Member State report / Art11 / 2014-2020 / D1-M / Estonia / Baltic Sea

Report type Member State report to Commission
MSFD Article Art. 11 Monitoring programmes (and Art. 17 updates)
Report due 2014-10-15; 2020-10-15
GES Descriptor D1 Mammals
Member State Estonia
Region/subregion Baltic Sea
Reported by Estonian Environment Agency
Report date 2014-09-25; 2020-11-11
Report access
2014 data
2020 data
Monitoring programme Monitoring programme name
MP_D1_4_6_Birds
MP_D1_4_6_Fish
Reference existing programme
Marine Unit ID
Q4e - Programme ID
BALLT-D018-3
BALLT-D01234-2
Q4f - Programme description
Paukščių monitoringo priekrantės zonoje bei atviros jūros vandenyse dėka vertinama Europos Bendrijos svarbos žiemojančių jūrinių paukščių rūšinė sudėtis, gausumas ir pasiskirstymas. Vertinant tik šalies mastu, indikatorius gali būti įtakojamas ilgalaikio paukščių žiemaviečių persiskirstymo, pvz. ...
Siekiama patikimai įvertinti Lietuvos priekrantės žuvų bendrijų būklę ir sudėtį, įvertinant bendrijų rūšinę įvairovę, pagrindinių žuvų rūšių amžinę struktūrą, gausumo ir biomasės populiacinius parametrus, įvertinti atsiradusius pokyčius populiacijose, bendrijose. Rodikliai, kurie skaičiuojami nau...
Q5e - Natural variability
  • ExpertOpinion
  • Qualitative
  • Quantiative
  • ExpertOpinion
  • Qualitative
  • Quantiative
Q5d - Adequacy for assessment of GES Q5d - Adequate data
Y
Y
Q5d - Established methods
Y
Y
Q5d - Adequate understanding of GES
Y
Y
Q5d - Adequate capacity
Y
Y
Q5f - Description of programme for GES assessment
Monitoringo (apimančio žiemojančių jūros paukščių rūšinės sudėties, gausumo ir pasiskirstymo, apskaitos nuo kranto ir atviroje jūros dalyje) rezultatai bus pakankami jų panaudojimui jūros aplinkos būklei vertinti pagal naudojamą rodiklį – žiemojančių jūrinių paukščių populiacijos gausumas (1.2.1....
Baltijos jūros priekrantės žuvų bendrijos būklė vertinama remiantis HELCOM rekomendacijomis, naudojant 4 pagrindinius žuvų bendrijų būklę atspindinčius rodiklius –bendrijos įvairovės indeksą (Shannon indeksas) (1.6.1. rodiklis), bendrijos dydžio indeksą (didelių žuvų gausumas) (1.7.1. rodiklis), ...
Q5g - Gap-filling date for GES assessment
After2020
By2018
Q5h - Plans to implement monitoring for GES assessment
Nuo 2016 metų planuojama sudažninti žiemojančių paukščių monitoringą (vykdyti kas du metus) ir išplėsti tyrimų rajoną, įtraukiant stebėjimus teritorinėje jūroje/IEZ. Taip pat paukščių stebėsenos koordinavimas, o taip pat duomenų analizė vykdoma ir regioniniu mastu. Lietuvos ekspertai dalyvauja ta...
Monitoringą numatoma vykdyti kasmet, vietoj 1 karto kas 3 metus. Suplanuotos tyrimo vietos pakankamai apims vertinamos akvatorijos gamtinių sąlygų įvairovę bei galimą žmogaus veiklos poveikį. Lietuvos ekspertai dalyvauja regioninėje (Baltijos) darbo grupėje (HELCOM FISH-PRO II), kurioje yra rengi...
Q6a -Relevant targets Q6a - Environmental target
4
4
Q6a - Associated indicator
1.2.1 a 1.2.1 b 1.2.1 c 1.2.1 d 1.2.1 e 1.2.1 f 1.2.1 g 1.3.1 a
1.6.1 1.7.1 4.2.1 a 4.2.1 b 4.3.1 a 4.3.1 b 4.3.1 c 4.3.1 d 4.3.1 e 4.3.1 f
Q6b - Adequacy for assessment of targets Q6b_SuitableData
Y
Y
Q6b_EstablishedMethods
Y
Y
Q6d_AdequateCapacity
Y
Y
Q6c - Target updating
Y
Y
Q6d - Description of programme for targets assessment
2015 metais bus atnaujinti tikslai ir susiję pažangos vertinimo rodikliai, tuomet bus galima pakartotinai vertinti monitoringo rezultatų panaudojimą/programos adekvatumą.
Kasmet vertinama būklė naudojant monitoringo duomenis pagal geros aplinkos būklės rodiklius. 2015 metais numatoma patikslinti tikslus ir susijusius rodiklius. Tuomet bus vertinamas monitoringo pakankamumas ir adekvatumas vertinant tikslų pažangą.
Q6e - Gap-filling date for targets assessment
After2020
By2018
Q6f - Plans to implement monitoring for targets assessment
See 5h answer
See 5h answer.
Q7a - Relevant activities
  • AgricultForestry
  • Defence
  • Fisheries
  • MiningSandGravel
  • RenewableEnergy
  • ResearchSurvey
  • SolidWasteDisposal
  • CablesPipelines
  • Dredging
  • Fisheries
  • Ports
  • ResearchSurvey
  • Shipping
  • SolidWasteDisposal
Q7b - Description of monitoring of activities
Siūloma žiemojančių jūros paukščių stebėsenos erdvinė apimtis, stebimų paukščių funkcinė ir rūšinė įvairovė bei stebėsenos periodiškumas leis laiku įvertinti pagrindines grėsmes ir poveikius, identifikuoti tokių poveikių mechanizmą ir laiku pasiūlyti atitinkamas poveikį švelninančias priemones, tuo pačiu užtikrinti GAB išlaikymą.
Tyrimų vietų išdėstymas pakankamai apims vertinamos akvatorijos gamtinių sąlygų įvairovę bei galimą žmogaus veiklos poveikį.
Q7c - Relevant measures
Q7e - Adequacy for assessment of measures Q7d - Adequate data
Y
Y
Q7d - Established methods
Y
Y
Q7d - Adequate understanding of GES
Y
Y
Q7d - Adequate capacity
Y
Y
Q7d - Addresses activities and pressures
Y
Y
Q7d - Addresses effectiveness of measures
N
Y
Q7d - Description of monitoring for measures
Priemonių programa rengiama. Numatyta prioretizuoti poveikius ir pavojus, kuriems būtinos priemonės. Atsižvelgiant į siūlomas priemones numatyta patikslinti tikslus ir susijusius rodiklius bei įvertinti kokią įtaką turės (atskirai kiekvienos priemonės ir integruotas poveikis) priemonės. Atitinkam...
Q7f - Gap-filling date for activities and measures
After2020
By2018
Q8a - Links to existing Monitoring Programmes
  • Birds
  • HELCOM
  • HELCOM
  • Habitats
  • WFD
Reference sub-programme Sub-programme ID
Sub-programme name
Mobile species - abundance and/or biomass
Mobile species - mortality/injury rates from fisheries (targeted and/or incidental)
Mobile species - abundance and/or biomass
Mobile species - population characteristics
Q4g - Sub-programmes Sub-programme ID
Sub-programme name
Mobile species - abundance and/or biomass
Mobile species - mortality/injury rates from fisheries (targeted and/or incidental)
Mobile species - abundance and/or biomass
Mobile species - population characteristics
Q4k - Monitoring purpose
Q4l - Links of monitoring programmes of other Directives and Conventions
Q5c - Features Q5c - Habitats
  • ShallRock ShallCoarseSed ShallSand ShallMxdSed MarineCoast HabitatsDirectiveAnnexI
  • VarSalinity MarineCoast
Q5c - Species list
  • BirdsAll
  • BirdsInshoreBenthic
  • BirdsInshorePelagic
  • BirdsInshoreSurface
  • BirdsOffshorePelagic
  • BirdsOffshoreSurface
  • WildBirdSpecies
  • AnnexII_IV_V_Species
  • FishAll
  • FishCoastal
  • FishDemersal
  • FishPelagic
Q5c - Physical/Chemical features
  • CurrentVelocity
  • IceCover
  • NutrientLevels
  • SeaBottomTemperature
  • SeaSurfaceTemperature
  • TopographyBathymetry
  • Transparency
  • Turbidity
  • Upwelling
  • WaveExposure
  • CurrentVelocity
  • NutrientLevels
  • OxygenLevels
  • Salinity
  • SeaBottomTemperature
  • SeaSurfaceTemperature
  • Transparency
Q5c - Pressures
  • AcutePollutionEvents
  • ChangeThermal
  • ExtractSpeciesAll
  • ExtractSpeciesFishShellfish
  • IntroNIS
  • IntroSynthComp
  • NutrientOrgEnrich
  • PhysDisturbance
  • PhysLoss_Seal
  • AcutePollutionEvents
  • BioDisturb_other
  • ChangeHydrology
  • ChangeSalinity
  • ChangeThermal
  • ExtractSpeciesAll
  • ExtractSpeciesFishShellfish
  • InputN_Psubst
  • IntroHazSubstOther
  • IntroNIS
  • NutrientOrgEnrich
  • PhysDam_silt
  • PhysLoss_Smother
Q9a - Elements
Q5a - GES criteria Relevant GES criteria
  • 1.1
  • 1.2
  • 1.3
  • 1.1
  • 1.2
  • 1.3
  • 1.6
  • 1.7
  • 4.2
Q5b - GES indicators Relevant GES indicators
  • 1.1.1
  • 1.1.2
  • 1.2.1
  • 1.3.1
  • 1.1.1
  • 1.2.1
  • 1.3.1
  • 1.6.1
  • 1.7.1
  • 4.2.1
Q9b - Parameters monitored (state/impact) Species distribution
Species population size
Species population characteristics
Species impacts
Habitat distribution
Habitat extent
Habitat condition (physical-chemical)
Habitat condition (biological)
Habitat impacts
Q9b - Parameters monitored (pressures) Pressure input
Pressure output
Q9b - Parameters monitored (activity) Activity
Q9b Parameters monitored (other) Other
Q41 Spatial scope
Q4j - Description of spatial scope
Marine Unit IDs
  • BAL-LT-AA-01
  • BAL-LT-AA-01
Q4h - Temporal scope Start date- End date
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-
Q9h - Temporal resolution of sampling
Q9c - Monitoring method
Q9d - Description of alteration to method
Q9e - Quality assurance
Q9f - Quality control
Q9g - Spatial resolution of sampling Q9g - Proportion of area covered %
Q9g - No. of samples
Q9i - Description of sample representivity
Q10a - Scale for aggregation of data
Q10b - Other scale for aggregation of data
Q10c - Access to monitoring data Q10c - Data type
Q10c - Data access mechanism
Q10c - Data access rights
Q10c - INSPIRE standard
Q10c Date data are available
Q10c - Data update frequency
Q10d - Description of data access
Descriptor
D1.2
Monitoring strategy description
The aim of the strategy "SD1.2 – Biological diversity – marine mammals" is to monitor abundance, distribution and population trends of grey seals and ringed seals, as well as grey seal’s breeding success. The strategy is divided into two programmes, one for monitoring of seal abundance and distribution, and the other, for monitoring of the breeding success of grey seals. Data are gathered to assess directly the population status and trends of seal populations, indirectly the impact of pressure levels in the marine environment. The status assessment is made for the whole Estonian marine area for grey seals as a part of the Baltic Sea assessment unit and for ringed seals as a part of the southern assessment unit, covering the Gulf of Riga, including Väinameri, and the Gulf of Finland. The monitoring programmes are regionally coordinated via HELCOM and the HELCOM guidelines are followed.
Coverage of GES criteria
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014
Gaps and plans
One of the shortcomings of the monitoring is the insufficiency of the monitoring system and gathering information on occurred seals by-catches and entangled or trapped within fishing gears. This could give a comprehensive and reliable overview of the incidental by-catch mortality. Project-based monitoring is mostly held nowadays. Since human activity pressure has a large extend on the status of the seals' population, the improvement of such a data collection system should be done. The protected areas monitoring programme needs to be developed and include birds, mammals, fish, benthos, and habitats, as well as pelagic communities' components. In addition to seals, the harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) also live in the Baltic Sea, but they have occurred in the Estonian sea only as occasional visitors. As the Estonian sea area is not a distribution area for porpoises, there is no regular monitoring of harbour porpoises established and no measures or targets are applied under the Marine Strategy and their status was not assessed. The possibility of participation in relevant international (especially HELCOM) porpoise studies or projects is under the consideration though. There are also some issues considering chiropterans (their flight areas and corridors) arisen during the marine spatial planning process, including wind farms development plans. However bats are not directly regulated under the marine strategy, there are plans to discuss and work out an appropriate regional bat monitoring programme in cooperation with HELCOM Contracting Parties and experts.
Related targets
  • BALEE-T30
  • BALEE-T31
  • BALEE-T33
  • Target 16
  • Target 19
  • Target 23
  • Target 26
Coverage of targets
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014
Related measures
  • BALEE-M001 - 'Developing a network of MPA in the Estonian EEZ'
  • BALEE-M008 - 'Application of electronic reporting system for fishing gears to better control fishing and avoid abandoning of fishing gear'
  • BALEE-M010 - 'Management of direct discharges of storm water to minimise the load of nutrients, contaminants and litter'
  • BALEE-M011 - 'Enhancing the capability of marine pollution control to respond to emergencies and environmental pollution at sea'
  • BALEE-M012 - 'Managing environmental risks accompanying bunkering at sea'
  • BALEE-M014 - 'Environmental awareness raising about marine litter and preventing plastic packages entering the sea'
  • BALEE-M015 - 'Addressing the topic of marine litter in the National Waste Management Plan and in the waste management plans of local authorities in the coastal area'
  • Not specified - 'Establishing maritime spatial plans and implementing the HELCOM Recommendation 28E/9'
  • Not specified - 'Estonian Environmental Strategy 2030'
  • Not specified - 'Implementation of the national Ringed Seal Protection Action Plan.'
  • Not specified - 'Increasing response capacities to oil spills and biota rehabilitation capacity (Water Act)'
  • Not specified - 'The development of a network of protected areas in the coastal and territorial sea of the Baltic Sea'
Coverage of measures
Adequate monitoring will be in place by 2024
Related monitoring programmes
  • BALEE-D00-40_MarineAndCoastalActivities
  • BALEE-D0104-5_SealsAbundance
  • BALEE-D0104-6_SealsReproduction
  • BALEE-D07-27_Ice
Programme code
BALEE-D00-40_MarineAndCoastalActivities
BALEE-D0104-5_SealsAbundance
BALEE-D0104-6_SealsReproduction
BALEE-D07-27_Ice
Programme name
Marine and coastal activities
Seals – abundance
Seals – breeding success
Ice cover
Update type
Modified from 2014
Same programme as in 2014
Same programme as in 2014
Same programme as in 2014
Old programme codes
  • BALEE-D00-39_CoastalOffshoreActivities
Programme description
The aim of the monitoring programme is to collect data on human activities that directly or indirectly impact the marine environment. The monitored human activities are those listed in the MSFD Annex III Table 2b (2017/845/EC) and relevant for point (c) of Article 8(1), and Articles 10 and 13. The following activities are covered: Coastal defence and flood protection; Offshore structures (other than for oil/gas/renewables); Restructuring of seabed morphology, including dredging and depositing of materials; Extraction of minerals; Extraction of oil and gas, including infrastructure; Extraction of water; Renewable energy generation (wind, wave and tidal power), including infrastructure; Transmission of electricity and communications (cables); Fish harvesting (professional, recreational); Fish and shellfish processing; Marine plant harvesting; Hunting and collecting for other purposes; Aquaculture — marine, including infrastructure; Transport infrastructure; Transport — shipping; Waste treatment and disposal; Tourism and leisure infrastructure; Tourism and leisure activities; Military operations and Research, survey and educational activities. Data are gathered at least once during a six-year assessment period, but in some cases also annually. The system of such data collection activities is still under development. The programme corresponds to the following monitoring programmes in the indicative list: Activities extracting living resources (fisheries including recreational, marine plant harvesting, hunting and collecting); Activities extracting non-living resources (sand, gravel, dredging); Activities producing food (aquaculture); Activities with permanent infrastructures (e.g. renewable energy, oil & gas, ports) or structural changes (e.g. coastal defences); Sea-based mobile activities (shipping, boating); Coastal human activities (e.g. tourism, recreational sports, ecotourism). The programme is the further development of the programme presented in 2014. The code of the programme also changed.
The aim of the programme is to monitor the abundance of grey and ringed seals at the haulouts on land or ice, in order to produce estimates of abundance and abundance trends as well as the distributions and distribution trends of these species during their moulting and pupping seasons. It provides data for the status assessments under GES criteria D1C2 (population abundance) and D1C4 (distributional range and pattern). Monitoring is conducted yearly at the designated sites. The program is regionally coordinated by HELCOM and the HELCOM monitoring guidelines are followed. Data are yearly reported to the national environmental monitoring database KESE (by 1 November), but for ringed seals, data are publicly available only in a generalised form due to protection requirements. The programme corresponds to the following monitoring programmes in the indicative list: Mobile species – distribution, abundance and/or biomass; Mobile species – population characteristics.
The aim of the programme is to monitor the breeding success of grey seals. Visual counting of pups (including dead specimen) is conducted on their breeding sites on land (islands) several times during the breeding period from 15 February to 31 March every year. The number of pups and their death rate is estimated. Monitoring provides data for the status assessments under the GES criterion D1C2 (population abundance) and D1C4 (distributional range and pattern). The program data collection is regionally coordinated by HELCOM. Data are yearly reported to the national environmental monitoring database KESE (by 1 November). The programme corresponds to the following monitoring programmes in the indicative list: Mobile species – distribution, abundance and/or biomass; Mobile species – health status; Mobile species – population characteristics.
The aim of the programme is to monitor characteristics of the ice cover. Data are collected by visual observations and remote sensing. Both, coastal water bodies and off-shore sub-basins of the Baltic Sea (HELCOM sub-divisions) are monitored. Monitoring is conducted continuously during winter. The program is regionally coordinated (joint data collection) via Baltic Sea Ice Services and a common product is produced. The data are delivered daily. The programme corresponds to the following monitoring programmes in the indicative list: Ice cover.
Monitoring purpose
  • Effectiveness of measures
  • Human activities causing the pressures
  • Pressures at source
  • Pressures in the marine environment
  • Effectiveness of measures
  • Environmental state and impacts
  • Environmental state and impacts
  • Pressures in the marine environment
  • Environmental state and impacts
  • Pressures in the marine environment
Other policies and conventions
  • Bathing Water Directive
  • Birds Directive
  • Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution
  • Data Collection Framework Multi-Annual Plan (Common Fisheries Policy)
  • Habitats Directive
  • IMO-BWM
  • Maritime Spatial Planning Directive
  • Minamata Convention on Mercury
  • Monitoring programme targeting at national legislation
  • National Emission Ceilings Directive
  • Nitrates Directive
  • Stockholm Convention on persistent organic pollutions (POPs)
  • Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive
  • Water Framework Directive
  • HELCOM Monitoring programmes
  • Habitats Directive
  • Monitoring programme targeting at national legislation
  • Habitats Directive
  • Monitoring programme targeting at national legislation
  • Habitats Directive
  • Maritime Spatial Planning Directive
Regional cooperation - coordinating body
  • HELCOM
  • HELCOM
  • Other
Regional cooperation - countries involved
Regional cooperation - implementation level
Coordinated data collection
Coordinated data collection
Joint data collection
Monitoring details
The counting is performed using aerial observations. All monitoring areas are inspected 2-3 times. The moulting period counting of seals takes place during regionally agreed period from 23 May to 5 June. The aerial counting of ringed seals takes place between 12 and 25 April. The early spring flight surveys can be conducted in cold winters and ice cover occurrence, otherwise visual observations from boat or seashore are done (warmer winters with no ice cover).
Grey seal pups are surveyed during land visits to breeding sites, 4 times during the breeding period (15 February - 31 March). The monitoring is conducted in accordance with HELCOM recommendations (HELCOM, 2018. Guidelines for monitoring Seal abundance and distribution in the HELCOM area). The detailed methodology is described by Jüssi and Jüssi in 2008 (Hüljeste aruanne, https://seire.keskkonnainfo.ee/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1161:2008-a&catid=1029:eluslooduse-mitmekesisuse-ja-maastike-seire&Itemid=3877).
Ice monitoring is carried out as a part of national meteorological and hydrological monitoring (Estonian Environment Agency). Ice maps are produced in cooperation with Baltic Sea countries. TalTech Marine Systems Institute performs remote monitoring of ice on a project basis in cooperation with other Baltic Sea countries.
Features
Aquaculture – marine, including infrastructure
Fish and shellfish harvesting (professional, recreational)
Hunting and collecting for other purposes
Marine plant harvesting
Extraction of minerals (rock, metal ores, gravel, sand, shell)
Extraction of oil and gas, including infrastructure
Extraction of water
Military operations (subject to Article 2(2))
Transmission of electricity and communications (cables)
Renewable energy generation (wind, wave and tidal power), including infrastructure
Research, survey and educational activities
Coastal defence and flood protection
Offshore structures (other than for oil/gas/renewables)
Restructuring of seabed morphology, including dredging and depositing of materials
Tourism and leisure activities
Tourism and leisure infrastructure
Transport infrastructure
Transport – shipping
Waste treatment and disposal
Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) – diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events
Input of litter (solid waste matter, including micro-sized litter)
Input of nutrients – diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition
Input of anthropogenic sound (impulsive, continuous)
Seals
Seals
Physical and hydrological characteristics
Aquaculture – marine, including infrastructure
Fish and shellfish harvesting (professional, recreational)
Hunting and collecting for other purposes
Marine plant harvesting
Extraction of minerals (rock, metal ores, gravel, sand, shell)
Extraction of oil and gas, including infrastructure
Extraction of water
Military operations (subject to Article 2(2))
Transmission of electricity and communications (cables)
Renewable energy generation (wind, wave and tidal power), including infrastructure
Research, survey and educational activities
Coastal defence and flood protection
Offshore structures (other than for oil/gas/renewables)
Restructuring of seabed morphology, including dredging and depositing of materials
Tourism and leisure activities
Tourism and leisure infrastructure
Transport infrastructure
Transport – shipping
Waste treatment and disposal
Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) – diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events
Input of litter (solid waste matter, including micro-sized litter)
Input of nutrients – diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition
Input of anthropogenic sound (impulsive, continuous)
Seals
Seals
Physical and hydrological characteristics
Aquaculture – marine, including infrastructure
Fish and shellfish harvesting (professional, recreational)
Hunting and collecting for other purposes
Marine plant harvesting
Extraction of minerals (rock, metal ores, gravel, sand, shell)
Extraction of oil and gas, including infrastructure
Extraction of water
Military operations (subject to Article 2(2))
Transmission of electricity and communications (cables)
Renewable energy generation (wind, wave and tidal power), including infrastructure
Research, survey and educational activities
Coastal defence and flood protection
Offshore structures (other than for oil/gas/renewables)
Restructuring of seabed morphology, including dredging and depositing of materials
Tourism and leisure activities
Tourism and leisure infrastructure
Transport infrastructure
Transport – shipping
Waste treatment and disposal
Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) – diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events
Input of litter (solid waste matter, including micro-sized litter)
Input of nutrients – diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition
Input of anthropogenic sound (impulsive, continuous)
Seals
Seals
Physical and hydrological characteristics
Aquaculture – marine, including infrastructure
Fish and shellfish harvesting (professional, recreational)
Hunting and collecting for other purposes
Marine plant harvesting
Extraction of minerals (rock, metal ores, gravel, sand, shell)
Extraction of oil and gas, including infrastructure
Extraction of water
Military operations (subject to Article 2(2))
Transmission of electricity and communications (cables)
Renewable energy generation (wind, wave and tidal power), including infrastructure
Research, survey and educational activities
Coastal defence and flood protection
Offshore structures (other than for oil/gas/renewables)
Restructuring of seabed morphology, including dredging and depositing of materials
Tourism and leisure activities
Tourism and leisure infrastructure
Transport infrastructure
Transport – shipping
Waste treatment and disposal
Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) – diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events
Input of litter (solid waste matter, including micro-sized litter)
Input of nutrients – diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition
Input of anthropogenic sound (impulsive, continuous)
Seals
Seals
Physical and hydrological characteristics
Elements
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  • Halichoerus grypus
  • Pusa hispida
  • Halichoerus grypus
  • Ice
GES criteria
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D1C2
D1C3
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Parameters
  • Other
  • Other
  • Other
  • Other
  • Other
  • Other
  • Other
  • Other
  • Other
  • Other
  • Other
  • Other
  • Other
  • Other
  • Other
  • Other
  • Other
  • Other
  • Other
  • Other
  • AMO-WC
  • Amount on coastline
  • Amount on seabed
  • Other
  • Other
  • Level of sound
  • Other
  • Abundance (number of individuals)
  • Breeding success
  • Other
Parameter Other
Production (tonnes); Area; Nutrient load
Catch; By-catch
Number of individuals hunted by species (waterbird
Amount (kg); Area
Mining volume; Mining area; Area pressure index
Pipe length (area); Area pressure index
Volume
Number of explosions; Number of trainings; Trainin
Cable length (area); Area pressure index
Area; Area pressure index
Volume of costs on marine researches; Number of re
Length of defence structure; Coastline pressure in
Area of structure; Area pressure index
Soil volume; Extent; Area pressure index
Number of vacationists; Number of visits; People's
Number of marinas per coastline; Length of beach
Area; Volume (goods and passengers); Number of loa
Number of ships (incl. number of ships complying w
Areas of dumping sites and volume of dumped materi
Pollution load (tonnes/year) - Hg, Cd, Cu, Pb, Zn,
Amount in sediments; Litter type and material
Pollution load (tonnes/year) - N, P, BHT5
Number of disturbance days - Impulsive underwater
Extent; Thickness; Concentration; Ice type
Spatial scope
  • Coastal waters (WFD)
  • EEZ (or similar)
  • Territorial waters
  • Coastal waters (WFD)
  • Territorial waters
  • Coastal waters (WFD)
  • Coastal waters (WFD)
  • EEZ (or similar)
  • Territorial waters
Marine reporting units
  • BAL-EE-AA
  • BAL-EE-EGB
  • BAL-EE-GF
  • BAL-EE-GR
  • BAL-EE-NBP
  • BAL-EE-AA
  • BAL-EE-AA
  • BAL-EE-AA
  • BAL-EE-EGB-OFFSHORE
  • BAL-EE-GF-OFFSHORE
  • BAL-EE-GR-OFFSHORE
  • BAL-EE-NBP-OFFSHORE
  • BAL-EGB-EE-EEEE_11
  • BAL-GF-EE-EEEE_01
  • BAL-GF-EE-EEEE_02
  • BAL-GF-EE-EEEE_03
  • BAL-GF-EE-EEEE_05
  • BAL-GF-EE-EEEE_06
  • BAL-GR-EE-EEEE_07
  • BAL-GR-EE-EEEE_08
  • BAL-GR-EE-EEEE_09
  • BAL-GR-EE-EEEE_13
  • BAL-GR-EE-EEEE_14
  • BAL-GR-EE-EEEE_16
  • BAL-GR-EE-EEEE_17
  • BAL-GR-EE-EEEE_18
  • BAL-GR-EE-EEEE_19
  • BAL-NBP-EE-EEEE_10
Temporal scope (start date - end date)
2015-9999
1994-9999
1990-9999
2007-9999
Monitoring frequency
Other
Yearly
Yearly
Continually
Monitoring type
  • Administrative data collection
  • Remote flight imagery
  • Visual observation
  • Visual observation
  • Numerical modelling
  • Remote satellite imagery
  • Visual observation
Monitoring method
  • OSPAR CEMP Guidelines for Monitoring and Assessment of loud, low and mid-frequency impulsive sound sources in the OSPAR Maritime Region
  • Other monitoring method
  • HELCOM Guidelines for monitoring seal abundance and distribution in the HELCOM area
  • HELCOM Guidelines for monitoring seal abundance and distribution in the HELCOM area
  • Other monitoring method
  • Other monitoring method
Monitoring method other
There is no separate monitoring for the programme, the administrative data collection is performed and based on information from databases, maps, plans, environmental permits and their reporting and controls, etc. Estonian maritime spatial plan. The frequency of monitoring depends on activity: from annually to once per the 6-year period.
The detailed methodology is described by Jüssi and Jüssi in 2008 (Hüljeste aruanne, https://seire.keskkonnainfo.ee/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1161:2008-a&catid=1029:eluslooduse-mitmekesisuse-ja-maastike-seire&Itemid=3877).
The main characteristics of ice cover are measured using satellite observations or/and in combination - satellite images and visual observations.
Quality control
Data quality control systems of relevant data sources.
Regional, HELCOM expert group MAMA.
Regional, HELCOM expert group MAMA.
WMO and CMEMS quality assurance system (Cal/Val).
Data management
The data are compiled from different databases of different institutions. The compilation and collection of data are coordinated by the Marine Environment Department of the Ministry of the Environment.
Data collected during the monitoring are submitted to the national environmental monitoring database KESE. The data concerning ringed seals are publicly available only in a generalised form.
Data collected during the monitoring are submitted to the national environmental monitoring database KESE.
The data are stored at Estonian Environment Agency, TalTech Marine Systems Institute (http://sahm.ttu.ee/balticseapic/index.php?do=ice) and Baltic Sea Ice Services (http://www.bsis-ice.de/).
Data access
http://register.keskkonnainfo.ee/envreg/main#HTTPMEaW1ThSjHUyzXzMt7jr3MuRYp5PuE,https://andmed.stat.ee/et/stat,https://geoportaal.maaamet.ee/,https://kese.envir.ee,https://kotkas.envir.ee/,https://veeteedeamet.ee/et/laevandus-eesti-lipp-sadamad/eesti-laevaregistrid,https://vet.agri.ee/et/kalandus-toiduturg/puugistatistika-lossimiskohad-ja-kala-esmakokkuostukohad/puugiandmed,https://www.agri.ee/et/eesmargid-tegevused/kalamajandus-ja-kutseline-kalapuuk/puugiandmed,https://www.eas.ee/teenused/,https://www.ehr.ee/,https://www.envir.ee/et/eesmargid-tegevused/kalandus/harrastuspuuk/statistika-ja-uuringud,https://www.envir.ee/et/kalanduse-uuringud-ja-aruanded,https://www.etis.ee/,https://www.keskkonnaagentuur.ee/et/kuttimine,https://www.keskkonnaamet.ee/et/eesmargid-tegevused/jahindus/operatiivsed-kuttimisandmed,https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/,https://www.sadamaregister.ee/,https://www.terviseamet.ee/et/keskkonnatervis/ettevotjale-ja-kohalikule-omavalitsusele/supluskohad-ja-ujulad/suplusvee-profiilid,https://xgis.maaamet.ee/xgis2/page/app/maainfo,https://xgis.maaamet.ee/xgis2/page/app/merekaart
Related indicator/name
Contact
Estonian Environment Agency: Piret Kiristaja: piret.kiristaja@envir.ee, Anastasiia Kovtun-Kante: anastasiia.kovtun-Kante@envir.ee; Arthur Kivi: arthur.kivi@envir.ee.
Estonian Environment Agency: Piret Kiristaja: piret.kiristaja@envir.ee, Anastasiia Kovtun-Kante: anastasiia.kovtun-Kante@envir.ee; Arthur Kivi: arthur.kivi@envir.ee.
Estonian Environment Agency: Anastasiia Kovtun-Kante, anastasiia.kovtun-kante@envir.ee; Arthur Kivi, arthur.kivi@envir.ee
References
The monitoring programme is approved by the minister of the environment and available at https://www.envir.ee/et/eesmargid-tegevused/merekeskkonna-kaitse/merestrateegia (https://www.envir.ee/sites/default/files/mereala_seireprogramm_2021_2026.pdf) (in Estonian).
The monitoring programme is approved by the minister of the environment and available at https://www.envir.ee/et/eesmargid-tegevused/merekeskkonna-kaitse/merestrateegia (https://www.envir.ee/sites/default/files/mereala_seireprogramm_2021_2026.pdf) (in Estonian).
The monitoring programme is approved by the minister of the environment and available at https://www.envir.ee/et/eesmargid-tegevused/merekeskkonna-kaitse/merestrateegia (https://www.envir.ee/sites/default/files/mereala_seireprogramm_2021_2026.pdf) (in Estonian).
The monitoring programme is approved by the minister of the environment and available at https://www.envir.ee/et/eesmargid-tegevused/merekeskkonna-kaitse/merestrateegia (https://www.envir.ee/sites/default/files/mereala_seireprogramm_2021_2026.pdf) (in Estonian).