Member State report / Art8 / 2018 / D2 / 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 D2 Non-indigenous species
Region/subregion Black Sea
Reported by Member state
Member state
Bulgaria
Romania
Member state report
Marine reporting units MRUs used
  • BLK-BG-AA-EmineMaslennos
  • BLK-BG-AA-GalataEmine
  • BLK-BG-AA-KaliakraGalata
  • BLK-BG-AA-MaslennosRezovo
  • BLK-BG-AA-OpenSea
  • BLK-BG-AA-Shelf
  • BLK-BG-AA-SivriburunKaliakra
  • BLK_RO_RG_CT
  • BLK_RO_RG_MT01
  • BLK_RO_RG_TT03
Features Biological
  • Established non-indigenous species (3)
  • Newly-introduced non-indigenous species (6)
Features No theme
  • All marine ecosystem elements (28)
Element All marine ecosystem elements
  • D2C1 (7)
  • D2C2 (14)
  • D2C3 (7)
Element Codonellopsis morchella
  • D2C1 (1)
Element Eutintinnus pectinis
  • D2C1 (1)
Element Mnemiopsis leidyi
  • D2C2 (3)
Element Not applicable
  • D2C1 (2)
Element Salpingella decurtata
  • D2C1 (1)
Element Tintinnopsis tocantinensis
  • D2C1 (1)
Element2
Element sources No. of elements per level
  • EU (0)
  • Other (28)
  • EU (9)
  • Other (0)
Criteria and parameters used (number of parameters) D2 Non-indigenous species
Criteria and parameters used (number of parameters) D2C1 Newly-introduced NIS
  • Presence (7)
  • Presence (6)
Criteria and parameters used (number of parameters) D2C2 Established NIS (2.1, 2.1.1)
  • Other - Mnemiopsis leidyi biomass (spring) (7)
  • Other - Mnemiopsis leidyi biomass (summer) (7)
  • Biomass (3)
Criteria and parameters used (number of parameters) D2C3 Adverse effects of NIS (2.2, 2.2.1, 2.2.2)
  • Other - Bivavles/ Rapana venosa Biomass Ratio (7)
Threshold values % of parameters with values (no. of parameters)
92% (26)
33% (3)
Threshold value sources D2 Non-indigenous species
Threshold value sources D2C1 Newly-introduced NIS
  • National (7)
  • Other (1)
Threshold value sources D2C2 Established NIS (2.1, 2.1.1)
  • National (14)
  • BSC (2)
Threshold value sources D2C3 Adverse effects of NIS (2.2, 2.2.1, 2.2.2)
  • National (7)
Value achieved upper % of parameters with values (no. of parameters)
17% (5)
100% (9)
Value achieved lower % of parameters with values (no. of parameters)
0% (0)
0% (0)
Value unit/Value unit other (count of use per criterion) D2 Non-indigenous species
Value unit/Value unit other (count of use per criterion) D2C1 Newly-introduced NIS
  • (number of) species (7)
  • (number of) species (6)
Value unit/Value unit other (count of use per criterion) D2C2 Established NIS (2.1, 2.1.1)
  • gram per cubic meter (14)
  • g/m3 (3)
Value unit/Value unit other (count of use per criterion) D2C3 Adverse effects of NIS (2.2, 2.2.1, 2.2.2)
  • ratio (7)
Proportion threshold values Range of % values (no. of parameters)
Range: 90-90% (14 of 28 parameters)
Proportion values achieved Range of % values (no. of parameters)
Range: 93-100% (8 of 28 parameters)
Proportion threshold value units
% area of MRU achieving threshold value
Trends No. of trends per category
  • Unknown (28 or 100.0%)
  • Unknown (9 or 100.0%)
Parameters achieved No. of parameters per category
  • No (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (7 or 25.0%)
  • Unknown (6 or 21.4%)
  • Yes (15 or 53.6%)
  • No (7 or 77.8%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Yes (2 or 22.2%)
Related indicators
  • BLK-BG-D2C1_NewNIS
  • BLK-BG-D2C2_ML_BIOM
  • BLK-BG-D2C3_BV/RV_RATIO
Criteria status No. of criteria per category
  • Good (12 or 42.9%)
  • Not assessed (7 or 25.0%)
  • Not good (1 or 3.6%)
  • Unknown (8 or 28.6%)
  • Good (2 or 22.2%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not good (7 or 77.8%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
Element status No. of elements per category
  • Good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (28 or 100.0%)
  • Good (2 or 22.2%)
  • Not good (7 or 77.8%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
Integration rule type for parameters
Integration rule description for parameters
Integration rule type for criteria
Integration rule description for criteria
GES extent threshold
GES extent achieved
  • 4.00 (4 of 4, or 100.0%)
GES extent unit
  • Number of newly-introduced species (28 of 28, or 100.0%)
  • Number of newly-introduced species (4 of 4, or 100.0%)
GES achieved All marine ecosystem elements
  • Unknown (28)
GES achieved Established non-indigenous species
  • Not assessed (3)
GES achieved Newly-introduced non-indigenous species
  • GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, Article 14 exception reported (4)
  • Not assessed (2)
Assessment period
2012-2017 (28 or 100.0%)
2012-2017 (9 or 100.0%)
Related pressures
  • Input or spread of non-indigenous species (28 or 50.0%)
  • Newly-introduced non-indigenous species (28 or 50.0%)
Related targets
4