Member State report / Art8 / 2018 / D2 / 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 D2 Non-indigenous species
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-ESAL
  • MWE-ES-SD-LEV
  • MWE-FR-MS-MO
  • IT-AS-0001
  • IT-ISCMS-0001
  • IT-WMS-0001
  • MIC-MT-TeW-01
  • MAD-SI-MRU-1
  • MAD-HR-MRU_1
  • MAD-EL-MS-AD
  • MAL-EL-MS-AL
  • MIC-EL-MS-IO
  • MAL-CY-MS
Features Biological
  • Established non-indigenous species (295)
  • Newly-introduced non-indigenous species (12)
  • Newly-introduced non-indigenous species (11)
  • Newly-introduced non-indigenous species (3)
  • Newly-introduced non-indigenous species (40)
  • Newly-introduced non-indigenous species (1)
  • Newly-introduced non-indigenous species (16)
  • Newly-introduced non-indigenous species (3)
  • Newly-introduced non-indigenous species (1)
Element Abudefduf hoefleri
  • D2C1 (1)
Element Abudefduf saxatilis
  • D2C1 (1)
Element Abudefduf vaigiensis
  • D2C1 (1)
Element Acantharctus posteli
  • None (1)
Element Acanthopagrus bifasciatus
  • None (1)
Element Acanthurus chirurgus
  • D2C1 (1)
Element Acanthurus coeruleus
  • D2C1 (1)
Element Acanthurus monroviae
  • D2C1 (1)
Element Achelia sawayai
  • D2C1 (1)
Element Acrothamnion preissii
  • None (2)
  • D2C1 (1)
Element Aglaothamnion feldmanniae
  • D2C1 (1)
Element Alexandrium catenella
  • None (1)
Element Amathia verticillata
  • D2C1 (1)
Element Ampithoe valida
  • D2C1 (1)
Element Anotrichium furcellatum
  • None (1)
Element Antithamnion amphigeneum
  • None (1)
  • D2C1 (1)
Element Antithamnionella elegans
  • None (1)
  • D2C1 (1)
Element Antithamnionella spirographidis
  • None (1)
Element Aoroides longimerus
  • D2C1 (1)
Element Aplidium accarense
  • D2C1 (1)
Element Asparagopsis
  • None (1)
Element Asparagopsis armata
  • None (2)
Element Asparagopsis taxiformis
  • None (2)
Element Biuve fulvipunctata
  • D2C1 (1)
Element Bivetiella cancellata
  • None (1)
Element Bonnemaisonia hamifera
  • None (1)
Element Botryllus schlosseri
  • D2C1 (1)
Element Botryocladia wrightii
  • None (1)
Element Branchiomma bairdi
  • D2C1 (1)
Element Bugula neritina
  • D2C1 (1)
Element Bursatella leachii
  • None (1)
Element Calappa pelii
  • None (1)
Element Callinectes sapidus
  • D2C1 (2)
Element Calma gobioophaga
  • None (1)
Element Caprella scaura
  • D2C1 (1)
  • None (1)
  • D2C1 (1)
Element Carradoriella elongata
  • None (2)
Element Caulacanthus okamurae
  • None (1)
Element Caulerpa cylindracea
  • D2C2 (1)
  • None (1)
Element Caulerpa racemosa
  • None (1)
Element Caulerpa taxifolia
  • D2C2 (1)
  • None (1)
  • D2C1 (1)
Element Celleporaria brunnea
  • D2C1 (1)
  • D2C1 (1)
  • D2C1 (1)
Element Celleporaria vermiformis
  • D2C1 (1)
Element Cephalopholis nigri
  • D2C1 (1)
Element Chaetozone corona
  • D2C1 (1)
Element Charybdis (Charybdis) feriata
  • None (1)
Element Chiton cumingsii
  • None (1)
Element Chondria coerulescens
  • None (1)
Element Chondria dasyphylla
  • None (1)
Element Chrysiptera hemicyanea
  • D2C1 (1)
Element Chrysymenia ventricosa
  • None (1)
Element Codium fragile
  • None (1)
  • D2C1 (1)
Element Codium fragile subsp. Fragile
  • None (1)
Element Colaconema codicola
  • None (1)
  • D2C1 (1)
Element Colpomenia peregrina
  • None (2)
Element Colpomenia sinuosa
  • None (1)
Element Colpomenia sinuosa var. peregrina
  • None (1)
Element Corynophlaea cystophorae
  • None (2)
Element Coscinospira hemprichii
  • None (1)
Element Cryptosoma cristatum
  • None (1)
Element Cymbula nigra
  • None (1)
Element Cymbula safiana
  • None (1)
Element Cystodytes philippinensis
  • None (1)
Element Dagetichthys lusitanicus
  • None (1)
Element Dendostrea folium
  • D2C1 (1)
Element Desmarestia viridis
  • None (1)
Element Dicologlossa hexophthalma
  • None (2)
Element Dictyota cyanoloma
  • None (1)
Element Dictyota pinnatifida
  • None (1)
Element Didemnum sp.
  • D2C1 (1)
Element Diplosoma listerianum
  • None (2)
Element Dipodus cervinus
  • None (1)
Element Dispio uncinata
  • None (1)
  • D2C1 (1)
Element Distaplia bermudensis
  • None (1)
Element Dyspanopeus sayi
  • None (1)
Element Ecteinascidia turbinata
  • None (1)
Element Epinephelus aeneus
  • None (2)
Element Erinaceusyllis serratosetosa
  • None (1)
Element Eriocheir sinensis
  • None (2)
Element Eucheilota paradoxica
  • None (1)
Element Eudendrium carneum
  • None (1)
Element Eurythoe complanata
  • None (1)
Element Eurythoe laevisetis
  • None (1)
Element Fauveliopsis glabra
  • None (2)
Element Ficopomatus enigmaticus
  • None (2)
Element Filellum serratum
  • None (1)
Element Fistularia commersonii
  • None (2)
Element Fistularia petimba
  • None (2)
Element Fucus spiralis
  • None (2)
Element Fulvia fragilis
  • None (2)
Element Fundulus heteroclitus heteroclitus
  • None (1)
Element Ganonema farinosum
  • None (1)
Element Gibbula albida
  • None (2)
Element Godiva quadricolor
  • None (2)
Element Goniotrichopsis sublittoralis
  • None (1)
Element Grateloupia filicina
  • None (2)
Element Grateloupia turuturu
  • None (1)
Element Griffithsia corallinoides
  • None (1)
Element Gymnodinium catenatum
  • None (2)
Element Halimeda incrassata
  • D2C1 (1)
Element Haliscera bigelowi
  • None (1)
Element Hamimaera hamigera
  • None (1)
Element Haminoea japonica
  • D2C1 (1)
Element Heniochus intermedius
  • D2C1 (1)
Element Herdmania momus
  • D2C1 (1)
Element Hermodice carunculata
  • None (2)
Element Hesionura serrata
  • None (1)
Element Heterosigma akashiwo
  • None (1)
Element Heterotentacula mirabilis
  • None (1)
Element Hippopodina sp.
  • D2C1 (1)
Element Homarus americanus
  • D2C1 (1)
Element Hydroides dianthus
  • None (2)
Element Hydroides dirampha
  • None (1)
  • D2C1 (1)
Element Hydroides elegans
  • None (1)
Element Hypnea musciformis
  • None (1)
Element Hypnea spinella
  • None (2)
Element Hypnea valentiae
  • None (2)
Element Hyporhamphus picarti
  • None (2)
Element Ianiropsis serricaudis
  • D2C1 (1)
Element Karenia brevis
  • None (1)
Element Karenia mikimotoi
  • None (1)
Element Kirkegaardia dorsobranchialis
  • None (2)
  • D2C1 (1)
Element Lagocephalus sceleratus
  • D2C1 (1)
  • D2C1 (3)
Element Lamprohaminoea cyanomarginata
  • D2C1 (1)
Element Laurencia chondrioides
  • None (1)
Element Leiochrides australis
  • None (1)
Element Lepidonotus glaucus
  • None (1)
Element Lomentaria hakodatensis
  • None (1)
Element Lophocladia lallemandii
  • D2C2 (1)
  • None (1)
Element Lumbrinerides neogesae
  • D2C1 (1)
Element Lumbrineris perkinsi
  • None (1)
Element Lutjanus fulviflamma
  • D2C1 (1)
Element Lysidice collaris
  • None (2)
Element Magallana gigas
  • None (2)
Element Marginella glabella
  • None (2)
Element Maritigrella fuscopunctata
  • D2C1 (1)
Element Marsupenaeus japonicus
  • None (1)
Element Marteilia refringens
  • None (1)
Element Mastocarpus stellatus
  • None (2)
Element Mediomastus capensis
  • None (2)
Element Melanothamnus harveyi
  • None (1)
Element Merhippolyte ancistrota
  • None (2)
Element Mesanthura sp.
  • D2C1 (1)
Element Metasychis gotoi
  • None (2)
Element Microcosmus exasperatus
  • None (1)
Element Microcosmus squamiger
  • None (2)
Element Mitrocomium medusiferum
  • None (1)
Element Mnemiopsis leidyi
  • None (1)
  • D2C1 (1)
Element Neanthes agulhana
  • None (2)
Element Necora puber
  • None (2)
Element Neomysis integer
  • None (2)
Element Neopseudocapitella brasiliensis
  • None (2)
Element Neosiphonia harveyi
  • None (1)
Element Nereis jacksoni
  • None (2)
Element Neverita josephinia
  • None (2)
Element Nicidion cariboea
  • None (2)
Element Not applicable
  • D2C1 (3)
  • D2C1 (1)
  • None (1)
Element Notomastus aberans
  • None (1)
  • D2C1 (1)
Element Notomastus mossambicus
  • None (2)
Element Novafabricia infratorquata
  • None (2)
Element Oculina patagonica
  • None (2)
  • D2C1 (1)
Element Oplegnathus fasciatus
  • D2C1 (1)
Element Ostreopsis ovata
  • None (2)
Element Ostreopsis siamensis
  • None (2)
Element Oulastrea crispata
  • D2C1 (1)
Element Pachymeniopsis lanceolata
  • None (2)
Element Pagurus mbizi
  • None (2)
Element Palaemon macrodactylus
  • None (2)
Element Palisada maris-rubri
  • None (2)
Element Parablennius pilicornis
  • None (2)
Element Paracaprella pusilla
  • D2C1 (1)
  • None (2)
Element Paracartia grani
  • None (2)
Element Paracerceis sculpta
  • None (2)
  • D2C1 (1)
Element Paradella dianae
  • None (2)
Element Paraleucilla magna
  • None (1)
Element Paranthura japonica
  • D2C1 (1)
  • D2C1 (1)
Element Paraprionospio coora
  • None (2)
Element Parvocalanus crassirostris
  • D2C1 (1)
Element Penaeus aztecus
  • D2C1 (1)
Element Penaeus japonicus
  • None (2)
Element Percnon gibbesi
  • None (2)
  • D2C1 (1)
Element Perinereis aibuhitensis
  • None (2)
Element Perinereis linea
  • D2C1 (1)
  • None (1)
Element Perkinsus olseni
  • None (1)
Element Peyssonnelia atropurpurea
  • None (1)
Element Phaeocystis pouchetii
  • None (2)
Element Phalacroma oxytoxoides
  • None (2)
Element Photobacterium damsela
  • None (1)
Element Phyllorhiza punctata
  • None (2)
Element Pinctada imbricata radiata
  • None (2)
Element Pista unibranchia
  • None (1)
Element Plocamium secundatum
  • D2C1 (1)
  • None (1)
Element Polyandrocarpa zorritensis
  • None (1)
Element Polydora colonia
  • None (2)
Element Polydora cornuta
  • None (2)
Element Polymixia nobilis
  • None (2)
Element Polysiphonia atlantica
  • None (1)
Element Pomacanthus maculosus
  • D2C1 (1)
Element Pomadasys incisus
  • None (1)
Element Prionospio depauperata
  • D2C1 (1)
Element Procambarus clarkii
  • None (1)
Element Processa macrodactyla
  • None (2)
Element Protoceratium reticulatum
  • None (1)
Element Protoreaster nodosus
  • None (2)
Element Psenes pellucidus
  • None (1)
Element Pseudo-nitzschia multistriata
  • None (2)
  • D2C1 (1)
Element Pseudodiaptomus marinus
  • D2C1 (1)
Element Pseudupeneus prayensis
  • None (2)
Element Pteriacartia josephinae
  • None (2)
Element Pylaiella littoralis
  • None (2)
Element Pyropia suborbiculata
  • None (2)
Element Ruditapes philippinarum
  • None (2)
Element Rugulopteryx okamurae
  • D2C1 (1)
Element Saccharina japonica
  • None (2)
Element Sarconema filiforme
  • None (1)
Element Sargassum muticum
  • None (1)
Element Sargocentron sp.
  • D2C1 (1)
Element Schedophilus medusophagus
  • None (1)
Element Schedophilus ovalis
  • None (1)
Element Scorpaena maderensis
  • None (1)
Element Scorpaena stephanica
  • None (1)
Element Sigambra parva
  • None (2)
Element Sigambra tentaculata
  • None (2)
Element Sinum bifasciatum
  • None (2)
Element Siphonaria pectinata
  • None (2)
Element Skeletonema grevillei
  • D2C1 (1)
Element Skeletonema tropicum
  • None (1)
Element Solea senegalensis
  • None (1)
Element Solieria filiformis
  • None (1)
Element Sparus aurata
  • None (2)
Element Sphaeroma walkeri
  • None (2)
Element Sphoeroides pachygaster
  • None (1)
Element Spirorbis (Spirorbis) marioni
  • None (2)
Element Spongoclonium caribaeum
  • None (2)
Element Stegastes variabilis
  • D2C1 (1)
Element Stenothoe georgiana
  • None (2)
  • D2C1 (1)
  • D2C1 (1)
Element Styela plicata
  • None (2)
Element Synanceia verrucosa
  • None (2)
Element Syngnathus rostellatus
  • None (1)
Element Tayuva lilacina
  • None (2)
Element Tricleocarpa fragilis
  • None (1)
Element Ulva australis
  • None (2)
Element Ulva lactuca
  • None (2)
Element Vertebrata fucoides
  • None (2)
Element Watersipora arcuata
  • D2C1 (1)
Element Watersipora subtorquata
  • D2C1 (1)
Element Womersleyella setacea
  • None (2)
Element Xenostrobus securis
  • None (1)
Element Zebrasoma flavescens
  • None (2)
Element Zenopsis conchifer
  • None (1)
Element Zygochlamys patagonica
  • None (1)
Element2
Element sources No. of elements per level
  • EU (0)
  • MS in (sub)region (1)
  • National (302)
  • Other (0)
  • EU (0)
  • MS in (sub)region (0)
  • National (11)
  • Other (0)
  • EU (0)
  • MS in (sub)region (3)
  • National (0)
  • Other (0)
  • EU (0)
  • MS in (sub)region (0)
  • National (40)
  • Other (0)
  • EU (0)
  • MS in (sub)region (0)
  • National (0)
  • Other (1)
  • EU (16)
  • MS in (sub)region (0)
  • National (0)
  • Other (0)
  • EU (0)
  • MS in (sub)region (0)
  • National (0)
  • Other (3)
  • EU (0)
  • MS in (sub)region (0)
  • National (1)
  • 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 (12)
  • Presence (11)
  • Presence (3)
  • Presence (40)
  • Presence (1)
  • Presence (16)
  • Presence (3)
Criteria and parameters used (number of parameters) D2C2 Established NIS (2.1, 2.1.1)
  • Abundance (2)
  • Extent (3)
Criteria and parameters used (number of parameters) D2C3 Adverse effects of NIS (2.2, 2.2.1, 2.2.2)
Threshold values % of parameters with values (no. of parameters)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
Threshold value sources D2 Non-indigenous species
Threshold value sources D2C1 Newly-introduced NIS
  • Not applicable (3)
Threshold value sources D2C2 Established NIS (2.1, 2.1.1)
Threshold value sources D2C3 Adverse effects of NIS (2.2, 2.2.1, 2.2.2)
Value achieved upper % of parameters with values (no. of parameters)
0% (0)
100% (11)
100% (3)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
Value achieved lower % of parameters with values (no. of parameters)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
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 (11)
  • (number of) species (3)
Value unit/Value unit other (count of use per criterion) D2C2 Established NIS (2.1, 2.1.1)
Value unit/Value unit other (count of use per criterion) D2C3 Adverse effects of NIS (2.2, 2.2.1, 2.2.2)
Proportion threshold values Range of % values (no. of parameters)
Proportion values achieved Range of % values (no. of parameters)
Proportion threshold value units
Trends No. of trends per category
  • Deteriorating (10 or 58.8%)
  • Improving (1 or 5.9%)
  • Unknown (6 or 35.3%)
  • Deteriorating (0 or 0.0%)
  • Improving (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (11 or 100.0%)
  • Deteriorating (0 or 0.0%)
  • Improving (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (3 or 100.0%)
  • Deteriorating (0 or 0.0%)
  • Improving (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (40 or 100.0%)
  • Deteriorating (1 or 100.0%)
  • Improving (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Deteriorating (0 or 0.0%)
  • Improving (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (16 or 100.0%)
  • Deteriorating (0 or 0.0%)
  • Improving (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (3 or 100.0%)
Parameters achieved No. of parameters per category
  • No (14 or 82.4%)
  • Not assessed (2 or 11.8%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Yes, based on low risk (1 or 5.9%)
  • No (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (11 or 100.0%)
  • Yes, based on low risk (0 or 0.0%)
  • No (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (3 or 100.0%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Yes, based on low risk (0 or 0.0%)
  • No (40 or 100.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Yes, based on low risk (0 or 0.0%)
  • No (1 or 100.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Yes, based on low risk (0 or 0.0%)
  • No (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (16 or 100.0%)
  • Yes, based on low risk (0 or 0.0%)
  • No (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (3 or 100.0%)
  • Yes, based on low risk (0 or 0.0%)
Related indicators
  • EAI-tasa
  • EAI-tend
  • OSPAR/FR-D2-NIS-3
  • BG-D2C1-NIS1new
Criteria status No. of criteria per category
  • Good, based on low risk (1 or 5.9%)
  • Not assessed (2 or 11.8%)
  • Not good (14 or 82.4%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good, based on low risk (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (11 or 100.0%)
  • Good, based on low risk (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not good (3 or 100.0%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good, based on low risk (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not good (40 or 100.0%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good, based on low risk (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not good (1 or 100.0%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good, based on low risk (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (16 or 100.0%)
  • Good, based on low risk (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (3 or 100.0%)
Element status No. of elements per category
  • Good, based on low risk (1 or 0.3%)
  • Not assessed (290 or 95.7%)
  • Not good (12 or 4.0%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good, based on low risk (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (11 or 100.0%)
  • Good, based on low risk (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not good (3 or 100.0%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good, based on low risk (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not good (40 or 100.0%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good, based on low risk (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not good (1 or 100.0%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good, based on low risk (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (16 or 100.0%)
  • Good, based on low risk (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (3 or 100.0%)
  • Good, based on low risk (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (1 or 100.0%)
  • Not good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
Integration rule type for parameters
Not relevant (11 or 100.0%)
Not relevant (3 or 100.0%)
Integration rule description for parameters
Integration rule type for criteria
Not relevant (11 or 100.0%)
Not relevant (3 or 100.0%)
Integration rule description for criteria
No integration rule is necessary, the criterion status directly informs the element status.
GES extent threshold
GES extent achieved
  • 11.00 (11 of 11, or 100.0%)
  • 41.00 (40 of 40, or 100.0%)
  • 16.00 (16 of 16, or 100.0%)
GES extent unit
  • Number of newly-introduced species (3 of 3, or 100.0%)
  • Number of newly-introduced species (11 of 11, or 100.0%)
  • Number of newly-introduced species (40 of 40, or 100.0%)
  • Number of newly-introduced species (16 of 16, or 100.0%)
GES achieved Established non-indigenous species
  • GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported (295)
GES achieved Newly-introduced non-indigenous species
  • GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported (12)
  • Unknown (11)
  • GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported (3)
  • GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, Article 14 exception reported (40)
  • Not assessed (1)
  • Unknown (16)
  • Unknown (3)
  • GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, Article 14 exception reported (1)
Assessment period
2018 (307 or 100.0%)
2012-2017 (11 or 100.0%)
2012-2017 (3 or 100.0%)
2012-2018 (40 or 100.0%)
2012-2017 (1 or 100.0%)
2013-2018 (16 or 100.0%)
2012-2018 (3 or 100.0%)
2012-2018 (1 or 100.0%)
Related pressures
  • Input or spread of non-indigenous species (307 or 100.0%)
  • Input or spread of non-indigenous species (3 or 100.0%)
  • Input or spread of non-indigenous species (40 or 50.0%)
  • Newly-introduced non-indigenous species (40 or 50.0%)
  • Input or spread of non-indigenous species (1 or 100.0%)
Related targets
25
4
1
1