Member State report / Art10 / 2018 / D1-R / Baltic
| Report type | Member State report to Commission |
| MSFD Article | Art. 10 Environmental targets (and Art. 17 updates) |
| Report due | 2018-10-15 |
| GES Descriptor | D1 Reptiles |
| Region/subregion | Baltic |
| Reported by | Member state |
| Member state | Finland |
Estonia |
Latvia |
Lithuania |
Poland |
Germany |
Denmark |
Sweden |
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| Reporting area(s) | MRUs used |
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| Features | Structure, functions and processes of marine ecosystems: Species |
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| Features | Structure, functions and processes of marine ecosystems: No theme |
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| Features | Anthropogenic pressures on the marine environment: Biological |
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| Features | Anthropogenic pressures on the marine environment: Substances, litter and energy |
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| Features | Anthropogenic pressures on the marine environment: No theme |
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| Features | Pressure levels and impacts in marine environment: Physical and hydrological |
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| Features | Uses and human activities in or affecting the marine environment: Cultivation of living resources |
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| Target | Number defined | 4 |
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| Target code/description | LUONTO1: Marine protected areas cover at least 10% of each of the five marine areas and form an ecologically coherent network. LUONTO2: Marine protected areas will effectively protect the features for which they have been established. Within-MPA pressures will be lower than outside in order to ensure habitats’ and species’ viability and favourable conservation status. Management plans will be made on the basis of the local underwater nature and the pressures threatening it. ALUE1: Maritime spatial planning is carried out in a way that it advances the achievement of good environmental status in marine environment. LUONTO3: Disturbing or adversely affecting traffic and human presence and activities decrease in marine protected areas. |
BALEE-T34: BALEE-T34 - supporting the development of environmentally friendly marine aquaculture, including its infrastructure. |
JVM1: Anthropogenic activities have not negatively impacted marine habitats and species |
PL_Target_D1C2: To maintain the abundance of the population of the species listed in the Birds and Habitats Directives, corresponding to the natural physical, geographical and climatic conditions, by reducing the main factors decreasing the population size or welfare of species, such as: by-catch in fishing nets, direct extraction from the environment or the introduction of biogenic, synthetic and non-synthetic compounds and energy sources, including underwater noise into the environment. PL_Target_D1C2_waterbirds: Reduction of anthropogenic pressure, in particular of activities related to disturbance of species in places of breeding, resting and feeding to ensure the natural and undisturbed existence of waterbird species. PL_Target_D1C3: To maintain the population status of species listed in the Birds and Habitats Directives, corresponding to the natural physical, geographical and climatic conditions by reducing the main pressure factors, such as species disturbance, direct extraction from the environment, including by-catch in fishing nets and the introduction of biogenic, synthetic and non-synthetic compounds into the environment PL_Target_D1C3_seals: Reduction of anthropogenic pressure related to the disturbance of the species and the introduction of hazardous substances into the environment in order to enable the correct reproduction of the grey seal in the Polish Marine Areas. PL_Target_white tailed eagle: Maintaining or increasing the productivity of the white-tailed eagle by maintaining or reducing the current level of anthropogenic pressure associated with the introduction of synthetic and non-synthetic compounds into the environment and disturbance in breeding sites. PL_Target_D1C4: Geographical distribution and range of occurrence of species listed in the Birds Directive and the Habitats Directive should achieve near-natural range and condition by reducing the main pressure factors, such as species disturbance, direct extraction from the environment, including by-catch in fishing nets, or the introduction of biogenic, synthetic and non-synthetic compounds to the environment. PL_Target_D1: Reduction or maintaining the anthropogenic pressure at a level which ensures the maintenance of natural habitats with their natural biological diversity of biotic components, including fisheries and protection of habitats within protected areas, Natura 2000. PL_Target_D1C1: To recognise the scale of by-catch of the species listed in the Birds Directive and the Habitats Directive in order to implement measures to minimize its effects and to restore and maintain natural, stable populations of species. PL_Target_D1C2_seals: Reduction of anthropogenic pressure, in particular the activity related to disturbance in hall-out and feeding areas in order to ensure natural and undisturbed existence of the species. |
UZO1.2: Operational environmental objective for the overarching environmental objective 'seas without adverse effects from anthropogenic eutrophication': Nutrient inputs via remote entries from other marine areas should be reduced. This should be done in the framework of the regional cooperation of HELCOM.
UZO1.1: Operational environmental objective for the overarching environmental objective 'seas without adverse effects from anthropogenic eutrophication': Nutrient inputs via the rivers are to be further reduced. Reduction targets have been set in the programs of measures of the WFD. The phosphorus and nitrogen compound loads from German tributaries to the Baltic Sea have been declining since the 1980s. However, since 2000, there has hardly been a decreasing trend and, very strong annual fluctuations have occurred. In 2014, about 2,800 tons of nitrogen and about 112 tons of phosphorus were introduced into the Baltic Sea via the river basin districts Schlei / Trave and Warnow / Peene (UBA 2017). If one additionally considers the entries of smaller inflows, e.g. into the small lagoon in the Oder catchment area, as well as the German entries into the Oder, then approx. 9,600 tons of nitrogen and approx. 360 tons of phosphorus were registered in the Baltic Sea in 2014 (UBA 2017). The nutrient inputs of the surface waters draining into the Baltic Sea with the substance input model MoRe decreased by 19% (5,119 tons) for nitrogen and 17% (168 tons) for phosphorus compared to the evaluation periods 2012-2014 and 2006-2011 (UBA 2017, Fuchs et al 2016). Compared to the 2012-2014 and 1983-1987 evaluation periods, nutrient inputs decreased by 65% (40,835 tonnes) for nitrogen and 78% (2,844 tonnes) for phosphorus (Source: MoRe). According to the MoRe substance input model, agriculture (78% of nitrogen inputs and 51% of phosphorus inputs) followed by point sources (eg sewage treatment plants) (9% of nitrogen inputs and 20% of phosphorus inputs) were the main contributors to nutrient inputs over the period 2012-2014. Entries from urban areas and atmospheric deposition on surface waters in the catchment area of the Baltic Sea played a subordinate role. UZO1.3: Operational objective for the overall environmental objective 'Seas without impacts from anthropogenic eutrophication: Nutrient inputs from the atmosphere should be further reduced. |
DK-T6.6: The northern Sound is designated as a marine protected area pursuant to the Marine Strategy Framework Directive, and new licences to extract mineral resources are stopped. This will not result in any changes in relation to the existing fisheries regulation DK-T6.10: The need for additional marine protected areas or other initiatives in the Baltic Sea and the North Sea is assessed, and a similar assessment is subsequently carried out for the Danish Straits. (Operational target) DK-T1.5: Need for protection initiatives for HELCOM and OSPAR Red List species is assessed. If there are any Red List species that are endangered or not sufficiently protected, the Ministry of Environment and Food will assess specifically the need for further initiatives in collaboration with relevant ministries. (Operational target) |
BALSE-C.4_Samhälle_fisk_förkomst_art_storlek: C.4 Presence, species composition of species, and size distribution in the fish community must make it possible to maintain important functions in the food web. (HVMFS 2012:29).
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| Target status | No. of assessments per category |
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| Assessment period | No. of targets per period | 2018-2024 (14 - 100.0%) |
2011-2016 (12 - 100.0%) |
2011-2016 (130 - 100.0%) |
2011-2015 (2 - 40.0%) 2012-2014 (1 - 20.0%) 2014 (1 - 20.0%) 2015 (1 - 20.0%) |
2018-2024 (3 - 100.0%) |
2011-2016 (1 - 100.0%) |
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| Timescale to achieve targets | No. of targets per date | 2024-12 (14 - 100.0%) |
2027-12 (1 - 100.0%) |
2020-12 (12 - 100.0%) |
2022-12 (130 - 100.0%) |
2020-12 (5 - 100.0%) |
2024-10 (3 - 100.0%) |
2020-12 (1 - 100.0%) |
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| Update date | No. of targets per date | 2018-07 (14 - 100.0%) |
2019-03 (1 - 100.0%) |
2016-07 (12 - 100.0%) |
2018-09 (130 - 100.0%) |
2018-10 (5 - 100.0%) |
2019-04 (3 - 100.0%) |
2018-12 (1 - 100.0%) |
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| Related indicators | No. of different indicators reported | 4 |
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| Related measures | No. of different measures reported | 2 |
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