment of each indicator the rule OOAO was applied straightforward, i.e. if a single indicator was assessed subGES, the entire annual assessment was subGES. In the case of multiyear (2011-2016) assessment, GES was assessed if all the annual results of indicators were GES or only less than 20% of results were subGES. If more than 20% of annual results of indicators were in subGES status, the overall assessment was subGES.
In a single year assessment of each indicator the rule OOAO was applied straightforward, i.e. if a single indicator was assessed subGES, the entire annual assessment was subGES. In the case of multiyear (2011-2016) assessment, GES was assessed if all the annual results of indicators were GES or only less than 20% of results were subGES. If more than 20% of annual results of indicators were in subGES status, the overall assessment was subGES.
In a single year assessment of each indicator the rule OOAO was applied straightforward, i.e. if a single indicator was assessed subGES, the entire annual assessment was subGES. In the case of multiyear (2011-2016) assessment, GES was assessed if all the annual results of indicators were GES or only less than 20% of results were subGES. If more than 20% of annual results of indicators were in subGES status, the overall assessment was subGES.
Integration rule type criteria
Not relevant
OOAO
OOAO
OOAO
OOAO
Integration rule description criteria
GES extent threshold
GES extent achieved
GES extent unit
GES achieved
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Description overall status
In HELCOM, pressures on mammals regarding by-catch were not parametrized as indicators. They are presented in the descriptive form. In Poland, 22 reports of harbour porpoise caught in fishing nets were submitted in 2011-2016.
Assessments period
2011-2016
2011-2016
2011-2016
2011-2016
2011-2016
Related pressures
  • Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence
  • Extraction of, or mortality/injury to, wild species (by commercial and recreational fishing and other activities)
  • Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence
  • Extraction of, or mortality/injury to, wild species (by commercial and recreational fishing and other activities)
  • Input of anthropogenic sound (impulsive, continuous)
  • Input of litter (solid waste matter, including micro-sized litter)
  • Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events
  • Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence
  • Extraction of, or mortality/injury to, wild species (by commercial and recreational fishing and other activities)
  • Input of anthropogenic sound (impulsive, continuous)
  • Input of litter (solid waste matter, including micro-sized litter)
  • Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events
  • Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence
  • Extraction of, or mortality/injury to, wild species (by commercial and recreational fishing and other activities)
  • Input of anthropogenic sound (impulsive, continuous)
  • Input of litter (solid waste matter, including micro-sized litter)
  • Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events
  • Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence
  • Extraction of, or mortality/injury to, wild species (by commercial and recreational fishing and other activities)
  • Input of anthropogenic sound (impulsive, continuous)
  • Input of litter (solid waste matter, including micro-sized litter)
  • Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events
Related targets
  • PL_Target_D1
  • PL_Target_D1C1
  • PL_Target_D1
  • PL_Target_D1C1
  • PL_Target_D1C2
  • PL_Target_D1C2_seals
  • PL_Target_D1C3
  • PL_Target_D1C3_seals
  • PL_Target_D1C4
  • PL_Target_D1C4_seals
  • PL_Target_D1
  • PL_Target_D1C1
  • PL_Target_D1C2
  • PL_Target_D1C2_seals
  • PL_Target_D1C3
  • PL_Target_D1C3_seals
  • PL_Target_D1C4
  • PL_Target_D1C4_seals
  • PL_Target_D1
  • PL_Target_D1C1
  • PL_Target_D1C2
  • PL_Target_D1C2_seals
  • PL_Target_D1C3
  • PL_Target_D1C3_seals
  • PL_Target_D1C4
  • PL_Target_D1C4_seals
  • PL_Target_D1
  • PL_Target_D1C1
  • PL_Target_D1C2
  • PL_Target_D1C2_seals
  • PL_Target_D1C3
  • PL_Target_D1C3_seals
  • PL_Target_D1C4
  • PL_Target_D1C4_seals