Member State report / Art9 / 2018 / D1-R / Baltic

Report type Member State report to Commission
MSFD Article Art. 9 Determination of GES (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
Member state report
Marine reporting units MRUs used
GES description D1 Reptiles
GES description D1C1 Mortality rate from incidental by-catch
GES description D1C2 Population abundance (1.2, 1.2.1)
GES description D1C3 Population demographic characteristics (1.3, 1.3.1)
GES description D1C4 Population distributional range and pattern (1.1, 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3)
GES description D1C5 Habitat for the species
Determination date
Update type
Justification for non-use of criterion
D1C1: Criteria D1C1 is not used for determining GES because there is not enough reliable data about mortality rate per bird, seal and fish species from inci­dental by-catch. Criteria not applicable for pelagic habitats.
D1C1: The criterion is not used since there are is a lack of data and appropriate monitoring programs to address the criterion.


D1C5: The criterion is not used since there are is a lack of data and appropriate monitoring programs to address the criterion.
Justification for delay in setting EU/regional requirements
D1C5: All Swedish determinations of GES are implemented in a regulation (HVMFS 2012:18) issued from the Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management. From the update made in 2018 only criteria supported with at least one indicator are included in the regulation. Furthermore, only indicators underpinned with a regular monitoring programme are included.

The assessment of D1C5 is dependent on the relevant assessment under habitats directive but thresholds must be modified in order to fit the scope of MSFD, this could not be done so far due to lack of knowledge about the condition of relevant habitats.