Art8-2024

Member State report / Art8-2024 / 2024 / D1-P / Romania / Black Sea

Report type	Member State report to Commission
MSFD Article	Art8
Report due	2024-10-15
GES Descriptor	D1 Pelagic habitats
Member State	Romania
Region/subregion	Black Sea
Report date	2026-01-23 11:41:15

BLK-RO-AA-CT

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Regional assessment area
Component MRUs
GES component	D1P	D1P	D1P	D1P	D1P	D1P	D1P
Feature	Pelagic broad habitats	Pelagic broad habitats	Pelagic broad habitats	Pelagic broad habitats	Pelagic broad habitats	Pelagic broad habitats	Pelagic broad habitats
Element	Coastal pelagic habitat	Coastal pelagic habitat	Coastal pelagic habitat	Coastal pelagic habitat	Coastal pelagic habitat	Coastal pelagic habitat	Zooplankton communities
Element extent
Trend element	Deteriorating	Deteriorating	Deteriorating	Deteriorating	Deteriorating	Deteriorating	Not assessed
Element 2
Element source	National	National	National	National	National	National	MSFD; MSFD 2017 Decision
Criterion	D1C6	D1C6	D1C6	D1C6	D1C6	D1C6	D1C6
Parameter	Biomass	Biomass	Biomass	Biomass	Biomass	Biomass
Threshold value upper	65.0	210.0	950.0	65.0	210.0	950.0
Threshold value lower
Threshold value operator	>	>	<=	>	>	<=
Threshold qualitative
Threshold value source	MSFD 2017 Decision	MSFD 2017 Decision	National	MSFD 2017 Decision	MSFD 2017 Decision	National
Value achieved upper	821.0	3035.0		821.0	3035.0
Value achieved lower	0.01	3.29		0.01	3.29
Value unit	mg/m3 ww	mg/m3 ww	mg/m3 ww	mg/m3 ww	mg/m3 ww	mg/m3 ww
Proportion threshold value	50.0	50.0	90.0	50.0	50.0	90.0
Proportion value achieved	42.0	69.0	25.0	42.0	69.0	25.0
Proportion threshold value unit	% of samples achieving threshold value	% of samples achieving threshold value	% of samples achieving threshold value	% of samples achieving threshold value	% of samples achieving threshold value	% of samples achieving threshold value
Trend parameter	Not assessed	Not assessed	Deteriorating	Not assessed	Not assessed	Deteriorating
Parameter achieved	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Description parameter	Warm season	Warm season		Warm season	Warm season
Related indicator	1.6.3	Relative abundance and/or biomass, as appropriate	Phytoplankton biomass	1.6.3	Relative abundance and/or biomass, as appropriate	Phytoplankton biomass
Criteria status	Good	Good	Good	Not good	Not good	Not good	Good
Description criteria	Mesozooplankton biomass	Mesozooplankton biomass	Mesozooplankton biomass				Copepoda biomass
Element status	Not good	Not good	Not good	Not good	Not good	Not good	Not assessed
Description element
Source assessment feature	National	National	National	National	National	National	National
Reporting method feature	Type D	Type D	Type D	Type D	Type D	Type D	Type D
Trend feature	Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed
Integration rule type parameter	OOAO	OOAO	OOAO	OOAO	OOAO	OOAO	OOAO
Integration rule description parameter
Integration rule type criteria
Integration rule description criteria
GES extent threshold	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00
GES extent achieved
GES extent unit	Proportion of habitats in good status	Proportion of habitats in good status	Proportion of habitats in good status	Proportion of habitats in good status	Proportion of habitats in good status	Proportion of habitats in good status	Proportion of habitats in good status
GES achieved	Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed
Description overall status
Assessments period	2018-2023	2018-2023	2018-2023	2018-2023	2018-2023	2018-2023	2018-2023
Related pressures	Input of nutrients - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition Input of organic matter - diffuse sources and point sources Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events Input of water - point sources (e.g. brine)	Input of nutrients - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition Input of organic matter - diffuse sources and point sources Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events Input of water - point sources (e.g. brine)	Input of nutrients - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition Input of organic matter - diffuse sources and point sources Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events Input of water - point sources (e.g. brine)	Input of nutrients - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition Input of organic matter - diffuse sources and point sources Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events Input of water - point sources (e.g. brine)	Input of nutrients - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition Input of organic matter - diffuse sources and point sources Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events Input of water - point sources (e.g. brine)	Input of nutrients - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition Input of organic matter - diffuse sources and point sources Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events Input of water - point sources (e.g. brine)	Input of nutrients - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition Input of organic matter - diffuse sources and point sources Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events Input of water - point sources (e.g. brine)
Related targets	1.6.1.2 1.6.2.2	1.6.1.2 1.6.2.2	1.6.1.2 1.6.2.2	1.6.1.2 1.6.2.2	1.6.1.2 1.6.2.2	1.6.1.2 1.6.2.2	1.6.1.2 1.6.2.2
Test TV	Yes	Yes	NA	Yes	Yes	NA	NA
Test results	False	Correct	False	False	Correct	False	False

BLK-RO-AA-MT01

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Regional assessment area
Component MRUs
GES component	D1P	D1P	D1P	D1P	D1P	D1P	D1P
Feature	Pelagic broad habitats	Pelagic broad habitats	Pelagic broad habitats	Pelagic broad habitats	Pelagic broad habitats	Pelagic broad habitats	Pelagic broad habitats
Element	Shelf pelagic habitat	Shelf pelagic habitat	Shelf pelagic habitat	Shelf pelagic habitat	Shelf pelagic habitat	Shelf pelagic habitat	Zooplankton communities
Element extent
Trend element	Deteriorating	Deteriorating	Deteriorating	Deteriorating	Deteriorating	Deteriorating	Not assessed
Element 2
Element source	National	National	National	National	National	National	MSFD; MSFD 2017 Decision
Criterion	D1C6	D1C6	D1C6	D1C6	D1C6	D1C6	D1C6
Parameter	Biomass	Biomass	Biomass	Biomass	Biomass	Biomass
Threshold value upper	45.0	70.0	800.0	45.0	70.0	800.0
Threshold value lower
Threshold value operator	>	>	<=	>	>	<=
Threshold qualitative
Threshold value source	MSFD 2017 Decision	MSFD 2017 Decision	National	MSFD 2017 Decision	MSFD 2017 Decision	National
Value achieved upper	862.0	1399.0		862.0	1399.0
Value achieved lower	1.0	1.0		1.0	1.0
Value unit	mg/m3 ww	mg/m3 ww	mg/m3 ww	mg/m3 ww	mg/m3 ww	mg/m3 ww
Proportion threshold value	50.0	50.0	90.0	50.0	50.0	90.0
Proportion value achieved	55.0	70.0	23.0	55.0	70.0	23.0
Proportion threshold value unit	% of samples achieving threshold value	% of samples achieving threshold value	% of samples achieving threshold value	% of samples achieving threshold value	% of samples achieving threshold value	% of samples achieving threshold value
Trend parameter	Not assessed	Not assessed	Deteriorating	Not assessed	Not assessed	Deteriorating
Parameter achieved	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
Description parameter	warm season	warm season		warm season	warm season
Related indicator	1.6.3	Relative abundance and/or biomass, as appropriate	Phytoplankton biomass	1.6.3	Relative abundance and/or biomass, as appropriate	Phytoplankton biomass
Criteria status	Good	Good	Good	Not good	Not good	Not good	Good
Description criteria	Mesozooplankton biomass	Mesozooplankton biomass	Mesozooplankton biomass				Copepoda biomass
Element status	Not good	Not good	Not good	Not good	Not good	Not good	Not assessed
Description element
Source assessment feature	National	National	National	National	National	National	National
Reporting method feature	Type D	Type D	Type D	Type D	Type D	Type D	Type D
Trend feature	Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed
Integration rule type parameter	OOAO	OOAO	OOAO	OOAO	OOAO	OOAO	OOAO
Integration rule description parameter
Integration rule type criteria
Integration rule description criteria
GES extent threshold	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00
GES extent achieved
GES extent unit	Proportion of habitats in good status	Proportion of habitats in good status	Proportion of habitats in good status	Proportion of habitats in good status	Proportion of habitats in good status	Proportion of habitats in good status	Proportion of habitats in good status
GES achieved	Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed
Description overall status
Assessments period	2018-2023	2018-2023	2018-2023	2018-2023	2018-2023	2018-2023	2018-2023
Related pressures	Input of nutrients - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition Input of organic matter - diffuse sources and point sources Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events Input of water - point sources (e.g. brine)	Input of nutrients - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition Input of organic matter - diffuse sources and point sources Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events Input of water - point sources (e.g. brine)	Input of nutrients - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition Input of organic matter - diffuse sources and point sources Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events Input of water - point sources (e.g. brine)	Input of nutrients - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition Input of organic matter - diffuse sources and point sources Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events Input of water - point sources (e.g. brine)	Input of nutrients - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition Input of organic matter - diffuse sources and point sources Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events Input of water - point sources (e.g. brine)	Input of nutrients - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition Input of organic matter - diffuse sources and point sources Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events Input of water - point sources (e.g. brine)	Input of nutrients - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition Input of organic matter - diffuse sources and point sources Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events Input of water - point sources (e.g. brine)
Related targets	1.6.1.3 1.6.2.3	1.6.1.3 1.6.2.3	1.6.1.3 1.6.2.3	1.6.1.3 1.6.2.3	1.6.1.3 1.6.2.3	1.6.1.3 1.6.2.3	1.6.1.3 1.6.2.3
Test TV	Yes	Yes	NA	Yes	Yes	NA	NA
Test results	Correct	Correct	False	Correct	Correct	False	False

BLK-RO-AA-MT02

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Regional assessment area
Component MRUs
GES component	D1P
Feature	Pelagic broad habitats
Element	Oceanic/beyond shelf pelagic habitat
Element extent
Trend element	Not assessed
Element 2
Element source	National
Criterion	D1C6
Parameter	Biomass
Threshold value upper	250.0
Threshold value lower
Threshold value operator	<=
Threshold qualitative
Threshold value source	National
Value achieved upper
Value achieved lower
Value unit	mg/m3 ww
Proportion threshold value	90.0
Proportion value achieved	71.0
Proportion threshold value unit	% of samples achieving threshold value
Trend parameter	Not assessed
Parameter achieved	No
Description parameter
Related indicator	Phytoplankton biomass
Criteria status	Not good
Description criteria
Element status	Not good
Description element
Source assessment feature	National
Reporting method feature	Type D
Trend feature	Not assessed
Integration rule type parameter	OOAO
Integration rule description parameter
Integration rule type criteria
Integration rule description criteria
GES extent threshold	100.00
GES extent achieved	71.00
GES extent unit	Proportion of area in good status
GES achieved	Unknown
Description overall status
Assessments period	2018-2023
Related pressures	Input of nutrients - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition Input of organic matter - diffuse sources and point sources Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events Input of water - point sources (e.g. brine)
Related targets	1.6.1.4
Test TV	NA
Test results	False

BLK-RO-AA-TT03

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Regional assessment area
Component MRUs
GES component	D1P	D1P	D1P	D1P	D1P	D1P	D1P
Feature	Pelagic broad habitats	Pelagic broad habitats	Pelagic broad habitats	Pelagic broad habitats	Pelagic broad habitats	Pelagic broad habitats	Pelagic broad habitats
Element	Variable salinity pelagic habitat	Variable salinity pelagic habitat	Variable salinity pelagic habitat	Variable salinity pelagic habitat	Variable salinity pelagic habitat	Variable salinity pelagic habitat	Zooplankton communities
Element extent
Trend element	Stable	Stable	Stable	Stable	Stable	Stable	Not assessed
Element 2
Element source	National	National	National	National	National	National	MSFD; MSFD 2017 Decision
Criterion	D1C6	D1C6	D1C6	D1C6	D1C6	D1C6	D1C6
Parameter	Biomass	Biomass	Biomass	Biomass	Biomass	Biomass
Threshold value upper	45.0	240.0	3000.0	45.0	240.0	3000.0
Threshold value lower
Threshold value operator	>	>	<=	>	>	<=
Threshold qualitative
Threshold value source	MSFD 2017 Decision	MSFD 2017 Decision	National	MSFD 2017 Decision	MSFD 2017 Decision	National
Value achieved upper	586.0	2977.0		586.0	2977.0
Value achieved lower	1.33	18.0		1.33	18.0
Value unit	mg/m3 ww	mg/m3 ww	mg/m3 ww	mg/m3 ww	mg/m3 ww	mg/m3 ww
Proportion threshold value	50.0	50.0	90.0	50.0	50.0	90.0
Proportion value achieved	55.0	47.0	100.0	55.0	47.0	100.0
Proportion threshold value unit	% of samples achieving threshold value	% of samples achieving threshold value	% of samples achieving threshold value	% of samples achieving threshold value	% of samples achieving threshold value	% of samples achieving threshold value
Trend parameter	Not assessed	Not assessed	Stable	Not assessed	Not assessed	Stable
Parameter achieved	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Description parameter	Warm season	Warm season		Warm season	Warm season
Related indicator	1.6.3	Relative abundance and/or biomass, as appropriate	Phytoplankton biomass	1.6.3	Relative abundance and/or biomass, as appropriate	Phytoplankton biomass
Criteria status	Good	Good	Good	Not good	Not good	Not good	Not good
Description criteria				Mesozooplankton biomass	Mesozooplankton biomass	Mesozooplankton biomass	Copepoda biomass
Element status	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not assessed
Description element
Source assessment feature	National	National	National	National	National	National	National
Reporting method feature	Type D	Type D	Type D	Type D	Type D	Type D	Type D
Trend feature	Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed
Integration rule type parameter	OOAO	OOAO	OOAO	OOAO	OOAO	OOAO	OOAO
Integration rule description parameter
Integration rule type criteria
Integration rule description criteria
GES extent threshold	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00
GES extent achieved
GES extent unit	Proportion of habitats in good status	Proportion of habitats in good status	Proportion of habitats in good status	Proportion of habitats in good status	Proportion of habitats in good status	Proportion of habitats in good status	Proportion of habitats in good status
GES achieved	Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed
Description overall status
Assessments period	2018-2023	2018-2023	2018-2023	2018-2023	2018-2023	2018-2023	2018-2023
Related pressures	Input of nutrients - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition Input of organic matter - diffuse sources and point sources Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events Input of water - point sources (e.g. brine)	Input of nutrients - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition Input of organic matter - diffuse sources and point sources Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events Input of water - point sources (e.g. brine)	Input of nutrients - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition Input of organic matter - diffuse sources and point sources Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events Input of water - point sources (e.g. brine)	Input of nutrients - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition Input of organic matter - diffuse sources and point sources Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events Input of water - point sources (e.g. brine)	Input of nutrients - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition Input of organic matter - diffuse sources and point sources Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events Input of water - point sources (e.g. brine)	Input of nutrients - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition Input of organic matter - diffuse sources and point sources Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events Input of water - point sources (e.g. brine)	Input of nutrients - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition Input of organic matter - diffuse sources and point sources Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events Input of water - point sources (e.g. brine)
Related targets	1.6.2.1 1.6.2.2	1.6.2.1 1.6.2.2	1.6.2.1 1.6.2.2	1.6.2.1 1.6.2.2	1.6.2.1 1.6.2.2	1.6.2.1 1.6.2.2	1.6.2.1 1.6.2.2
Test TV	Yes	Yes	NA	Yes	Yes	NA	NA
Test results	Correct	False	False	Correct	False	False	False