Member State report / Art8 / 2018 / D1-M / Italy / Mediterranean: Western Mediterranean Sea

Report type Member State report to Commission
MSFD Article Art. 8 Initial assessment (and Art. 17 updates)
Report due 2018-10-15
GES Descriptor D1 Mammals
Member State Italy
Region/subregion Mediterranean: Western Mediterranean Sea
Reported by ISPRA - Italian National Institute for Environmental Protection and Research
Report date 2020-10-01
Report access MSFD_2018_ART8_GES_IT_2020-07-31.xml

Mediterranean Sea: Western Mediterranean Sea (IT-WMS-0001)

GES component
D1-M
Feature
Baleen whales
Small toothed cetaceans
Element
Balaenoptera physalus
Stenella coeruleoalba
Tursiops truncatus
Element code
137091
137107
137111
Element code source
Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/
Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/
Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/
Element 2
Element 2 code
Element 2 code source
Element source
National
National
National
Criterion
D1C1
D1C2
D1C1
D1C2
D1C1
D1C2
Parameter
Mortality rate / Mortality rate from fishing (F)
Abundance
Mortality rate / Mortality rate from fishing (F)
Abundance
Mortality rate / Mortality rate from fishing (F)
Abundance
Parameter other
Threshold value upper
Threshold value lower
Threshold qualitative
Threshold value source
Threshold value source other
Value achieved upper
886.0
3492.0
Value achieved lower
547.0
804.0
Value unit
Other
Other
Value unit other
Individuals (confidence interval values of the relative abundance not corrected for availability/perception bias)
{Individuals} (confidence interval values of the relative abundance not corrected for availability/perception bias)
Proportion threshold value
100.0
Proportion value achieved
Proportion threshold value unit
% of population achieving threshold value
Trend
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Parameter achieved
Unknown
Not assessed
Unknown
Not assessed
Unknown
Not assessed
Description parameter
Related indicator
  • IT-MSFD-2018-D1-MAM-REPT
  • IT-MSFD-2018-D1-MAM-REPT
  • IT-MSFD-2018-D1-MAM-REPT
  • IT-MSFD-2018-D1-MAM-REPT
  • IT-MSFD-2018-D1-MAM-REPT
  • IT-MSFD-2018-D1-MAM-REPT
Criteria status
Unknown
Not assessed
Unknown
Not assessed
Unknown
Not assessed
Description criteria
Element status
Not assessed
Not assessed
Not assessed
Description element
Abundance estimates are provided by ISPRA, IWC and Tethys Research Institute. Aerial line transect surveys were carried out during summer 2010 and 2013 for cetacean abundance and density estimates in portion of the west Med Sea. A baseline relative abundance estimate, not corrected for perception and availability bias, have been provided but these are confined in small portion of the assesment area. Future reiterations conducted during same season, corrected for bias, and concerted at subregional and regional level through mandatory international coordination procedures, can lead to definition of subregional and regional threshold ranges for future assessments.
Abundance estimates are provided by ISPRA, IWC and Tethys Research Institute. Aerial line transect surveys were carried out during summer 2010 and 2013 for cetacean abundance and density estimates in portion of the west Med Sea. A baseline relative abundance estimate, not corrected for perception and availability bias, have been provided but these are confined in small portion of the assesment area. Future reiterations conducted during same season, corrected for bias, and concerted at subregional and regional level through mandatory international coordination procedures, can lead to definition of subregional and regional threshold ranges for future assessments.
Abundance estimates are provided by ISPRA, IWC and Tethys Research Institute. Aerial line transect surveys were carried out during summer 2010 and 2013 for cetacean abundance and density estimates in portion of the west Med Sea. A baseline relative abundance estimate, not corrected for perception and availability bias, have been provided but these are confined in small portion of the assesment area. Future reiterations conducted during same season, corrected for bias, and concerted at subregional and regional level through mandatory international coordination procedures, can lead to definition of subregional and regional threshold ranges for future assessments.
Integration rule type parameter
Not relevant
Not relevant
Integration rule description parameter
Integration rule type criteria
Not relevant
Not relevant
Integration rule description criteria
GES extent threshold
GES extent achieved
GES extent unit
GES achieved
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
Description overall status
Assessment of GES will be carried out following a coordinated investigation and a new aerial line transect survey aimed to estimate abundance and to compare data with those obtained in summer 2018 by the Accobams Aerial survey
Assessment of GES will be carried out following a coordinated investigation and a new aerial line transect survey aimed to estimate abundance and to compare data with those obtained in summer 2018 by the Accobams Aerial survey
Assessments period
2012-2017
2012-2017
Related pressures
  • Contaminants - UPBT substances
  • Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence
  • Extraction of, or mortality/injury to, wild species (by commercial and recreational fishing and other activities)
  • Litter in the environment
  • Micro-litter in the environment
  • Contaminants - UPBT substances
  • Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence
  • Extraction of, or mortality/injury to, wild species (by commercial and recreational fishing and other activities)
  • Litter in the environment
  • Micro-litter in the environment
Related targets
  • T1.1
  • T1.1