Member State report / Art8 / 2018 / D1-P / Sweden / NE Atlantic: Greater North Sea

Report type Member State report to Commission
MSFD Article Art. 8 Initial assessment (and Art. 17 updates)
Report due 2018-10-15
GES Descriptor D1 Pelagic habitats
Member State Sweden
Region/subregion NE Atlantic: Greater North Sea
Reported by Havs- och vattenmyndigheten
Report date 2020-07-06
Report access msfd2018-ART8GES_SE_200706.xml

ANS-SE-AA-B_Kattegatt

GES component
D1-P
D1-P
Feature
Pelagic broad habitats
Pelagic broad habitats
Element
Coastal
Shelf
Element code
HabPelagCoastal
HabPelagShelf
Element code source
Habitats (D1-D6) http://dd.eionet.europa.eu/vocabulary/msfd/broadHabitatTypes/view
Habitats (D1-D6) http://dd.eionet.europa.eu/vocabulary/msfd/broadHabitatTypes/view
Element 2
Element 2 code
Element 2 code source
Element source
EU
National
Criterion
D1C6
Parameter
Habitat condition
Parameter other
Threshold value upper
Threshold value lower
Threshold qualitative
Expert judgement of both abundance and biomass development of phytoplankton over time
Threshold value source
National
Threshold value source other
Value achieved upper
Value achieved lower
Value unit
Value unit other
Proportion threshold value
Proportion value achieved
Proportion threshold value unit
Trend
Unknown
Parameter achieved
Yes
Description parameter
Contributes to D1C6 and D4C1
Related indicator
Criteria status
Not assessed
Description criteria
No integration with other indicators could be done because of lack of quantitative thresholds for some indicators
Element status
Not assessed
Not assessed
Description element
Coastal areas were assessed based on indicator 5.2A (chlorophyll and biovolume), building on the assessment done according to the Water Framework Directive but aggregated to coastal water type. Good environmental status was reached for approximately 84 % of the coastal waters in the Swedish part of the North Sea. No method is available for quantitative assessment of good environmental status at criteria level.
For the open sea, assessment was made based on regionally agreed indicators (indicators 1.6A, 5.3A, 5.3B) plus a national indicator on species composition of phytoplankton (indicator 1.6B). In the open sea, threshold values were reached for all indicators only in Skagerrak’s offshore areas (ANS-SE-AA-U_Skagerrak). In the remaining area threshold levels values for at least one of the indicators assessed were not reached. No method is available for quantitative assessment of good environmental status at criteria level.
Integration rule type parameter
Not relevant
Not relevant
Integration rule description parameter
No integration with other indicators could be done because of lack of quantitative thresholds for some indicators
No integration with other indicators could be done because of lack of quantitative thresholds for some indicators
Integration rule type criteria
Not relevant
Not relevant
Integration rule description criteria
No integration with other indicators could be done because of lack of quantitative thresholds for some indicators
No integration with other indicators could be done because of lack of quantitative thresholds for some indicators
GES extent threshold
GES extent achieved
GES extent unit
GES achieved
Not assessed
Not assessed
Description overall status
Good environmental status was reached for approximately 84 % of the coastal waters in the Swedish part of the North Sea (ANS-SE-AA-BG_Vasterhavet). In the open sea, threshold values were reached for all indicators only in Skagerrak’s offshore areas (ANS-SE-AA-U_Skagerrak). In the remaining area threshold levels values for at least one of the indicators assessed were not reached. Integrated assessment for pelagic habitats has not been made.
Good environmental status was reached for approximately 84 % of the coastal waters in the Swedish part of the North Sea (ANS-SE-AA-BG_Vasterhavet). In the open sea, threshold values were reached for all indicators only in Skagerrak’s offshore areas (ANS-SE-AA-U_Skagerrak). In the remaining area threshold levels values for at least one of the indicators assessed were not reached. Integrated assessment for pelagic habitats has not been made.
Assessments period
2011-2016
2011-2016
Related pressures
  • Extraction of, or mortality/injury to, wild species (by commercial and recreational fishing and other activities)
  • Input of litter (solid waste matter, including micro-sized litter)
  • 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
  • Extraction of, or mortality/injury to, wild species (by commercial and recreational fishing and other activities)
  • Input of litter (solid waste matter, including micro-sized litter)
  • 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
Related targets
  • ANSSE-A.1_Tillförsel_näringsämnen
  • ANSSE-B.1_Tillförsel_farliga_ämnen_halt
  • ANSSE-B.2_Tillförsel_farliga_ämnen_effekt
  • ANSSE-C.1_Introduktion_främmande arter
  • ANSSE-C.3_Population_fisk_ålder_storlek_bestånd
  • ANSSE-C.4_Samhälle_fisk_förkomst_art_storlek
  • ANSSE-D.1_Havsbottenareal_struktur_funktion
  • ANSSE-D.2_Biogena_substrat_areal
  • ANSSE-E.1_Skräp
  • ANSSE-A.1_Tillförsel_näringsämnen
  • ANSSE-B.1_Tillförsel_farliga_ämnen_halt
  • ANSSE-B.2_Tillförsel_farliga_ämnen_effekt
  • ANSSE-C.1_Introduktion_främmande arter
  • ANSSE-C.3_Population_fisk_ålder_storlek_bestånd
  • ANSSE-C.4_Samhälle_fisk_förkomst_art_storlek
  • ANSSE-D.1_Havsbottenareal_struktur_funktion
  • ANSSE-D.2_Biogena_substrat_areal
  • ANSSE-E.1_Skräp

ANS-SE-AA-B_Oresund

GES component
D1-P
D1-P
Feature
Pelagic broad habitats
Pelagic broad habitats
Element
Coastal
Shelf
Element code
HabPelagCoastal
HabPelagShelf
Element code source
Habitats (D1-D6) http://dd.eionet.europa.eu/vocabulary/msfd/broadHabitatTypes/view
Habitats (D1-D6) http://dd.eionet.europa.eu/vocabulary/msfd/broadHabitatTypes/view
Element 2
Element 2 code
Element 2 code source
Element source
EU
National
Criterion
D1C6
Parameter
Habitat condition
Parameter other
Threshold value upper
Threshold value lower
Threshold qualitative
Expert judgement of both abundance and biomass development of phytoplankton over time
Threshold value source
National
Threshold value source other
Value achieved upper
Value achieved lower
Value unit
Value unit other
Proportion threshold value
Proportion value achieved
Proportion threshold value unit
Trend
Unknown
Parameter achieved
Not assessed
Description parameter
Contributes to D1C6 and D4C1
Related indicator
Criteria status
Not assessed
Description criteria
No integration with other indicators could be done because of lack of quantitative thresholds for some indicators
Element status
Not assessed
Not assessed
Description element
Coastal areas were assessed based on indicator 5.2A (chlorophyll and biovolume), building on the assessment done according to the Water Framework Directive but aggregated to coastal water type. Good environmental status was reached for approximately 84 % of the coastal waters in the Swedish part of the North Sea. No method is available for quantitative assessment of good environmental status at criteria level.
No integration with other indicators could be done because of lack of quantitative thresholds for some indicators
Integration rule type parameter
Not relevant
Not relevant
Integration rule description parameter
No integration with other indicators could be done because of lack of quantitative thresholds for some indicators
No integration with other indicators could be done because of lack of quantitative thresholds for some indicators
Integration rule type criteria
Not relevant
Not relevant
Integration rule description criteria
No integration with other indicators could be done because of lack of quantitative thresholds for some indicators
No integration with other indicators could be done because of lack of quantitative thresholds for some indicators
GES extent threshold
GES extent achieved
GES extent unit
GES achieved
Not assessed
Not assessed
Description overall status
Good environmental status was reached for approximately 84 % of the coastal waters in the Swedish part of the North Sea (ANS-SE-AA-BG_Vasterhavet). In the open sea, threshold values were reached for all indicators only in Skagerrak’s offshore areas (ANS-SE-AA-U_Skagerrak). In the remaining area threshold levels values for at least one of the indicators assessed were not reached. Integrated assessment for pelagic habitats has not been made.
Good environmental status was reached for approximately 84 % of the coastal waters in the Swedish part of the North Sea (ANS-SE-AA-BG_Vasterhavet). In the open sea, threshold values were reached for all indicators only in Skagerrak’s offshore areas (ANS-SE-AA-U_Skagerrak). In the remaining area threshold levels values for at least one of the indicators assessed were not reached. Integrated assessment for pelagic habitats has not been made.
Assessments period
2011-2016
2011-2016
Related pressures
  • Extraction of, or mortality/injury to, wild species (by commercial and recreational fishing and other activities)
  • Input of litter (solid waste matter, including micro-sized litter)
  • 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
  • Extraction of, or mortality/injury to, wild species (by commercial and recreational fishing and other activities)
  • Input of litter (solid waste matter, including micro-sized litter)
  • 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
Related targets
  • ANSSE-A.1_Tillförsel_näringsämnen
  • ANSSE-B.1_Tillförsel_farliga_ämnen_halt
  • ANSSE-B.2_Tillförsel_farliga_ämnen_effekt
  • ANSSE-C.1_Introduktion_främmande arter
  • ANSSE-C.3_Population_fisk_ålder_storlek_bestånd
  • ANSSE-C.4_Samhälle_fisk_förkomst_art_storlek
  • ANSSE-D.1_Havsbottenareal_struktur_funktion
  • ANSSE-D.2_Biogena_substrat_areal
  • ANSSE-E.1_Skräp
  • ANSSE-A.1_Tillförsel_näringsämnen
  • ANSSE-B.1_Tillförsel_farliga_ämnen_halt
  • ANSSE-B.2_Tillförsel_farliga_ämnen_effekt
  • ANSSE-C.1_Introduktion_främmande arter
  • ANSSE-C.3_Population_fisk_ålder_storlek_bestånd
  • ANSSE-C.4_Samhälle_fisk_förkomst_art_storlek
  • ANSSE-D.1_Havsbottenareal_struktur_funktion
  • ANSSE-D.2_Biogena_substrat_areal
  • ANSSE-E.1_Skräp

ANS-SE-AA-B_Skagerrak

GES component
D1-P
D1-P
Feature
Pelagic broad habitats
Pelagic broad habitats
Element
Coastal
Shelf
Element code
HabPelagCoastal
HabPelagShelf
Element code source
Habitats (D1-D6) http://dd.eionet.europa.eu/vocabulary/msfd/broadHabitatTypes/view
Habitats (D1-D6) http://dd.eionet.europa.eu/vocabulary/msfd/broadHabitatTypes/view
Element 2
Element 2 code
Element 2 code source
Element source
EU
EU
Criterion
D1C6
Parameter
Habitat condition
Parameter other
Threshold value upper
Threshold value lower
Threshold qualitative
Expert judgement of both abundance and biomass development of phytoplankton over time
Threshold value source
National
Threshold value source other
Value achieved upper
Value achieved lower
Value unit
Value unit other
Proportion threshold value
Proportion value achieved
Proportion threshold value unit
Trend
Unknown
Parameter achieved
Yes
Description parameter
Contributes to D1C6 and D4C1
Related indicator
Criteria status
Not assessed
Description criteria
No integration with other indicators could be done because of lack of quantitative thresholds for some indicators
Element status
Not assessed
Not assessed
Description element
Coastal areas were assessed based on indicator 5.2A (chlorophyll and biovolume), building on the assessment done according to the Water Framework Directive but aggregated to coastal water type. Good environmental status was reached for approximately 84 % of the coastal waters in the Swedish part of the North Sea. No method is available for quantitative assessment of good environmental status at criteria level.
For the open sea, assessment was made based on regionally agreed indicators (indicators 1.6A, 5.3A, 5.3B) plus a national indicator on species composition of phytoplankton (indicator 1.6B). In the open sea, threshold values were reached for all indicators only in Skagerrak’s offshore areas (ANS-SE-AA-U_Skagerrak). In the remaining area threshold levels values for at least one of the indicators assessed were not reached. No method is available for quantitative assessment of good environmental status at criteria level.
Integration rule type parameter
Not relevant
Not relevant
Integration rule description parameter
No integration with other indicators could be done because of lack of quantitative thresholds for some indicators
No integration with other indicators could be done because of lack of quantitative thresholds for some indicators
Integration rule type criteria
Not relevant
Not relevant
Integration rule description criteria
No integration with other indicators could be done because of lack of quantitative thresholds for some indicators
No integration with other indicators could be done because of lack of quantitative thresholds for some indicators
GES extent threshold
GES extent achieved
GES extent unit
GES achieved
Not assessed
Not assessed
Description overall status
Good environmental status was reached for approximately 84 % of the coastal waters in the Swedish part of the North Sea (ANS-SE-AA-BG_Vasterhavet). In the open sea, threshold values were reached for all indicators only in Skagerrak’s offshore areas (ANS-SE-AA-U_Skagerrak). In the remaining area threshold levels values for at least one of the indicators assessed were not reached. Integrated assessment for pelagic habitats has not been made.
Good environmental status was reached for approximately 84 % of the coastal waters in the Swedish part of the North Sea (ANS-SE-AA-BG_Vasterhavet). In the open sea, threshold values were reached for all indicators only in Skagerrak’s offshore areas (ANS-SE-AA-U_Skagerrak). In the remaining area threshold levels values for at least one of the indicators assessed were not reached. Integrated assessment for pelagic habitats has not been made.
Assessments period
2011-2016
2011-2016
Related pressures
  • Extraction of, or mortality/injury to, wild species (by commercial and recreational fishing and other activities)
  • Input of litter (solid waste matter, including micro-sized litter)
  • 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
  • Extraction of, or mortality/injury to, wild species (by commercial and recreational fishing and other activities)
  • Input of litter (solid waste matter, including micro-sized litter)
  • 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
Related targets
  • ANSSE-A.1_Tillförsel_näringsämnen
  • ANSSE-B.1_Tillförsel_farliga_ämnen_halt
  • ANSSE-B.2_Tillförsel_farliga_ämnen_effekt
  • ANSSE-C.1_Introduktion_främmande arter
  • ANSSE-C.3_Population_fisk_ålder_storlek_bestånd
  • ANSSE-C.4_Samhälle_fisk_förkomst_art_storlek
  • ANSSE-D.1_Havsbottenareal_struktur_funktion
  • ANSSE-D.2_Biogena_substrat_areal
  • ANSSE-E.1_Skräp
  • ANSSE-A.1_Tillförsel_näringsämnen
  • ANSSE-B.1_Tillförsel_farliga_ämnen_halt
  • ANSSE-B.2_Tillförsel_farliga_ämnen_effekt
  • ANSSE-C.1_Introduktion_främmande arter
  • ANSSE-C.3_Population_fisk_ålder_storlek_bestånd
  • ANSSE-C.4_Samhälle_fisk_förkomst_art_storlek
  • ANSSE-D.1_Havsbottenareal_struktur_funktion
  • ANSSE-D.2_Biogena_substrat_areal
  • ANSSE-E.1_Skräp