Member State report / Art10 / 2018 / D6 / Mediterranean

Report type Member State report to Commission
MSFD Article Art. 10 Environmental targets (and Art. 17 updates)
Report due 2018-10-15
GES Descriptor D6 Sea-floor integrity/D1 Benthic habitats
Region/subregion Mediterranean
Reported by Member state
Member state
United Kingdom
Spain
France
Italy
Malta
Slovenia
Croatia
Greece
Cyprus
Member state report
Reporting area(s) MRUs used
  • MWE-ES-SD-ESAL
  • MWE-ES-SD-LEV
  • MWE-FR-MS-MO
  • IT-AS-0001
  • IT-ISCMS-0001
  • IT-WMS-0001
  • MIC-MT-MS-01
  • MIC-MT-TeW-01
  • MAD-SI-MRU-1
  • MAD-HR-AA-OPEN_8A1_8B6
  • MAD-HR-MRU_1
  • MAL-CY-MS
Features Structure, functions and processes of marine ecosystems: Species
  • All birds (2)
  • All mammals (1)
  • Benthic-feeding birds (1)
  • Coastal fish (2)
  • Demersal shelf fish (2)
  • Grazing birds (1)
  • Pelagic-feeding birds (1)
  • Surface-feeding birds (1)
  • Turtles (1)
  • Wading birds (1)
  • All cephalopods (3)
  • All fish (3)
  • Commercially exploited fish and shellfish (3)
Structure, functions and processes of marine ecosystems: Habitats
  • All habitats (2)
  • Benthic habitats (15)
  • Littoral rock and biogenic reef (2)
  • Littoral sediment (2)
  • Lower bathyal rock and biogenic reef (2)
  • Lower bathyal sediment (2)
  • Offshore circalittoral coarse sediment (2)
  • Offshore circalittoral mixed sediment (2)
  • Offshore circalittoral mud (2)
  • Offshore circalittoral rock and biogenic reef (2)
  • Offshore circalittoral sand (2)
  • Upper bathyal rock and biogenic reef (2)
  • Upper bathyal sediment (2)
  • Benthic broad habitats (2)
  • Benthic habitats (5)
  • Circalittoral coarse sediment (2)
  • Circalittoral mixed sediment (7)
  • Circalittoral mud (2)
  • Circalittoral rock and biogenic reef (7)
  • Circalittoral sand (2)
  • Infralittoral coarse sediment (2)
  • Infralittoral mixed sediment (10)
  • Infralittoral mud (6)
  • Infralittoral rock and biogenic reef (11)
  • Infralittoral sand (10)
  • Littoral rock and biogenic reef (6)
  • Littoral sediment (6)
  • Lower bathyal rock and biogenic reef (3)
  • Lower bathyal sediment (3)
  • Offshore circalittoral coarse sediment (5)
  • Offshore circalittoral mixed sediment (10)
  • Offshore circalittoral mud (5)
  • Offshore circalittoral rock and biogenic reef (9)
  • Offshore circalittoral sand (5)
  • Other benthic habitats (4)
  • Pelagic habitats (4)
  • Upper bathyal rock and biogenic reef (4)
  • Upper bathyal sediment (4)
  • Other habitat types (3)
  • Benthic habitats (2)
  • Benthic broad habitats (8)
  • Benthic habitats (2)
  • Circalittoral coarse sediment (1)
  • Circalittoral mixed sediment (2)
  • Circalittoral rock and biogenic reef (1)
  • Infralittoral coarse sediment (1)
  • Infralittoral mixed sediment (2)
  • Infralittoral rock and biogenic reef (1)
  • Littoral rock and biogenic reef (5)
  • Littoral sediment (7)
  • Offshore circalittoral mud (1)
  • Offshore circalittoral sand (1)
  • Pelagic habitats (1)
  • Upper bathyal sediment (1)
  • Benthic habitats (1)
  • Circalittoral coarse sediment (1)
  • Circalittoral mixed sediment (1)
  • Circalittoral mud (1)
  • Circalittoral rock and biogenic reef (1)
  • Coastal (1)
  • Shelf (1)
Structure, functions and processes of marine ecosystems: Ecosystems, including food webs
  • Seabed substrate and morphology (2)
  • Coastal ecosystem (2)
  • Bathymetry (1)
Structure, functions and processes of marine ecosystems: No theme
  • All marine ecosystem elements (35)
Anthropogenic pressures on the marine environment: Biological
  • Extraction of, or mortality/injury to, wild species (by commercial and recreational fishing and other activities) (3)
  • Input or spread of non-indigenous species (6)
  • All biological pressures (1)
  • Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence (7)
  • Extraction of, or mortality/injury to, wild species (by commercial and recreational fishing and other activities) (9)
  • Input of microbial pathogens (1)
  • Input or spread of non-indigenous species (1)
  • Extraction of, or mortality/injury to, wild species (by commercial and recreational fishing and other activities) (3)
Anthropogenic pressures on the marine environment: Physical
  • Changes to hydrological conditions (5)
  • Physical disturbance to seabed (5)
  • Physical loss of the seabed (7)
  • All physical pressures (1)
  • Physical disturbance to seabed (15)
  • Physical loss of the seabed (9)
  • Physical disturbance to seabed (9)
  • Physical loss of the seabed (9)
  • Physical disturbance to seabed (1)
  • Physical loss of the seabed (1)
  • Changes to hydrological conditions (1)
  • Physical disturbance to seabed (1)
  • Physical loss of the seabed (1)
Anthropogenic pressures on the marine environment: Substances, litter and energy
  • All pressures related to inputs of substances, litter and energy (2)
  • Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events (2)
  • Input of anthropogenic sound (impulsive, continuous) (1)
  • Input of litter (solid waste matter, including micro-sized litter) (2)
  • Input of nutrients - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition (2)
  • Input of other forms of energy (including electromagnetic fields, light and heat) (1)
  • Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events (1)
Anthropogenic pressures on the marine environment: No theme
  • All pressures (2)
Pressure levels and impacts in marine environment: Biological
  • Established non-indigenous species (2)
  • Newly-introduced non-indigenous species (2)
Pressure levels and impacts in marine environment: Chemical
  • Eutrophication (1)
Uses and human activities in or affecting the marine environment: Physical restructuring of rivers, coastline or seabed (water management)
  • All activities related to physical restructuring of rivers, coastline or seabed (2)
GES components
  • D1 Biodiversity (76)
  • D10 Litter (29)
  • D11 Energy, incl. underwater noise (27)
  • D2 Non-indigenous species (37)
  • D3 Commercial fish and shellfish (31)
  • D4 Food webs/D1 Ecosystems (47)
  • D5 Eutrophication (29)
  • D6 Sea-floor integrity/D1 Benthic habitats (76)
  • D7 Hydrographical changes (39)
  • D8 Contaminants (29)
  • D9 Contaminants in seafood (27)
  • D1 Biodiversity (6)
  • D10 Litter (1)
  • D11 Energy, incl. underwater noise (1)
  • D2 Non-indigenous species (1)
  • D3 Commercial fish and shellfish (3)
  • D4 Food webs/D1 Ecosystems (6)
  • D6 Sea-floor integrity/D1 Benthic habitats (26)
  • D7 Hydrographical changes (2)
  • D8 Contaminants (1)
  • D9 Contaminants in seafood (1)
  • D1C2 Population abundance (1.2, 1.2.1) (3)
  • D3 Commercial fish and shellfish (3)
  • D3C2 Spawning stock biomass (SSB) (3.2, 3.2.1, 3.2.2) (3)
  • D6 Sea-floor integrity/D1 Benthic habitats (3)
  • D6C1 Physical loss of the seabed (6.1) (9)
  • D6C2 Physical disturbance to the seabed (6.1) (9)
  • D6C4 Benthic habitat extent (1.4, 1.4.1, 1.4.2, 1.5, 1.5.1, 6.1.1) (3)
  • 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) (3)
  • D6C2 Physical disturbance to the seabed (6.1) (2)
  • D6C3 Adverse effects from physical disturbance (6.1.2) (2)
  • 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) (2)
  • D6 Sea-floor integrity/D1 Benthic habitats (6)
  • D6C4 Benthic habitat extent (1.4, 1.4.1, 1.4.2, 1.5, 1.5.1, 6.1.1) (1)
  • 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)
  • D1C6 Pelagic habitat condition (1.5.2, 1.6, 1.6.1, 1.6.2, 1.6.3) (1)
  • D6 Sea-floor integrity/D1 Benthic habitats (1)
  • D6C1 Physical loss of the seabed (6.1) (1)
  • D6C2 Physical disturbance to the seabed (6.1) (1)
  • D6C3 Adverse effects from physical disturbance (6.1.2) (1)
  • D6C4 Benthic habitat extent (1.4, 1.4.1, 1.4.2, 1.5, 1.5.1, 6.1.1) (4)
  • 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) (3)
  • D6 Sea-floor integrity/D1 Benthic habitats (1)
Target Number defined
57
16
5
2
8
11
1
Target code/description
A.3.6: Maintain the parameters and trends of state or condition descriptors of benthic communities (and their different facies and associations) within values to ensure their durability and performance, as well as the maintenance of their characteristic species, key and unique species.
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D01-HB-OE10: Avoid abrasion and smothering of the most representative areas of deep habitats (Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems*) and reduce the abrasion of particular geomorphological structures**: * Definition of Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems based on..:- the IFREMER proposal for France transm...
T 1.2: Increase in the number of marine habitats listed in the Habitats Directive and referred to in the SPA/BD Protocol of the Barcelona Convention which maintains or achieves a favourable conservation status
T 6.1: A specific regulation to limit the impact of physical loss on ...
MT_Target_2019_D6C5b: The intensity and distribution of otter bottom trawling are stable and do not increase significantly through time.
MT_Target_2019_D6C5a: Extent of seabed habitats subject to physical disturbance as a result of anchoring and mooring is reduced.
D6-3: Achieving good and preventing deterioration of benthic communities, evaluated using already developed and operational multi-metric indices to assess the status and functionality of the benthic community in accordance with Directive 2000/60 / EC.
D6C5: Prevention of deterio...
D6T1: Spatial extent and distribution of physical loss of the natural seabed does not increase to an extent that endangers the functioning of the ecosystem.
Target 6: Distribution of photophilic algal community is in accordance with the expected pattern throughout the established distributional range.
D6T5: Posidonia oceanica: a) The area of distribution of P. oceanica meadow is not decreasing. b) Ecological quality of P. oceanica meadow is not decreasing.
Target 5: a) Range of photophilic algal community is stable or increasing according to all indicators monitored and not below then Favourable Reference Range (according to Habitat Directive). b) Range of Posidonia meadow is stable or increasing and is not less than the FRR value (Favourable Reference Range for HD habitats). c) Distributional range of Coralligenous assemblages in Croatia is stable or increasing and not smaller than the FRR value (Favourable Reference Range for HD habitats).
D6T3: Posidonia oceanica meadow: a) The area of distribution of P. oceanica meadow is not decreasing. b) Ecological quality of P. oceanica meadow is not decreasing.
Target 7: a) Coastline colonized by Cystoseira amantacea is stable or increasing and not smaller that the baseline value. b) The upper and lower limits of Posidonia meadows are not in regression.
D6T6: Biocenosis of sublittoral algae: a) Good ecological status of benthic communities on hard bottoms is not decreasing. b) Distribution of biocenosis is maintained. c) Species composition is maintained and in accordance with nature of substrate and environmental conditions. Sublittoral fine sands with different amount of mud: a) Good ecological status of benthic communities on soft bottoms is not decreasing. b) Distribution of biocenosis is maintained. c) Species composition is maintained and in accordance with nature of substrate and environmental conditions. Sublittoral coarse sands with different amount of mud: a) Good ecological status of benthic communities on soft bottoms is not decreasing. b) Distribution of biocenosis is maintained. c) Species composition is maintained and in accordance with nature of substrate and environmental conditions. Circalittoral muds: a) Good ecological status of benthic communities on soft bottoms is not decreasing. b) Distribution of biocenosis is maintained. c) Species composition is maintained and in accordance with nature of substrate and environmental conditions. Circalittoral sands: a) Good ecological status of benthic communities on soft bottoms is not decreasing. b) Distribution of biocenosis is maintained. c) Species composition is maintained and in accordance with nature of substrate and environmental conditions. Bathyal muds: a) Good ecological status of benthic communities on soft bottoms is not decreasing. b) Distribution of biocenosis is maintained. c) Species composition is maintained and in accordance with nature of substrate and environmental conditions.
D6T4: Intertidal hard bottom and rocks: a) Good ecological status of benthic communities on hard bottoms is not decreasing. b) Distribution of biocenosis is maintained. Biocenosis of sublittoral algae: a) Good ecological status of benthic communities on hard bottoms is not decreasing. b) Distribution of biocenosis is maintained.
Target 9: a) Posidonia oceanica shoot density is not decreasing. b) Relative abundances and plankton biomass are not significantly changed from naturally occuring conditions.
D6T2: Spatial extent and distribution of physical distur­bance pressures on the seabed are in an extent that enables sustainable use of ecosystem.
Target 8: a) Upper infralittoral algal communities are in High and Good ecological status according to WFD. b) Posidonia oceanica has Good and High ecological status according to WFD. c) Posidonia meadows have Good and High ecological status according to WFD. d) Habitat structure and function of Coralligenous assemblages in Croatia are maintained. e) Taxonomic diversity of planktonic species is not significantly changed from naturally occurring conditions.
Target4: Target 4: The marine environment of Cyprus is considered to be in good environmental status by the year 2020 if the structure and function of the ecosystem are safeguarded and not adversely affected. Specifically, diversity and productivity are maintained, and any pressures do not hinder the ecosystem components to recover and/or retain their natural diversity, productivity and dynamic ecological processes.
Target value No. of parameters/elements with quantitative values
  • Not reported (39 - 100.0%)
  • Reported (0 - 0.0%)
  • Not reported (22 - 88.0%)
  • Reported (3 - 12.0%)
  • Not reported (15 - 100.0%)
  • Reported (0 - 0.0%)
  • Not reported (2 - 100.0%)
  • Reported (0 - 0.0%)
  • Not reported (9 - 100.0%)
  • Reported (0 - 0.0%)
  • Not reported (1 - 100.0%)
  • Reported (0 - 0.0%)
Target status No. of assessments per category
  • Status not reported (31 - 79.5%)
  • Target achieved (6 - 15.4%)
  • Target not yet achieved (2 - 5.1%)
  • Status not reported (6 - 24.0%)
  • Target not yet achieved (19 - 76.0%)
  • Target not yet achieved (15 - 100.0%)
  • Status not reported (2 - 100.0%)
  • Status not reported (3 - 33.3%)
  • Target achieved (4 - 44.4%)
  • Target not yet achieved (2 - 22.2%)
  • Target achieved (1 - 100.0%)
Assessment period No. of targets per period
0212-2018 (1 - 2.6%)
2012-2018 (37 - 94.9%)
2012-2108 (1 - 2.6%)
2012-2018 (6 - 24.0%)
2015-2021 (19 - 76.0%)
2012-2017 (15 - 100.0%)
2020-2025 (2 - 100.0%)
2013-2018 (9 - 100.0%)
2012-2018 (1 - 100.0%)
Timescale to achieve targets No. of targets per date
2020-12 (39 - 51.3%)
2024-12 (37 - 48.7%)
2020-12 (6 - 23.1%)
2026-12 (20 - 76.9%)
2020-12 (15 - 100.0%)
2025-12 (2 - 100.0%)
2020-01 (5 - 62.5%)
2024-12 (3 - 37.5%)
2018-10 (1 - 9.1%)
2020-10 (4 - 36.4%)
2024-12 (6 - 54.5%)
2018-12 (1 - 100.0%)
Update date No. of targets per date
2012-11 (39 - 51.3%)
2019-07 (37 - 48.7%)
2019-09 (26 - 100.0%)
2018-12 (15 - 100.0%)
2019-12 (2 - 100.0%)
2013-04 (5 - 62.5%)
2020-01 (3 - 37.5%)
2014-07 (4 - 36.4%)
2019-05 (1 - 9.1%)
2019-06 (4 - 36.4%)
2019-07 (2 - 18.2%)
2012-12 (1 - 100.0%)
Update type No. of targets per category
  • Modified from 2012 definition (35 - 46.1%)
  • New target (37 - 48.7%)
  • Target no longer needed (4 - 5.3%)
  • New target (20 - 76.9%)
  • Target no longer needed (6 - 23.1%)
  • Modified from 2012 definition (9 - 60.0%)
  • Same as 2012 definition (6 - 40.0%)
  • Modified from 2012 definition (2 - 100.0%)
  • New target (3 - 37.5%)
  • Target no longer needed (5 - 62.5%)
  • Modified from 2012 definition (1 - 9.1%)
  • New target (2 - 18.2%)
  • Same as 2012 definition (3 - 27.3%)
  • Target no longer needed (5 - 45.5%)
  • Same as 2012 definition (1 - 100.0%)
Related indicators No. of different indicators reported
8
19
2
Related measures No. of different measures reported
30
4
2
4
9