Member State report / Art8 / 2018 / D6 / 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 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
Marine reporting units 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-02
  • MAD-SI-MRU-1
  • MAD-HR-MRU_1
  • MAD-EL-MS-AD
  • MAL-EL-MS-AL
  • MIC-EL-MS-IO
  • MAL-CY-MS
Features Habitats
  • Benthic broad habitats (6)
  • Benthic broad habitats (18)
  • Benthic broad habitats (3)
  • Other benthic habitats (45)
  • Benthic broad habitats (36)
  • Benthic broad habitats (22)
  • Benthic broad habitats (22)
  • Benthic broad habitats (48)
  • Benthic broad habitats (1)
Features Physical
  • Physical disturbance to seabed (2)
  • Physical loss of the seabed (2)
  • Physical disturbance to seabed (1)
  • Physical loss of the seabed (1)
  • Physical disturbance to seabed (3)
  • Physical loss of the seabed (3)
  • Physical disturbance to seabed (1)
  • Physical loss of the seabed (1)
  • Physical disturbance to seabed (1)
  • Physical loss of the seabed (1)
  • Physical disturbance to seabed (1)
  • Physical loss of the seabed (1)
Element Abyssal
  • D6C3 (1)
  • D6C5 (3)
Element Circalittoral coarse sediment
  • D6C3 (1)
  • D6C3 (1)
  • D6C4 (1)
  • D6C5 (1)
  • D6C3 (1)
  • D6C4 (1)
  • D6C5 (1)
  • None (1)
  • None (3)
Element Circalittoral mixed sediment
  • None (1)
  • None (1)
  • None (3)
Element Circalittoral mud
  • D6C3 (1)
  • None (1)
  • D6C3 (1)
  • D6C4 (1)
  • D6C5 (1)
  • None (1)
Element Circalittoral mud or Offshore circalittoral mud
  • None (3)
Element Circalittoral rock and biogenic reef
  • D6C3 (1)
  • None (1)
  • D6C3 (1)
  • D6C4 (1)
  • D6C5 (1)
  • None (1)
Element Circalittoral sand
  • D6C3 (1)
  • None (1)
  • None (1)
  • None (3)
Element Coralligenous habitat
  • D6C3 (3)
  • D6C4 (3)
  • D6C5 (3)
Element Infralittoral coarse sediment
  • D6C3 (1)
  • None (1)
  • None (1)
  • None (3)
Element Infralittoral mixed sediment
  • D6C3 (1)
  • None (1)
  • D6C3 (1)
  • D6C4 (1)
  • D6C5 (2)
  • D6C3 (1)
  • D6C4 (1)
  • D6C5 (1)
  • None (3)
Element Infralittoral mud
  • D6C3 (1)
  • None (1)
  • None (1)
  • None (3)
Element Infralittoral rock and biogenic reef
  • D6C3 (1)
  • D6C3 (1)
  • D6C4 (1)
  • D6C5 (1)
  • D6C3 (1)
  • D6C4 (1)
  • D6C5 (1)
  • D6C3 (1)
  • D6C4 (1)
  • D6C5 (1)
  • None (3)
Element Infralittoral sand
  • D6C3 (1)
  • D6C3 (1)
  • D6C4 (1)
  • D6C5 (1)
  • None (1)
  • None (3)
Element Littoral rock and biogenic reef
  • D6C3 (1)
  • D6C4 (1)
  • D6C5 (1)
  • D6C3 (1)
  • D6C4 (1)
  • D6C5 (1)
  • None (1)
Element Littoral sediment
  • None (1)
  • D6C3 (1)
  • D6C4 (1)
  • D6C5 (1)
  • None (1)
Element Lower bathyal rock and biogenic reef
  • D6C3 (1)
  • None (1)
Element Lower bathyal sediment
  • D6C3 (1)
  • None (1)
Element Maerl beds
  • D6C3 (3)
  • D6C4 (3)
  • D6C5 (3)
Element Offshore circalittoral coarse sediment
  • D6C3 (1)
  • None (1)
  • None (1)
  • None (3)
Element Offshore circalittoral mixed sediment
  • None (1)
  • None (1)
  • D6C3 (3)
  • D6C5 (3)
Element Offshore circalittoral mud
  • D6C3 (1)
  • None (1)
  • None (1)
Element Offshore circalittoral rock and biogenic
  • None (1)
  • None (1)
  • D6C3 (1)
Element Offshore circalittoral rock and biogenic reef
  • D6C3 (1)
Element Offshore circalittoral sand
  • D6C3 (1)
  • None (1)
  • None (1)
  • None (3)
Element Posidonia beds (Posidonion oceanicae)
  • D6C3 (3)
  • D6C4 (3)
  • D6C5 (3)
Element Posidonia oceanica meadows
  • D6C3 (1)
  • D6C4 (1)
  • D6C5 (1)
Element Soft bottom non biogenic habitat
  • D6C3 (3)
  • D6C4 (3)
  • D6C5 (3)
Element Upper bathyal rock and biogenic reef
  • D6C3 (1)
  • D6C3 (1)
  • D6C4 (1)
  • D6C5 (1)
Element Upper bathyal sediment
  • D6C3 (1)
  • D6C3 (1)
  • D6C4 (1)
  • D6C5 (1)
  • None (1)
Element Upper bathyal sediment or Lower bathyal sediment
  • D6C4 (3)
  • D6C5 (3)
Element White Corals
  • D6C3 (3)
  • D6C4 (3)
  • D6C5 (3)
Element2
Element sources No. of elements per level
  • EU (18)
  • National (0)
  • EU (45)
  • National (0)
  • EU (36)
  • National (0)
  • EU (22)
  • National (0)
  • EU (16)
  • National (6)
  • EU (48)
  • National (0)
  • EU (0)
  • National (1)
Criteria and parameters used (number of parameters) D6 Sea-floor integrity/D1 Benthic habitats
Criteria and parameters used (number of parameters) D6C1 Physical loss of the seabed (6.1)
  • Extent (2)
  • Extent (1)
  • Extent (6)
  • Extent (1)
  • Extent (1)
  • Extent (1)
Criteria and parameters used (number of parameters) D6C2 Physical disturbance to the seabed (6.1)
  • Extent (2)
  • Extent (1)
  • Extent (3)
  • Extent (1)
  • Extent (1)
  • Extent (1)
Criteria and parameters used (number of parameters) D6C3 Adverse effects from physical disturbance (6.1.2)
  • Extent (18)
  • Extent (15)
  • Extent (4)
  • Other - Extent achieving Threshold for Good/High Status (3)
  • Extent (7)
  • Extent (2)
  • Extent (3)
Criteria and parameters used (number of parameters) D6C4 Benthic habitat extent (1.4, 1.4.1, 1.4.2, 1.5, 1.5.1, 6.1.1)
  • Extent (15)
  • Extent (7)
  • Extent (7)
  • Extent (2)
  • Extent (3)
Criteria and parameters used (number of parameters) 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)
  • Habitat condition (15)
  • Habitat condition (6)
  • Other - Extent achieving Threshold for Good/High Status (1)
  • Other - EEI-c indeks (1)
  • Other - M-AMBI indeks (1)
  • Other - Število šopov pozdejdonke (Posidonia oceanica) (1)
  • Habitat condition (2)
  • Habitat condition (9)
Threshold values % of parameters with values (no. of parameters)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
34% (8)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
Threshold value sources D6 Sea-floor integrity/D1 Benthic habitats
Threshold value sources D6C1 Physical loss of the seabed (6.1)
Threshold value sources D6C2 Physical disturbance to the seabed (6.1)
Threshold value sources D6C3 Adverse effects from physical disturbance (6.1.2)
  • National (15)
  • WaterFD (2)
  • Not applicable (3)
Threshold value sources D6C4 Benthic habitat extent (1.4, 1.4.1, 1.4.2, 1.5, 1.5.1, 6.1.1)
  • National (15)
  • Not applicable (3)
Threshold value sources 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)
  • National (15)
  • WaterFD (3)
Value achieved upper % of parameters with values (no. of parameters)
50% (2)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
89% (17)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
Value achieved lower % of parameters with values (no. of parameters)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
15% (3)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
Value unit/Value unit other (count of use per criterion) D6 Sea-floor integrity/D1 Benthic habitats
Value unit/Value unit other (count of use per criterion) D6C1 Physical loss of the seabed (6.1)
  • square kilometre (2)
  • square kilometre (1)
Value unit/Value unit other (count of use per criterion) D6C2 Physical disturbance to the seabed (6.1)
  • square kilometre (2)
  • square kilometre (1)
Value unit/Value unit other (count of use per criterion) D6C3 Adverse effects from physical disturbance (6.1.2)
  • Ecological Quality Ratio (4)
  • square kilometre (1)
  • square kilometre (7)
  • square kilometre (3)
Value unit/Value unit other (count of use per criterion) D6C4 Benthic habitat extent (1.4, 1.4.1, 1.4.2, 1.5, 1.5.1, 6.1.1)
  • square kilometre (7)
  • square kilometre (7)
  • percentage (3)
Value unit/Value unit other (count of use per criterion) 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)
  • Ecological Quality Ratio (4)
  • no unit (2)
  • number of items per square metre (1)
Proportion threshold values Range of % values (no. of parameters)
Proportion values achieved Range of % values (no. of parameters)
Range: 1-3% (2 of 4 parameters)
Range: 0-12014% (12 of 20 parameters)
Range: 0-11119% (14 of 23 parameters)
Proportion threshold value units
extent in km2 of pressure
extent in km2 of habitat adversely affected
extent in km2 of pressure
% area of MRU achieving threshold value
% area of habitat achieving threshold value
extent in km2 of habitat adversely affected
extent in km2 of pressure
% area of MRU with the pressure
Trends No. of trends per category
  • Improving (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not relevant (0 or 0.0%)
  • Stable (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (4 or 100.0%)
  • Improving (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not relevant (0 or 0.0%)
  • Stable (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (20 or 100.0%)
  • Improving (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not relevant (0 or 0.0%)
  • Stable (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (54 or 100.0%)
  • Improving (4 or 17.4%)
  • Not relevant (1 or 4.3%)
  • Stable (5 or 21.7%)
  • Unknown (13 or 56.5%)
  • Improving (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not relevant (0 or 0.0%)
  • Stable (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (19 or 100.0%)
  • Improving (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not relevant (0 or 0.0%)
  • Stable (6 or 100.0%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Improving (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not relevant (0 or 0.0%)
  • Stable (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (15 or 100.0%)
  • Improving (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not relevant (0 or 0.0%)
  • Stable (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (2 or 100.0%)
Parameters achieved No. of parameters per category
  • No (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (4 or 100.0%)
  • Yes (0 or 0.0%)
  • Yes, based on low risk (0 or 0.0%)
  • No (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (20 or 100.0%)
  • Yes (0 or 0.0%)
  • Yes, based on low risk (0 or 0.0%)
  • No (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (54 or 100.0%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Yes (0 or 0.0%)
  • Yes, based on low risk (0 or 0.0%)
  • No (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (1 or 4.3%)
  • Unknown (5 or 21.7%)
  • Yes (15 or 65.2%)
  • Yes, based on low risk (2 or 8.7%)
  • No (2 or 10.5%)
  • Not assessed (10 or 52.6%)
  • Unknown (1 or 5.3%)
  • Yes (6 or 31.6%)
  • Yes, based on low risk (0 or 0.0%)
  • No (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (6 or 100.0%)
  • Yes (0 or 0.0%)
  • Yes, based on low risk (0 or 0.0%)
  • No (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (15 or 100.0%)
  • Yes (0 or 0.0%)
  • Yes, based on low risk (0 or 0.0%)
  • No (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Yes (2 or 100.0%)
  • Yes, based on low risk (0 or 0.0%)
Related indicators
  • FR-D6-Extent-HabAltered
  • FR-D6-Extent-PhysicalDisturbance
  • FR-D6-Extent-PhysicalLoss
Criteria status No. of criteria per category
  • Contributes to assessment of another criterion/ele (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good, based on low risk (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (6 or 60.0%)
  • Not good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (4 or 40.0%)
  • Contributes to assessment of another criterion/ele (20 or 100.0%)
  • Good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good, based on low risk (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Contributes to assessment of another criterion/ele (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good, based on low risk (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (54 or 100.0%)
  • Not good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Contributes to assessment of another criterion/ele (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good (15 or 65.2%)
  • Good, based on low risk (1 or 4.3%)
  • Not assessed (6 or 26.1%)
  • Not good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (1 or 4.3%)
  • Contributes to assessment of another criterion/ele (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good (6 or 25.0%)
  • Good, based on low risk (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (16 or 66.7%)
  • Not good (2 or 8.3%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Contributes to assessment of another criterion/ele (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good (6 or 100.0%)
  • Good, based on low risk (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Contributes to assessment of another criterion/ele (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good (1 or 6.7%)
  • Good, based on low risk (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (14 or 93.3%)
  • Contributes to assessment of another criterion/ele (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good (2 or 66.7%)
  • Good, based on low risk (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (1 or 33.3%)
  • Not good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
Element status No. of elements per category
  • Good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (18 or 100.0%)
  • Good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (45 or 100.0%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good (12 or 33.3%)
  • Not assessed (24 or 66.7%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (22 or 100.0%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good (6 or 27.3%)
  • Not assessed (16 or 72.7%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (48 or 100.0%)
  • Good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (1 or 100.0%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
Integration rule type for parameters
Not relevant (18 or 100.0%)
Not relevant (54 or 100.0%)
THRES (22 or 100.0%)
Integration rule description for parameters
Integration rule type for criteria
Not relevant (20 or 100.0%)
Integration rule description for criteria
GES extent threshold
GES extent achieved
  • 100.00 (2 of 2, or 100.0%)
GES extent unit
  • Proportion of habitats in good status (48 of 48, or 100.0%)
  • Proportion of area in good status (1 of 2, or 50.0%)
  • Proportion of habitats in good status (1 of 2, or 50.0%)
GES achieved Benthic broad habitats
  • Not assessed (6)
  • Not relevant (18)
  • Not assessed (3)
  • Not assessed (36)
  • Not assessed (22)
  • Unknown (22)
  • GES achieved (16)
  • Unknown (32)
  • Not assessed (1)
GES achieved Other benthic habitats
  • GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported (45)
GES achieved Physical disturbance to seabed
  • Unknown (2)
  • Not relevant (1)
  • GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported (3)
  • Not relevant (1)
  • Not assessed (1)
  • GES achieved (1)
GES achieved Physical loss of the seabed
  • Unknown (2)
  • Not relevant (1)
  • GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported (3)
  • Not relevant (1)
  • Not assessed (1)
  • GES achieved (1)
Assessment period
2011-2016 (4 or 40.0%)
2012-2018 (6 or 60.0%)
2012-2017 (20 or 100.0%)
2012-2017 (54 or 100.0%)
2012-2018 (38 or 100.0%)
2012-2017 (24 or 100.0%)
2013-2018 (22 or 100.0%)
2012-2018 (48 or 100.0%)
2012-2018 (3 or 100.0%)
Related pressures
  • Physical disturbance to seabed (2 or 50.0%)
  • Physical loss of the seabed (2 or 50.0%)
  • Physical disturbance to seabed (54 or 50.0%)
  • Physical loss of the seabed (54 or 50.0%)
  • Physical disturbance to seabed (37 or 50.0%)
  • Physical loss of the seabed (37 or 50.0%)
  • Physical disturbance to seabed (23 or 50.0%)
  • Physical loss of the seabed (23 or 50.0%)
Related targets
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