Member State report / Art9 / 2018 / D1-M / Portugal / NE Atlantic: Macaronesia
| Report type | Member State report to Commission |
| MSFD Article | Art. 9 Determination of GES (and Art. 17 updates) |
| Report due | 2018-10-15 |
| GES Descriptor | D1 Mammals |
| Member State | Portugal |
| Region/subregion | NE Atlantic: Macaronesia |
| Reported by | DGRM |
| Report date | 2021-03-03 |
| Report access | ART9_GES_PT_setembro2020.xml |
GES component |
D1
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D1-M
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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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Marine reporting units |
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GES description |
D1C1- number of marine mammals caught is below the 1 % limit of
best estimate of abundance. For sperm rings, the mortality by collisions with
boats are close to zero.
D1C2 ? The size of the marine mammal population remains above the reference value (i.e. current) without an observed or estimated reduction of >
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The number of marine mammals caught is < 1 % of the best estimate of abundance.
OBS: Without the survival rate of the persons released alive after incidental capture, only the rate of incidental catch and not the by-catch mortality rate in the subdivision of the Azores may be assessed.
It is proposed that the Commission consider including the ?collision mortality rate with vessels? in this criterion.
?For sperm cells, the mortality by ship?s collision with vessels is close to zero.?
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The size of the marine mammal population shall remain above the reference value, without a observed or estimated decrease ? 10 % over a period of 20 years.
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The survival rate of the population is not negatively affected by anthropogenic activities and their long-term viability is ensured.
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Inadequate criterion for assessing GES in the subdivision of the Azores
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Inadequate criterion for assessing GES in the subdivision of the Azores
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Determination date |
202003 |
202003 |
202003 |
202003 |
202003 |
202003 |
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Update type |
New determination |
New determination |
New determination |
New determination |
New determination |
New determination |
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Justification for non-use of criterion |
Continent: All the primary criteria have been considered in the assessment of Article 8. However, the lack of thresholds or methodologies defined at sub-regional level, and the lack of information for some species, made it impossible to use them in the assessment of GES.
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FishDemersalShellf
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Establishment of GES established at the level of the Macaronesian biogeographic region through the PROJECTS SEAS II for marine mammals, birds and sea turtles. For commercially-exploited fish and cephalopods, see D3C3.
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The species of megafauna of the waters of Macaronesia are highly migratory and present extensive distribution limits, which often extend to the coastal waters of several islands and ocean waters, to a scale greater than the biogeographical region. For these highly mobile, the area and the pattern of distribution are difficult to determine and quantify precisely. Establishing thresholds, benchmarks, measurable targets and interpreting trends in the distribution of these populations to assess GES appears unrealistic. D1C4 is considered unsuitable for assessing cetacean and sea turtles in Macaronesia, although monitoring of the distribution extension could be part of the surveillance of D1C2 (MISIC SERAS II consortium, 2018).
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The extent and quality of the Azores Sea habitat do not seem to limit the large fauna to GES but there are several species whose life cycle does not entirely follow in the subdivision of the Azores. An assessment of the habitat condition requires an appropriate mapping, either in distance to the coast or in depth, and an integrated understanding of the state of the associated communities and species. Additional efforts for a coherent classification of marine habitats, supported by an appropriate mapping, are essential for a habitat assessment, taking into account variations over the gradient of coast and depth (coastal, platform and deep-sea habitat). For these reasons and the explanation also presented for D1C4, this criterion was considered inadequate to assess GES in the subdivision of the Azores.
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Justification for delay in setting EU/regional requirements |
Mainland: lists of species representing each species group at risk of incidental catch not defined at sub-regional:coordenação with the authorities of Spain and France in Lower Thresholds for each species for the sub-region not estabelecidos:dados insufficient relative to pressure and populations
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