Member State report / Art18 / 2018 / D1-F / Poland / Baltic Sea

Report type Member State report to Commission
MSFD Article Art. 18 Interim report on programme of measures
Report due 2018-10-15
GES Descriptor D1 Fish
Member State Poland
Region/subregion Baltic Sea
Reported by STATE WATER HOLDING POLISH WATERS
Report date 2019-05-22
Report access msfd-ART18_PL.xml
Marine reporting units
Features
Measure code
BALPL-M001
BALPL-M002
BALPL-M003
BALPL-M004
BALPL-M005
BALPL-M005
BALPL-M006
BALPL-M007
BALPL-M018
BALPL-M029
BALPL-M037
BALPL-M038
BALPL-M045
BALPL-M048
BALPL-M050
BALPL-M051
BALPL-M052
BALPL-M053
BALPL-M054
BALPL-M055
Measure name
KTM37_3_Plan for rescuing animals affected by oil spills
KTM20_2_Increase availability of data on by-catch of protected marine species of birds and mammals
KTM37_4 Research on the fish population in the Polish internal waters
KTM38_1 Research and assessment of necessity of enlargement areas where trawling is banned - including controlling measures
KTM20_4 Setting limits for the use of certain fishing gears in the spatial development plan of marine areas and the testing and use of alternative fishing gear and equipment designed to reduce the incidental catch of protected species (birds and mammals)
KTM20_4 Setting limits for the use of certain fishing gears in the spatial development plan of marine areas and the testing and use of alternative fishing gear and equipment designed to reduce the incidental catch of protected species (birds and mammals)
KTM38_2 Establishing areas excluded from development in spatial development plan for marine areas
KTM38_3 Verification of compliance of provisions of administrative decisions with spatial development plan for marine areas
KTM4_1 Reducing emissions of phosphorus from the heap of phosphogypsum in Wiślinka
KTM27 The introduction of restrictions on bottom trawling in areas where there is a need to protect valuable communities of benthic organisms
KTM31_5 Preparing and implementation of the plan to combat oil pollution on the sea shore
KTM31_6 Increasing the effectiveness of the fight against pollution at sea
KTM29_2 The introduction of the principle of 'no special fee' for collecting waste from ships in ports
KTM29_4 Fishing for litter - cleaning of the sea
KTM29_7 Study on micro plastic in the marine environment
KTM29_8 Marking of fishing gear - prevent ghost nets
KTM29_9 Reducing the amount of packaging - action in the light of the Directive on packaging and packaging waste
KTM28_2 Cooperation at the international level for the establishment of requirements relating to the limitation of underwater noise from shipping
KTM28_4 The implementation of the registry of impulse noise sources
KTM38_5 Development of seasonal noise maps
Measure category (type)
2a
2a
2a
2a
2a
2a
2a
2a
2b
2a
2a
2a
2a
2a
2a
2a
2a
2a
2a
2a
Progress in implementation
Measure implemented
Implementation started
Implementation started
Measure implemented
Implementation started
Implementation started
Implementation not started
Implementation started
Implementation started
Implementation not started
Implementation started
Implementation started
Implementation started
Implementation started
Implementation not started
Implementation started
Implementation started
Implementation started
Implementation started
Implementation started
Measure withdrawn
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
Reason for withdrawal
Other
Financing
Year of implementation (Temporal coverage - timeline for implementation)
2018
2018
2015
2016
2016
2016
2016
2017
2014
2017
2012
2016
2014
2018
2014
2017
2015
Delay
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Reasons for delay
Technical implementation
Other obstacles (Obstacles to implementation)
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Type of obstacle
Other
Technical implementation
Technical implementation
Further information on obstacle (Description)
Implementation is difficult due to the damage caused by certain species of marine mammals to the business activities carried out by certain sea-fishery owners.
In the field of testing and the use of fishing gear and devices aimed at reducing incidental catches of protected species, this action has not yet begun. This results from the fact that work is being carried out on the development of alternative fishing gear enabling acquisition of fishing volumes similar to the ones obtained for traditional fishing, currently used. At present, it is difficult to identify alternative tools that would provide the opportunity to ensure comparable profitability of fishing.
W zakresie testowania i zastosowania narzędzi połowowych i urządzeń mających na celu ograniczenie przypadkowego połowu chronionych gatunków zwierząt, działanie to nie zostało jeszcze rozpoczęte. Brak rozpoczęcia działania wynika z faktu prowadzenia prac nad rozwojem alternatywnych narzędzi połowowych w kierunku umożliwienia pozyskiwania wielkości połowów zbliżonej do połowów narzędziami tradycyjnymi, obecnie stosowanymi. W chwili obecnej, trudno jest wskazać narzędzia alternatywne, które stwarzałyby możliwość zapewnienia porównywalnej opłacalności połowów. Jednocześnie, działanie mające na celu przetestowanie i zastosowanie alternatywnych narzędzi połowowych jest rozważane, w odniesieniu do narzędzi alternatywnych ograniczających niszczenie połowów przez foki. Takie narzędzia mogłyby znaleźć lokalne zastosowanie w regionach najliczniejszego występowania tych zwierząt i niszczenia przez nie połowów.
Though the monitoring of continous sound is set in place the resulting maps of noise are to be delivered by BIAS project.
Brief description of progress (measurement of effectiveness of measure)
As mentioned in measure MSFD38, a significant part of Polish offshore waters is excluded from trawling activities. The introduction of additional restrictions on bottom trawling to protect the bottom habitat depends, among other things, on the activities of the Ministry of the Environment, to complete and implement conservation plans for marine Natura 2000 sites. The introduction of such plans in Polish marine Natura 2000 areas will also involve the need to regulate fishing in these areas.