Member State report / Art8 / 2012 / D6 / 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 D6 Sea-floor integrity/D1 Benthic habitats
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
Condition (9)
Distribution (9)
Extent (9)
HabitatOverall (9)
ImpactPressureExploitedFish (1)
ImpactPressureExploitedShellfish (1)
ImpactPressureFunctionalGroup (1)
ImpactPressureSeabedHabitats (1)
ImpactsPressureSeabedHabitats (2)
LevelPressure (2)
LevelPressureFishingRecreational (1)
LevelPressureLess12PassiveMobile (1)
LevelPressureMore12MobileOther (1)
LevelPressureMore12MobileSeabed (1)
LevelPressureMore12Passive (1)
LevelPressureShellfishCollection (1)
Condition (88)
Distribution (88)
Extent (88)
HabitatOverall (88)
LevelPressure (15)
LevelPressureFishingOther (7)
LevelPressureFishingRecreational (7)
LevelPressureLess12PassiveMobile (7)
LevelPressureMore12MobileOther (7)
LevelPressureMore12MobileSeabed (7)
LevelPressureMore12Passive (7)
LevelPressureShellfishCollection (7)
Condition (6)
Distribution (6)
Extent (6)
HabitatOverall (6)
ImpactPressureExploitedFish (1)
ImpactPressureExploitedShellfish (1)
ImpactPressureFunctionalGroup (1)
ImpactPressureSeabedHabitats (1)
ImpactsPressureSeabedHabitats (3)
LevelPressure (3)
LevelPressureFishingRecreational (1)
LevelPressureLess12PassiveMobile (1)
LevelPressureMore12MobileOther (1)
LevelPressureMore12MobileSeabed (1)
LevelPressureMore12Passive (1)
LevelPressureShellfishCollection (1)
Condition (3)
Distribution (3)
Extent (3)
HabitatOverall (3)
ImpactsPressureSeabedHabitats (1)
LevelPressure (1)
LevelPressureLess12PassiveMobile (1)
LevelPressureMore12MobileOther (1)
LevelPressureMore12MobileSeabed (1)
LevelPressureShellfishCollection (1)
Condition (9)
Distribution (9)
Extent (9)
HabitatOverall (9)
ImpactPressureExploitedFish (1)
ImpactPressureExploitedShellfish (1)
ImpactPressureFunctionalGroup (1)
ImpactPressureSeabedHabitats (1)
ImpactsPressureSeabedHabitats (2)
LevelPressure (2)
LevelPressureFishingOther (1)
LevelPressureFishingRecreational (1)
LevelPressureLess12PassiveMobile (1)
LevelPressureMore12MobileOther (1)
LevelPressureMore12MobileSeabed (1)
LevelPressureMore12Passive (1)
LevelPressureShellfishCollection (1)
Condition (6)
Distribution (6)
Extent (6)
HabitatOverall (6)
ImpactPressureExploitedFish (1)
ImpactPressureExploitedShellfish (1)
ImpactPressureExploitedSpecies (3)
ImpactPressureFunctionalGroup (4)
ImpactPressureSeabedHabitats (4)
ImpactsPressureSeabedHabitats (2)
LevelPressure (2)
LevelPressureFishingOther (1)
LevelPressureFishingRecreational (1)
LevelPressureLess12PassiveMobile (1)
LevelPressureMore12MobileOther (1)
LevelPressureMore12MobileSeabed (1)
LevelPressureMore12Passive (1)
LevelPressureOther (3)
LevelPressureShellfishCollection (1)
Elements No theme
AbysRock (3)
AbysSed (3)
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 (13)
Predominant habitats
LBathRock (3)
LBathSed (3)
LitRock (3)
LitSed (3)
ShallCoarseSed (3)
ShallMud (3)
ShallMxdSed (3)
ShallRock (3)
ShallSand (3)
ShelfCoarseSed (3)
ShelfMud (3)
ShelfMxdSed (3)
ShelfRock (3)
ShelfSand (3)
UBathRock (3)
UBathSed (3)
LitRock (2)
LitSed (2)
ShallMxdSed (1)
ShallRock (3)
LitRock (1)
LitSed (1)
ShallCoarseSed (3)
ShallMud (3)
ShallMxdSed (3)
ShallRock (1)
ShallSand (3)
ShelfCoarseSed (3)
ShelfMud (2)
ShelfMxdSed (3)
ShelfSand (3)
UBathRock (2)
UBathSed (2)
HabitatsOther (1)
Functional group
ReptilesTurtles (1)
FishDemersalElasmobranchs (2)
FishDemersal (1)
BirdsOffshorePelagic (1)
BirdsOffshoreSurface (1)
FishCoastal (1)
FishPelagic (1)
MammalsSeals (1)
MammalsToothedWhales (1)
ReptilesTurtles (1)
FishCoastal (1)
FishDemersal (1)
FishPelagic (1)
Physical/chemical features
CurrentVelocity (1)
TopographyBathymetry (1)
Transparency (3)
Turbidity (2)
Transparency (2)
Turbidity (2)
Species group
BirdsAll (1)
CephalopodsAll (1)
FishAll (1)
MammalsAll (1)
CephalopodsAll (2)
FishAll (3)
Criteria used D6 Sea-floor integrity/D1 Benthic habitats
D6C1 Physical loss of the seabed (6.1)
6.1
6.1
6.1
D6C2 Physical disturbance to the seabed (6.1)
6.1
6.1
6.1
D6C3 Adverse effects from physical disturbance (6.1.2)
6.1.2
6.1.2
D6C4 Benthic habitat extent (1.4, 1.4.1, 1.4.2, 1.5, 1.5.1, 6.1.1)
1.5, 1.4.1, 1.5.1, 1.4, 1.4.2
1.5.1, 6.1.1, 1.4.1
1.4, 1.5.1, 6.1.1, 1.4.1
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)
6.2.2, 1.6.1, 1.6.2, 1.6, 1.6.3
6.2, 6.2.2, 1.6.1, 1.6.2, 6.2.1, 1.6.3
6.2, 6.2.2, 1.6.1, 6.2.3, 6.2.1, 6.2.4
6.2, 6.2.2
Threshold values % of indicators with values (no. of indicators reported)
0.0% (0)
0.0% (0)
0.0% (0)
15.2% (99)
0.0% (0)
45.9% (37)
0.0% (1)
85.2% (54)
53.2% (47)
Proportion threshold values Range of % values (no. of indicators reported)
100 - 100 (14)
10 - 30 (7)
Baseline No. of indicators reported per response
Current physical loss (8)
Fcurr, E and F0.1 based on the latest stock assessments; E ref limit set at 0.4 according to Patterson (1992) (7)
The current extent of biogenic substrates (7)
Trend based analysis (linear regression) according to the longest available trawl-survey time series (Medits, 1994-2011; SoleMON, 2005-2011) (7)
Fitoplankton: Koncentracija klorofila a v referenčnih razmerah je okoli 0,15 µg/L (referenčne razmere za Jadransko morje, ugotovljene na podlagi modeliranja). Nadalje je za referenčne razmere značilno, da se fitoplankton preko leto prekomerno ne namnoži, kar predstavimo z indeksom visokih abundanc fitoplanktona (v referenčnih razmerah IE = 8 %, izračunano na podlagi podatkov na referenčni postaji v slovenskem morju). (3)
Historične referenčne razmere: Po starejših zapisih je pozejdonka poseljevala več območij v Tržaškem zalivu, po letu 1960 pa je prišlo do obsežne degradacije. (2)
Meduze: Na osnovi skoraj 200-letne serije podatkov o prisotnosti meduz v severnem Jadranu smo z valčno analizo opredelili periodičnost pojavljanja (okoli 8 – 12 let). V zadnjem obdobju se perioda skrajšuje, nekatere vrste (Aurelia aurita s.l., Rhizostoma pulmo) v zadnjem desetletju beležimo vsako leto. (3)
Ni še dovolj razpoložljivih podatkov. (1)
Referenčna točka je postaja 000F v J delu Tržaškega zaliva, kjer je vpliv s kopnega najmanjši, čeprav še zmeraj zaznaven. Referenčne razmere ustrezajo mediani podatkov na 000F (TN 22,6 µmol/L, TP 0,3 µmol/L, NO3 1,3 µmol/L, PO4 0,06 µmol/L, prosojnost 10 m). (3)
Trenutne referenčne razmere. IHT vrednosti nad 0,80. V referenčnih razmerah v združbi makroalg v zgornjem infralitoralu prevladujejo vrste iz rodu Cystoseira; EEIc vrednosti nad 8,9. Gostota usnač mora biti nad 50 osebkov/100m^2 transekta. (2)
Trenutne referenčne razmere. V primeru kolenčaste cimodoceje imajo listi v referenčnih razmerah najkrajšo dolžino (v povprečju okoli 11 cm), frekvenčna porazdelitev dolžine listov pa je ln-normalna; MMSkew<0,15. Za pozejdonko je to gostota šopov nad 1100 šopov/m^2. Referenčne vrednosti za bentoške nevretenčarje mehkega sedimentnega dna v globini 7-10 m so definirane za posamezne metrike: AMBI = 1,34; Shannon Wienerjev diverzitetni indeks H' = 5,87; število ugotovljenih vrst S = 91. (1)
V letu 2008 in 2009 smo pridobili vzorce, na podlagi katerih se razvijajo indeksi za oceno hidromorfološke spremenjenosti obale, ki se bodo verjetno lahko uporabili tudi tu. (4)
Zooplanktonska biomasa: Referenčne razmere smo opredelili na osnovi dolgoročnega niza podatkov za zooplanktonsko biomaso v Jadranskem morju iz obdobja 1971 – 1981. (3)
trenutne referenčne razmere, torej nad 1100 šopov/m^2 (2)
Historic or present reference condition (5)
Not relevant (22)
Present reference conditions (2)
n/a (1)
Proportion values achieved No. of criteria reported per category
Altered (2 or 5.1%)
Unknown_NotAssessed (37 or 94.9%)
1-5% (1 or 0.3%)
25-50% (1 or 0.3%)
5-25% (5 or 1.5%)
50-75% (2 or 0.6%)
75-100% (28 or 8.6%)
Altered (4 or 1.2%)
InLine (62 or 19.1%)
Unknown_NotAssessed (214 or 65.8%)
lessthan1% (8 or 2.5%)
5-25% (2 or 6.2%)
50-75% (2 or 6.2%)
75-100% (8 or 25.0%)
Altered (8 or 25.0%)
InLine (10 or 31.2%)
Unknown_NotAssessed (2 or 6.2%)
Altered (4 or 40.0%)
Unknown_NotAssessed (6 or 60.0%)
14 (1 or 2.5%)
25-50% (2 or 5.0%)
5-25% (1 or 2.5%)
Altered (2 or 5.0%)
InLine (18 or 45.0%)
Unknown_NotAssessed (16 or 40.0%)
1-5% (2 or 4.7%)
50-75% (1 or 2.3%)
75-100% (1 or 2.3%)
InLine (18 or 41.9%)
Unknown_NotAssessed (17 or 39.5%)
lessthan1% (4 or 9.3%)
Assessment trend (status) No. of criteria assessments per category
Unknown_NotAssessed (18 or 100.0%)
Stable (24 or 7.8%)
Unknown_NotAssessed (282 or 92.2%)
Declining (11 or 35.5%)
Stable (16 or 51.6%)
Unknown_NotAssessed (4 or 12.9%)
Declining (1 or 25.0%)
Stable (1 or 25.0%)
Unknown_NotAssessed (2 or 50.0%)
Declining (4 or 8.9%)
Improving (5 or 11.1%)
Stable (28 or 62.2%)
Unknown_NotAssessed (8 or 17.8%)
Stable (28 or 63.6%)
Unknown_NotAssessed (16 or 36.4%)
Criteria status No. of criteria assessments per category
Descriptive (11 or 61.1%)
NotAssessed (7 or 38.9%)
Descriptive (77 or 25.1%)
Good (7 or 2.3%)
NotAssessed (213 or 69.4%)
NotGood (7 or 2.3%)
NotReported (3 or 1.0%)
Descriptive (5 or 16.1%)
Good (13 or 41.9%)
NotAssessed (3 or 9.7%)
NotGood (10 or 32.3%)
Descriptive (2 or 50.0%)
NotAssessed (2 or 50.0%)
Descriptive (4 or 8.9%)
Good (35 or 77.8%)
NotAssessed (6 or 13.3%)
Good (26 or 59.1%)
NotAssessed (15 or 34.1%)
NotGood (2 or 4.5%)
OtherStatus (1 or 2.3%)
Assessment period
2010 - 2010
1960 - 2011
1980 - 2012
1985 - 1995
1986 - 2012
1989 - 2009
1989 - 2012
1990 - 1990
1990 - 2004
1990 - 2010
1993 - 2009
1994 - 2011
1995 - 2011
1995 - 2012
1996 - 2011
1999 - 2007
1999 - None
2000 - 2006
2000 - 2012
2001 - 2010
2001 - None
2002 - 2012
2004 - 2004
2005 - 2005
2005 - 2010
2005 - 2011
2005 - 2012
2006 - 2010
2006 - 2011
2006 - 2012
2010 - 2012
2011 - 2011
2011 - 2012
1989 - 2011
1975 - 2005
1984 - 2012
1990 - 2009
2005 - 2011
Related activities
Fisheries, NotReported
AgricultForestry, CablesPipelines, Fisheries, LandClaimDefence, NotReported, Ports, SolidWasteDisposal, Urban, UsesActivitiesOther
Fisheries, LandClaimDefence, NotReported, Ports, Shipping, TourismRecreation
Fisheries, NotReported, SeaweedOtherSeafood
Aquaculture, CablesPipelines, Dredging, Fisheries, LandClaimDefence, NotReported, TourismRecreation
Fisheries, LandClaimDefence, NotReported, Ports