Member State report / Art10 / 2018 / D1-P / 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 Pelagic habitats
Region/subregion Baltic
Reported by Member state
Member state
Finland
Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
Poland
Germany
Denmark
Sweden
Member state report
Reporting area(s) MRUs used
  • BAL-FI
  • BAL-FI-AS
  • BAL-FI-BB
  • BAL-FI-BS
  • BAL-FI-GF
  • BAL-FI-NB
  • BAL-FI-QK
  • BAL-EE-AA
  • BAL-LV-AAA-006
  • BAL-POL-FAO27-3D25
  • BAL-POL-FAO27-3D26
  • BAL-POL-MS-001
  • L2-SEA-007-POL
  • L2-SEA-008-POL
  • L2-SEA-009-POL
  • L4-POL-001
  • L4-POL-002
  • L4-POL-003
  • L4-POL-004
  • L4-POL-005
  • L4-POL-006
  • L4-POL-007
  • L4-POL-008
  • L4-POL-009
  • L4-POL-010
  • L4-POL-011
  • L4-POL-012
  • L4-POL-013
  • L4-POL-014
  • L4-POL-015
  • L4-POL-016
  • L4-POL-017
  • L4-POL-018
  • L4-POL-019
  • PL-SEA-L2-III-AVIFAUNA
  • PL-SEA-L2-IV-AVIFAUNA
  • BALDE_MS
  • DK-TOTAL-part-BAL
  • BAL-SE-RG-Ostersjon
Features Structure, functions and processes of marine ecosystems: Species
  • Marine species (12)
  • All fish (2)
  • Commercially exploited fish and shellfish (4)
  • Marine species (2)
  • Marine species (2)
  • All birds (3)
  • All fish (3)
  • All mammals (2)
  • Marine species (1)
  • Seals (1)
Structure, functions and processes of marine ecosystems: Habitats
  • Pelagic habitats (26)
  • All habitats (12)
  • Pelagic broad habitats (2)
  • Pelagic habitats (1)
  • Benthic broad habitats (1)
  • Benthic habitats (4)
  • Pelagic broad habitats (1)
  • Pelagic habitats (4)
Structure, functions and processes of marine ecosystems: Ecosystems, including food webs
  • Secondary producers (1)
  • All physical and hydrological characteristics (6)
  • All trophic guilds (2)
  • Dissolved oxygen (1)
  • Ecosystems, including food webs (2)
  • Nutrients (N, P) (1)
  • Transparency (1)
Structure, functions and processes of marine ecosystems: No theme
  • All marine ecosystem elements (13)
  • All marine ecosystem elements (2)
Anthropogenic pressures on the marine environment: Biological
  • Extraction of, or mortality/injury to, wild species (by commercial and recreational fishing and other activities) (10)
  • Input of microbial pathogens (3)
  • Input or spread of non-indigenous species (7)
Anthropogenic pressures on the marine environment: Physical
  • Changes to hydrological conditions (14)
  • Physical disturbance to seabed (21)
  • Physical loss of the seabed (18)
Anthropogenic pressures on the marine environment: Substances, litter and energy
  • Input of nutrients - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition (27)
  • Input of organic matter - diffuse sources and point sources (24)
  • Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events (24)
  • Input of anthropogenic sound (impulsive, continuous) (5)
  • Input of litter (solid waste matter, including micro-sized litter) (7)
  • Input of nutrients - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition (9)
  • Input of organic matter - diffuse sources and point sources (5)
  • Input of other forms of energy (including electromagnetic fields, light and heat) (4)
  • Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events (13)
Anthropogenic pressures on the marine environment: No theme
  • All pressures (27)
Pressure levels and impacts in marine environment: Biological
  • Newly-introduced non-indigenous species (2)
  • Established non-indigenous species (1)
  • Newly-introduced non-indigenous species (1)
Pressure levels and impacts in marine environment: Physical and hydrological
  • Continuous low frequency sound (1)
  • Hydrographical changes (7)
  • Impulsive sound in water (1)
Pressure levels and impacts in marine environment: Chemical
  • Acute pollution events (1)
  • Contaminants - UPBT substances (2)
  • Contaminants - in seafood (2)
  • Contaminants - non UPBT substances (2)
  • Eutrophication (3)
  • Contaminants - UPBT substances (2)
  • Contaminants - in seafood (1)
  • Contaminants - non UPBT substances (2)
  • Litter and micro-litter in species (1)
  • Litter in the environment (1)
Uses and human activities in or affecting the marine environment: Cultivation of living resources
  • All activities related to cultivation of living resources (1)
  • Aquaculture - marine, including infrastructure (1)
GES components
  • D1 Biodiversity (13)
  • D10 Litter (1)
  • D11 Energy, incl. underwater noise (1)
  • D2 Non-indigenous species (1)
  • D3 Commercial fish and shellfish (1)
  • D4 Food webs/D1 Ecosystems (13)
  • D5 Eutrophication (1)
  • D6 Sea-floor integrity/D1 Benthic habitats (13)
  • D7 Hydrographical changes (1)
  • D8 Contaminants (1)
  • D9 Contaminants in seafood (1)
  • D1 Biodiversity (1)
  • D4 Food webs/D1 Ecosystems (1)
  • D5 Eutrophication (1)
  • D6 Sea-floor integrity/D1 Benthic habitats (1)
  • D1 Biodiversity (12)
  • D2 Non-indigenous species (12)
  • D4 Food webs/D1 Ecosystems (12)
  • D6 Sea-floor integrity/D1 Benthic habitats (12)
  • D1 Biodiversity (27)
  • D1 Pelagic habitats (27)
  • D1C6 Pelagic habitat condition (1.5.2, 1.6, 1.6.1, 1.6.2, 1.6.3) (27)
  • D4C3 Trophic guild size distribution (4.2, 4.2.1) (1)
  • D1 Biodiversity (16)
  • D1 Birds (24)
  • D1 Cephalopods (2)
  • D1 Fish (27)
  • D1 Mammals (24)
  • D1 Pelagic habitats (29)
  • D10 Litter (4)
  • D11 Energy, incl. underwater noise (9)
  • D2 Non-indigenous species (6)
  • D3 Commercial fish and shellfish (4)
  • D4 Food webs/D1 Ecosystems (45)
  • D5 Eutrophication (7)
  • D6 Sea-floor integrity/D1 Benthic habitats (37)
  • D7 Hydrographical changes (14)
  • D8 Contaminants (10)
  • D9 Contaminants in seafood (10)
  • D1 Biodiversity (3)
  • D1 Birds (1)
  • D1 Fish (1)
  • D1 Mammals (1)
  • D1 Pelagic habitats (1)
  • D1C6 Pelagic habitat condition (1.5.2, 1.6, 1.6.1, 1.6.2, 1.6.3) (2)
  • D4 Food webs/D1 Ecosystems (2)
  • D6 Sea-floor integrity/D1 Benthic habitats (2)
  • D1 Biodiversity (2)
  • D1 Birds (3)
  • D1 Fish (3)
  • D1 Mammals (3)
  • D1 Pelagic habitats (1)
  • D10C1 Litter (excluding micro-litter) (10.1, 10.1.1, 10.1.2) (1)
  • D1C6 Pelagic habitat condition (1.5.2, 1.6, 1.6.1, 1.6.2, 1.6.3) (3)
  • D2 Non-indigenous species (1)
  • D4 Food webs/D1 Ecosystems (3)
  • D4C1 Trophic guild species diversity (1.7, 1.7.1) (1)
  • D4C2 Abundance across trophic guilds (1.7, 1.7.1, 4.3, 4.3.1) (1)
  • D4C3 Trophic guild size distribution (4.2, 4.2.1) (1)
  • D4C4 Trophic guild productivity (4.1, 4.1.1) (1)
  • D5C1 Nutrient concentrations (5.1, 5.1.1) (1)
  • D5C2 Chlorophyll-a concentration (5.2.1) (1)
  • D5C3 Harmful algal blooms (5.2.4) (1)
  • D5C4 Photic limit (5.2.2) (1)
  • D5C5 Dissolved oxygen concentration (5.3.2) (1)
  • D5C7 Macrophyte communities of benthic habitats (5.3.1) (1)
  • D5C8 Macrofaunal communities of benthic habitats (1)
  • D6C5 Benthic habitat condition (1.6, 1.6.1, 1.6.2, 1.6.3, 6.2, 6.2.1, 6.2.2, 6.2.3, 6.2.4) (5)
  • D8C1 Contaminants in environment (8.1, 8.1.1) (2)
  • D8C2 Adverse effects of contaminants (8.2, 8.2.1) (2)
  • D8C3 Significant acute pollution events (8.2.2) (2)
  • D9C1 Contaminants in seafood (9.1, 9.1.1) (1)
Target Number defined
3
1
1
4
37
6
5
Target code/description
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.
LUONTO1: Marine protected areas cover at least 10% of each of the five marine areas and form an ecologically coherent network.
ALUE1: Maritime spatial planning is carried out in a way that it advances the achievement of good environmental status in marine environment.
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_D1C6: To limit pressures relating to the input of the nutrients, synthetic, non-synthetic compounds and organic matter into marine environment, in order to restore the natural structure and functioning of pelagic habitats.
PL_Target_D1C6_zooplankton: Maintain or reduce the pressures relating to the input of the nutrient, synthetic and non-synthetic compounds, and organic matter into marine environment, in order to maintain zooplankton size structure and biomass at the current level.
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_D1C6_CyaBl: Maintenance of the declining trend of nitrogen and phosphorus input into the sea in order to reduce the excessive development of toxic cyanobacteria.
UZO5.1: Continuous reduction of inputs and already present waste result in a significant reduction of waste with harmful effects on the marine environment on beaches, the sea surface, the water column and the seabed. The objective is "Seas without pressures from waste". The environmental o...
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)
DK-T1.13: The abundance of plankton follows the long-term average.
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-T1.14: The Ministry of Environment and Food is tracking developments and improving the knowledge base about plankton through monitoring (operational target).
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-T1.3: The Ministry of Environment and Food contributes to regional work regarding establishment of threshold values and determination of good environmental status, and works to ensure that the status for biological diversity is in accordance hereto.
BALSE-E.1_Skräp: E.1 The marine environment shall, as far as possible, be free from litter.
BALSE-C.1_Introduktion_främmande arter: C.1 The marine environment shall be free of newly-released or newly-translocated non-indigenous species and strains, and non-indigenous species othe...
Target value No. of parameters/elements with quantitative values
  • Not reported (13 - 100.0%)
  • Reported (0 - 0.0%)
  • Not reported (5 - 41.7%)
  • Reported (7 - 58.3%)
  • Not reported (54 - 100.0%)
  • Reported (0 - 0.0%)
  • Not reported (42 - 93.3%)
  • Reported (3 - 6.7%)
  • Not reported (6 - 100.0%)
  • Reported (0 - 0.0%)
  • Not reported (5 - 100.0%)
  • Reported (0 - 0.0%)
Target status No. of assessments per category
  • Target not yet achieved (13 - 100.0%)
  • Target achieved (3 - 25.0%)
  • Target not yet achieved (9 - 75.0%)
  • Status not reported (54 - 100.0%)
  • Status not reported (22 - 48.9%)
  • Target achieved (7 - 15.6%)
  • Target not yet achieved (16 - 35.6%)
  • Target achieved (1 - 16.7%)
  • Target not yet achieved (5 - 83.3%)
  • Status not reported (1 - 20.0%)
  • Target not yet achieved (4 - 80.0%)
Assessment period No. of targets per period
2018-2024 (13 - 100.0%)
2011-2016 (12 - 100.0%)
2011-2016 (54 - 100.0%)
2011-2015 (2 - 4.4%)
2011-2016 (34 - 75.6%)
2012-2014 (3 - 6.7%)
2012-2018 (4 - 8.9%)
2014 (1 - 2.2%)
2015 (1 - 2.2%)
2018-2024 (6 - 100.0%)
2011-2016 (5 - 100.0%)
Timescale to achieve targets No. of targets per date
2024-12 (13 - 100.0%)
2027-12 (1 - 100.0%)
2020-12 (12 - 100.0%)
2022-12 (54 - 100.0%)
2020-12 (45 - 100.0%)
2024-10 (6 - 100.0%)
2020-12 (5 - 100.0%)
Update date No. of targets per date
2018-07 (13 - 100.0%)
2019-03 (1 - 100.0%)
2016-07 (12 - 100.0%)
2018-09 (54 - 100.0%)
2018-10 (45 - 100.0%)
2019-04 (5 - 83.3%)
2019-06 (1 - 16.7%)
2018-12 (5 - 100.0%)
Update type No. of targets per category
  • New target (12 - 92.3%)
  • Same as 2012 definition (1 - 7.7%)
  • New target (1 - 100.0%)
  • New target (12 - 100.0%)
  • New target (27 - 50.0%)
  • Same as 2012 definition (27 - 50.0%)
  • Modified from 2012 definition (2 - 4.4%)
  • Same as 2012 definition (43 - 95.6%)
  • Modified from 2012 definition (1 - 16.7%)
  • New target (5 - 83.3%)
  • Modified from 2012 definition (5 - 100.0%)
Related indicators No. of different indicators reported
3
12
2
3
2
5
Related measures No. of different measures reported
2
1
1
1
32
1
5