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Please note that LDAP authentication will be phased out and disabled by the end of August 2026.
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As part of EEA's ongoing security and identity management improvements, we are currently migrating the system to Entra ID authentication.
We kindly ask all users to start using Entra ID credentials when logging in to the system. 

Please note that LDAP authentication will be phased out and disabled by the end of August 2026.
We encourage you to verify that you can successfully access the system and that your account and permissions function as expected after Entra ID login.
Should you encounter any issues or require assistance during this transition, please contact Laszlo Cseh at laszlo.cseh@eaudeweb.ro 
Thank you for your cooperation and support.

Member State report / Art9 / 2012 / D6 / Black Sea

Report type Member State report to Commission
MSFD Article Art. 9 Determination of GES (and Art. 17 updates)
Report due 2012-10-15
GES Descriptor D6 Sea-floor integrity/D1 Benthic habitats
Region/subregion Black Sea
Reported by Member state
Member state
BG (https://water.europa.eu/marine/assessment-module/national-descriptors-assessments/bg/blk/d6/art9/@@view-report-data-2012)
RO (https://water.europa.eu/marine/assessment-module/national-descriptors-assessments/ro/blk/d6/art9/@@view-report-data-2012)
Marine reporting units Number used
12
3
Features Pressures
ChangeSalinity (3)
IntroHazSubstOther (2)
IntroNIS (1)
PhysLoss (5)
BioDisturb_other (1)
ExtractSpeciesAll (1)
InputN_Psubst (1)
IntroNIS (2)
IntroNonSynthSubst (1)
IntroSynthComp (1)
NutrientOrgEnrich (1)
GES description D6 Sea-floor integrity/D1 Benthic habitats
Impacts of human activities do not result in significant damage to the physical substrate and the biological structures on the seabed and deterioration of associated biological communities. The special habitat designated as endangered or vulnerable at the national level or by regional agreements (Bucharest Convention) and European legislation (the Habitats Directive) is effectively conserved by appropriate national and regional mechanisms
GES description D6C1 Physical loss of the seabed (6.1)
GES description D6C2 Physical disturbance to the seabed (6.1)
GES description D6C3 Adverse effects from physical disturbance (6.1.2)
GES description D6C4 Benthic habitat extent (1.4, 1.4.1, 1.4.2, 1.5, 1.5.1, 6.1.1)
1.4.1 GES could be defined by the habitat "1140-3 Midlittoral sands with Donacilla cornea" regaining its historical distribution area


1.5.1 GES could be defined as the habitat "1110-3b Shallow sands with Donax trunculus" maintaining its present extent
GES description 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)
Fish: the diversity in the structure of the fish communities is maintained at a high level


Mesozooplankton biomass, open sea, 1966-2009


Phytoplankton biomass, coastal, spring, 2006-2011


Phytoplankton biomass, shelf, spring, 2006-2011
1.6.1. GES is defined by the population of the characteristic species- the bivalve Donacilla cornea- attaining densities equal or larger than the threshold
Threshold values % of criteria with values (no. of criteria)
33.3% (9)
66.7% (3)
Proportion of area to achieve threshold values % of criteria with values (range of values reported)
0.0% (0 - 0)
66.7% (100% - 100%)