Member State report / Art8 / 2018 / D1-F / Mediterranean

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 Fish
Region/subregion Mediterranean
Reported by Member state
Member state
United Kingdom
Spain
France
Italy
Malta
Slovenia
Croatia
Greece
Cyprus
Member state report
Marine reporting units MRUs used
  • MWE-ES-SD-LEV
  • MWE-FR-MS-MO
  • MWE-FR-MS-MO-CE
  • MWE-FR-MS-MO-GDL
  • IT-AS-0001
  • IT-ISCMS-0001
  • IT-WMS-0001
  • MIC-MT-MS-01
  • MAD-SI-MRU-1
Features Species
  • Coastal fish (6)
  • Coastal fish (30)
  • Demersal shelf fish (330)
  • Pelagic shelf fish (27)
  • Coastal fish (66)
  • Deep-sea fish (60)
  • Demersal shelf fish (128)
  • Pelagic shelf fish (42)
  • Demersal shelf fish (48)
  • Coastal fish (3)
Element Argentina
  • D1C1 (2)
  • D1C2 (2)
  • D1C3 (2)
  • D1C4 (2)
  • D1C5 (2)
Element Arnoglossus rueppelii
  • D1C1 (2)
  • D1C2 (2)
  • D1C3 (2)
  • D1C4 (2)
  • D1C5 (2)
Element Blennius ocellaris
  • D1C1 (2)
  • D1C2 (2)
  • D1C3 (2)
  • D1C4 (2)
  • D1C5 (2)
Element Boops boops
  • D1C2 (3)
  • D1C3 (3)
Element Callionymus maculatus
  • D1C1 (1)
  • D1C2 (1)
  • D1C3 (1)
  • D1C4 (1)
  • D1C5 (1)
Element Centrophorus granulosus
  • D1C1 (2)
  • D1C2 (2)
  • D1C3 (2)
  • D1C4 (2)
  • D1C5 (2)
  • D1C2 (3)
  • D1C3 (3)
  • D1C1 (1)
  • D1C2 (1)
  • D1C3 (1)
  • D1C4 (1)
Element Cetorhinus maximus
  • D1C1 (1)
  • D1C2 (1)
  • D1C3 (1)
  • D1C4 (1)
  • D1C5 (1)
Element Chelidonichthys cuculus
  • D1C1 (2)
  • D1C2 (2)
  • D1C3 (2)
  • D1C4 (2)
  • D1C5 (2)
  • D1C2 (3)
  • D1C3 (3)
Element Chelidonichthys lastoviza
  • D1C2 (3)
  • D1C3 (3)
Element Chelidonichthys lucerna
  • D1C2 (3)
  • D1C3 (3)
Element Chelidonichthys obscurus
  • D1C1 (1)
  • D1C2 (1)
  • D1C3 (1)
  • D1C4 (1)
  • D1C5 (1)
Element Chimaera monstrosa
  • D1C1 (2)
  • D1C2 (2)
  • D1C3 (2)
  • D1C4 (2)
  • D1C5 (2)
  • D1C2 (3)
  • D1C3 (3)
  • D1C1 (1)
  • D1C2 (1)
  • D1C3 (1)
  • D1C4 (1)
Element Citharus linguatula
  • D1C1 (1)
  • D1C2 (1)
  • D1C3 (1)
  • D1C4 (1)
  • D1C5 (1)
  • D1C2 (3)
  • D1C3 (3)
Element Coelorinchus caelorhincus
  • D1C1 (2)
  • D1C2 (2)
  • D1C3 (2)
  • D1C4 (2)
  • D1C5 (2)
  • D1C1 (1)
  • D1C2 (1)
  • D1C3 (1)
  • D1C4 (1)
Element Conger conger
  • D1C1 (2)
  • D1C2 (2)
  • D1C3 (2)
  • D1C4 (2)
  • D1C5 (2)
Element Coris julis
  • D1C2 (3)
  • D1C3 (3)
Element Dalatias licha
  • D1C1 (1)
  • D1C2 (1)
  • D1C3 (1)
  • D1C4 (1)
  • D1C5 (1)
  • D1C2 (3)
  • D1C3 (3)
Element Dasyatis pastinaca
  • D1C1 (1)
  • D1C2 (1)
  • D1C3 (1)
  • D1C4 (1)
Element Dentex dentex
  • D1C1 (1)
  • D1C2 (1)
  • D1C3 (1)
  • D1C4 (1)
  • D1C5 (1)
Element Diplodus puntazzo
  • D1C2 (3)
  • D1C3 (3)
Element Diplodus sargus
  • D1C2 (3)
  • D1C3 (3)
Element Diplodus vulgaris
  • D1C2 (3)
  • D1C3 (3)
Element Dipturus batis
  • D1C2 (3)
  • D1C3 (3)
Element Dipturus oxyrinchus
  • D1C1 (1)
  • D1C2 (1)
  • D1C3 (1)
  • D1C4 (1)
  • D1C5 (1)
Element Engraulis encrasicolus
  • D1C1 (1)
  • D1C2 (1)
  • D1C3 (1)
  • D1C4 (1)
  • D1C5 (1)
Element Epinephelus marginatus
  • D1C1 (1)
  • D1C2 (1)
  • D1C3 (1)
  • D1C4 (1)
  • D1C5 (1)
  • D1C2 (3)
  • D1C3 (3)
Element Etmopterus spinax
  • D1C1 (2)
  • D1C2 (2)
  • D1C3 (2)
  • D1C4 (2)
  • D1C5 (2)
  • D1C2 (3)
  • D1C3 (3)
  • D1C1 (1)
  • D1C2 (1)
  • D1C3 (1)
  • D1C4 (1)
Element Eutrigla gurnardus
  • D1C1 (1)
  • D1C2 (1)
  • D1C3 (1)
  • D1C4 (1)
  • D1C5 (1)
Element Galeorhinus galeus
  • D1C2 (3)
  • D1C3 (3)
Element Galeus melastomus
  • D1C1 (2)
  • D1C2 (2)
  • D1C3 (2)
  • D1C4 (2)
  • D1C5 (2)
  • D1C2 (3)
  • D1C3 (3)
  • D1C1 (1)
  • D1C2 (1)
  • D1C3 (1)
  • D1C4 (1)
Element Glossanodon leioglossus
  • D1C1 (1)
  • D1C2 (1)
  • D1C3 (1)
  • D1C4 (1)
  • D1C5 (1)
Element Helicolenus dactylopterus
  • D1C1 (2)
  • D1C2 (2)
  • D1C3 (2)
  • D1C4 (2)
  • D1C5 (2)
  • D1C2 (3)
  • D1C3 (3)
  • D1C1 (1)
  • D1C2 (1)
  • D1C3 (1)
  • D1C4 (1)
Element Heptranchias perlo
  • D1C2 (6)
  • D1C3 (6)
  • D1C1 (1)
  • D1C2 (1)
  • D1C3 (1)
  • D1C4 (1)
Element Hexanchus griseus
  • D1C2 (3)
  • D1C3 (3)
  • D1C1 (1)
  • D1C2 (1)
  • D1C3 (1)
  • D1C4 (1)
Element Hippocampus guttulatus
  • D1C1 (1)
  • D1C2 (1)
  • D1C3 (1)
  • D1C4 (1)
  • D1C5 (1)
Element Hippocampus hippocampus
  • D1C1 (1)
  • D1C2 (1)
  • D1C3 (1)
  • D1C4 (1)
  • D1C5 (1)
Element Hymenocephalus italicus
  • D1C1 (1)
  • D1C2 (1)
  • D1C3 (1)
  • D1C4 (1)
Element Labrus viridis
  • D1C1 (1)
  • D1C2 (1)
  • D1C3 (1)
  • D1C4 (1)
  • D1C5 (1)
Element Lamna nasus
  • D1C1 (1)
  • D1C2 (1)
  • D1C3 (1)
  • D1C4 (1)
  • D1C5 (1)
Element Lepidopus caudatus
  • D1C1 (2)
  • D1C2 (2)
  • D1C3 (2)
  • D1C4 (2)
  • D1C5 (2)
Element Lepidorhombus boscii
  • D1C1 (2)
  • D1C2 (2)
  • D1C3 (2)
  • D1C4 (2)
  • D1C5 (2)
Element Leucoraja circularis
  • D1C2 (3)
  • D1C3 (3)
Element Leucoraja melitensis
  • D1C2 (3)
  • D1C3 (3)
Element Leucoraja naevus
  • D1C1 (1)
  • D1C2 (1)
  • D1C3 (1)
  • D1C4 (1)
  • D1C5 (1)
Element Lophius budegassa
  • D1C1 (2)
  • D1C2 (2)
  • D1C3 (2)
  • D1C4 (2)
  • D1C5 (2)
Element Lophius piscatorius
  • D1C1 (2)
  • D1C2 (2)
  • D1C3 (2)
  • D1C4 (2)
  • D1C5 (2)
  • D1C2 (2)
  • D1C3 (2)
Element Merluccius merluccius
  • D1C1 (2)
  • D1C2 (2)
  • D1C3 (2)
  • D1C4 (2)
  • D1C5 (2)
Element Mobula mobular
  • D1C1 (3)
  • D1C2 (3)
Element Molva macrophthalma
  • D1C1 (2)
  • D1C2 (2)
  • D1C3 (2)
  • D1C4 (2)
  • D1C5 (2)
Element Mustelus asterias
  • D1C2 (3)
  • D1C3 (3)
Element Mustelus mustelus
  • D1C2 (3)
  • D1C3 (3)
Element Mustelus punctulatus
  • D1C2 (3)
  • D1C3 (3)
Element Myliobatis aquila
  • D1C1 (1)
  • D1C2 (1)
  • D1C3 (1)
  • D1C4 (1)
Element Nezumia sclerorhynchus
  • D1C1 (1)
  • D1C2 (1)
  • D1C3 (1)
  • D1C4 (1)
Element Oblada melanura
  • D1C2 (3)
  • D1C3 (3)
Element Pagellus bogaraveo
  • D1C2 (3)
  • D1C3 (3)
Element Peristedion cataphractum
  • D1C1 (2)
  • D1C2 (2)
  • D1C3 (2)
  • D1C4 (2)
  • D1C5 (2)
Element Phycis blennoides
  • D1C1 (2)
  • D1C2 (2)
  • D1C3 (2)
  • D1C4 (2)
  • D1C5 (2)
  • D1C2 (3)
  • D1C3 (3)
Element Polyprion americanus
  • D1C2 (3)
  • D1C3 (3)
Element Raja asterias
  • D1C1 (1)
  • D1C2 (1)
  • D1C3 (1)
  • D1C4 (1)
  • D1C5 (1)
  • D1C2 (3)
  • D1C3 (3)
Element Raja clavata
  • D1C1 (2)
  • D1C2 (2)
  • D1C3 (2)
  • D1C4 (2)
  • D1C5 (2)
  • D1C2 (3)
  • D1C3 (3)
Element Raja miraletus
  • D1C1 (1)
  • D1C2 (1)
  • D1C3 (1)
  • D1C4 (1)
  • D1C5 (1)
Element Raja polystigma
  • D1C1 (1)
  • D1C2 (1)
  • D1C3 (1)
  • D1C4 (1)
  • D1C5 (1)
Element Sarda sarda
  • D1C2 (3)
  • D1C3 (3)
Element Sarpa salpa
  • D1C2 (3)
  • D1C3 (3)
Element Sciaena umbra
  • D1C1 (1)
  • D1C2 (1)
  • D1C3 (1)
  • D1C4 (1)
  • D1C5 (1)
  • D1C2 (3)
  • D1C3 (3)
Element Scomber scombrus
  • D1C2 (3)
  • D1C3 (3)
Element Scophthalmus maximus [Psetta maxima]
  • D1C2 (3)
  • D1C3 (3)
Element Scorpaena notata
  • D1C1 (1)
  • D1C2 (1)
  • D1C3 (1)
  • D1C4 (1)
  • D1C5 (1)
Element Scorpaena porcus
  • D1C2 (3)
  • D1C3 (3)
Element Scorpaena scrofa
  • D1C1 (1)
  • D1C2 (1)
  • D1C3 (1)
  • D1C4 (1)
  • D1C5 (1)
Element Scyliorhinus canicula
  • D1C1 (2)
  • D1C2 (2)
  • D1C3 (2)
  • D1C4 (2)
  • D1C5 (2)
  • D1C2 (3)
  • D1C3 (3)
Element Serranus cabrilla
  • D1C2 (3)
  • D1C3 (3)
Element Solea solea (sin. vulgaris)
  • D1C2 (2)
  • D1C3 (2)
Element Spicara maena
  • D1C2 (3)
  • D1C3 (3)
Element Squalus acanthias
  • D1C1 (2)
  • D1C2 (2)
  • D1C3 (2)
  • D1C4 (2)
  • D1C5 (2)
  • D1C2 (6)
  • D1C3 (6)
Element Squalus blainville
  • D1C1 (1)
  • D1C2 (1)
  • D1C3 (1)
  • D1C4 (1)
  • D1C5 (1)
Element Squatina squatina
  • D1C1 (1)
  • D1C2 (1)
  • D1C3 (1)
  • D1C4 (1)
  • D1C5 (1)
  • D1C2 (3)
  • D1C3 (3)
Element Symphodus cinereus
  • D1C1 (1)
  • D1C2 (1)
  • D1C3 (1)
Element Symphodus tinca
  • D1C2 (3)
  • D1C3 (3)
Element Thunnus thynnus
  • D1C1 (1)
  • D1C2 (2)
  • D1C3 (1)
  • D1C4 (1)
  • D1C5 (1)
Element Torpedo marmorata
  • D1C2 (3)
  • D1C3 (3)
Element Trachinus draco
  • D1C1 (2)
  • D1C2 (2)
  • D1C3 (2)
  • D1C4 (2)
  • D1C5 (2)
Element Trachurus mediterraneus
  • D1C2 (3)
  • D1C3 (3)
Element Trachyrincus scabrus
  • D1C1 (1)
  • D1C2 (1)
  • D1C3 (1)
  • D1C4 (1)
  • D1C5 (1)
Element Trigla lyra
  • D1C1 (2)
  • D1C2 (2)
  • D1C3 (2)
  • D1C4 (2)
  • D1C5 (2)
Element Xiphias gladius
  • D1C1 (1)
  • D1C2 (2)
  • D1C3 (1)
  • D1C4 (1)
  • D1C5 (1)
Element Zeus faber
  • D1C1 (2)
  • D1C2 (2)
  • D1C3 (2)
  • D1C4 (2)
  • D1C5 (2)
Element2
  • Gulf of Lion
Element sources No. of elements per level
  • CFP (0)
  • National (387)
  • CFP (0)
  • National (296)
  • CFP (48)
  • National (0)
  • CFP (0)
  • National (3)
Criteria and parameters used (number of parameters) D1 Fish
Criteria and parameters used (number of parameters) D1C1 Mortality rate from incidental by-catch
  • Mortality rate / Mortality rate from fishing (F) (3)
  • Other - Discards (12)
Criteria and parameters used (number of parameters) D1C2 Population abundance (1.2, 1.2.1)
  • Abundance (1)
  • Biomass (1)
  • Biomass of spawning stock (SSB) (2)
  • EXP-KNO (4)
  • Mortality rate / Mortality rate from fishing (F) (3)
  • Other - Evolution of abundance (65)
  • Abundance (148)
  • Other - Biomass Index or LPUE (11)
  • Other - Biomass index or LPUE (1)
  • Abundance (1)
Criteria and parameters used (number of parameters) D1C3 Population demographic characteristics (1.3, 1.3.1)
  • Other - size (1)
  • EXP-KNO (1)
  • Other - Size (length) (145)
  • Other - 95% percentile of the length distribution (12)
Criteria and parameters used (number of parameters) D1C4 Population distributional range and pattern (1.1, 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3)
  • Other - Biomass Distribution (12)
Criteria and parameters used (number of parameters) D1C5 Habitat for the species
Threshold values % of parameters with values (no. of parameters)
0% (0)
6% (5)
0% (0)
0% (0)
100% (1)
Threshold value sources D1 Fish
Threshold value sources D1C1 Mortality rate from incidental by-catch
Threshold value sources D1C2 Population abundance (1.2, 1.2.1)
  • GFCM (1)
  • ICCAT (4)
  • OSPAR (65)
  • National (1)
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)
0% (0)
6% (5)
0% (0)
0% (0)
100% (1)
Value achieved lower % of parameters with values (no. of parameters)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
Value unit/Value unit other (count of use per criterion) D1 Fish
Value unit/Value unit other (count of use per criterion) D1C1 Mortality rate from incidental by-catch
Value unit/Value unit other (count of use per criterion) D1C2 Population abundance (1.2, 1.2.1)
  • g/250m2 (1)
  • individuos/250m2 (1)
  • AR (2)
  • tonne (3)
  • število osebkov na 100 m2 (1)
Value unit/Value unit other (count of use per criterion) D1C3 Population demographic characteristics (1.3, 1.3.1)
  • centimetre (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)
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% (5 of 75 parameters)
Range: 100-100% (48 of 48 parameters)
Range: 100-100% (1 of 1 parameters)
Proportion values achieved Range of % values (no. of parameters)
Range: 1-2% (10 of 48 parameters)
Range: 100-100% (1 of 1 parameters)
Proportion threshold value units
% of population achieving threshold value
% area of MRU achieving threshold value
Trends No. of trends per category
  • Deteriorating (0 or 0.0%)
  • Improving (0 or 0.0%)
  • Stable (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (3 or 100.0%)
  • Deteriorating (2 or 2.7%)
  • Improving (9 or 12.0%)
  • Stable (59 or 78.7%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Deteriorating (0 or 0.0%)
  • Improving (0 or 0.0%)
  • Stable (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (296 or 100.0%)
  • Deteriorating (0 or 0.0%)
  • Improving (0 or 0.0%)
  • Stable (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (48 or 100.0%)
  • Deteriorating (0 or 0.0%)
  • Improving (0 or 0.0%)
  • Stable (1 or 100.0%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
Parameters achieved No. of parameters per category
  • No (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (3 or 100.0%)
  • Yes (0 or 0.0%)
  • No (17 or 22.7%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (33 or 44.0%)
  • Yes (25 or 33.3%)
  • No (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (283 or 95.6%)
  • Unknown (13 or 4.4%)
  • Yes (0 or 0.0%)
  • No (10 or 20.8%)
  • Not assessed (27 or 56.2%)
  • Unknown (1 or 2.1%)
  • Yes (10 or 20.8%)
  • No (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Yes (1 or 100.0%)
Related indicators
  • ICES-D3-F
  • ICES-D3-SSB
  • OSPAR/FR-D1Fish-FC1
  • CFP DCF (no data available for Reporting)
  • IT-MSFD-2018-D1-FISH-VC
  • CI 4
Criteria status No. of criteria per category
  • Good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (3 or 50.0%)
  • Not good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (3 or 50.0%)
  • Good (25 or 6.5%)
  • Not assessed (312 or 80.6%)
  • Not good (17 or 4.4%)
  • Unknown (33 or 8.5%)
  • Good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (296 or 100.0%)
  • Not good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good (10 or 20.8%)
  • Not assessed (25 or 52.1%)
  • Not good (12 or 25.0%)
  • Unknown (1 or 2.1%)
  • Good (1 or 33.3%)
  • Not assessed (2 or 66.7%)
  • Not good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
Element status No. of elements per category
  • Good (121 or 31.3%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not good (101 or 26.1%)
  • Unknown (165 or 42.6%)
  • Good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (288 or 97.3%)
  • Not good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (8 or 2.7%)
  • Good (8 or 16.7%)
  • Not assessed (28 or 58.3%)
  • Not good (12 or 25.0%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (3 or 100.0%)
  • Not good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
Integration rule type for parameters
Not relevant (6 or 100.0%)
Not relevant (170 or 43.9%)
OTH (217 or 56.1%)
Not relevant (168 or 100.0%)
Integration rule description for parameters
For the species evaluated according to a literature review, no quantitative indicator is operational, so the integration rule is 'Not relevant'. For other species, when the evaluation of criterion D1C2 is obtained by calculating the parameter 'Evolution of abundance', this parameter directly informs the criterion without an integration rule.

For the species evaluated according to a literature review, no quantitative indicator is operational, so the integration rule is 'Not relevant'. For other species, when the evaluation of criterion D1C2 is obtained by calculating the parameter 'Evolution of abundance', this parameter directly informs the criterion without an integration rule. Finally, for the species assessed in descriptor 3, the assessment of criterion D1C2 is obtained by integrating criterion D3C1 and/or criterion D3C2 for the stock in question. The integration method used is the 'One Out All Out' (OOAO).

For the species evaluated according to a literature review, no quantitative indicator is operational, so the integration rule is 'Not relevant'. For the species assessed in descriptor 3, bluefin tuna and swordfish, the assessment of criterion D1C2 is carried out by integration of criterion D3C1 and/or criterion D3C2 for the stock under consideration. The integration method used is the 'One Out All Out' (OOAO) method.
Integration rule type for criteria
Not relevant (6 or 100.0%)
Not relevant (357 or 92.2%)
OTH (30 or 7.8%)
OOAO (296 or 100.0%)
Integration rule description for criteria
For species in the demersal fish group, only criterion D1C2 on the abundance of fish populations could be quantitatively reported, based on an indicator of recovery of the abundance of populations of fish species sensitive to fishing pressure (FC1 - OSPAR). The assessment obtained for criterion D1C2 therefore provides direct information on the overall status of the species.

For species in the pelagic group, only criterion D1C2 on fish population abundance could be quantitatively reported, based on the results of stock assessments of commercial species. The assessment obtained for criterion D1C2 therefore provides direct information on the overall status of the species.

For species in the pelagic group, only criterion D1C2 on fish population abundance could be quantitatively reported, based on the results of stock assessments of commercial species. The assessment obtained for criterion D1C2 therefore provides direct information on the overall status of the species. For basking and porbeagle sharks, none of the criteria could be provided. However, where literature references were available that could qualitatively inform the overall status of a species, then the result of this global assessment was retained without specifying the status of any of the criteria.
For this species, none of the criteria could be filled in individually. However, where bibliographical references were available that could provide qualitative information on the overall status of a species, the result of this global assessment was retained without specifying the status of any of the criteria.

The assessment of the status of a given species is carried out by integrating the three status criteria D1C2, D1C3 and/or D1C4 according to the 'One-out all out' methodology, in line with the Nature Directives. Thus, if one of the criteria is not in good condition for a species, then this species is considered to be in poor condition. When criterion D1C2 is the only one assessed, then the assessment obtained for the criterion directly informs the overall status of the species. Finally, for the Long-snouted seahorse and Short-snouted seahorse, none of the criteria could be filled in. However, when there were bibliographical references capable of providing qualitative information on the global status of a species, the result of this global assessment was retained without specifying the status of any criterion.
under development
The integration method used for the criteria was the following: If 2/3 criteria assessed were ‘good’, the overall status of the species was determined to be ‘good’; if two criteria were assessed and one was determined to be ‘good’ and the other as ‘not good’, the overall status of the species was determined to be as ‘not assessed’; if 2/3 criteria assessed were ‘not good’, the overall status of the species was determined to be ‘not good’. In accordance with the ‘Guidance for Assessments Under Article 8 of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive’ integration at species level shall be agreed at Union level taking into account regional or subregional specificities; however, since the majority of the species were found to be in ‘not good’ status, on the basis of expert judgement, GES for both fish and cephalopods is expected to be achieved later than 2020.
GES extent threshold
GES extent achieved
  • 25.00 (22 of 177, or 12.4%)
  • 53.00 (155 of 177, or 87.6%)
GES extent unit
  • Proportion of species in good status within species group (387 of 387, or 100.0%)
GES achieved Coastal fish
  • Unknown (6)
  • Unknown (30)
  • GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported (66)
  • Not assessed (3)
GES achieved Deep-sea fish
  • GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported (60)
GES achieved Demersal shelf fish
  • Unknown (330)
  • GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported (128)
  • GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, Article 14 exception reported (48)
GES achieved Pelagic shelf fish
  • Unknown (27)
  • GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported (42)
Assessment period
2016-2017 (6 or 100.0%)
2010-2015 (387 or 100.0%)
2012-2017 (296 or 100.0%)
2012-2018 (48 or 100.0%)
2012-2017 (3 or 100.0%)
Related pressures
  • All pressures related to inputs of substances, litter and energy (6 or 33.3%)
  • Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence (6 or 33.3%)
  • Extraction of, or mortality/injury to, wild species (by commercial and recreational fishing and other activities) (6 or 33.3%)
  • Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence (296 or 45.0%)
  • Extraction of, or mortality/injury to, wild species (by commercial and recreational fishing and other activities) (296 or 45.0%)
  • Input or spread of non-indigenous species (66 or 10.0%)
  • Extraction of, or mortality/injury to, wild species (by commercial and recreational fishing and other activities) (48 or 100.0%)
  • All pressures (3 or 100.0%)
Related targets
22
3
1
1