Member State report / Art8 / 2018 / D1-M / Black Sea

Report type Member State report to Commission
MSFD Article Art. 8 Initial assessment (and Art. 17 updates)
Report due 2018-10-15
GES Descriptor D1 Mammals
Region/subregion Black Sea
Reported by Member state
Member state
Bulgaria
Romania
Member state report
Marine reporting units MRUs used
  • BLK-BG-MS-1
  • BLK_RO_RG_MT01
Features Species
  • Small toothed cetaceans (24)
  • Small toothed cetaceans (3)
Element Delphinus delphis
  • D1C1 (1)
  • D1C2 (2)
  • D1C3 (1)
  • D1C4 (3)
  • D1C5 (1)
  • D1C1 (1)
Element Phocoena phocoena
  • D1C1 (1)
  • D1C2 (2)
  • D1C3 (1)
  • D1C4 (3)
  • D1C5 (1)
  • D1C1 (1)
Element Tursiops truncatus
  • D1C1 (1)
  • D1C2 (2)
  • D1C3 (1)
  • D1C4 (3)
  • D1C5 (1)
  • D1C1 (1)
Element2
Element sources No. of elements per level
  • BSC (0)
  • EU (24)
  • BSC (3)
  • EU (0)
Criteria and parameters used (number of parameters) D1 Mammals
Criteria and parameters used (number of parameters) D1C1 Mortality rate from incidental by-catch
  • Mortality rate / Mortality rate from fishing (F) (3)
  • Other - Mortality by catch rate (3)
Criteria and parameters used (number of parameters) D1C2 Population abundance (1.2, 1.2.1)
  • Abundance (6)
Criteria and parameters used (number of parameters) D1C3 Population demographic characteristics (1.3, 1.3.1)
Criteria and parameters used (number of parameters) D1C4 Population distributional range and pattern (1.1, 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3)
  • Distribution (range) (3)
  • Other - Density (6)
Criteria and parameters used (number of parameters) D1C5 Habitat for the species
  • Habitat condition (2)
Threshold values % of parameters with values (no. of parameters)
60% (12)
100% (3)
Threshold value sources D1 Mammals
Threshold value sources D1C1 Mortality rate from incidental by-catch
  • National (3)
Threshold value sources D1C2 Population abundance (1.2, 1.2.1)
  • National (6)
Threshold value sources D1C3 Population demographic characteristics (1.3, 1.3.1)
Threshold value sources D1C4 Population distributional range and pattern (1.1, 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3)
Threshold value sources D1C5 Habitat for the species
Value achieved upper % of parameters with values (no. of parameters)
70% (14)
33% (1)
Value achieved lower % of parameters with values (no. of parameters)
40% (8)
0% (0)
Value unit/Value unit other (count of use per criterion) D1 Mammals
Value unit/Value unit other (count of use per criterion) D1C1 Mortality rate from incidental by-catch
  • number (1)
  • numbers (1)
  • (number of) individuals (3)
Value unit/Value unit other (count of use per criterion) D1C2 Population abundance (1.2, 1.2.1)
  • (number of) individuals (6)
Value unit/Value unit other (count of use per criterion) D1C3 Population demographic characteristics (1.3, 1.3.1)
Value unit/Value unit other (count of use per criterion) D1C4 Population distributional range and pattern (1.1, 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3)
  • Number of individuals per square kilometer (1)
  • Square kilometers (2)
  • number of individuals per square kilometer (4)
  • number of individuals pre square kilometer (1)
  • square kilometer (1)
Value unit/Value unit other (count of use per criterion) D1C5 Habitat for the species
Proportion threshold values Range of % values (no. of parameters)
Range: 100-100% (3 of 3 parameters)
Proportion values achieved Range of % values (no. of parameters)
Range: 50-100% (3 of 3 parameters)
Proportion threshold value units
% of population achieving threshold value
Trends No. of trends per category
  • Unknown (20 or 100.0%)
  • Unknown (3 or 100.0%)
Parameters achieved No. of parameters per category
  • No (4 or 20.0%)
  • Not assessed (8 or 40.0%)
  • Yes (8 or 40.0%)
  • No (1 or 33.3%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Yes (2 or 66.7%)
Related indicators
  • 1.1
Criteria status No. of criteria per category
  • Good (5 or 20.8%)
  • Not assessed (9 or 37.5%)
  • Not good (10 or 41.7%)
  • Good (2 or 66.7%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not good (1 or 33.3%)
Element status No. of elements per category
  • Good (8 or 33.3%)
  • Not good (16 or 66.7%)
  • Good (2 or 66.7%)
  • Not good (1 or 33.3%)
Integration rule type for parameters
OOAO (24 or 100.0%)
Not relevant (3 or 100.0%)
Integration rule description for parameters
The integration of the individual indicators by species under each criterion is carried out according to the rule "One Out All Out (OAAO)" .
Integration rule type for criteria
OOAO (24 or 100.0%)
Not relevant (3 or 100.0%)
Integration rule description for criteria
The integration of the individual criteria follows the rule "One Out All Out (OAAO)" .
GES extent threshold
  • 100.00 (24 of 24, or 100.0%)
  • 100.00 (3 of 3, or 100.0%)
GES extent achieved
  • 33.33 (24 of 24, or 100.0%)
  • 66.00 (3 of 3, or 100.0%)
GES extent unit
  • Proportion of species in good status within species group (24 of 24, or 100.0%)
  • Proportion of species in good status within species group (3 of 3, or 100.0%)
GES achieved Small toothed cetaceans
  • GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported (24)
  • Unknown (3)
Assessment period
2012-2017 (24 or 100.0%)
2013-2017 (3 or 100.0%)
Related pressures
  • Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence (24 or 20.0%)
  • Extraction of, or mortality/injury to, wild species (by commercial and recreational fishing and other activities) (24 or 20.0%)
  • Impulsive sound in water (24 or 20.0%)
  • Input of anthropogenic sound (impulsive, continuous) (24 or 20.0%)
  • Litter in the environment (24 or 20.0%)
Related targets
2