Achieving good and preventing deterioration in terms of biomass, abundance and range of biogenic substrate in accordance with Directive 2000/60 / EC.

Achieving good and preventing deterioration in relation to the extent of the seabed (different types of substrates), which is significantly affected by human activities.

Achieving good and preventing deterioration of benthic communities, evaluated using already developed and operational multi-metric indices to assess the status and functionality of the benthic community in accordance with Directive 2000/60 / EC.

Define the distribution, cover and biomass of biogenic substrates to describe the status and determine good environmental status.

Verification (and, if necessary, limitation) of physical damage to the biogenic substrate due to fishing practices

Prevention of additional loss of benthic habitat types in the mediolittoral and infralittoral. Maintaining good status of benthic habitats in the circalitoral (including D6C4 targets). Prevention of deterioration of benthic habitat types due to adverse effects of anthropogenic pressures (also target for D6C5).

Prevention of additional loss of benthic habitat types in the mediolittoral and infralittoral. Preservation of good status of benthic habitats in the circalitoral.

Prevention of deterioration of benthic habitat types due to adverse effects of anthropogenic pressures.