Member State report / Art8 / 2018 / D3 / Black 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 D3 Commercial fish and shellfish
Region/subregion Black Sea
Reported by Member state
Member state
Bulgaria
Romania
Member state report
Marine reporting units MRUs used
  • BLK-BG-AA-EmineMaslennos
  • BLK-BG-AA-GalataEmine
  • BLK-BG-AA-KaliakraGalata
  • BLK-BG-AA-MaslennosRezovo
  • BLK-BG-AA-Shelf
  • BLK-BG-AA-SivriburunKaliakra
  • BLK_RO_RG_MT01
  • BLK_RO_RG_TT03
Features Species
  • Commercially exploited fish and shellfish (388)
  • Commercially exploited fish and shellfish (12)
Element Alosa immaculata
  • D3C1 (12)
  • D3C2 (12)
  • D3C3 (18)
Element Donax trunculus
  • D3C3 (10)
Element Engraulis encrasicolus
  • D3C1 (12)
  • D3C2 (12)
  • D3C3 (18)
  • D3C1 (1)
  • D3C3 (1)
Element Mullus barbatus
  • D3C1 (12)
  • D3C2 (12)
  • D3C3 (18)
Element Pomatomus saltatrix
  • D3C1 (12)
  • D3C2 (12)
  • D3C3 (18)
Element Raja clavata
  • D3C1 (12)
  • D3C2 (12)
  • D3C3 (18)
Element Scophthalmus maximus [Psetta maxima]
  • D3C1 (12)
  • D3C2 (12)
  • D3C3 (18)
  • D3C1 (2)
  • D3C2 (2)
  • D3C3 (2)
Element Sprattus sprattus
  • D3C1 (12)
  • D3C2 (12)
  • D3C3 (18)
  • D3C1 (2)
  • D3C2 (1)
  • D3C3 (1)
Element Squalus acanthias
  • D3C1 (12)
  • D3C2 (12)
  • D3C3 (18)
Element Trachurus mediterraneus
  • D3C1 (12)
  • D3C2 (12)
  • D3C3 (18)
Element2
  • none
  • Coastal fish community
  • Stock
Element sources No. of elements per level
  • EU (388)
  • EU (12)
Criteria and parameters used (number of parameters) D3 Commercial fish and shellfish
Criteria and parameters used (number of parameters) D3C1 Fishing mortality rate (F) (3.1, 3.1.1, 3.1.2)
  • Mortality rate / Mortality rate from fishing (F) (54)
  • Other - Ratio catch/biomass (54)
  • Mortality rate / Mortality rate from fishing (F) (5)
Criteria and parameters used (number of parameters) D3C2 Spawning stock biomass (SSB) (3.2, 3.2.1, 3.2.2)
  • Biomass of spawning stock (SSB) (54)
  • Other - Biomass Index (54)
  • Biomass of spawning stock (SSB) (3)
Criteria and parameters used (number of parameters) D3C3 Population age/size distribution (3.3, 3.3.1, 3.3.3, 3.3.4)
  • Other - H95 (5)
  • Other - L95 (59)
  • Other - Lm (54)
  • Other - ML (54)
  • Other - Age at the first maturity stage (1)
  • Other - Age of the first maturity stage (2)
  • Other - The age of the first sexual maturity (1)
Criteria and parameters used (number of parameters) 3.3.2 Mean maximum length across all fish species found in research vessel
Threshold values % of parameters with values (no. of parameters)
41% (160)
100% (12)
Threshold value sources D3 Commercial fish and shellfish
Threshold value sources D3C1 Fishing mortality rate (F) (3.1, 3.1.1, 3.1.2)
  • National (101)
  • CFP (1)
  • CFP-DC-MAP (4)
Threshold value sources D3C2 Spawning stock biomass (SSB) (3.2, 3.2.1, 3.2.2)
  • National (15)
  • CFP (1)
  • CFP-DC-MAP (2)
Threshold value sources D3C3 Population age/size distribution (3.3, 3.3.1, 3.3.3, 3.3.4)
  • National (87)
  • CFP-DC-MAP (1)
  • National (2)
Threshold value sources 3.3.2 Mean maximum length across all fish species found in research vessel
Value achieved upper % of parameters with values (no. of parameters)
45% (177)
100% (12)
Value achieved lower % of parameters with values (no. of parameters)
24% (95)
100% (12)
Value unit/Value unit other (count of use per criterion) D3 Commercial fish and shellfish
Value unit/Value unit other (count of use per criterion) D3C1 Fishing mortality rate (F) (3.1, 3.1.1, 3.1.2)
  • fraction of the average population abundance taken by fishing (38)
  • ratio (45)
  • DMNL (1)
  • dmnl (4)
Value unit/Value unit other (count of use per criterion) D3C2 Spawning stock biomass (SSB) (3.2, 3.2.1, 3.2.2)
  • tonne (99)
  • tonne (3)
Value unit/Value unit other (count of use per criterion) D3C3 Population age/size distribution (3.3, 3.3.1, 3.3.3, 3.3.4)
  • centimetre (108)
  • millimetre (10)
  • percentage (54)
  • percentage (4)
Value unit/Value unit other (count of use per criterion) 3.3.2 Mean maximum length across all fish species found in research vessel
Proportion threshold values Range of % values (no. of parameters)
Range: 14-14% (1 of 388 parameters)
Range: 30-100% (8 of 12 parameters)
Proportion values achieved Range of % values (no. of parameters)
Range: 12-12% (1 of 388 parameters)
Range: 17-100% (12 of 12 parameters)
Proportion threshold value units
% of population achieving threshold value
Trends No. of trends per category
  • Deteriorating (0 or 0.0%)
  • Improving (0 or 0.0%)
  • Stable (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (388 or 100.0%)
  • Deteriorating (2 or 16.7%)
  • Improving (4 or 33.3%)
  • Stable (2 or 16.7%)
  • Unknown (4 or 33.3%)
Parameters achieved No. of parameters per category
  • No (93 or 24.0%)
  • Not assessed (277 or 71.4%)
  • Yes (18 or 4.6%)
  • No (4 or 33.3%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Yes (8 or 66.7%)
Related indicators
  • 3.1
  • 3.2
  • 3.3
Criteria status No. of criteria per category
  • Good (24 or 6.2%)
  • Not assessed (231 or 59.5%)
  • Not good (133 or 34.3%)
  • Good (8 or 66.7%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not good (4 or 33.3%)
Element status No. of elements per category
  • Good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (92 or 23.7%)
  • Not good (296 or 76.3%)
  • Good (7 or 58.3%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not good (5 or 41.7%)
Integration rule type for parameters
OOAO (388 or 100.0%)
Integration rule description for parameters
The integration of indicators by species for each criterion is carried out according to the rule "One Out All Out (OAAO)".
Integration rule type for criteria
OOAO (388 or 100.0%)
Integration rule description for criteria
The integration of the individual criteria for each species - according to the rule "One Out All Out (OAAO)".
GES extent threshold
  • 100.00 (388 of 388, or 100.0%)
GES extent achieved
GES extent unit
  • Proportion of populations in good status (388 of 388, or 100.0%)
GES achieved Commercially exploited fish and shellfish
  • GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported (388)
  • GES achieved (4)
  • Unknown (8)
Assessment period
2012-2017 (388 or 100.0%)
2012-2017 (12 or 100.0%)
Related pressures
  • Contaminants - in seafood (388 or 12.5%)
  • Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence (388 or 12.5%)
  • Extraction of, or mortality/injury to, wild species (by commercial and recreational fishing and other activities) (388 or 12.5%)
  • Input or spread of non-indigenous species (388 or 12.5%)
  • Litter in the environment (388 or 12.5%)
  • Loss of, or change to, natural biological communities due to cultivation of animal or plant species (388 or 12.5%)
  • Physical disturbance to seabed (388 or 12.5%)
  • Physical loss of the seabed (388 or 12.5%)
Related targets
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