Member State report / Art8 / 2012 / D3 / Mediterranean

Report type Member State report to Commission
MSFD Article Art. 8 Initial assessment (and Art. 17 updates)
Report due 2012-10-15
GES Descriptor D3 Commercial fish and shellfish
Region/subregion Mediterranean
Reported by Member state
Member state
UK
ES
FR
IT
MT
SI
HR
EL
CY
Marine reporting units Number used
10
55
4
168
0
5
7
8
1
Features No theme
ImpactPressureExploitedFish (1)
ImpactPressureExploitedShellfish (1)
ImpactPressureFunctionalGroup (1)
ImpactPressureSeabedHabitats (1)
LevelPressureFishingRecreational (1)
LevelPressureLess12PassiveMobile (1)
LevelPressureMore12MobileOther (1)
LevelPressureMore12MobileSeabed (1)
LevelPressureMore12Passive (1)
LevelPressureShellfishCollection (1)
LevelPressureFishingOther (7)
LevelPressureFishingRecreational (7)
LevelPressureLess12PassiveMobile (7)
LevelPressureMore12MobileOther (7)
LevelPressureMore12MobileSeabed (7)
LevelPressureMore12Passive (7)
LevelPressureShellfishCollection (7)
ImpactPressureExploitedFish (1)
ImpactPressureExploitedShellfish (1)
ImpactPressureFunctionalGroup (1)
ImpactPressureSeabedHabitats (1)
LevelPressureFishingRecreational (1)
LevelPressureLess12PassiveMobile (1)
LevelPressureMore12MobileOther (1)
LevelPressureMore12MobileSeabed (1)
LevelPressureMore12Passive (1)
LevelPressureShellfishCollection (1)
LevelPressureLess12PassiveMobile (1)
LevelPressureMore12MobileOther (1)
LevelPressureMore12MobileSeabed (1)
LevelPressureShellfishCollection (1)
ImpactPressureExploitedFish (1)
ImpactPressureExploitedShellfish (1)
ImpactPressureFunctionalGroup (1)
ImpactPressureSeabedHabitats (1)
LevelPressureFishingOther (1)
LevelPressureFishingRecreational (1)
LevelPressureLess12PassiveMobile (1)
LevelPressureMore12MobileOther (1)
LevelPressureMore12MobileSeabed (1)
LevelPressureMore12Passive (1)
LevelPressureShellfishCollection (1)
ImpactPressureExploitedFish (1)
ImpactPressureExploitedShellfish (1)
ImpactPressureExploitedSpecies (3)
ImpactPressureFunctionalGroup (4)
ImpactPressureSeabedHabitats (4)
LevelPressureFishingOther (1)
LevelPressureFishingRecreational (1)
LevelPressureLess12PassiveMobile (1)
LevelPressureMore12MobileOther (1)
LevelPressureMore12MobileSeabed (1)
LevelPressureMore12Passive (1)
LevelPressureOther (3)
LevelPressureShellfishCollection (1)
Elements No theme
AbysRock (1)
AbysSed (1)
Engraulis encrasicolus, golfe du Lion, CGPM, 2010 (1)
Merlucius merlucius, golfe du Lion, 2009 (1)
Mullus barbatus, golfe du Lion, CGPM 2009 (1)
NotRelevant (1)
Sardina pilchardus, golfe du Lion, CGPM, 2010 (1)
Thunnus thynnus, atlantique nord et méditerranée, CICAT, 2010 (2)
Xiphia gladus, méditerranée, CICAT 2010 (2)
anguilla anguilla, atlantique nord est et Méditerranée, CIEM 2010 (1)
 Solea spp (1)
Anguilla anguilla (1)
Boops boops (1)
Dicentrarchus labrax (1)
Engraulis encrasicolus (1)
Loligo vulgaris (1)
Lophius budegassa (1)
Merluccius merluccius (1)
Micromesistius poutassou (1)
Mullus barbatus (1)
Mullus surmuletus (1)
Nephrops norvegicus (1)
Octopus vulgaris (1)
Pagellus erythrinus (1)
Parapenaeus longirostris (1)
Penaeus kerathurus (1)
Raja clavata (1)
Sarda sarda (1)
Sardina pilchardus (1)
Scomber japonicus (1)
Scomber scombrus (1)
Sepia officinalis (1)
Sparus aurata (1)
Spicara smaris (1)
Squilla mantis (1)
Thunnus thynnus (1)
Trachurus spp (1)
Xiphias gladius (1)
NotRelevant (11)
Predominant habitats
LBathRock (1)
LBathSed (1)
LitRock (1)
LitSed (1)
ShallCoarseSed (1)
ShallMud (1)
ShallMxdSed (1)
ShallRock (1)
ShallSand (1)
ShelfCoarseSed (1)
ShelfMud (1)
ShelfMxdSed (1)
ShelfRock (1)
ShelfSand (1)
UBathRock (1)
UBathSed (1)
ShallRock (1)
ShelfCoarseSed (1)
ShelfMud (1)
ShelfMxdSed (1)
ShelfSand (1)
UBathRock (2)
UBathSed (2)
HabitatsOther (1)
Functional group
ReptilesTurtles (1)
FishDemersalElasmobranchs (2)
BirdsOffshorePelagic (1)
BirdsOffshoreSurface (1)
FishCoastal (1)
FishPelagic (1)
MammalsSeals (1)
MammalsToothedWhales (1)
ReptilesTurtles (1)
FishCoastal (1)
FishDemersal (1)
FishPelagic (1)
Species group
BirdsAll (1)
CephalopodsAll (1)
FishAll (1)
MammalsAll (1)
CephalopodsAll (2)
FishAll (3)
Criteria used D3 Commercial fish and shellfish
D3C1 Fishing mortality rate (F) (3.1, 3.1.1, 3.1.2)
3.1, 3.1.2, 3.1.1
3.1
3.1, 3.1.1
3.1, 3.1.2, 3.1.1
D3C2 Spawning stock biomass (SSB) (3.2, 3.2.1, 3.2.2)
3.2, 3.2.1
3.2, 3.2.2, 3.2.1
D3C3 Population age/size distribution (3.3, 3.3.1, 3.3.3, 3.3.4)
3.3, 3.3.1
3.3.2 Mean maximum length across all fish species found in research vessel
Threshold values % of indicators with values (no. of indicators reported)
0.0% (0)
0.0% (0)
0.0% (0)
50.0% (14)
0.0% (0)
0.0% (1)
0.0% (0)
71.4% (7)
33.3% (21)
Proportion threshold values Range of % values (no. of indicators reported)
100 - 100 (14)
30 - 30 (5)
Baseline No. of indicators reported per response
Fcurr, E and F0.1 based on the latest stock assessments; E ref limit set at 0.4 according to Patterson (1992) (7)
Trend based analysis (linear regression) according to the longest available trawl-survey time series (Medits, 1994-2011; SoleMON, 2005-2011) (7)
Historic or present reference condition (5)
Not relevant (6)
n/a (1)
Proportion values achieved No. of criteria reported per category
Unknown_NotAssessed (8 or 100.0%)
50-75% (2 or 4.1%)
75-100% (28 or 57.1%)
Unknown_NotAssessed (19 or 38.8%)
50-75% (2 or 25.0%)
75-100% (4 or 50.0%)
Unknown_NotAssessed (2 or 25.0%)
Unknown_NotAssessed (4 or 100.0%)
14 (1 or 11.1%)
25-50% (2 or 22.2%)
5-25% (1 or 11.1%)
Unknown_NotAssessed (5 or 55.6%)
1-5% (2 or 9.5%)
50-75% (1 or 4.8%)
75-100% (1 or 4.8%)
Unknown_NotAssessed (17 or 81.0%)
Assessment trend (status) No. of criteria assessments per category
Unknown_NotAssessed (5 or 100.0%)
Unknown_NotAssessed (7 or 100.0%)
Declining (2 or 100.0%)
Unknown_NotAssessed (1 or 100.0%)
Improving (2 or 40.0%)
Stable (1 or 20.0%)
Unknown_NotAssessed (2 or 40.0%)
Stable (2 or 11.8%)
Unknown_NotAssessed (15 or 88.2%)
Criteria status No. of criteria assessments per category
Descriptive (4 or 80.0%)
NotAssessed (1 or 20.0%)
NotGood (7 or 100.0%)
Descriptive (2 or 100.0%)
NotAssessed (1 or 100.0%)
Good (3 or 60.0%)
NotAssessed (2 or 40.0%)
NotAssessed (14 or 82.4%)
NotGood (2 or 11.8%)
OtherStatus (1 or 5.9%)
Assessment period
2010 - 2010
1994 - 2011
1990 - 2009
Related activities
Fisheries, NotReported
AgricultForestry, Fisheries, NotReported, Urban
Fisheries, NotReported
Fisheries, NotReported
Fisheries, NotReported