Marine mammals are highly migratory and their ecological range and distribution are much broader than the biogeographical region (at the river basin scale). It was estimated as equivalent to the total area of the marine territory of the Azores (as calculated by the reporting grids to the Habitats Directive)

The extent and quality of the Azores Sea habitat do not seem to limit the animal species of megafauna to GES, but there are several species whose life cycle does not entirely follow in the sub-division of the Azores and an assessment of the habitat condition requires an adequate mapping, either in distance to the coast or in depth, and an integrated understanding of the state of the associated communities and species. Additional efforts for a coherent classification of marine habitats, supported by an appropriate mapping, are essential for a habitat assessment, taking into account variations over the gradient of coast and depth (coastal, platform and deep-sea habitat). The assessment of the habitat condition requires an integrated understanding of the status of the associated communities and species, consistent with the requirements laid down in Directive 92/43/EEC (1992) and in Council Directive 2009/147/EC (2009), including, where appropriate, an assessment of their functional characteristics. The explanation given for the unsuitability of criterion D1C4 also applies to D1C5 (MISIC SEAS II Consortium, 2018). JCC II consortium (2018) Macaronesian Roof Report (TRWP2) ? Applying a sub-regional close and coordinated approach to the monitoring and assessment of marine biodiversity in Macaronesia for the second cycle of the MSFD. WP2 ? Towards a co-beneficiary update of initial assessment, GES and targets, Task 2.1. Update of the Initial Assessment and Task 2.2. Finding common GES and Environmental Targets for the Macaronesia GA No 11.0661/2017/750679/SUB/ENV.C2., Brussels, 132pp

Marine, Turtle, GA No 11.0661/2017/750679/SUB/ENV.C2., Brussels, 141 pp.

Marine mammals are highly migratory and their ecological range and distribution are much broader than the biogeographical region (at the river basin scale). It was estimated as equivalent to the total area of the marine territory of the Azores (as calculated by the reporting grids to the Habitats Directive)

The extent and quality of the Azores Sea habitat do not seem to limit the animal species of megafauna to GES, but there are several species whose life cycle does not entirely follow in the sub-division of the Azores and an assessment of the habitat condition requires an adequate mapping, either in distance to the coast or in depth, and an integrated understanding of the state of the associated communities and species. Additional efforts for a coherent classification of marine habitats, supported by an appropriate mapping, are essential for a habitat assessment, taking into account variations over the gradient of coast and depth (coastal, platform and deep-sea habitat). The assessment of the habitat condition requires an integrated understanding of the status of the associated communities and species, consistent with the requirements laid down in Directive 92/43/EEC (1992) and in Council Directive 2009/147/EC (2009), including, where appropriate, an assessment of their functional characteristics. The explanation given for the unsuitability of criterion D1C4 also applies to D1C5 (MISIC SEAS II Consortium, 2018). JCC II consortium (2018) Macaronesian Roof Report (TRWP2) ? Applying a sub-regional close and coordinated approach to the monitoring and assessment of marine biodiversity in Macaronesia for the second cycle of the MSFD. WP2 ? Towards a co-beneficiary update of initial assessment, GES and targets, Task 2.1. Update of the Initial Assessment and Task 2.2. Finding common GES and Environmental Targets for the Macaronesia GA No 11.0661/2017/750679/SUB/ENV.C2., Brussels, 132pp

Marine mammals are highly migratory and their ecological range and distribution are much broader than the biogeographical region (at the river basin scale). It was estimated as equivalent to the total area of the marine territory of the Azores (as calculated by the reporting grids to the Habitats Directive)

The extent and quality of the Azores Sea habitat do not seem to limit the animal species of megafauna to GES, but there are several species whose life cycle does not entirely follow in the sub-division of the Azores and an assessment of the habitat condition requires an adequate mapping, either in distance to the coast or in depth, and an integrated understanding of the state of the associated communities and species. Additional efforts for a coherent classification of marine habitats, supported by an appropriate mapping, are essential for a habitat assessment, taking into account variations over the gradient of coast and depth (coastal, platform and deep-sea habitat). The assessment of the habitat condition requires an integrated understanding of the status of the associated communities and species, consistent with the requirements laid down in Directive 92/43/EEC (1992) and in Council Directive 2009/147/EC (2009), including, where appropriate, an assessment of their functional characteristics. The explanation given for the unsuitability of criterion D1C4 also applies to D1C5 (MISIC SEAS II Consortium, 2018). JCC II consortium (2018) Macaronesian Roof Report (TRWP2) ? Applying a sub-regional close and coordinated approach to the monitoring and assessment of marine biodiversity in Macaronesia for the second cycle of the MSFD. WP2 ? Towards a co-beneficiary update of initial assessment, GES and targets, Task 2.1. Update of the Initial Assessment and Task 2.2. Finding common GES and Environmental Targets for the Macaronesia GA No 11.0661/2017/750679/SUB/ENV.C2., Brussels, 132pp

Marine mammals are highly migratory and their ecological range and distribution are much broader than the biogeographical region (at the river basin scale). It was estimated as equivalent to the total area of the marine territory of the Azores (as calculated by the reporting grids to the Habitats Directive)

The extent and quality of the Azores Sea habitat do not seem to limit the animal species of megafauna to GES, but there are several species whose life cycle does not entirely follow in the sub-division of the Azores and an assessment of the habitat condition requires an adequate mapping, either in distance to the coast or in depth, and an integrated understanding of the state of the associated communities and species. Additional efforts for a coherent classification of marine habitats, supported by an appropriate mapping, are essential for a habitat assessment, taking into account variations over the gradient of coast and depth (coastal, platform and deep-sea habitat). The assessment of the habitat condition requires an integrated understanding of the status of the associated communities and species, consistent with the requirements laid down in Directive 92/43/EEC (1992) and in Council Directive 2009/147/EC (2009), including, where appropriate, an assessment of their functional characteristics. The explanation given for the unsuitability of criterion D1C4 also applies to D1C5 (MISIC SEAS II Consortium, 2018). JCC II consortium (2018) Macaronesian Roof Report (TRWP2) ? Applying a sub-regional close and coordinated approach to the monitoring and assessment of marine biodiversity in Macaronesia for the second cycle of the MSFD. WP2 ? Towards a co-beneficiary update of initial assessment, GES and targets, Task 2.1. Update of the Initial Assessment and Task 2.2. Finding common GES and Environmental Targets for the Macaronesia GA No 11.0661/2017/750679/SUB/ENV.C2., Brussels, 132pp

D1C1 ? MM_BYC_BR: The evaluation of the incidental catch rates for ordinary whales shall be based on the same monitoring programmes as described above for the Azores. There were no incidental catches of ordinary whales in any of the fisheries monitored in the region, neither in the past nor in the present case, therefore, the management unit is in GES for this criterion (MISTIC EESE II Consortium, 2018). JCC II consortium (2018) Macaronesian Roof Report (TRWP2) ? Applying a sub-regional close and coordinated approach to the monitoring and assessment of marine biodiversity in Macaronesia for the second cycle of the MSFD. WP2 ? Towards a co-beneficiary update of initial assessment, GES and targets, Task 2.1. Update of the Initial Assessment and Task 2.2. Finding common GES and Environmental Targets for the Macaronesia GA No 11.0661/2017/750679/SUB/ENV.C2., Brussels, 132pp

D1C1 ? MM_BYC_BR: The evaluation of the incidental catch rates for ordinary whales shall be based on the same monitoring programmes as described above for the Azores. There were no incidental catches of ordinary whales in any of the fisheries monitored in the region, neither in the past nor in the present case, therefore, the management unit is in GES for this criterion (MISTIC EESE II Consortium, 2018). JCC II consortium (2018) Macaronesian Roof Report (TRWP2) ? Applying a sub-regional close and coordinated approach to the monitoring and assessment of marine biodiversity in Macaronesia for the second cycle of the MSFD. WP2 ? Towards a co-beneficiary update of initial assessment, GES and targets, Task 2.1. Update of the Initial Assessment and Task 2.2. Finding common GES and Environmental Targets for the Macaronesia GA No 11.0661/2017/750679/SUB/ENV.C2., Brussels, 132pp

D1C2 ? MM_ABU_DS: There is no reference value for the abundance of this species as there was no prior sampling by Distance Sampling in the Azores. The ocean industry of the MISTIC EM II project was carried out outside the period of occurrence of the species in the region and has not been able to estimate its abundance. Therefore, there are no estimates of the size of this management unit for the assessment of GES (MISIC SEAS II Consortium, 2018). JCC II consortium (2018) Macaronesian Roof Report (TRWP2) ? Applying a sub-regional close and coordinated approach to the monitoring and assessment of marine biodiversity in Macaronesia for the second cycle of the MSFD. WP2 ? Towards a co-beneficiary update of initial assessment, GES and targets, Task 2.1. Update of the Initial Assessment and Task 2.2. Finding common GES and Environmental Targets for the Macaronesia GA No 11.0661/2017/750679/SUB/ENV.C2., Brussels, 132pp

Marine mammals are highly migratory and their ecological range and distribution are much broader than the biogeographical region (at the river basin scale). It was estimated as equivalent to the total area of the marine territory of the Azores (as calculated by the reporting grids to the Habitats Directive)

The extent and quality of the Azores Sea habitat do not seem to limit the animal species of megafauna to GES, but there are several species whose life cycle does not entirely follow in the sub-division of the Azores and an assessment of the habitat condition requires an adequate mapping, either in distance to the coast or in depth, and an integrated understanding of the state of the associated communities and species. Additional efforts for a coherent classification of marine habitats, supported by an appropriate mapping, are essential for a habitat assessment, taking into account variations over the gradient of coast and depth (coastal, platform and deep-sea habitat). The assessment of the habitat condition requires an integrated understanding of the status of the associated communities and species, consistent with the requirements laid down in Directive 92/43/EEC (1992) and in Council Directive 2009/147/EC (2009), including, where appropriate, an assessment of their functional characteristics. The explanation given for the unsuitability of criterion D1C4 also applies to D1C5 (MISIC SEAS II Consortium, 2018). JCC II consortium (2018) Macaronesian Roof Report (TRWP2) ? Applying a sub-regional close and coordinated approach to the monitoring and assessment of marine biodiversity in Macaronesia for the second cycle of the MSFD. WP2 ? Towards a co-beneficiary update of initial assessment, GES and targets, Task 2.1. Update of the Initial Assessment and Task 2.2. Finding common GES and Environmental Targets for the Macaronesia GA No 11.0661/2017/750679/SUB/ENV.C2., Brussels, 132pp

Marine mammals are highly migratory and their ecological range and distribution are much broader than the biogeographical region (at the river basin scale). It was estimated as equivalent to the total area of the marine territory of the Azores (as calculated by the reporting grids to the Habitats Directive)

The extent and quality of the Azores Sea habitat do not seem to limit the animal species of megafauna to GES, but there are several species whose life cycle does not entirely follow in the sub-division of the Azores and an assessment of the habitat condition requires an adequate mapping, either in distance to the coast or in depth, and an integrated understanding of the state of the associated communities and species. Additional efforts for a coherent classification of marine habitats, supported by an appropriate mapping, are essential for a habitat assessment, taking into account variations over the gradient of coast and depth (coastal, platform and deep-sea habitat). The assessment of the habitat condition requires an integrated understanding of the status of the associated communities and species, consistent with the requirements laid down in Directive 92/43/EEC (1992) and in Council Directive 2009/147/EC (2009), including, where appropriate, an assessment of their functional characteristics. The explanation given for the unsuitability of criterion D1C4 also applies to D1C5 (MISIC SEAS II Consortium, 2018). JCC II consortium (2018) Macaronesian Roof Report (TRWP2) ? Applying a sub-regional close and coordinated approach to the monitoring and assessment of marine biodiversity in Macaronesia for the second cycle of the MSFD. WP2 ? Towards a co-beneficiary update of initial assessment, GES and targets, Task 2.1. Update of the Initial Assessment and Task 2.2. Finding common GES and Environmental Targets for the Macaronesia GA No 11.0661/2017/750679/SUB/ENV.C2., Brussels, 132pp

Marine mammals are highly migratory and their ecological range and distribution are much broader than the biogeographical region (at the river basin scale). It was estimated as equivalent to the total area of the marine territory of the Azores (as calculated by the reporting grids to the Habitats Directive)

The extent and quality of the Azores Sea habitat do not seem to limit the animal species of megafauna to GES, but there are several species whose life cycle does not entirely follow in the sub-division of the Azores and an assessment of the habitat condition requires an adequate mapping, either in distance to the coast or in depth, and an integrated understanding of the state of the associated communities and species. Additional efforts for a coherent classification of marine habitats, supported by an appropriate mapping, are essential for a habitat assessment, taking into account variations over the gradient of coast and depth (coastal, platform and deep-sea habitat). The assessment of the habitat condition requires an integrated understanding of the status of the associated communities and species, consistent with the requirements laid down in Directive 92/43/EEC (1992) and in Council Directive 2009/147/EC (2009), including, where appropriate, an assessment of their functional characteristics. The explanation given for the unsuitability of criterion D1C4 also applies to D1C5 (MISIC SEAS II Consortium, 2018). JCC II consortium (2018) Macaronesian Roof Report (TRWP2) ? Applying a sub-regional close and coordinated approach to the monitoring and assessment of marine biodiversity in Macaronesia for the second cycle of the MSFD. WP2 ? Towards a co-beneficiary update of initial assessment, GES and targets, Task 2.1. Update of the Initial Assessment and Task 2.2. Finding common GES and Environmental Targets for the Macaronesia GA No 11.0661/2017/750679/SUB/ENV.C2., Brussels, 132pp

D1C2 ? MM_ABU_CMR: The only abundance estimates available for risae were those of the ?island associated with the island? in the southern island of Pico, which was provided by the Fondation Nova Atlantis (http://www.nova-atlantis.org). 452 individuals have been estimated (95 % CI

D1C3 ? MM_ABU_SR: The only estimates of survival rates available for risae were those of the ?island associated with the island? in the southern island of Pico, which was provided by the Fondation Nova Atlantis (http://www.nova-atlantis.org). It was estimated at 0,94 (95 % CI

Marine mammals are highly migratory and their ecological range and distribution are much broader than the biogeographical region (at the river basin scale). It was estimated as equivalent to the total area of the marine territory of the Azores (as calculated by the reporting grids to the Habitats Directive)

The extent and quality of the Azores Sea habitat do not seem to limit the animal species of megafauna to GES, but there are several species whose life cycle does not entirely follow in the sub-division of the Azores and an assessment of the habitat condition requires an adequate mapping, either in distance to the coast or in depth, and an integrated understanding of the state of the associated communities and species. Additional efforts for a coherent classification of marine habitats, supported by an appropriate mapping, are essential for a habitat assessment, taking into account variations over the gradient of coast and depth (coastal, platform and deep-sea habitat). The assessment of the habitat condition requires an integrated understanding of the status of the associated communities and species, consistent with the requirements laid down in Directive 92/43/EEC (1992) and in Council Directive 2009/147/EC (2009), including, where appropriate, an assessment of their functional characteristics. The explanation given for the unsuitability of criterion D1C4 also applies to D1C5 (MISIC SEAS II Consortium, 2018). JCC II consortium (2018) Macaronesian Roof Report (TRWP2) ? Applying a sub-regional close and coordinated approach to the monitoring and assessment of marine biodiversity in Macaronesia for the second cycle of the MSFD. WP2 ? Towards a co-beneficiary update of initial assessment, GES and targets, Task 2.1. Update of the Initial Assessment and Task 2.2. Finding common GES and Environmental Targets for the Macaronesia GA No 11.0661/2017/750679/SUB/ENV.C2., Brussels, 132pp