EMODnet Chemistry themes Eutrophication Contaminants Marine Litter EMODnet

EMODnet Chemistry themes: • Eutrophication • Contaminants • Marine Litter EMODnet Chemistry objectives: • Shared approach at European level (EU + non EU) • Basin scale overview • Minimum Common Denominator Current visualizations: • Eutrophication • Basin scale maps • Seasonal • Based on 10 -years running window (eg. 2006 -2015) • Several depth layers • Time series • Contaminants • Time series • Marine litter • To be defined • Ex. Lead in Mytilus

Fitness for use for the assessment of Environmental Status according to MSFD Use of Common indicators (eg. nutrient concentratios in the water column, chlorophyll, …) o. Fit o. Partially fit o. Unfit Suggestions? ………………………………………… Spatial resolution: basin scale (maps, eutrophication) o. Fit o. Partially fit o. Unfit Suggestions? ………………………………………… Temporal resolution: 10 -years running window - seasonal (maps, eutrophication) o. Fit o. Partially fit o. Unfit Suggestions? …………………………………………

Availability of information on product generation (ie: geographical interpolation) o. Fit o. Partially fit o. Unfit Suggestions? ………………………………………… Dynamic time series o. Fit o. Partially fit o. Unfit Suggestions? ………………………………………… Use of different indicators (example: NO 3+NH 4 rather than separate No 3, NO 2, …) o. Very relevant o. Useful but not necessary o. Not relevant Suggestions? …………………………………………

Harmonized and validated datasets at regional scale for selected parameters o. Very relevant o. Useful but not necessary o. Not relevant Suggestions? ………………………………………… Data access tool o. Easy o. Complicated o. Extremely complicated Suggestions? ………………………………………… Product access tool o. Easy o. Complicated o. Extremely complicated Suggestions? ………………………………………… Others ……………. . .