Member State report / Art9 / 2018 / D1-P / 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 Pelagic habitats |
| 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 |
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| Structure, functions and processes of marine ecosystems: Habitats | Pelagic broad habitats |
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| Structure, functions and processes of marine ecosystems: Ecosystems, including food webs | Dissolved oxygen |
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| GES description | D1 Pelagic habitats | The condition of the habitat type, including its biotic and abiotic structure and its functions (e.g. its typical species composition and their relative abundance, absence of particularly sensitive or fragile species or species providing a key function, size structure of species), is not adversely affected due to anthropogenic pressures. The threshold values are as follows: (a) in coastal waters, the values set in accordance with Directive 2000/60/EC; (b) beyond coastal waters, values consistent with those for coastal waters under Directive 2000/60/EC. Values were established through regional or subregional cooperation (HELCOM) |
It can be said that overall GES for D1/6 cannot yet be established, but at the minimum, good environmental status is achieved if good environmental status is achieved, if:
?... the coastal waters in accordance with the Water Framework Directive are in good environmental condition and in good c... |
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| D1C6 Pelagic habitat condition (1.5.2, 1.6, 1.6.1, 1.6.2, 1.6.3) |
Cyanobacterial blooms and biomass below HELCOM agreed index thresholds: 0.90 in the Gulf of Finland; 0.77 in the Northern Baltic; and 0.58 in the Bothnian Sea. The status of the plankton community is determined by the phytoplankton and the zooplankton. In their absence, habitat indicators such as...
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GES is achieved if seasonal succession of dominating phytoplankton groups in assessment units are above threshold values: BAL-EE-EGB-OFFSHORE = 0,74 %; BAL-EE-GR-OFFSHORE = 0,69 %; BAL-EE-GR-COASTAL= 0,67 %; BAL-EE-NBP-OFFSHORE = 0,69 %; BAL-GF-EE-EEEE_01 = 0,62 %; BAL-GF-EE-EEEE_05 = 0,65 %. GES is achieved if zooplankton mean size in assessment units are above threshold values: BAL-EE-EGB-OFFSHORE = 5 μg; BAL-EE-NBP-OFFSHORE = 5 μg; BAL-EE-GF-OFFSHORE = 8,6 μg; BAL-EE-GR-OFFSHORE = no threshold value set. GES is achieved if zooplankton total stock in assessment units are above threshold values: BAL-EE-EGB-OFFSHORE = 220 mg/m3; BAL-EE-NBP-OFFSHORE = 220 mg/m3; BAL-EE-GF-OFFSHORE = 125 mg/m3; BAL-EE-GR-OFFSHORE = no threshold value set. |
The condition of the habitat type, including its biotic and abiotic structure and its functions (e.g. its typical species composition and their relative abundance, absence of particularly sensitive or fragile species or species providing a key function, size structure of species), is not adversely affected due to anthropogenic pressures. The threshold values are as follows: (a) in coastal waters, the values set in accordance with Directive 2000/60/EC; (b) beyond coastal waters, values consistent with those for coastal waters under Directive 2000/60/EC. Values were established through regional or subregional cooperation (HELCOM). |
The state of the habitat type, including its biotic and abiotic structure and its functions (e.g. the typical species composition and their relative density, absence of particularly sensitive or vulnerable species, or species that have an important function in the ecosystem, or species size structure) are not adversely affected by man-made pressures.
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D1C6 Tillståndet i pelagiska livsmiljöer, inklusive deras biotiska och abiotiska struktur och deras funktioner (t.ex. dess typiska artsammansättning och dessa arters relativa abundans, frånvaro av särskilt känsliga eller sårbara arter eller arter som tillhandahåller en viktig funktion, arternas storleksstruktur) är inte negativt påverkade av mänskliga belastningar. God miljöstatus: Metod för sammanvägning för kvantitativ bedömning saknas för kriteriet. D1C6 The condition of pelagic habitats, including their biotic and abiotic structure and their functions (e.g. its typical species composition and their relative abundance, absence of particularly sensitive or fragile species or species providing a key function, size structure of species), is not adversely affected due to anthropogenic pressures. GES:Definition of GES at criteria level is not yet available. |
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| Justification for non-use of criterion |
D1C6: None
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D1C6: HELCOM (2018a) Five indicators were used in the assessment of the status of HOLAS II pelagic habitats: 1) “Average zooplankton size and total abundance”, 2) “Seasonal change of dominant phytoplankton groups”, 3) “Diatom / Dinoflagelate index”; 4) "Chlorophyll-a" and 5) "Cyanobacterial bloom...
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D1.6: In the coastal waters, the WFD-Assessment of the biological quality component phytoplankton was used to assess D1C6.
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D1C6: HELCOM (2018a) Five indicators were used in the assessment of the status of HOLAS II pelagic habitats: 1) “Average zooplankton size and total abundance”, 2) “Seasonal change of dominant phytoplankton groups”, 3) “Diatom / Dinoflagelate index”; 4) "Chlorophyll-a" and 5) "Cyanobacterial bloom...
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D1.6: During the reporting period, regional cooperation focused on the development of methodological standards to assess the various aspects of stress and resilience on the basis of Commission Decision 2010/477/EU. The indicators vary in their level of maturity and require further development or ...
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D1C6: For D1C6, good environmental status is considered descriptive, as at present there are no regional or subregional coordinated thresholds for good environmental status in the pelagic habitat.
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D1C6: We have two specific indicators under this criteria but have also used indicators from other descriptors (D5) as a complement. We do not have a definition of GES at criteria level yet, but only theshold values at indicator level. The assessments under article 8 are thus semi-quantitative. |