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 |
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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 | ||||||||
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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. |
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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. |