Member State report / Art10 / 2018 / D3 / Black Sea

Report type Member State report to Commission
MSFD Article Art. 10 Environmental targets (and Art. 17 updates)
Report due 2018-10-15
GES Descriptor D3 Commercial fish and shellfish
Region/subregion Black Sea
Reported by Member state
Member state
Bulgaria
Romania
Member state report
Reporting area(s) MRUs used
  • BLK_RO_RG_MT01
  • BLK_RO_RG_TT03
Features Structure, functions and processes of marine ecosystems: Species
  • Commercially exploited fish and shellfish (14)
GES components
  • D3C1 Fishing mortality rate (F) (3.1, 3.1.1, 3.1.2) (7)
  • D3C2 Spawning stock biomass (SSB) (3.2, 3.2.1, 3.2.2) (3)
  • D3C3 Population age/size distribution (3.3, 3.3.1, 3.3.3, 3.3.4) (4)
Target Number defined
3
Target code/description
3.2: Spawning stock biomass of relevant species to increase as follows: 1. Sprattus sprattus, SSB≤60000tonne 2.Psetta maeotica, SSB≤2000tonne
3.1: 1.Fishing mortality rate of Sprattus sprattus to be maintained stable at F≤FMSY=0.64. 2.Fishing mortality rate of Engraulis encrasicolus to be reduced at F≤FMSY=0.49. 3.Fishing mortality rate of Psetta maeotica to be drastically reduced at F≤FMSY=0.26 4.Fishing mortality rate of Squalus acanthias to be reduced at F≤FMSY=0.08. 5.Fishing mortality rate of Merlangus merlangius euxinus to be reduced at F≤FMSY=0.79.
3.3: Increasing of the proportion of the individuals with mean length at first sexual maturity stage. The ratio individuals/population >30%
Target value No. of parameters/elements with quantitative values
  • Not reported (0 - 0.0%)
  • Reported (11 - 100.0%)
Target status No. of assessments per category
  • Status not reported (1 - 9.1%)
  • Target achieved (3 - 27.3%)
  • Target not yet achieved (7 - 63.6%)
Assessment period No. of targets per period
2012-2017 (11 - 100.0%)
Timescale to achieve targets No. of targets per date
2020-12 (14 - 100.0%)
Update date No. of targets per date
2014-07 (10 - 71.4%)
2018-12 (4 - 28.6%)
Update type No. of targets per category
  • Modified from 2012 definition (10 - 71.4%)
  • New target (4 - 28.6%)
Related indicators No. of different indicators reported
3
Related measures No. of different measures reported
1