Member State report / Art8 / 2018 / D4 / 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 D4 Food webs/D1 Ecosystems
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
  • MWE-ES-SD-ESAL
  • MWE-ES-SD-LEV
  • IT-AS-0001
  • IT-ISCMS-0001
  • IT-WMS-0001
  • MIC-MT-MS-01
  • MAD-SI-MRU-1
  • MAD-HR-MRU_1
  • MAL-EL-MS-AL
  • MIC-EL-MS-IO
Features Ecosystems, including food webs
  • Shelf ecosystem (8)
  • Ecosystems, including food webs (12)
  • Ecosystems, including food webs (2)
  • Shelf ecosystem (6)
  • Coastal ecosystem (12)
  • Shelf ecosystem (12)
  • Ecosystems, including food webs (4)
Element All trophic guilds
  • D4C2 (3)
Element Primary producers
  • D4C1 (3)
  • D4C1 (1)
  • D4C2 (1)
  • D4C1 (2)
  • D4C2 (4)
  • D4C4 (2)
Element Secondary producers
  • D4C1 (1)
  • D4C2 (1)
  • D4C1 (2)
  • D4C2 (2)
  • D4C4 (2)
Element Planktivores
  • D4C2 (4)
  • D4C3 (2)
Element Sub-apex pelagic predators
  • D4C1 (1)
  • D4C2 (1)
Element Sub-apex demersal predators
  • D4C1 (3)
Element Apex predators
  • D4C1 (3)
  • D4C2 (4)
Element Coastal ecosystems
  • D4C2 (2)
  • D4C3 (2)
Element2
Element sources No. of elements per level
  • CFP (0)
  • National (0)
  • Other (12)
  • CFP (0)
  • National (6)
  • Other (0)
  • CFP (0)
  • National (24)
  • Other (0)
  • CFP (4)
  • National (0)
  • Other (0)
Criteria and parameters used (number of parameters) D4 Food webs/D1 Ecosystems
Criteria and parameters used (number of parameters) D4C1 Trophic guild species diversity (1.7, 1.7.1)
  • Other - Species composition & relative abundance (9)
  • Other - Species Composition (2)
  • Other - Species composition (2)
Criteria and parameters used (number of parameters) D4C2 Abundance across trophic guilds (1.7, 1.7.1, 4.3, 4.3.1)
  • Other - Abundance across guilds (3)
  • Abundance (8)
  • Biomass (6)
Criteria and parameters used (number of parameters) D4C3 Trophic guild size distribution (4.2, 4.2.1)
  • Size distribution (2)
  • Size distribution (1)
Criteria and parameters used (number of parameters) D4C4 Trophic guild productivity (4.1, 4.1.1)
  • Productivity (4)
Threshold values % of parameters with values (no. of parameters)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
Threshold value sources D4 Food webs/D1 Ecosystems
Threshold value sources D4C1 Trophic guild species diversity (1.7, 1.7.1)
Threshold value sources D4C2 Abundance across trophic guilds (1.7, 1.7.1, 4.3, 4.3.1)
Threshold value sources D4C3 Trophic guild size distribution (4.2, 4.2.1)
Threshold value sources D4C4 Trophic guild productivity (4.1, 4.1.1)
Value achieved upper % of parameters with values (no. of parameters)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
Value achieved lower % of parameters with values (no. of parameters)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
Value unit/Value unit other (count of use per criterion) D4 Food webs/D1 Ecosystems
Value unit/Value unit other (count of use per criterion) D4C1 Trophic guild species diversity (1.7, 1.7.1)
  • (number of) species (4)
Value unit/Value unit other (count of use per criterion) D4C2 Abundance across trophic guilds (1.7, 1.7.1, 4.3, 4.3.1)
  • (number of) individuals (6)
  • tonne (2)
Value unit/Value unit other (count of use per criterion) D4C3 Trophic guild size distribution (4.2, 4.2.1)
Value unit/Value unit other (count of use per criterion) D4C4 Trophic guild productivity (4.1, 4.1.1)
Proportion threshold values Range of % values (no. of parameters)
Proportion values achieved Range of % values (no. of parameters)
Proportion threshold value units
Trends No. of trends per category
  • Stable (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (12 or 100.0%)
  • Stable (24 or 100.0%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Stable (1 or 100.0%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
Parameters achieved No. of parameters per category
  • Not assessed (6 or 50.0%)
  • Unknown (6 or 50.0%)
  • Yes (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Yes (24 or 100.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Yes (1 or 100.0%)
Related indicators
Criteria status No. of criteria per category
  • Good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (8 or 100.0%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (6 or 50.0%)
  • Unknown (6 or 50.0%)
  • Good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (2 or 100.0%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (6 or 100.0%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good (24 or 100.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good (1 or 25.0%)
  • Not assessed (2 or 50.0%)
  • Unknown (1 or 25.0%)
Element status No. of elements per category
  • Good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good, based on low risk (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (6 or 50.0%)
  • Unknown (6 or 50.0%)
  • Good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good, based on low risk (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (6 or 100.0%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good (24 or 100.0%)
  • Good, based on low risk (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good, based on low risk (2 or 50.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (2 or 50.0%)
Integration rule type for parameters
Not relevant (8 or 100.0%)
Integration rule description for parameters
Integration rule type for criteria
Not relevant (8 or 100.0%)
Integration rule description for criteria
GES extent threshold
GES extent achieved
GES extent unit
GES achieved Coastal ecosystem
  • GES achieved (12)
GES achieved Shelf ecosystem
  • Not assessed (8)
  • Not assessed (6)
  • GES achieved (12)
GES achieved Ecosystems, including food webs
  • Not assessed (12)
  • Not assessed (2)
  • Unknown (4)
Assessment period
2012-2018 (8 or 100.0%)
2012-2017 (12 or 100.0%)
2012-2018 (2 or 100.0%)
2012-2017 (6 or 100.0%)
2013-2018 (24 or 100.0%)
2012-2018 (4 or 100.0%)
Related pressures
  • Extraction of, or mortality/injury to, wild species (by commercial and recreational fishing and other activities) (12 or 50.0%)
  • Input of nutrients - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition (12 or 50.0%)
  • All pressures (6 or 100.0%)
Related targets
48
1
1