Member State report / Art8 / 2018 / D1-P / Mediterranean

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 Pelagic habitats
Region/subregion Mediterranean
Reported by Member state
Member state
United Kingdom
Spain
France
Italy
Malta
Slovenia
Croatia
Greece
Cyprus
Member state report
Marine reporting units MRUs used
  • MIC-MT-MS-01
  • MAD-SI-MRU-1
  • MAD-HR-MRU_1
  • MAD-EL-MS-AD
  • MAL-EL-MS-AL
  • MIC-EL-MS-IO
Features Habitats
  • Pelagic broad habitats (2)
  • Pelagic broad habitats (8)
  • Pelagic broad habitats (2)
  • Pelagic broad habitats (9)
Element Coastal
  • D1C6 (1)
  • D1C6 (8)
Element Shelf
  • D1C6 (1)
Element Chlorophyll-a
  • None (3)
Element Phytoplankton
  • D1C6 (1)
  • D1C6 (3)
Element Zooplankton Mean Size and Total Stock
  • D1C6 (1)
  • D1C6 (3)
Element2
Element sources No. of elements per level
  • EU (2)
  • National (0)
  • EU (8)
  • National (0)
  • EU (0)
  • National (2)
  • EU (9)
  • National (0)
Criteria and parameters used (number of parameters) D1 Pelagic habitats
Criteria and parameters used (number of parameters) D1C6 Pelagic habitat condition (1.5.2, 1.6, 1.6.1, 1.6.2, 1.6.3)
  • Other - Diatoms/Dinoflagellates Biomass Ratio (2)
  • Extent (1)
  • Other - Koncentracija hranilnih snovi (1)
  • Other - Koncentracija klorofila a (1)
  • Other - Pogostost cvetenja fitoplanktona (1)
  • Other - Prosojnost (1)
  • Other - Sestava vrst, številčnost in/ali biomasa (1)
  • Other - Temperatura (1)
  • Size distribution (1)
  • Habitat condition (2)
Threshold values % of parameters with values (no. of parameters)
0% (0)
25% (2)
0% (0)
Threshold value sources D1 Pelagic habitats
Threshold value sources D1C6 Pelagic habitat condition (1.5.2, 1.6, 1.6.1, 1.6.2, 1.6.3)
  • WaterFD (1)
Value achieved upper % of parameters with values (no. of parameters)
0% (0)
12% (1)
0% (0)
Value achieved lower % of parameters with values (no. of parameters)
0% (0)
12% (1)
0% (0)
Value unit/Value unit other (count of use per criterion) D1 Pelagic habitats
Value unit/Value unit other (count of use per criterion) D1C6 Pelagic habitat condition (1.5.2, 1.6, 1.6.1, 1.6.2, 1.6.3)
  • metre (1)
  • microgram per litre (1)
  • Abundance (Individuals per cubic metre) (1)
  • Cells per litre (1)
Proportion threshold values Range of % values (no. of parameters)
Range: 100-100% (2 of 2 parameters)
Proportion values achieved Range of % values (no. of parameters)
Range: 88-100% (4 of 8 parameters)
Range: 100-100% (2 of 2 parameters)
Proportion threshold value units
% area of MRU achieving threshold value
% area of MRU achieving threshold value
Trends No. of trends per category
  • Deteriorating (0 or 0.0%)
  • Stable (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (2 or 100.0%)
  • Deteriorating (1 or 12.5%)
  • Stable (4 or 50.0%)
  • Unknown (3 or 37.5%)
  • Deteriorating (0 or 0.0%)
  • Stable (2 or 100.0%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
Parameters achieved No. of parameters per category
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Yes (0 or 0.0%)
  • Yes, based on low risk (2 or 100.0%)
  • Not assessed (4 or 50.0%)
  • Yes (4 or 50.0%)
  • Yes, based on low risk (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Yes (2 or 100.0%)
  • Yes, based on low risk (0 or 0.0%)
Related indicators
Criteria status No. of criteria per category
  • Good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good, based on low risk (2 or 100.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good (8 or 100.0%)
  • Good, based on low risk (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good (2 or 100.0%)
  • Good, based on low risk (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good, based on low risk (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (6 or 100.0%)
Element status No. of elements per category
  • Good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good, based on low risk (2 or 100.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good (8 or 100.0%)
  • Good, based on low risk (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good (2 or 100.0%)
  • Good, based on low risk (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good, based on low risk (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (9 or 100.0%)
Integration rule type for parameters
THRES (8 or 100.0%)
Integration rule description for parameters
The application of the combination of threshold values where available and expert assessment.
Integration rule type for criteria
Integration rule description for criteria
GES extent threshold
  • 100.00 (2 of 2, or 100.0%)
GES extent achieved
  • 100.00 (8 of 8, or 100.0%)
  • 100.00 (2 of 2, or 100.0%)
GES extent unit
  • Proportion of habitats in good status (8 of 8, or 100.0%)
  • Proportion of habitats in good status (2 of 2, or 100.0%)
GES achieved Pelagic broad habitats
  • Not assessed (2)
  • GES achieved (8)
  • GES achieved (2)
  • Not assessed (9)
Assessment period
2017-2018 (2 or 100.0%)
2012-2017 (8 or 100.0%)
2013-2018 (2 or 100.0%)
2012-2017 (9 or 100.0%)
Related pressures
  • Eutrophication (2 or 33.3%)
  • Hydrographical changes (2 or 33.3%)
  • Input or spread of non-indigenous species (2 or 33.3%)
  • Changes to hydrological conditions (8 or 25.0%)
  • Extraction of, or mortality/injury to, wild species (by commercial and recreational fishing and other activities) (8 or 25.0%)
  • Input of nutrients - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition (8 or 25.0%)
  • Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events (8 or 25.0%)
Related targets
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