D3C1 Fishing mortality rate (F) (3.1, 3.1.1, 3.1.2)

D3C3 Population age/size distribution (3.3, 3.3.1, 3.3.3, 3.3.4)

LevelPressureLess12PassiveMobile

LevelPressureMore12Passive

LevelPressureMore12MobileSeabed

LevelPressureMore12MobileOther

LevelPressureFishingRecreational

LevelPressureFishingOther

LevelPressureShellfishCollection

ImpactPressureSeabedHabitats

ImpactPressureFunctionalGroup

ImpactPressureExploitedFish

ImpactPressureExploitedShellfish

Extraction3_1

ExtractionSeabedHabitats

ExtractionCommerciallyExpFish3_2or3_3

LitSed

NotRelevant

FishCoastal

NotRelevant

NotRelevant

NotRelevant

Descriptive

NotAssessed

Descriptive

Stable

Unknown_NotAssessed

Stable

Moderate

NotRelevant

Moderate

With advances in fishing equipment, larger ships and new tracking technologies, many fish stocks have reduced significantly. Fish stocks on coastal waters are now widely considered to be over exploited.

With advances in fishing equipment, larger ships and new tracking technologies, many fish stocks have reduced significantly. Unsustainable fishing practices capture non-target species (known as bycatch) that are then discarded.

Aside from reducing fish stocks, unsustainable fishing practices can have other negative impacts on the marine environment. For example, some fishing techniques such as dredging and trawling can cause widespread damage to marine habitats and organisms living on the sea floor. These techniques also often capture non-target species (known as bycatch) that are then discarded.

There were insufficient data. The appropriate date will be provided in the second cycle of the MSFD reporting.

some fishing techniques such as dredging and trawling can cause widespread damage to marine habitats and organisms living on the sea floor.

There were insufficient data. The appropriate date will be provided in the second cycle of the MSFD reporting.

Cetaceans, such as dolphins, can be seriously affected by entanglement in fishing nets and lines, or direct capture by hooks or in trawl nets. High levels of bycatch can affect entire marine communities, reducing biomass and altering the ecological structure and diversity of the oceans. Trawl nets in general have been identified as sources of mortality for cetacean and finfish species.

There were insufficient data. The appropriate date will be provided in the second cycle of the MSFD reporting.

Moderate

Non related GES component

Moderate

Non related GES component

Stable

Unknown_NotAssessed

Unknown_NotAssessed

Environmental impacts of fishing are due to fishing practices and the selective properties of the fishing gears. Aside from reducing fish stocks, unsustainable fishing practices can have other negative impacts on the marine environment. For example, some fishing techniques such as dredging and trawling can cause widespread damage to marine habitats and organisms living on the sea floor. These techniques also often capture non-target species (known as bycatch) that are then discarded.

• NotReported
• Wild fisheries

There were insufficient data. The appropriate date will be provided in the second cycle of the MSFD reporting.