Member State report / Art13 / 2022 / D1-C / Romania / Black Sea
Report type | Member State report to Commission |
MSFD Article | Art. 13 Programme of measures (and Art. 17 updates) |
Report due | 2022-10-15 |
GES Descriptor | D1 Cephalopods |
Member State | Romania |
Region/subregion | Black Sea |
Reported by | Ministry of Environment, Waters and Forest |
Report date | 2022-03-31 |
Report access | 363 |
Marine reporting units |
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Black Sea |
Black Sea |
Black Sea |
Black Sea |
Black Sea |
Measure code |
RO-MN-003 |
RO-MN-023 |
RO-MN-007 |
RO-MN-008 |
RO-MN-027 |
Measure old code |
BLKRO-M003 |
BLKRO-M023 |
BLKRO-M007 |
BLKRO-M008 |
BLKRO-M027 |
Measure name |
Protection of the migratory seabird species (Puffinus yelkouan and Phalacrocorax aristotelis desmarestii) as well as other important protected seabird species which are on the standard List of Natura 2000, Rospa 0076 Black Sea |
Amendment of existing legislation, if necessary, regarding maritime activities through the introduction of a permit regime for activities in marine territorial waters |
Drawing up of risk maps on the habitat of the marine protected areas NATURA 2000 |
Harmonization of Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP) with Zonal Urban Plan to support protection and conservation measures for species and habitats |
Identification of accumulation zones of plastic marine litter in the marine environment and development of an action plan to address the issue |
Measure description |
Initially, the developed measure concerned only two species of seabirds (Puffinus yelkouan) and the Mediterranean subspecies of mottled cormorant (Phalacrocorax aristotelis desmarestii) selected as common indicators for Bulgaria and Romania, as both species are monitored on the coasts of the two countries. The measure is extended to all important protected bird species included in the Standard Form of the Natura 2000 site ROSPA 0076 Black Sea and in the Management Plan of ROSPA Black Sea. The measure aims to collect detailed information on the resting and feeding areas of selected marine species and will support the Monitoring Program D 1,4 - Seabirds in Bulgaria and Romania. |
The measure refers to the human activities in the marine environment mentioned/listed in art. 8 of Directive 2014/89/EU establishing a framework for maritime spatial planning. The measure does not cover military activities. The measure implementation involves preparatory activities for amending/adapting national legislation if necessary, public and sectoral consultations, and legislation adaptation. |
This measure involves the development of a management tool to anticipate risks for the protection and conservation of habitats in protected areas, considering socio-economic activities with potential negative impact on them, given the location of protected areas in the coastal area, heavily anthropized.
The implementation of the measure involves the following actions:
1. Identifying socio-economic activities with direct, indirect and cumulative impact on protected habitats;
2. Classification of habitats according to their sensitivity and vulnerability to potential adverse effects;
3. Use of modeling software (eg Marxan) to estimate / quantify risks and make the best management decisions for activities with a negative impact. |
This measure aims to fulfilling Romania's obligations since the adoption of the Maritime Spatial Planning Directive, which involves the coordination between all projects / activities of socio-economic development of the coastal area with the objectives of protection and conservation of habitats and species from marine protected areas.
Actions required to implement this measure:
1. Adoption of a Joint Action Program concerning the objectives of socio-economic development included in the Zonal Urban Plans and those for the protection and conservation of marine protected areas through an Agreement between local administrative authorities, economic agents with coastal development interests and custodians / protected area administrators.
2. Personal training and acquisition of software required for spatial maritime planning by decision-making authorities;
3. The use (for the purpose of Maritime Spatial Planning) of decision-making tools, which facilitates the choice of the best options for the use of maritime space, taking into account the interactions between the socio-economic activities;
4. Public consultations with authorities responsible for maritime spatial planning in order to avoid conflicts of interest. |
The measure refers to the knowledge of the areas where accumulations of waste have been identified, especially plastic and, depending on the identified area (beaches, sandbanks, lagoons, port aquifers, bays, offshore, etc.) will be developed specific actions for the recovery / collection of this plastic waste and their recycling
The measure contributes to achieving the objectives of D10 (reducing the volume of plastic waste that can be transported from congested areas to less polluted areas, reducing the possibility of creating microplastic particles, formed by breaking down the plastic into fragments smaller than 5mm such as fibers , foils, spherical objects, etc.).
The implementation of the measure involves the following actions
1. Promoting / encouraging the transmission of data / information / comments on the presence of (plastic) waste by individuals / authorities / commercial workers who have the opportunity to observe and inform the competent authorities (awareness campaigns, media campaigns, dedicated software applications (e.g. Marine Litter Watch, etc.);
2. Creation of a working group (to process the data / observations received and to develop models for the distribution of accumulation areas based on the data provided);
3. Elaboration of an action plan that includes specific actions for the types of areas identified |
Update type |
Measure modified since 2015 PoM |
Measure same as in 2015 PoM |
Measure same as in 2015 PoM |
Measure same as in 2015 PoM |
Measure new in 2021 PoM |
Measure category |
Category 2.a |
Category 2.a |
Category 2.a |
Category 2.a |
Category 2.b |
Policy conventions |
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Policy national |
LAW no. 6 of March 1, 2011 for the approval of the Government Emergency Ordinance no. 71/2010 on establishing the strategy for the marine environment; Law no. 88/2017 for the approval of the Government Ordinance no. 18/2016 on the arrangement of the maritime space |
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Responsible competent authority |
Ministry of Environment, Waters and Forests; Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digitization |
Ministry of Environment, Waters and Forests, Ministry of Education, Innovation and Digitization, Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure |
Ministry of Environment, Waters and Forests, Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digitization |
Ministry of Environment, Waters and Forests, Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digitization, Ministry of Public Works, Development and Administration, Ministry of Transport, Information and Communications |
Ministry of Environment, Waters and Forests |
Responsible organisation |
NGOs: Romanian Ornithological Society, Mare Nostrum |
National Administration ""Romanian Waters"", National Environmental Protection Agency, National Institute for Marine Research and Development ""Grigore Antipa"", National Institute for Research and Development on Marine Geology and Geo-ecology – GeoEcoMar |
National Agency for Environmental Protection, National Environmental Guard, ANANP Territorial Service |
National Agency for Environmental Protection, National Environmental Guard, ANANP Territorial Service |
Ministry of Environment, Waters and Forests (National Agency for Environmental Protection), Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digitization, NGO Mare Nostrum |
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Regional cooperation countries |
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CEA |
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Yes |
CEA reference |
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CBA |
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Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
CBA reference |
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Financing |
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Spatial scope |
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Measure purpose |
Establish monitoring programmes (of relevant activities, pressures or impacts); Improve knowledge base (e.g. by research or one-off surveys) |
Establish monitoring programmes (of relevant activities, pressures or impacts) |
Directly restores a species or habitat(s); Improve knowledge base (e.g. by research or one-off surveys); Establish monitoring programmes (of relevant activities, pressures or impacts); Assess effectiveness of the measures (through assessing changes in state/impact/pressure in the marine environment) |
Directly restores a species or habitat(s); Improve knowledge base (e.g. by research or one-off surveys); Establish monitoring programmes (of relevant activities, pressures or impacts); Assess effectiveness of the measures (through assessing changes in state/impact/pressure in the marine environment) |
Directly prevent further inputs of a pressure (e.g. by managing the source activity); Directly reduce existing levels of the pressure in the marine environment (e.g. removal of litter or oil spill clean-up); Improve knowledge base (e.g. by research or one-off surveys) |
Pressures |
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Relevant KTMs |
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Relevant targets |
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Related indicator |
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GEScomponent |
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Feature |
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Element |
Small toothed cetaceans |
Benthic habitats |
Litter in the environment; Macrolitter (all) |
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Temporal scope |
2024 |
2024 |
2024 |
2024 |
2022-2024 |
Implementation status |
Implementation started |
Implementation started |
Implementation started |
Implementation started |
Implementation started |
Implementation delay |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
Implementation reason |
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Financing |
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Progress description |
The measure is under development. Some actions have been performed as public awareness. |
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