Member State report / Art14 / 2022 / D3 / Romania / Black 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 Romania
Region/subregion Black Sea
Reported by Ministry of Environment, Waters and Forest
Report date 2022-03-18
Report access 363

Marine reporting units
  • BLK_RO_AA_CT
  • BLK_RO_AA_MT01
  • BLK_RO_AA_MT02
  • BLK_RO_AA_TT03
Region subregion
Black Sea
Exception code
BLKRO-E002
Exception old code
Exception name
Exploitation of common stocks of commercial fish in order to support maximum sustainable yield
Exception type
Art. 14(1)(d)
Exception reason
Economic or social activities fulfilling specific obligations of public services
GES achieved
9999
Relevant pressures
  • Extraction of, or mortality/injury to, wild species (by commercial and recreational fishing and other activities)
Relevant targets
GES component
  • D3
Relevant features
  • Commercially exploited fish and shellfish
Justification description
Romania shall endeavor to manage fisheries in such a way as to ensure sustainable fishing at local, subregional (Romania-Bulgaria joint measures) and regional level (through the newly proposed measure - Development of the multiannual regional management plan for the fish stocks concerned) and GES. However, given that the commercial stock is divided across the marine region or subregion, the achievement of the GES for Descriptor 3 depends on the mode of action of all Black Sea states.
Spatial scope geographic zones
EEZ (or similar)
Mitigation
The measures developed in this document will contribute to achieving good ecological status. Romania is committed to contributing to the process of data collection on a sub-regional scale.
Measures ad hoc
Existing and newly proposed measures are considered to contribute to the achievement of Good Ecological Status.
Further information
none