Member State report / Art11 / 2020 / D3 / Croatia / Mediterranean: Adriatic Sea

Report type Member State report to Commission
MSFD Article Art. 11 Monitoring programmes (and Art. 17 updates)
Report due 2020-10-15
GES Descriptor D3 Commercial fish and shellfish
Member State Croatia
Region/subregion Mediterranean: Adriatic Sea
Reported by Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries
Report date 2020-10-15
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Descriptor
D3
Monitoring strategy description
Exploited fish and shellfish populations in Croatia are estimated and thus managed at the regional level (GSA 17 and GSA 18), except for some coastal populations that have been estimated at the national level and are managed at that level, given that it is mainly marine species that are shared between all countries of the Adriatic region. Assessments of the exploited populations, which include the definition of threshold values for management purposes, are performed within the STECF and GFCM. GFCM and STECF do not conduct estimates or provide reference points for all populations which are subject to exploitation in the Republic of Croatia. For all the most important commercial types of fisheries (small pelagic, demersal and coastal) management plans are implemented, and fisheries regulation measures for sustainable exploitation andprotection of renewable resources were proposed. Also, for the small pelagic fish species there is Multiannual management plan on the GFCM level which takes into account status of the stock and therefore propose management measures to be taken.
Coverage of GES criteria
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014
Gaps and plans
The GES estimate for criterion D3C1 and criterion D3C2 cannot currently be performed for all exploited populations based on estimates and reference points defined by the GFCM and STECF. Furthermore, STECF does not provide scientific estimates or reference points related to criterion D3C3.
Related targets
  • D3T1
  • D3T2
Coverage of targets
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014
Related measures
Coverage of measures
Related monitoring programmes
  • MADHR-D03-01
  • MADHR-D03-02
  • MADHR-D03-03
  • MADHR-D03-04
Programme code
MADHR-D03-01
MADHR-D03-02
MADHR-D03-03
MADHR-D03-04
Programme name
Activities extracting living resources (fisheries including recreational, maerl, seaweed)
Activities extracting living resources (fisheries including recreational, maerl, seaweed)
Activities extracting living resources (fisheries including recreational, maerl, seaweed)
Activities extracting living resources (fisheries including recreational, maerl, seaweed)
Update type
Same programme as in 2014
Same programme as in 2014
Same programme as in 2014
Same programme as in 2014
Old programme codes
Programme description
Monitoring of commercially exploited demersal fish (hake, red mullet, Norway lobster) will be by quarterly dynamics throughout the year. The collection of samples will be carried out on fishing vessels with a bottom trawl in all fishing zones.
Monitoring of commercially exploited species of pelagic fish - sardines and anchovies, will be sampled on a monthly basis throughout the year. Samples will be collected from commercial fishing vessels, which fish with the purse seine nets in the fishing zones A, B, E and G.
Monitoring of coastal fish species (Solea sole, Spicara smaris) will be conducted during the fishing season of the mentioned species, i.e. in the winter period (I and IV quarter). The sampling will be performed on fishing vessels and landing places. Solea soles sampling will be performed in zone A, while Spicara smaris sampling will be performed in zones D, E, F and G (OG 5/11).
Monitoring of shellfish (Pecten jacobeus) will be done once seasonally throughout the year. Samples will be collected from commercial fishing boats. This type of fishing is exclusively done in fishing zone A, all collected samples will be from this zone.
Monitoring purpose
  • Effectiveness of measures
  • Human activities causing the pressures
  • Effectiveness of measures
  • Pressures in the marine environment
  • Effectiveness of measures
  • Pressures in the marine environment
  • Pressures in the marine environment
Other policies and conventions
  • Data Collection Framework Multi-Annual Plan (Common Fisheries Policy)
  • Data Collection Framework Multi-Annual Plan (Common Fisheries Policy)
  • Data Collection Framework Multi-Annual Plan (Common Fisheries Policy)
  • Data Collection Framework Multi-Annual Plan (Common Fisheries Policy)
Regional cooperation - coordinating body
Regional cooperation - countries involved
Regional cooperation - implementation level
Monitoring details
Monitoring frequency: 4-yearly The assessment of the population biomass in the entire Adriatic Sea (GSA17, GSA18) is done once a year within the competent scientific institutions such as GFCM and / or STECF together with all participants in the Adriatic.
Estimation of the population biomass of both sardines and anchovies inhabiting the entire Adriatic Sea (GSA17, GSA18) is done once a year within the competent scientific institutions such as GFCM and / or STECF together with all participants in Adriatic.
Sampling will be done during the autumn and winter season.
Sampling will be performed 4 times a year.
Features
Commercially exploited fish and shellfish
Commercially exploited fish and shellfish
Coastal ecosystems
Shelf ecosystems
Coastal ecosystems
Shelf ecosystems
Commercially exploited fish and shellfish
Commercially exploited fish and shellfish
Elements
  • Merluccius merluccius
  • Mullus barbatus
  • Nephrops norvegicus
  • Engraulis encrasicolus
  • Sardina pilchardus
  • Planktivores
  • Planktivores
  • Planktivores
  • Planktivores
  • Solea solea
  • Spicara smaris
  • Pecten jacobeus
GES criteria
D3C1
D3C2
D3C3
D3C1
D3C2
D3C3
D4C2
D4C2
D4C3
D4C3
D3C3
D3C3
Parameters
  • Mortality rate
  • Biomass of Spawning Stock (SSB)
  • Size distribution
  • Mortality rate
  • Biomass of Spawning Stock (SSB)
  • Size distribution
  • Abundance (number of individuals)
  • Biomass
  • Abundance (number of individuals)
  • Biomass
  • Size distribution
  • Size distribution
  • Size distribution
  • Size distribution
Parameter Other
Spatial scope
  • EEZ (or similar)
  • Territorial waters
  • Territorial waters
  • Coastal waters (WFD)
  • Territorial waters
Marine reporting units
  • MAD-HR-MRU_1
  • MAD-HR-MRU_1
  • MAD-HR-MRU_1
  • MAD-HR-MRU_1
Temporal scope (start date - end date)
2021-2026
2021-2026
2021-2026
2021-2026
Monitoring frequency
Other
Monthly
6-yearly
Other
Monitoring type
  • In-situ sampling coastal
  • In-situ sampling offshore
  • In-situ sampling coastal
  • In-situ sampling offshore
  • In-situ sampling coastal
  • In-situ sampling coastal
  • In-situ sampling offshore
Monitoring method
  • International bottom trawl survey in the Mediterranean Manual (Version 9)
  • Other monitoring method
  • Other monitoring method
  • Other monitoring method
  • Other monitoring method
Monitoring method other
Sampling procedure has been described in Marasovic I., Krstulovic, N., Leder, N., Loncar, G., Precali, R., Šolic, M., Loncar, G., Beg- Paklar, G., Bojanic, N., Cvitkovic, I., Dadic, V., Despalatovic, M., Dulcic, J., Grbec, B., Kušpilic, G., Nincevic-Gladan, Ž., P. Tutman, Ujevic, I., Vrgoc, N., Vukadin, P., Žuljevic, A. Coastal cities water pollution control project, Part C1: Monitoring and Observation System for Ongoing Assessment of the Adriatic sea under the Adriatic sea Monitoring Programme, Phase II. Interim report (IR), December, 2013. https://jadran.izor.hr/jadranski_projekt_2/MJERNE-METODE-I-OPREMA.pdf
Sampling procedure has been described in Marasovic I., Krstulovic, N., Leder, N., Loncar, G., Precali, R., Šolic, M., Loncar, G., Beg- Paklar, G., Bojanic, N., Cvitkovic, I., Dadic, V., Despalatovic, M., Dulcic, J., Grbec, B., Kušpilic, G., Nincevic-Gladan, Ž., P. Tutman, Ujevic, I., Vrgoc, N., Vukadin, P., Žuljevic, A. Coastal cities water pollution control project, Part C1: Monitoring and Observation System for Ongoing Assessment of the Adriatic sea under the Adriatic sea Monitoring Programme, Phase II. Interim report (IR), December, 2013. https://jadran.izor.hr/jadranski_projekt_2/MJERNE-METODE-I-OPREMA.pdf
The selected methodology was chosen in accordance with the needs of other monitoring programs and water quality, habitat and fisheries resources, which performs Laboratory of Ichthyology and coastal fisheries and the data can serve as a basis for future monitoring of changes in the structure and composition of ichthyocommunities. Ref: Sampling procedure has been described in Marasovic I., Krstulovic, N., Leder, N., Loncar, G., Precali, R., Šolic, M., Loncar, G., Beg- Paklar, G., Bojanic, N., Cvitkovic, I., Dadic, V., Despalatovic, M., Dulcic, J., Grbec, B., Kušpilic, G., Nincevic-Gladan, Ž., P. Tutman, Ujevic, I., Vrgoc, N., Vukadin, P., Žuljevic, A. Coastal cities water pollution control project, Part C1: Monitoring and Observation System for Ongoing Assessment of the Adriatic sea under the Adriatic sea Monitoring Programme, Phase II. Interim report (IR), December, 2013. https://jadran.izor.hr/jadranski_projekt_2/MJERNE-METODE-I-OPREMA.pdf
Vrgoc N, Peharda-Uljevic M, Krstulovic-Šifner S (2008) Assessment of demersal fish and shellfish stocks commercially exploited in Croatia. PHARE 2005 Project: EuropeAid/123624/D/SER/HR. final output. 174 pp. Sampling procedure has been described in Marasovic I., Krstulovic, N., Leder, N., Loncar, G., Precali, R., Šolic, M., Loncar, G., Beg- Paklar, G., Bojanic, N., Cvitkovic, I., Dadic, V., Despalatovic, M., Dulcic, J., Grbec, B., Kušpilic, G., Nincevic-Gladan, Ž., P. Tutman, Ujevic, I., Vrgoc, N., Vukadin, P., Žuljevic, A. Coastal cities water pollution control project, Part C1: Monitoring and Observation System for Ongoing Assessment of the Adriatic sea under the Adriatic sea Monitoring Programme, Phase II. Interim report (IR), December, 2013. https://jadran.izor.hr/jadranski_projekt_2/MJERNE-METODE-I-OPREMA.pdf
Quality control
As used in the reported monitoring method.
As used in the reported monitoring method.
Used as in the reported monitoring method.
As in the reported monitoring method.
Data management
Data access
Related indicator/name
Contact
References