Regional summary overview

Regional overview: Baltic

Region	Baltic
States	Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Germany, Denmark, Sweden
Subregions	None

Table of contents

Competent Authorities
Marine waters
Marine region and subregions
Uses and human activities, and associated pressures
Pressures affecting descriptors
Extent to which GES is achieved
Current environmental status
Environmental targets on pressures
Measures on pressures
Exceptions reported when targets or GES cannot be achieved
Implementation of Art. 9 - Determination of GES (2012)
Implementation of Art. 8 (Assessments) (2012)
Implementation of Art. 10 (Environmental targets) (2012)
Implementation of Art. 11 (Monitoring programmes) (2014)
Implementation of Art. 13 (Programmes of measures) (2016)
Implementation of Art. 14 (Exceptions) (2016)
Implementation of Art. 9 - Determination of GES (2018)
Implementation of Art. 8 (Assessments) (2018)
Implementation of Art. 10 (Environmental targets) (2018)
Implementation of 2017 Decision reporting scales/areas (2018)
Regional coherence: first cycle 2012-2017
Regional coherence: second cycle 2018-2023

Competent Authorities

	Denmark	Estonia	Finland	Germany	Latvia	Lithuania	Poland	Sweden
No. of designated CAs	1	1	8	17	1	5	3	0

Marine waters

The Baltic Sea region includes the marine waters of the following eight EU Member States: Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and Sweden. Together, the marine waters of the EU Member States cover about 93.5% of the marine region. The remaining area of this marine region comprises the waters of the following non-EU states: Russian Federation.

The following map illustrates the marine waters of the EU Member States in the region, based on data reported by each Member State. Areas in red indicate areas of overlap in the data reported. The map does not show possible overlaps in waters claimed by non-EU states.

The table below provides the areal extent (km²) and the proportion (%) of the marine region taken by each Baltic Sea Member State. The largest share of the marine region belongs to Sweden (36.06%), followed by Finland (20.64%) and Denmark (7.17%). Lithuania's marine waters make up the smallest proportion of the region (1.64%). None of the Member States in this region has marine waters extending beyond their EEZ borders, as the enclosed nature of this region limits the extent of marine waters to median lines between neighbouring states.

	Denmark	Estonia	Finland	Germany	Latvia	Lithuania	Poland	Sweden
Area of marine waters (water column and seabed) (km2)	28,116	36,481	80,936	15,505	28,348	6,437	33,138	141,422
Area of marine waters (seabed only - beyond EEZ or quivalent) (km2)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Proportion of the region (areal %)	7.2%	9.3%	20.6%	4.0%	7.2%	1.6%	8.4%	36.1%

Marine region and subregions

	Region: Baltic Sea
Area (km2) - total	392,215
Area (km2) - EU	366,777
Area (km2) - non EU	25,438

Uses and human activities, and associated pressures

		Estonia	Finland	Germany	Latvia	Lithuania	Poland	Sweden
Physical restructuring of rivers, coastline or seabed (water management)	All activities related to physical restructuring of rivers, coastline or seabed
	Land claim
	Canalisation and other watercourse modifications
	Coastal defence and flood protection	Physical disturbance to seabed Physical loss of the seabed Changes to hydrological conditions		Disturbance of species due to human presence Physical loss of the seabed Changes to hydrological conditions		Disturbance of species due to human presence All physical pressures Input of nutrients Input of anthropogenic sound
	Offshore structures (other than for oil/gas/renewables)
	Restructuring of seabed morphology, including dredging and depositing of materials	Disturbance of species due to human presence Physical disturbance to seabed Physical loss of the seabed Changes to hydrological conditions Input of anthropogenic sound Acute pollution events			Changes to hydrological conditions	All biological pressures Disturbance of species due to human presence Extraction of, or mortality/injury to, wild species All physical pressures Input of nutrients Input of anthropogenic sound		Physical loss of the seabed Hydrographical changes
Extraction of non-living resources	All activities related to extraction of non-living resources
	Extraction of minerals (rock, metal ores, gravel, sand, shell)	Disturbance of species due to human presence Physical disturbance to seabed Physical loss of the seabed Changes to hydrological conditions Input of anthropogenic sound Acute pollution events	Physical disturbance to seabed Physical loss of the seabed Input of anthropogenic sound	Disturbance of species due to human presence Physical disturbance to seabed Physical loss of the seabed Input of anthropogenic sound		Disturbance of species due to human presence All physical pressures Input of nutrients Input of anthropogenic sound	Physical disturbance to seabed Physical loss of the seabed Input of other substances Input of anthropogenic sound
	Extraction of oil and gas, including infrastructure		Physical loss of the seabed Input of anthropogenic sound Input of other forms of energy	Disturbance of species due to human presence Physical disturbance to seabed Physical loss of the seabed Input of other substances Contaminants - non UPBT substances Acute pollution events			Physical disturbance to seabed Physical loss of the seabed Input of other substances Input of anthropogenic sound
	Extraction of salt
	Extraction of water
Production of energy	All activities related to production of energy					Physical disturbance to seabed Input of nutrients Input of anthropogenic sound Input of other forms of energy
	Renewable energy generation (wind, wave and tidal power), including infrastructure	Disturbance of species due to human presence Physical disturbance to seabed Physical loss of the seabed Changes to hydrological conditions Input of other substances Input of other forms of energy Acute pollution events	Extraction of, or mortality/injury to, wild species Physical disturbance to seabed Physical loss of the seabed	Disturbance of species due to human presence Physical disturbance to seabed Input of anthropogenic sound Impulsive sound in water			Disturbance of species due to human presence Physical loss of the seabed Input of anthropogenic sound	Physical loss of the seabed Continuous low frequency sound
	Non-renewable energy generation
	Transmission of electricity and communications (cables)	Disturbance of species due to human presence Physical disturbance to seabed Physical loss of the seabed Changes to hydrological conditions Input of other substances Input of anthropogenic sound Input of other forms of energy	Physical disturbance to seabed Input of anthropogenic sound Input of other forms of energy	Disturbance of species due to human presence Physical disturbance to seabed Physical loss of the seabed
Extraction of living resources	All activities related to extraction of living resources
	Fish and shellfish harvesting (professional, recreational)	Input or spread of non-indigenous species Input of microbial pathogens Disturbance of species due to human presence Extraction of, or mortality/injury to, wild species Physical disturbance to seabed Input of litter Input of anthropogenic sound	Disturbance of species due to human presence Extraction of, or mortality/injury to, wild species Continuous low frequency sound	Extraction of, or mortality/injury to, wild species Physical disturbance to seabed	Extraction of, or mortality/injury to, wild species Physical disturbance to seabed	Disturbance of species due to human presence Extraction of, or mortality/injury to, wild species Physical disturbance to seabed All pressures related to inputs of substances, litter and energy	Disturbance of species due to human presence Extraction of, or mortality/injury to, wild species Physical disturbance to seabed Input of litter Input of anthropogenic sound	Extraction of, or mortality/injury to, wild species Physical disturbance to seabed Input of litter
	Fish and shellfish processing						Input of litter
	Marine plant harvesting	Disturbance of species due to human presence Extraction of, or mortality/injury to, wild species Physical disturbance to seabed Input of anthropogenic sound
	Hunting and collecting for other purposes
Cultivation of living resources	Aquaculture - marine, including infrastructure		Input or spread of non-indigenous species Input of microbial pathogens Physical loss of the seabed Input of nutrients Input of organic matter	Extraction of, or mortality/injury to, wild species Physical disturbance to seabed				Input or spread of non-indigenous species Eutrophication
	Aquaculture - freshwater
	Agriculture		Changes to hydrological conditions Input of nutrients	Input of nutrients Input of organic matter Input of other substances			Loss of, or change to, natural biological communities due to cultivation of animal or plant species Input of nutrients Input of organic matter
	Forestry
	All activities related to cultivation of living resources
Transport	All activities related to transport			Input of other substances Contaminants - non UPBT substances Contaminants - UPBT substances			Input or spread of non-indigenous species Disturbance of species due to human presence Physical disturbance to seabed Physical loss of the seabed Input of other substances Input of litter Input of anthropogenic sound Input of other forms of energy
	Transport infrastructure	Input or spread of non-indigenous species Input of microbial pathogens Disturbance of species due to human presence Physical disturbance to seabed Physical loss of the seabed Changes to hydrological conditions Input of other substances Input of litter Input of anthropogenic sound Input of other forms of energy Acute pollution events	Input or spread of non-indigenous species Physical disturbance to seabed Physical loss of the seabed Changes to hydrological conditions Input of other substances Input of litter Input of anthropogenic sound Input of other forms of energy			Input or spread of non-indigenous species Input of nutrients Input of other substances Input of litter Input of anthropogenic sound	Disturbance of species due to human presence Physical disturbance to seabed Physical loss of the seabed Input of other substances Input of litter Input of anthropogenic sound Input of other forms of energy	Physical loss of the seabed Hydrographical changes
	Transport - shipping	Input or spread of non-indigenous species Input of microbial pathogens Input of nutrients Input of organic matter Input of other substances Input of litter Input of anthropogenic sound Acute pollution events	Input or spread of non-indigenous species Physical disturbance to seabed Input of nutrients Input of organic matter Input of other substances Input of anthropogenic sound	Input or spread of non-indigenous species Input of litter Input of anthropogenic sound Continuous low frequency sound	Newly-introduced non-indigenous species	Input or spread of non-indigenous species Input of nutrients Input of other substances Input of litter Input of anthropogenic sound	Input or spread of non-indigenous species Disturbance of species due to human presence Physical disturbance to seabed Input of nutrients Input of other substances Input of anthropogenic sound	Input or spread of non-indigenous species Input of other substances Input of anthropogenic sound
	Transport - air
	Transport - land
Urban and industrial uses	All urban and industrial uses	Input of microbial pathogens Disturbance of species due to human presence Input of nutrients Input of organic matter Input of other substances Input of litter
	Urban uses
	Industrial uses	Input or spread of non-indigenous species Disturbance of species due to human presence Input of other substances Input of litter Input of anthropogenic sound Input of other forms of energy Acute pollution events		Input of other substances Contaminants - non UPBT substances Contaminants - UPBT substances
	Waste treatment and disposal		Changes to hydrological conditions Input of nutrients			Input of nutrients Input of organic matter Input of other substances Input of litter	Input of microbial pathogens Input of nutrients Input of organic matter Input of other substances Input of litter
Tourism and leisure	All activities related to tourism and leisure		Disturbance of species due to human presence Physical disturbance to seabed Physical loss of the seabed Changes to hydrological conditions Input of nutrients Input of litter	Disturbance of species due to human presence Physical disturbance to seabed Input of litter				Physical loss of the seabed Input of other substances Input of litter
	Tourism and leisure infrastructure	Input or spread of non-indigenous species Input of microbial pathogens Disturbance of species due to human presence Extraction of, or mortality/injury to, wild species Physical disturbance to seabed Physical loss of the seabed Changes to hydrological conditions Input of other substances Input of litter Input of anthropogenic sound				All pressures related to inputs of substances, litter and energy	Disturbance of species due to human presence Input of litter
	Tourism and leisure activities				Input of litter	Input of other substances Input of litter
Security/defence	Military operations (subject to Article 2(2))			Disturbance of species due to human presence Input of other substances Input of anthropogenic sound
Education and research	Research, survey and educational activities					Input of anthropogenic sound

Pressures affecting descriptors

		Denmark	Estonia	Finland	Germany	Latvia	Lithuania	Poland	Sweden
Biological	Input or spread of non-indigenous species	D2 D6 D8	D2 D4	D1-B D1-P D2 D6	D2 D4	D1-B D2	D2	D2 D4 D6	D1-B D1-F D2 D4
	Input of microbial pathogens	D6 D8	D1-M		D4	D1-B		D4 D6	D1-F D1-M D4
	Input of genetically modified species and translocation	D6 D8			D4	D1-B		D2
	Loss of, or change to, natural biological communities due to cultivation of animal or plant species	D6 D8			D4	D1-B
	Disturbance of species due to human presence	D1-B D1-F D1-M D6 D8	D1-B D1-M	D1-B D1-M	D1-B D1-M D4	D1-B		D1-B D1-M D11 D4	D1-B D1-F D1-M D4
	Extraction of, or mortality/injury to, wild species	D1-M D1-P D3 D6 D8	D1-B D1-F D1-M D1-P D3 D4	D1-B D1-F D1-M D3 D4	D1-B D1-C D1-F D1-M D3 D4	D1-B D1-F D1-M D3	D1-B D1-F D3 D4	D1-B D1-F D1-M D3 D4 D6	D1-B D1-F D1-M D1-P D3 D4
Physical	Physical disturbance to seabed	D6	D1-B D4 D6	D3 D6	D1-C D1-F D4 D6	D1-B D6	D1-B D1-F D4 D5 D6	D4 D6	D1-F D4
	Physical loss of the seabed	D6	D1-B D4 D6	D6	D1-C D1-F D4 D6 D7	D1-B D6		D4 D6 D7	D1-F D1-M D4
	Changes to hydrological conditions	D4 D6 D7	D4 D6 D7	D1-F D1-P D6 D7	D1-C D1-F D4 D6 D7	D1-B	D4 D5	D1-P D6 D7
Substances, litter and energy	Input of nutrients	D1-P D5 D6 D8 D9	D1-B D5 D8 D9	D1-F D1-P D4 D5	D1-B D1-C D1-F D1-M D4 D5	D1-B D1-F D5 D6	D5	D1-P D4 D5 D6	D1-F D1-P D4 D5 D6
	Input of organic matter	D6 D8 D9	D1-B D5 D8 D9	D1-P D5	D1-B D1-C D1-F D1-M D4 D5	D1-B		D1-P D4 D5 D6	D1-F D1-P D4 D5 D6
	Input of other substances	D6 D8 D9	D1-B D1-M D8 D9	D1-P D8 D9	D1-B D1-C D1-F D1-M D4 D6 D8 D9	D1-B D8 D9	D1-B D8 D9	D1-B D1-M D1-P D4 D6 D8 D9	D1-B D1-F D1-M D1-P D4 D8
	Input of litter	D10 D6 D8 D9	D1-M D10 D8 D9	D10	D1-B D1-C D1-F D1-M D10 D4	D1-B D10	D10	D1-M D1-P D10 D4 D6	D1-B D1-F D1-P D10 D4
	Input of anthropogenic sound	D1-M D6 D8 D9	D1-M D8 D9	D1-B D1-M D11	D1-B D1-C D1-F D1-M D11 D4	D1-B		D1-M D4	D1-B D1-M D4
	Input of other forms of energy	D6 D8 D9	D1-M D8 D9		D1-B D1-C D1-F D1-M D4	D1-B			D1-B D4
	Input of water	D6 D8 D9	D8 D9		D1-B D1-C D1-F D1-M D4	D1-B

Extent to which GES is achieved

			Denmark	Estonia	Finland	Germany	Latvia	Lithuania	Poland	Sweden
Pressure-based descriptors	D2 Non-indigenous species	Newly-introduced non-indigenous species				Number of newly-introduced species: 2	Number of newly-introduced species: 1	Number of newly-introduced species: 1	Number of newly-introduced species: 5	Number of newly-introduced species: 2
	D5 Eutrophication	Eutrophication	Proportion of area in good status: 37 (6 of 16)		Proportion of area in good status: 30 (6 of 20)	Proportion of area in good status: 100 (24 of 24)		Proportion of area in good status: 100 (3 of 3)		Proportion of area in good status: 100 (44 of 44)
	D8 Contaminants	Contaminants - UPBT substances	Proportion of substances in good status: 75 (6 of 8)	Proportion of substances in good status: 100 (20 of 20)	Proportion of substances in good status: 100 (11 of 11)			Proportion of substances in good status: 100 (1 of 1)	Proportion of substances in good status: 83 (15 of 18)	Proportion of substances in good status: 91 (11 of 12)
	D8 Contaminants	Acute pollution events		Not relevant: 100 (1 of 1)						Not relevant: 100 (12 of 12)
	D9 Contaminants in seafood	Contaminants - in seafood		Proportion of substances in good status: 100 (4 of 4)				Proportion of substances in good status: 100 (1 of 1)		Proportion of substances in good status: 100 (2 of 2)
	D10 Litter	Litter in the environment
	D11 Energy, incl. underwater noise	Continuous low frequency sound							Proportion of area in good status: 100 (2 of 2)
State-based descriptors	D1 Birds	Benthic-feeding birds				Proportion of species in good status within species group: 100 (2 of 2)		Proportion of species in good status within species group: 100 (1 of 1)	Proportion of species in good status within species group: 100 (2 of 2)	Proportion of species in good status within species group: 100 (2 of 2)
		Grazing birds				Proportion of species in good status within species group: 100 (2 of 2)			Proportion of species in good status within species group: 100 (2 of 2)	Proportion of species in good status within species group: 100 (2 of 2)
		Pelagic-feeding birds				Proportion of species in good status within species group: 100 (2 of 2)		Proportion of species in good status within species group: 100 (1 of 1)	Proportion of species in good status within species group: 100 (2 of 2)	Proportion of species in good status within species group: 100 (2 of 2)
		Surface-feeding birds		Not relevant: 50 (1 of 2)		Proportion of species in good status within species group: 100 (2 of 2)			Proportion of species in good status within species group: 66 (2 of 3)	Proportion of species in good status within species group: 100 (2 of 2)
		Wading birds				Proportion of species in good status within species group: 100 (2 of 2)			Proportion of species in good status within species group: 100 (2 of 2)	Proportion of species in good status within species group: 100 (2 of 2)
	D1 Mammals	Seals		Proportion of species in good status within species group: 100 (1 of 1)		Proportion of species in good status within species group: 100 (2 of 2)
	D1 Reptiles	Not reported
	D1 Fish	Coastal fish				Proportion of species in good status within species group: 100 (2 of 2)
		Demersal shelf fish				Proportion of species in good status within species group: 100 (2 of 2)				Proportion of species in good status within species group: 100 (2 of 2)
		Pelagic shelf fish				Proportion of species in good status within species group: 100 (2 of 2)		Proportion of species in good status within species group: 100 (1 of 1)		Proportion of species in good status within species group: 100 (2 of 2)
	D1 Cephalopods	Not reported
	D3 Commercial fish and shellfish	Commercially exploited fish and shellfish	Proportion of populations in good status: 100 (2 of 2)		Proportion of populations in good status: 100 (6 of 6)			Proportion of populations in good status: 100 (1 of 1)		Proportion of populations in good status: 100 (2 of 2)
	D1 Pelagic habitats	Pelagic broad habitats				Proportion of area in good status: 34 (9 of 26) Proportion of habitats in good status: 65 (17 of 26)
	D6 Sea-floor integrity/D1 Benthic habitats	Physical loss of the seabed							Proportion of area in good status: 13 (3 of 22)
	D6 Sea-floor integrity/D1 Benthic habitats	Benthic broad habitats			Proportion of habitats in good status: 50 (6 of 12)			Proportion of habitats in good status: 100 (3 of 3)
	D4 Food webs/D1 Ecosystems	Coastal ecosystem		Not relevant: 100 (1 of 1)		Not relevant: 100 (2 of 2)

Current environmental status

			Denmark	Estonia	Finland	Germany	Latvia	Lithuania	Poland	Sweden
Pressure-based descriptors	D2 Non-indigenous species	Newly-introduced non-indigenous species	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported	GES achieved by 2018	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported	GES expected to be achieved by 2020	GES achieved by 2018	GES achieved by 2018	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported
	D5 Eutrophication	Eutrophication	Unknown	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, Article 14 exception reported	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, Article 14 exception reported	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, Article 14 exception reported	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, Article 14 exception reported	GES expected to be achieved by 2020	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, Article 14 exception reported
	D8 Contaminants	Contaminants - UPBT substances	Unknown	Unknown	GES expected to be achieved by 2020	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported	GES expected to be achieved by 2020	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, Article 14 exception reported	GES expected to be achieved by 2020	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, Article 14 exception reported
	D8 Contaminants	Acute pollution events	GES expected to be achieved by 2020	GES achieved by 2018	GES achieved by 2018	Not assessed			GES expected to be achieved by 2020	GES achieved by 2018
	D9 Contaminants in seafood	Contaminants - in seafood	GES achieved by 2018	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, Article 14 exception reported	GES achieved by 2018	Not assessed	GES achieved by 2018	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, Article 14 exception reported	GES expected to be achieved by 2020	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported
	D10 Litter	Litter in the environment	Unknown	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported	Unknown	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported	GES expected to be achieved by 2020	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported	GES expected to be achieved by 2020	Not assessed
	D11 Energy, incl. underwater noise	Continuous low frequency sound	Unknown		Unknown	Not assessed			Not assessed
State-based descriptors	D1 Birds	Benthic-feeding birds	Unknown	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported	GES expected to be achieved by 2020	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported	GES expected to be achieved by 2020	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported	GES expected to be achieved by 2020	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported
		Grazing birds	Unknown	GES achieved by 2018	GES achieved by 2018	GES achieved by 2018	GES expected to be achieved by 2020		GES achieved by 2018	GES achieved by 2018
		Pelagic-feeding birds	Unknown	GES achieved by 2018	GES achieved by 2018	GES achieved by 2018	GES achieved by 2018	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported	GES expected to be achieved by 2020	GES achieved by 2018
		Surface-feeding birds	Unknown	GES achieved by 2018	GES expected to be achieved by 2020	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported	GES expected to be achieved by 2020		GES expected to be achieved by 2020	GES achieved by 2018
		Wading birds	Unknown	GES achieved by 2018	GES expected to be achieved by 2020	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported	GES expected to be achieved by 2020		GES expected to be achieved by 2020	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported
	D1 Mammals	Seals	Unknown	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, Article 14 exception reported	GES expected to be achieved by 2020	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported	GES expected to be achieved by 2020		Unknown	GES expected to be achieved by 2020
	D1 Reptiles	Not reported
	D1 Fish	Coastal fish	Unknown	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported		GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported	GES achieved by 2018	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported	GES expected to be achieved by 2020	Not relevant
		Demersal shelf fish	Unknown			GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported	GES expected to be achieved by 2020		GES expected to be achieved by 2020	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported
		Pelagic shelf fish	Unknown		Unknown	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported	GES achieved by 2018	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported	GES achieved by 2018	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported
	D1 Cephalopods	Not reported
	D3 Commercial fish and shellfish	Commercially exploited fish and shellfish	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported	GES expected to be achieved by 2020	Unknown	Not assessed	GES expected to be achieved by 2020	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported	Not relevant	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported
	D1 Pelagic habitats	Pelagic broad habitats	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported	GES achieved by 2018	GES achieved by 2018	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported	Not assessed		GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported	Not assessed
	D6 Sea-floor integrity/D1 Benthic habitats	Physical loss of the seabed	Unknown	Not relevant		Not assessed			GES achieved by 2018
	D6 Sea-floor integrity/D1 Benthic habitats	Benthic broad habitats	Unknown		GES achieved by 2018	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported	GES achieved by 2018	GES achieved by 2018	GES achieved by 2018	Not assessed
	D4 Food webs/D1 Ecosystems	Coastal ecosystem		GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported	GES achieved by 2018	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported	Not assessed	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, Article 14 exception reported		Not assessed

Environmental targets on pressures

		Denmark	Estonia	Finland	Germany	Latvia	Lithuania	Poland	Sweden
Biological	Input or spread of non-indigenous species	14	2	11	16	1	1	13	18
	Input of microbial pathogens	13	0	0	14	1	0	10	20
	Input of genetically modified species and translocation	13	0	0	14	1	0	3	0
	Loss of, or change to, natural biological communities due to cultivation of animal or plant species	13	0	0	14	1	0	0	0
	Disturbance of species due to human presence	26	0	9	26	1	0	19	20
	Extraction of, or mortality/injury to, wild species	24	3	13	39	3	2	31	20
Physical	Physical disturbance to seabed	10	3	7	33	1	4	19	18
	Physical loss of the seabed	10	3	5	39	1	0	23	20
	Changes to hydrological conditions	15	3	11	39	1	3	20	0
Substances, litter and energy	Input of nutrients	27	4	12	39	3	2	26	20
	Input of organic matter	21	4	8	39	1	0	26	20
	Input of other substances	22	3	6	43	2	2	30	20
	Input of litter	28	4	4	39	2	1	26	18
	Input of anthropogenic sound	26	3	10	37	1	0	14	20
	Input of other forms of energy	21	3	0	33	1	0	0	18
	Input of water	21	3	0	33	1	0	0	0

Measures on pressures

		Denmark	Estonia	Finland	Germany	Latvia	Lithuania	Poland	Sweden
Biological	Input or spread of non-indigenous species	11	14	23	175	3	4	1	81
	Input of microbial pathogens	5	0	0	168	3	0	1	81
	Input of genetically modified species and translocation	5	0	0	168	3	0	1	0
	Loss of, or change to, natural biological communities due to cultivation of animal or plant species	5	0	0	168	3	0	0	0
	Disturbance of species due to human presence	7	0	7	219	3	0	1	81
	Extraction of, or mortality/injury to, wild species	7	15	16	222	9	10	1	81
Physical	Physical disturbance to seabed	1	14	20	222	3	18	1	81
	Physical loss of the seabed	1	14	18	222	3	0	1	81
	Changes to hydrological conditions	1	14	28	222	3	10	1	0
Substances, litter and energy	Input of nutrients	10	14	32	227	9	8	1	85
	Input of organic matter	10	14	26	227	3	0	1	85
	Input of other substances	14	14	21	222	4	16	1	81
	Input of litter	22	14	3	222	8	3	1	81
	Input of anthropogenic sound	12	14	13	222	3	0	1	81
	Input of other forms of energy	10	14	0	222	3	0	0	81
	Input of water	10	14	0	222	3	0	0	0

Exceptions reported when targets or GES cannot be achieved

		Estonia	Finland	Latvia	Lithuania	Poland	Sweden
Pressure-based descriptors	D2 Non-indigenous species				2017
	D5 Eutrophication	2017	2016	2016	2017	2017	2016
	D7 Hydrographical changes
	D8 Contaminants	2017	2016		2017	2017	2016
	D9 Contaminants in seafood		2016		2017		2016
	D10 Litter
	D11 Energy, incl. underwater noise
State-based descriptors	D1 Birds	2017	2016			2017	2016
	D1 Mammals	2017	2016			2017	2016
	D1 Reptiles	2017	2016			2017	2016
	D1 Fish	2017	2016			2017	2016
	D1 Cephalopods	2017	2016			2017	2016
	D3 Commercial fish and shellfish		2016			2017	2016
	D1 Pelagic habitats	2017	2016			2017	2016
	D6 Sea-floor integrity/D1 Benthic habitats					2017	2016
	D4 Food webs/D1 Ecosystems		2016		2017		2016

Implementation of Art. 9 - Determination of GES (2012)

		Denmark	Estonia	Finland	Germany	Latvia	Lithuania	Poland	Sweden
		BAL	BAL	BAL	BAL	BAL	BAL	BAL	BAL
Pressure-based descriptors	D2 Non-indigenous species	Inadequate (1)	Partially adequate (2)	Inadequate (1)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)
	D5 Eutrophication	Inadequate (1)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Inadequate (1)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)
	D7 Hydrographical changes	Inadequate (1)	Not reported (0)	Inadequate (1)	Partially adequate (2)	Not reported (0)	Not reported (0)	Inadequate (1)	Inadequate (1)
	D8 Contaminants	Inadequate (1)	Partially adequate (2)	Inadequate (1)	Partially adequate (2)	Not reported (0)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)
	D9 Contaminants in seafood	Inadequate (1)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)
	D10 Litter	Partially adequate (2)	Not reported (0)	Partially adequate (2)	Inadequate (1)	Not reported (0)	Not reported (0)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)
	D11 Energy, incl. underwater noise	Inadequate (1)	Not reported (0)	Inadequate (1)	Partially adequate (2)	Not reported (0)	Not reported (0)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)
State-based descriptors	D1 Birds	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Inadequate (1)	Inadequate (1)	Inadequate (1)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)
	D1 Mammals	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Inadequate (1)	Inadequate (1)	Inadequate (1)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)
	D1 Reptiles	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Inadequate (1)	Inadequate (1)	Inadequate (1)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)
	D1 Fish	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Inadequate (1)	Inadequate (1)	Inadequate (1)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)
	D1 Cephalopods	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Inadequate (1)	Inadequate (1)	Inadequate (1)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)
	D3 Commercial fish and shellfish	Inadequate (1)	Inadequate (1)	Adequate (3)	Adequate (3)	Partially adequate (2)	Inadequate (1)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)
	D1 Pelagic habitats	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Inadequate (1)	Inadequate (1)	Inadequate (1)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)
	D6 Sea-floor integrity/D1 Benthic habitats	Inadequate (1)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Inadequate (1)	Inadequate (1)	Inadequate (1)	Inadequate (1)	Partially adequate (2)
	D4 Food webs/D1 Ecosystems	Partially adequate (2)	Inadequate (1)	Partially adequate (2)	Inadequate (1)	Not reported (0)	Inadequate (1)	Partially adequate (2)	Adequate (3)

Implementation of Art. 8 (Assessments) (2012)

		Denmark	Estonia	Finland	Germany	Latvia	Lithuania	Poland	Sweden
		BAL	BAL	BAL	BAL	BAL	BAL	BAL	BAL
Pressure-based descriptors	D2 Non-indigenous species	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Adequate (3)	Inadequate (1)	Adequate (3)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)
	D5 Eutrophication	Adequate (3)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Adequate (3)	Adequate (3)
	D7 Hydrographical changes	Inadequate (1)	Inadequate (1)	Inadequate (1)	Partially adequate (2)	Not reported (0)	Inadequate (1)	Partially adequate (2)	Inadequate (1)
	D8 Contaminants	Adequate (3)	Partially adequate (2)	Adequate (3)	Adequate (3)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)
	D9 Contaminants in seafood	Partially adequate (2)	Adequate (3)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Adequate (3)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)
	D10 Litter	Partially adequate (2)	Inadequate (1)	Inadequate (1)	Adequate (3)	Not reported (0)	Inadequate (1)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)
	D11 Energy, incl. underwater noise	Inadequate (1)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Adequate (3)	Not reported (0)	Partially adequate (2)	Not reported (0)	Not reported (0)
State-based descriptors	D1 Birds	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)
	D1 Mammals	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)
	D1 Reptiles	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)
	D1 Fish	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)
	D1 Cephalopods	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)
	D3 Commercial fish and shellfish	Partially adequate (2)	Inadequate (1)	Inadequate (1)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Inadequate (1)	Adequate (3)	Partially adequate (2)
	D1 Pelagic habitats	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)
	D6 Sea-floor integrity/D1 Benthic habitats	Adequate/Partially adequate (2.5)	Inadequate/Partially adequate (1.5)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Inadequate/Partially adequate (1.5)	Partially adequate (2)	Inadequate/Partially adequate (1.5)	Partially adequate (2)
	D4 Food webs/D1 Ecosystems	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Not reported (0)	Not reported (0)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Not reported (0)	Not reported (0)

Implementation of Art. 10 (Environmental targets) (2012)

		Denmark	Estonia	Finland	Germany	Latvia	Lithuania	Poland	Sweden
		BAL	BAL	BAL	BAL	BAL	BAL	BAL	BAL
Pressure-based descriptors	D2 Non-indigenous species	Inadequate (1)	Inadequate (1)	Partially adequate (2)	Inadequate (1)	Inadequate (1)	Inadequate (1)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)
	D5 Eutrophication	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Adequate (3)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Inadequate (1)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)
	D7 Hydrographical changes	Not reported (0)	Inadequate (1)	Inadequate (1)	Inadequate (1)	Not reported (0)	Not reported (0)	Inadequate (1)	Inadequate (1)
	D8 Contaminants	Partially adequate (2)	Inadequate (1)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Not reported (0)	Inadequate (1)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)
	D9 Contaminants in seafood	Partially adequate (2)	Inadequate (1)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Inadequate (1)	Partially adequate (2)	Inadequate (1)
	D10 Litter	Inadequate (1)	Inadequate (1)	Inadequate (1)	Partially adequate (2)	Not reported (0)	Not reported (0)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)
	D11 Energy, incl. underwater noise	Partially adequate (2)	Inadequate (1)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Not reported (0)	Not reported (0)	Inadequate (1)	Not reported (0)
State-based descriptors	D1 Birds	Partially adequate (2)	Inadequate (1)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Inadequate (1)	Inadequate (1)	Partially adequate (2)	Inadequate (1)
	D1 Mammals	Partially adequate (2)	Inadequate (1)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Inadequate (1)	Inadequate (1)	Partially adequate (2)	Inadequate (1)
	D1 Reptiles	Partially adequate (2)	Inadequate (1)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Inadequate (1)	Inadequate (1)	Partially adequate (2)	Inadequate (1)
	D1 Fish	Partially adequate (2)	Inadequate (1)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Inadequate (1)	Inadequate (1)	Partially adequate (2)	Inadequate (1)
	D1 Cephalopods	Partially adequate (2)	Inadequate (1)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Inadequate (1)	Inadequate (1)	Partially adequate (2)	Inadequate (1)
	D3 Commercial fish and shellfish	Inadequate (1)	Inadequate (1)	Partially adequate (2)	Inadequate (1)	Partially adequate (2)	Adequate (3)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)
	D1 Pelagic habitats	Partially adequate (2)	Inadequate (1)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Inadequate (1)	Inadequate (1)	Partially adequate (2)	Inadequate (1)
	D6 Sea-floor integrity/D1 Benthic habitats	Partially adequate (2)	Inadequate (1)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Inadequate (1)	Inadequate (1)	Inadequate (1)	Partially adequate (2)
	D4 Food webs/D1 Ecosystems	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate/Adequate (2.5)	Partially adequate (2)	Inadequate (1)	Inadequate (1)	Partially adequate (2)	Inadequate (1)

Implementation of Art. 11 (Monitoring programmes) (2014)

Under development

Implementation of Art. 13 (Programmes of measures) (2016)

Under development

Implementation of Art. 14 (Exceptions) (2016)

Under development

Implementation of Art. 9 - Determination of GES (2018)

		Denmark	Estonia	Finland	Germany	Latvia	Lithuania	Poland	Sweden
		BAL	BAL	BAL	BAL	BAL	BAL	BAL	BAL
Pressure-based descriptors	D2 Non-indigenous species	Poor (2)	Good (3)	Poor (2)	Good (3)	Poor (2)	Good (3)	Good (3)	Poor (2)
	D5 Eutrophication	Poor (2)	Good (3)	Good (3)	Good (3)	Poor (2)	Good (3)	Good (3)	Good (3)
	D7 Hydrographical changes	Very poor (1)	Poor (2)	Good (3)	Poor (2)	Very poor (1)	Very poor (1)	Good (3)	Very poor (1)
	D8 Contaminants	Poor (2)	Good (3)	Good (3)	Poor (2)	Poor (2)	Good (3)	Good (3)	Good (3)
	D9 Contaminants in seafood	Good (3)	Good (3)	Good (3)	Good (3)	Poor (2)	Very good (4)	Good (3)	Very good (4)
	D10 Litter	Poor (2)	Poor (2)	Good (3)	Poor (2)	Very poor (1)	Poor (2)	Poor (2)	Poor (2)
	D11 Energy, incl. underwater noise	Poor (2)	Very poor (1)	Poor (2)	Poor (2)	Very poor (1)	Very poor (1)	Very poor (1)	Very poor (1)
State-based descriptors	D1 Birds	Poor (2)	Good (3)	Poor (2)	Poor (2)	Poor (2)	Good (3)	Good (3)	Good (3)
	D1 Mammals	Good (3)	Good (3)	Good (3)	Good (3)	Poor (2)	Very poor (1)	Poor (2)	Good (3)
	D1 Reptiles	Not relevant (-)	Not relevant (-)	Not relevant (-)	Not relevant (-)	Not relevant (-)	Not relevant (-)	Not relevant (-)	Not relevant (-)
	D1 Fish	Poor (2)	Poor (2)	Poor (2)	Poor (2)	Poor (2)	Poor (2)	Poor (2)	Poor (2)
	D1 Cephalopods	Not relevant (-)	Not relevant (-)	Not relevant (-)	Not relevant (-)	Not relevant (-)	Not relevant (-)	Not relevant (-)	Not relevant (-)
	D3 Commercial fish and shellfish	Good (3)	Very good (4)	Good (3)	Good (3)	Poor (2)	Good (3)	Good (3)	Very good (4)
	D1 Pelagic habitats	Good (3)	Good (3)	Good (3)	Good (3)	Very poor (1)	Very poor (1)	Good (3)	Good (3)
	D6 Sea-floor integrity/D1 Benthic habitats	Poor (2)	Poor (2)	Poor (2)	Poor (2)	Very poor (1)	Poor (2)	Poor (2)	Poor (2)
	D4 Food webs/D1 Ecosystems	Good (3)	Good (3)	Good (3)	Poor (2)	Poor (2)	Very good (4)	Very good (4)	Good (3)

Implementation of Art. 8 (Assessments) (2018)

		Denmark	Estonia	Finland	Germany	Latvia	Lithuania	Poland	Sweden
		BAL	BAL	BAL	BAL	BAL	BAL	BAL	BAL
Pressure-based descriptors	D2 Non-indigenous species	Good (3)	Very good (4)	Poor (2)	Very good (4)	Good (3)	Very good (4)	Good (3)	Very good (4)
	D5 Eutrophication	Good (3)	Very good (4)	Good (3)	Good (3)	Good (3)	Very good (4)	Very good (4)	Very good (4)
	D7 Hydrographical changes	Good (3)	Very good (4)	Very good (4)	Poor (2)	Very poor (1)	Very poor (1)	Very good (4)	Very poor (1)
	D8 Contaminants	Poor (2)	Poor (2)	Good (3)	Poor (2)	Poor (2)	Good (3)	Very good (4)	Good (3)
	D9 Contaminants in seafood	Poor (2)	Good (3)	Good (3)	Not reported (0)	Poor (2)	Good (3)	Very good (4)	Good (3)
	D10 Litter	Good (3)	Good (3)	Poor (2)	Poor (2)	Poor (2)	Poor (2)	Poor (2)	Poor (2)
	D11 Energy, incl. underwater noise	Poor (2)	Very poor (1)	Poor (2)	Poor (2)	Not reported (0)	Not reported (0)	Poor (2)	Very poor (1)
State-based descriptors	D1 Birds	Poor (2)	Good (3)	Good (3)	Good (3)	Poor (2)	Good (3)	Good (3)	Good (3)
	D1 Mammals	Very good (4)	Very good (4)	Good (3)	Good (3)	Good (3)	Very poor (1)	Good (3)	Good (3)
	D1 Reptiles	Not relevant (-)	Not relevant (-)	Not relevant (-)	Not relevant (-)	Not relevant (-)	Not relevant (-)	Not relevant (-)	Not relevant (-)
	D1 Fish	Very poor (1)	Good (3)	Poor (2)	Good (3)	Poor (2)	Good (3)	Poor (2)	Poor (2)
	D1 Cephalopods	Not relevant (-)	Not relevant (-)	Not relevant (-)	Not relevant (-)	Not relevant (-)	Not relevant (-)	Not relevant (-)	Not relevant (-)
	D3 Commercial fish and shellfish	Good (3)	Very good (4)	Good (3)	Very good (4)	Good (3)	Very good (4)	Very good (4)	Good (3)
	D1 Pelagic habitats	Poor (2)	Very good (4)	Good (3)	Good (3)	Poor (2)	Very poor (1)	Very good (4)	Good (3)
	D6 Sea-floor integrity/D1 Benthic habitats	Good (3)	Good (3)	Poor (2)	Poor (2)	Poor (2)	Poor (2)	Good (3)	Poor (2)
	D4 Food webs/D1 Ecosystems	Poor (2)	Very good (4)	Good (3)	Very poor (1)	Very poor (1)	Very good (4)	Good (3)	Good (3)

Implementation of Art. 10 (Environmental targets) (2018)

		Denmark	Estonia	Finland	Germany	Latvia	Lithuania	Poland	Sweden
		BAL	BAL	BAL	BAL	BAL	BAL	BAL	BAL
Pressure-based descriptors	D2 Non-indigenous species	Good (3)	Good (3)	Good (3)	Poor (2)	Poor (2)	Poor (2)	Poor (2)	Poor (2)
	D5 Eutrophication	Very good (4)	Poor (2)	Good (3)	Good (3)	Very poor (1)	Very good (4)	Poor (2)	Good (3)
	D7 Hydrographical changes	Very poor (1)	Not reported (0)	Very poor (1)	Poor (2)	Very poor (1)	Not reported (0)	Poor (2)	Poor (2)
	D8 Contaminants	Good (3)	Good (3)	Good (3)	Poor (2)	Poor (2)	Good (3)	Good (3)	Good (3)
	D9 Contaminants in seafood	Poor (2)	Poor (2)	Good (3)	Poor (2)	Very poor (1)	Very good (4)	Poor (2)	Good (3)
	D10 Litter	Poor (2)	Poor (2)	Good (3)	Poor (2)	Very poor (1)	Very poor (1)	Poor (2)	Poor (2)
	D11 Energy, incl. underwater noise	Poor (2)	Not reported (0)	Good (3)	Poor (2)	Very poor (1)	Very poor (1)	Poor (2)	Very poor (1)
State-based descriptors	D1 Birds	Poor (2)	Poor (2)	Poor (2)	Poor (2)	Very poor (1)	Poor (2)	Poor (2)	Poor (2)
	D1 Mammals	Poor (2)	Very poor (1)	Poor (2)	Poor (2)	Very poor (1)	Not reported (0)	Poor (2)	Poor (2)
	D1 Reptiles	Not relevant (-)	Not relevant (-)	Not relevant (-)	Not relevant (-)	Not relevant (-)	Not relevant (-)	Not relevant (-)	Not relevant (-)
	D1 Fish	Poor (2)	Poor (2)	Good (3)	Good (3)	Very poor (1)	Very good (4)	Poor (2)	Poor (2)
	D1 Cephalopods	Not relevant (-)	Not relevant (-)	Not relevant (-)	Not relevant (-)	Not relevant (-)	Not relevant (-)	Not relevant (-)	Not relevant (-)
	D3 Commercial fish and shellfish	Poor (2)	Good (3)	Good (3)	Poor (2)	Poor (2)	Poor (2)	Poor (2)	Poor (2)
	D1 Pelagic habitats	Poor (2)	Poor (2)	Poor (2)	Good (3)	Very poor (1)	Not reported (0)	Poor (2)	Poor (2)
	D6 Sea-floor integrity/D1 Benthic habitats	Very poor (1)	Very poor (1)	Poor (2)	Poor (2)	Very poor (1)	Good (3)	Poor (2)	Poor (2)
	D4 Food webs/D1 Ecosystems	Poor (2)	Poor (2)	Good (3)	Good (3)	Not reported (0)	Very good (4)	Good (3)	Poor (2)

Implementation of 2017 Decision reporting scales/areas (2018)

Under development

Regional coherence: first cycle 2012-2017

		Article 9 - GES Determination	Article 8 - Initial Assessment	Article 10 - Environmental Targets
Pressure-based descriptors	D2 Non-indigenous species	Low (1)	High (3)	Moderate (2)
	D5 Eutrophication	High (3)	High (3)	Moderate (2)
	D7 Hydrographical changes	Low (1)	Low (1)	Moderate (2)
	D8 Contaminants	Moderate (2)	High (3)	Moderate (2)
	D9 Contaminants in seafood	Moderate (2)	High (3)	High (3)
	D10 Litter	Low (1)	Moderate (2)	Moderate (2)
	D11 Energy, incl. underwater noise	Low (1)	Moderate (2)	Low (1)
State-based descriptors	D1 Birds	Low (1)	Moderate (2)	Moderate (2)
	D1 Mammals	Low (1)	Moderate (2)	Moderate (2)
	D1 Reptiles	Low (1)	Moderate (2)	Moderate (2)
	D1 Fish	Low (1)	Moderate (2)	Moderate (2)
	D1 Cephalopods	Low (1)	Moderate (2)	Moderate (2)
	D3 Commercial fish and shellfish	Moderate (2)	Moderate (2)	Moderate (2)
	D1 Pelagic habitats	Low (1)	Moderate (2)	Moderate (2)
	D6 Sea-floor integrity/D1 Benthic habitats	Low (1)	Moderate (2)	Moderate (2)
	D4 Food webs/D1 Ecosystems	Low (1)	Moderate (2)	Moderate (2)

Regional coherence: second cycle 2018-2023

		Article 9 - GES Determination	Article 8 - Initial Assessment	Article 10 - Environmental Targets
Pressure-based descriptors	D2 Non-indigenous species	Poor (2)	Poor (2)	Good (3)
	D5 Eutrophication	Good (3)	Good (3)	Poor (2)
	D7 Hydrographical changes	Very poor (1)	Good (3)	Very poor (1)
	D8 Contaminants	Good (3)	Good (3)	Very good (4)
	D9 Contaminants in seafood	Good (3)	Good (3)	Good (3)
	D10 Litter	Poor (2)	Poor (2)	Poor (2)
	D11 Energy, incl. underwater noise	Poor (2)	Poor (2)	Poor (2)
State-based descriptors	D1 Birds	Poor (2)	Poor (2)	Good (3)
	D1 Mammals	Good (3)	Good (3)	Poor (2)
	D1 Reptiles	Not relevant (-)	Not relevant (-)	Not relevant (-)
	D1 Fish	Poor (2)	Good (3)	Good (3)
	D1 Cephalopods	Not relevant (-)	Not relevant (-)	Not relevant (-)
	D3 Commercial fish and shellfish	Poor (2)	Good (3)	Very good (4)
	D1 Pelagic habitats	Good (3)	Good (3)	Poor (2)
	D6 Sea-floor integrity/D1 Benthic habitats	Very poor (1)	Poor (2)	Poor (2)
	D4 Food webs/D1 Ecosystems	Very good (4)	Poor (2)	Very good (4)