Member State report / Art8 / 2012 / D6 / Baltic
| Report type | Member State report to Commission |
| MSFD Article | Art. 8 Initial assessment (and Art. 17 updates) |
| Report due | 2012-10-15 |
| GES Descriptor | D6 Sea-floor integrity/D1 Benthic habitats |
| Region/subregion | Baltic |
| Reported by | Member state |
| Member state | FI |
EE |
LV |
LT |
PL |
DE |
DK |
SE |
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| Marine reporting units | Number used | 8 |
1 |
10 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
66 |
| Features | No theme | Condition (22) Distribution (22) Extent (22) HabitatOverall (22) ImpactPressureExploitedFish (2) ImpactsPressureSeabedHabitats (8) LevelPressure (11) LevelPressureFishingRecreational (1) LevelPressureLess12PassiveMobile (2) LevelPressureMore12MobileSeabed (2) LevelPressureMore12Passive (2) |
Condition (4) Distribution (4) Extent (4) HabitatOverall (4) ImpactPressureExploitedFish (1) ImpactPressureExploitedShellfish (1) ImpactPressureExploitedSpecies (1) ImpactPressureFunctionalGroup (2) ImpactPressureSeabedHabitats (2) ImpactsPressureSeabedHabitats (2) LevelPressure (2) LevelPressureFishingOther (1) LevelPressureFishingRecreational (1) LevelPressureLess12PassiveMobile (1) LevelPressureMore12MobileOther (1) LevelPressureMore12MobileSeabed (1) LevelPressureMore12Passive (1) LevelPressureOther (1) LevelPressureShellfishCollection (1) |
Condition (18) Distribution (18) Extent (18) HabitatOverall (18) ImpactPressureExploitedFish (2) ImpactPressureExploitedShellfish (2) ImpactPressureFunctionalGroup (2) ImpactPressureSeabedHabitats (2) ImpactsPressureSeabedHabitats (6) LevelPressure (6) LevelPressureFishingOther (2) LevelPressureFishingRecreational (2) LevelPressureLess12PassiveMobile (2) LevelPressureMore12MobileOther (2) LevelPressureMore12MobileSeabed (2) LevelPressureMore12Passive (2) LevelPressureShellfishCollection (2) |
Condition (4) Distribution (4) Extent (4) HabitatOverall (4) ImpactPressureExploitedFish (1) ImpactPressureExploitedShellfish (1) ImpactPressureFunctionalGroup (1) ImpactPressureSeabedHabitats (1) ImpactsPressureSeabedHabitats (2) LevelPressure (2) LevelPressureFishingOther (1) LevelPressureFishingRecreational (1) LevelPressureLess12PassiveMobile (1) LevelPressureMore12MobileOther (1) LevelPressureMore12MobileSeabed (1) LevelPressureMore12Passive (1) LevelPressureShellfishCollection (1) |
Condition (18) Distribution (18) Extent (18) HabitatOverall (18) ImpactPressureExploitedFish (1) ImpactPressureExploitedShellfish (1) ImpactPressureExploitedSpecies (1) ImpactPressureFunctionalGroup (2) ImpactPressureSeabedHabitats (2) ImpactsPressureSeabedHabitats (2) LevelPressure (2) LevelPressureFishingOther (1) LevelPressureFishingRecreational (1) LevelPressureLess12PassiveMobile (1) LevelPressureMore12MobileOther (1) LevelPressureMore12MobileSeabed (1) LevelPressureMore12Passive (1) LevelPressureOther (1) LevelPressureShellfishCollection (1) |
Condition (13) Distribution (13) Extent (13) HabitatOverall (13) ImpactPressureExploitedFish (1) ImpactPressureExploitedShellfish (1) ImpactPressureFunctionalGroup (1) ImpactPressureSeabedHabitats (1) ImpactsPressureSeabedHabitats (2) LevelPressure (2) LevelPressureFishingRecreational (1) LevelPressureLess12PassiveMobile (1) LevelPressureMore12MobileOther (1) LevelPressureMore12MobileSeabed (1) LevelPressureMore12Passive (1) LevelPressureShellfishCollection (1) |
Condition (8) Distribution (8) Extent (8) HabitatOverall (8) ImpactPressureExploitedFish (1) ImpactPressureExploitedShellfish (1) ImpactPressureExploitedSpecies (1) ImpactPressureFunctionalGroup (2) ImpactPressureSeabedHabitats (2) ImpactsPressureSeabedHabitats (2) LevelPressure (2) LevelPressureFishingOther (1) LevelPressureFishingRecreational (1) LevelPressureLess12PassiveMobile (1) LevelPressureMore12MobileOther (1) LevelPressureMore12MobileSeabed (1) LevelPressureMore12Passive (1) LevelPressureOther (1) LevelPressureShellfishCollection (1) |
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| Elements | Predominant habitats | HabitatsOther (2) ShallRock (4) ShallSand (5) ShelfMud (1) |
HabitatsOther (5) |
LitRock (2) LitSed (3) ShallCoarseSed (3) ShallMud (3) ShallMxdSed (3) ShallRock (3) ShallSand (3) ShelfCoarseSed (2) ShelfMud (2) ShelfMxdSed (2) ShelfSand (2) |
HabitatsOther (1) ShallCoarseSed (2) ShallMud (2) ShallMxdSed (2) ShallRock (2) ShallSand (2) |
HabitatsOther (1) LitSed (1) ShallMxdSed (1) ShelfMxdSed (1) |
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| Elements | Species group | BirdsAll (1) |
FishAll (2) |
BirdsAll (1) MammalsAll (1) |
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| Elements | No theme | NotRelevant (9) |
NotRelevant (2) |
NotRelevant (1) |
FishDiadromous (1) NotRelevant (5) |
Demersala; torsk (Gadus morhua) piggvar (Psetta maxima) (1) Diadroma; ål (anguilla anguilla) lax (Salmo salar) sik (Coregonus maraena) (1) FishAll, BirdsAll, MammalsAll (1) Inte relevant (1) Pelagiska; sill/strömming (Clupea harengus) skarpsill (Sprattus sprattus) sik (Coregonus maraena) (även diadrom) siklöja (Coregonus albula) (1) habitatsOther; Mjukbottnar utanför trålgränsen (1) not reported (3) |
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| Elements | Functional group | FishDemersal (1) FishPelagic (1) FunctionalGroupOther (2) |
FishCoastal (2) FishPelagic (2) |
BirdsInshoreBenthic (1) BirdsInshorePelagic (1) BirdsInshoreSurface (1) BirdsOffshorePelagic (1) BirdsOffshoreSurface (1) FishCoastal (1) FishDemersal (1) FishPelagic (1) MammalsSeals (1) MammalsToothedWhales (1) |
FishDemersal (1) FishDemersalElasmobranchs (1) FishPelagic (1) FishPelagicElasmobranchs (1) |
FishDemersal (1) |
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| Elements | Physical/chemical features | Turbidity (6) |
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| Criteria used | D6 Sea-floor integrity/D1 Benthic habitats | ||||||||
| Criteria used | D6C1 Physical loss of the seabed (6.1) | 6.1 |
6.1 |
6.1 |
6.1 |
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| Criteria used | D6C2 Physical disturbance to the seabed (6.1) | 6.1 |
6.1 |
6.1 |
6.1 |
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| Criteria used | D6C3 Adverse effects from physical disturbance (6.1.2) | 6.1.2 |
6.1.2 |
6.1.2 |
6.1.2 |
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| Criteria used | D6C4 Benthic habitat extent (1.4, 1.4.1, 1.4.2, 1.5, 1.5.1, 6.1.1) | 1.5.1, 1.4.1 |
1.5.1, 1.4.1, 1.4.2, 6.1.1 |
1.4, 1.4.2 |
1.5.1, 1.4.1, 1.4.2, 6.1.1 |
6.1.1 |
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| Criteria used | D6C5 Benthic habitat condition (1.6, 1.6.1, 1.6.2, 1.6.3, 6.2, 6.2.1, 6.2.2, 6.2.3, 6.2.4) | 1.6.1 |
6.2.4, 6.2.2, 6.2.3, 6.2.1 |
6.2, 1.6.3, 6.2.2, 1.6.2 |
6.2, 6.2.2 |
6.2, 6.2.2, 1.6.2, 1.6.1, 6.2.1, 6.2.4 |
6.2, 6.2.3, 6.2.2, 1.6.2, 6.2.1, 6.2.4 |
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| Threshold values | % of indicators with values (no. of indicators reported) | 0.0% (12) |
81.8% (44) |
100.0% (52) |
100.0% (21) |
0.0% (0) |
100.0% (98) |
83.3% (12) |
0.0% (12) |
| Proportion threshold values | Range of % values (no. of indicators reported) | 100 - 50 (11) |
-9999 - -9999 (41) |
100 - 100 (21) |
-7777 - -8888 (10) |
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| Baseline | No. of indicators reported per response | Modelled potential distribution in present condition (1) Modelled potential distribution in present conditions (1) Modelled potential distribution in present conditions for distributional range (1.4.1) and present conditions for distributional pattern (1.4.2) (4) Modelled potential extent in present conditions (4) historic reference conditions (4) no baseline (4) not developed (13) present reference conditions (5) |
Not Assessed (41) |
1965-2009 (3) 1966-2011 (1) 1974-2011 (2) 1981-2010 (5) 1993-2012 (6) 1996-2009 (1) 2008-2012 (2) |
Baseline noch nicht bewertet. (64) Vergleich mit historischen Makrophytenbeständen/-verbreitungen. (8) Vergleich mit historischen Seegrasbeständen/-verbreitungen. (8) |
To be established (8) |
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| Proportion values achieved | No. of criteria reported per category | NotReported (5 or 19.2%) Unknown_NotAssessed (21 or 80.8%) |
1-5% (4 or 13.8%) 25-50% (1 or 3.4%) 3 (1 or 3.4%) 50-75% (1 or 3.4%) Altered (4 or 13.8%) InLine (4 or 13.8%) Unknown_NotAssessed (6 or 20.7%) lessthan1% (8 or 27.6%) |
Altered (18 or 21.4%) Unknown_NotAssessed (66 or 78.6%) |
1-5% (4 or 16.0%) 2 (1 or 4.0%) 25-50% (2 or 8.0%) InLine (10 or 40.0%) NotReported (2 or 8.0%) Unknown_NotAssessed (5 or 20.0%) lessthan1% (1 or 4.0%) |
11 out of 15 (73%) (1 or 1.4%) 75-100% (2 or 2.8%) Altered (6 or 8.5%) Unknown_NotAssessed (62 or 87.3%) |
50-75% (4 or 16.7%) Altered (2 or 8.3%) Unknown_NotAssessed (16 or 66.7%) lessthan1% (2 or 8.3%) |
1 (1 or 2.4%) 5-25% (1 or 2.4%) 75-100% (1 or 2.4%) Altered (1 or 2.4%) InLine (2 or 4.9%) Inte relevant (1 or 2.4%) NotReported (11 or 26.8%) Unknown_NotAssessed (22 or 53.7%) not reported (1 or 2.4%) |
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| Assessment trend (status) | No. of criteria assessments per category | Stable (3 or 10.0%) Unknown_NotAssessed (27 or 90.0%) |
Stable (4 or 13.8%) Unknown_NotAssessed (25 or 86.2%) |
Unknown_NotAssessed (87 or 100.0%) |
Declining (3 or 14.3%) Improving (4 or 19.0%) Stable (1 or 4.8%) Unknown_NotAssessed (13 or 61.9%) |
Unknown_NotAssessed (80 or 100.0%) |
Declining (2 or 33.3%) Stable (2 or 33.3%) Unknown_NotAssessed (2 or 33.3%) |
Declining (3 or 25.0%) Stable (2 or 16.7%) Unknown_NotAssessed (7 or 58.3%) |
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| Criteria status | No. of criteria assessments per category | Good (3 or 10.0%) NotAssessed (17 or 56.7%) NotGood (10 or 33.3%) |
Good (9 or 31.0%) NotAssessed (17 or 58.6%) NotGood (2 or 6.9%) OtherStatus (1 or 3.4%) |
Good (8 or 9.2%) NotAssessed (71 or 81.6%) NotGood (8 or 9.2%) |
Good (7 or 33.3%) NotAssessed (3 or 14.3%) NotGood (10 or 47.6%) NotReported (1 or 4.8%) |
Descriptive (15 or 18.8%) NotAssessed (65 or 81.2%) |
Descriptive (2 or 22.2%) Good (1 or 11.1%) NotAssessed (3 or 33.3%) NotGood (3 or 33.3%) |
Description (12 or 100.0%) |
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| Assessment period | 1980 - 2010 |
1974 - 2009 |
1930 - 2009 1950 - 2009 2000 - 2012 2006 - 2011 2011 - 2011 |
2010 - 2010 |
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| Related activities | Dredging, Fisheries, NotReported, Ports |
Dredging, Fisheries, NotReported, RenewableEnergy, SeaweedOtherSeafood |
Fisheries, NotReported, SolidWasteDisposal |
Dredging, Fisheries, LandClaimDefence, Ports, Shipping, TourismRecreation |
ActivitiesUsesAll, Fisheries, MiningSandGravel, OffshoreStructures, SolidWasteDisposal, UsesActivitiesOther |
Fisheries, LandClaimDefence, MiningSandGravel, NotReported, OffshoreStructures, RenewableEnergy |
Dredging, Fisheries, NotReported, RenewableEnergy, ResearchSurvey, Shipping, SolidWasteDisposal, TourismRecreation |