Irene del Barrio EEA March 1 2017 14

Irene del Barrio (EEA) March 1, 2017 14 th meeting of WG DIKE, Brussels Draft guidance for MSFD 2018 reporting: update of articles 8, 9 & 10

From 2012 to 2018: improvements Link to WFD, RSCs and CFP assessments Revised GES Decision and MSFD Annex III Less information requested N of tables resulting from reporting 2018 Art. 10 Art. 8. 1 ab Art. 8. 1 c Art. 8 -9 -10 Art. 9 2012 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200

From 2012 to 2018: key changes Art. 9 (in schema ‘Art. 9 GES determination’ and ‘Art. 8. 1 ab assessments’): Ø Dropped: Reference. Point. Type, Baseline, Assessment. Method, Development. Status Ø Added: Parameter, TVsource, Proportion. TVunit, Determination. Date Art. 8. 1 ab (schema ‘Art. 8. 1 ab assessments’): Ø Dropped: all tables/fields related to the analysis of the essential features and characteristics, and all tables/fields related to the characterisation of pressures Ø Added: a generic schema to collect the results of the assessment of the features (state and pressures) against the thresholds defined for the GES criteria. It includes 2 classes (the 1 st to report at the parameter level and the 2 nd to report integrated results, where the integration rule is requested). The class State. Pressures (parameter level), is linked to indicators via the field ‘Related. Indicators’. Ranking of pressures (linked to State assessments) dropped. Ø Indicators schema will be used to collect the basic information on the essential characteristics and pressures Art. 10 (in schema ‘Art. 10 Targets’ and ‘Art. 8. 1 ab assessments’): Ø Dropped: Reference. Point. Type, Baseline, Assessment. Method, Development. Status, Interim. GESTarget, Compatibility. Existing. Targets Ø Added: Parameter, TVsource, Proportion. TVunit, Related. To. Measure, Update. Date, Progress. Assessment

General approach Indicator-based: Ø Common indicator structure to be used for publication of indicators at the regional and national level (where all the methodologies and relevant information is explained, and links to the data used) Ø In the reporting exercise (XML files to be uploaded to CDR), an indicator schema has been included to capture key fields (e. g. URL to indicator publication) Reporting units: Ø The development of a common layer of Marine Reporting Units (MRUs) is proposed prior to the reporting, to integrate the coding in the reporting system Ø However, agreements at the (sub)regional level are needed on assessment scales, where new subdivisions may have to be included in the MRUs layer To be discussed: - Coastal water bodies (as reported by WFD): have been proposed to be included in the MRUs, but not all MS may have reported under WFD by 2018, jeopardizing the development of the layer. Proposal: to include only ‘Coastal waters’ per RBD (approach to be explained in slide correspondant to the schema of assessments)

Reporting package: XML 5 schemas have been developed to cover the 3 articles: Schema name MSFD 9_GES Reporting scale Contents Article 1 file per MS GES determination at the Feature level Article 9 Assessment results concerning the extent to which GES has Articles 8. 1 ab, 9 MSFD 8_1 ab_Assessments 1 file per MS been achieved for the different elements, including & 10 thresholds or target values Socio-economic analysis of the uses of marine waters and MSFD 8_1 c_ESA 1 file per MS Article 8. 1 c the costs of degradation Basic information on the indicators used by the MS Article 8. 1 ab and Indicators 1 file per MS (national or regional) for the assessments, including links to Art. 19. 3 where published and to underlying datasets MSFD 10_Targets 1 file per MS Targets definition at the Feature level Art. 10 All the schemas include metadata on the reporter, Marine Reporting Unit and Feature to which they apply. To be discussed: - Reporting scale: 1 file/MS or 1 file/MS/region or subregion? ? - Art. 10: assessment of progress on targets is to be reported under Art. 8. 1 ab assessments schema. Better to include the relevant fields to report on that in Art. 10 schema? ? - Need to include use of indicators in Art 8. 1 c?

Reporting package: Indicators assessment Regional and national indicators to be published online, according to the common indicator structure GD 13 (Annex V of the draft reporting guidance: XSD) To be discussed: - Is there a need of including a mapping in the reporting guidance between the Indicators schema to be used for reporting and the common indicator structure to be used for publication? ? - Publication of the indicators may not jeopardize the reporting: to decide ways to proceed for cases where publication is not achievable

Reporting package: Supporting data Art. 19. 3 implementation: data sets resulting from art. 8 assessments and from art. 11 monitoring programmes be made available in accordance with INSPIRE (IR on interoperability of SDSS): - Data specifications (data models, code lists…) - Spatial data services (discovery, view, download…) The Indicators schema includes the class “Datasets”, in which information to check the points above is requested.

Reporting package: Text-based reports A proposed outline is included in the reporting guidance, structured according to the following overall topics: - Objective of the MSFD - Good Environmental Status (Art. 9) - Pressures and impacts on the marine environment (Art. 8. 1. b) - State of the marine environment (Art. 8. 1. a) - Uses of the marine environment (Art 8. 1. c) - Environmental targets to achieve GES (Art. 10) Overall topic Objective of the MSFD - Good Environmental Status (Art. 9) Themes Updated determination of GES, taking account of the 2017 GES Decision Uses and human activities in or affecting the marine environment (MSFD Annex III, Table 2 b) Anthropogenic pressures and their impacts (GES Decision Part I and Annex III Table 2 a) Biological pressures: Introduction or spread of non-indigenous species (D 2) Pressures and impacts on the marine environment (Art. 8. 1. b) Extraction of, or injury to, wild species (includes D 3) Other biological disturbances Physical pressures: Physical disturbance to the seabed (D 6) Physical loss of the seabed (D 6) Hydrological changes (D 7) Substances, litter and energy pressures: Nutrient and organic matter enrichment (D 5) Contamination (in environment and seafood) (D 8, D 9) State of the marine environment (Art. 8. 1. a) Litter (D 10) Underwater noise and other forms of energy (D 11) Climate change Structure, functions and processes of marine ecosystems (GES Decision Part II and Annex III Table 1) Marine species (D 1): Birds Mammals Reptiles Fish Cephalopods Marine habitats: Pelagic habitats (D 1) Benthic habitats (D 1, D 6) Marine ecosystems, including food webs (D 1, D 4) Economic and social analysis of uses and human activities: Physical restructuring of [rivers, ] coastline and seabed Uses of the marine environment (Art 8. 1. c) Environmental targets to achieve GES (Art. 10) Extraction of non-living resources Production of energy Extraction of living resources Cultivation of living resources Transport Urban and industrial uses Tourism and leisure Security and defence Education and research Cost of degradation of the marine environment (loss of ecosystem services) Progress in achievement of 2012 environmental targets Update of targets, links to Programme of Measures

Features and elements to be assessed Features (Annex III tables): species groups, broad habitat types, pressures, activities…(a list of Ecosystem services has also been added…) Theme Biological Species Physical Ecosystems, including food webs Habitats Sub-theme Feature rockbirds andand biogenic reef Grazing Input or spread of non-indigenous species Littoral Topography bathymetry Littoral sediment Input of microbial pathogens Wading birds Sea temperature Infralittoral rock and biogenic reef Input of genetically modified species and translocation native species Surface-feeding birds Birds Ice coverof Infralittoral coarse sediment Infralittoral mixed sediment Salinity Pelagic-feeding birds of animal or Loss of, or change to, natural biological communities due to cultivation plant species Infralittoral sand Current velocity birds Benthic-feeding Physical Disturbance ofand specieshydrological (e. g. where they Infralittoral breed, exposure restmud and feed) due to human Wave Small toothed cetaceans Circalittoral rock and biogenic reef characteristics presence Upwelling Deep-diving toothed cetaceans Circalittoral coarse sediment Extraction of, or mortality/injury to, wild species (by commercial and recreational Mammals Circalittoral mixed sediment Mixing characteristics fishing and other activities) Baleen whales Circalittoral sand Residence time Seals Physical disturbance to seabed (temporary or reversible)mud Circalittoral Turbidity Benthic habitats Reptiles Turtles circalittoral rock and biogenic Offshore Physical loss (due to permanent change of reef seabed substrate or morphology and to Transparency Coastal fish extraction of seabed substrate) Offshore coarse sediment Nutrientcircalittoral levels (DIN, TN, DIP, Pelagic shelf fish Changes to hydrological conditions TP, TOC) Fish Offshore circalittoral mixed sediment Chemical characteristics Demersal shelf deposition fish Input of nutrients – diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric Oxygen levels Offshore circalittoral sand Deep-sea fish p. H circalittoral mud Input of organic matter – diffuse sources and. Offshore point sources Coastal/shelf cephalopods Substances, litter and energy Primary producers Upper bathyal rock and biogenic reef Cephalopods Input of other substances (e. g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, Deep-sea cephalopods Secondary producers Upper bathyal sediment radionuclides) – diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events Filter-feeders Lower bathyal rock and biogenic reef Deposit-feeders Lower bathyal sediment Input of litter (solid waste matter, including micro-sized litter) Trophic guilds Abyssal Planktivores Input of anthropogenic sound (impulsive, continuous) Variable salinity Sub-apex pelagic predators Coastal Pelagic habitats Input of other forms of energy (including electromagnetic fields, light and heat) Sub-apex demersal predators Shelf Apex predators Input of water – point sources (e. g. brine) Oceanic/beyond shelf

Features and elements to be assessed For certain features, the specific element covered should be provided (species, habitat, contaminant, marine litter category…), where the name and, where necessary, a code will be requested. In particular: • Species (D 1, 2 & 3): species name and LSID from Wo. RMS • Habitats (D 1 & 6): habitat name and EUNIS code (2017) [or HD code] • Contaminants (D 8 & 9): contaminant name and code as in WISE Data Dictionary • Marine litter (D 10): Marine. Litter. Categories_Enum (Annex IVe) To be discussed: - Do MS agree with the codes proposed to be used? - Is there a need of including lists of species, habitats and contaminants to be assessed per region in the reporting guidance? - Features list will include theme (e. g. Species) and sub-theme (e. g. Birds), as in previous rounds of reporting.

Art. 9 GES determination Class Marine. Unit Field Marine. Unit. ID Feature Ex. 1 Ex. 2 ANS-NL-MS-1 ANS-BE-MS-1 Seabed. Habitats. All, Birds. All, Intro. Haz. Subst. Other Fish. All, Mammals. All, Water. Column. Habitats. All Feature GEScomponent D 1 Justification Biological diversity is maintained. The quality and occurrence of habitats and the distribution and abundance of species are in line with prevailing physiographic, geographic GESdetermina Description and climate conditions. tion GESdetermina Timescale tion 2020 GESdetermina Determination Date 2012 Ex. 3 Ex. 4 ABI-FR-MS-GDG Oxygen. Levels DE_BAL Extract. Species. All 8. 2 5. 3 3. 1. 1. The effects of contaminants Le bon état écologique est Ein guter Umweltzustand ist on selected biological atteint lorsque: 1) soit les erreicht, wenn für alle processes and taxonomic teneurs en nutriments ne kommerziell befischten groups are within agreed présentent pas un niveau Fischbestände, die in levels (relevant OSPAR élevé (critère 5. 1) et deutschen Ostseegebieten Eco. QO). lorsqu’il n’y a pas d’impacts vorkommen, die fischereiliche directs (critère 5. 2) ou Sterblichkeit (F) geringer ist indirects (critère 5. 3) liés à als der entsprechende l’enrichissement excessif Referenzwert (FMSY). des eaux par les nutriments Mögliche Grundlage zur sur l’utilisation durable des Beschreibung des guten biens et services Umweltzustands ist der ICES écosystémiques 2) soit il n’y Advice a pas… 2020 2012

Art. 8. 1 ab assessments State. Pressures: Parameter: Annex IVf TValue TVsource: Annex IVg Value. Achieved Value. Unit Proportion. TVachieved Proportion. Unit Trend TVAchieved Temporal. Coverage Description Related. Targets Pressures. Affecting Related. Indicator Overall. Status: Parameters. Used To be dropped Criterion. Used Element. Status Elements. Used Feature. Status. Type Integration. Rule. Reference To be discussed: - Parameters codelist: to be extended? - Units codelist: to be revised and checked against parameters - Does the Overall. Status class allow all kind of integrations?

Art. 8. 1 ab assessments: Example D 3 Class Marine. Unit Field Marine. Unit. ID Feature Example ACS Commerciallyexploited fish and shellfish species Feature State. Pressures State. Pressures Element Plaice (stock a) Element. Code 127143 Element. Source Regional GEScomponent D 3 C 1 D 3 C 2 D 3 C 3 Parameter: Annex IVf F SSB Age structure TValue 0. 1 120000 0. 6 TVsource: Annex IVg CFP CFP Value. Achieved 0. 095 80000 0. 4 Value. Unit Rate Tn Proportion. TV N. A. Proportion. TVachieved N. A. Proportion. Unit N. A. Class Field Example N. A. Trend Improving Unknown Marine. Unit. ID ACS ACS Commercially. TVAchieved YES NO NO exploited fish and Temporal. Coverage Feature 2011 -2016 shellfish species Description Feature Related. Targets Element Plaice (stock a) Lemon sole (stock x) Herring (stock i) Feature Element. Code Extraction of, or 127143 Extraction of, or 158885 Extraction of, or 126417 State. Pressures Feature Pressures. Affecting mortality/injury Regional mortality/injury to, mortality/injury Regional Element. Source Regional to, wild species Feature GEScomponent D 3 to, wild species D 3 State. Pressures Overall. Status Related. Indicator. Parameters. Used ICES-ple-celt N. A. ACS Commercially-exploited fish and shellfish species Overall. Status Criterion. Used Element. Status Elements. Used Feature. Status. Type Integration. Rule D 3 C 1, D 3 C 2, D 3 C 3 Not. Good N. A. conditional D 3 C 1, D 3 C 2 Good N. A. conditional N. A. D 3 N. A. Plaice (stock a), Lemon sole (stock x), Herring (stock i) 1 out of 3 N of stocks N. A. Overall. Status Integration. Rule. Reference - - - N. A.

Art. 8. 1 ab assessments: Example D 8 Class Marine. Unit Feature Feature State. Pressures State. Pressures Field Marine. Unit. ID BAL WFD priority substance Feature Element Heptachlor Element. Code CAS_76 -44 -8 Element. Source EU GEScomponent D 8 C 1 Parameter: Annex IVf Concentration in biota TValue 6. 7 × 10– 3 TVsource: Annex IVg Directive_2013_39_EU Value. Achieved 3. 2 × 10– 3 Class Field Value. Unit ug/kg ww Marine. Unit. ID Proportion. TV 95 Feature Proportion. TVachieved 100 Proportion. Unit % Feature Element Trend Stable Feature Element. Code TVAchieved YES Feature Element. Source Temporal. Coverage 2015 Feature GEScomponent Description Related. Targets Overall. Status Parameters. Used Pressures. Affecting Input of contaminants Related. Indicator XXXnationalindicator Overall. Status Criterion. Used BAL BAL WFD priority substance Mercury Tributyltin-cation CAS_7439 -97 -6 CAS_36643 -28 -4 EU EU EU D 8 C 1 Concentration in water Concentration in biota Concentration in water 0. 07 20 1. 5 × 10– 3 Directive_2013_39_EU 0. 11 18 1. 1 × 10– 3 Example ug/L ug/kg ww BAL BAL 95 95 95 WFD priority Contaminants (u. PBTs) 70 95 90 substance % % % Heptachlor Mercury Tributyltin-cation N. A. Stable CAS_76 -44 -8 CAS_7439 -97 -6 CAS_36643 -28 -4 N. A. NO YES NO Regional N. A. 2015 D 8 C 1 -Concentration in N. A. biota water, Concentration water. Input of contaminantsin biota Input of contaminants HELCOM-Metals N. A. HELCOM-TBTimposex N. A. Overall. Status Elements. Used Good N. A. Not. Good N. A. Overall. Status Feature. Status. Type Integration. Rule Overall. Status Integration. Rule. Reference N. A. - N. A. OOAO HELCOM Assessment System Not. Good N. A. Heptachlor, Mercury, Tributyltin-cation 1 out of 3 N of u. PBTs N. A.

Art. 8. 1 ab assessments: Example D 5 Class Marine. Unit Feature Feature Field Marine. Unit. ID Feature Element. Code Element. Source GEScomponent Example ANS_DK_SR_001 Nutrients DIN EEA_3161 -05 -5 Regional D 5 C 1 Concentration in State. Pressures Parameter: Annex IVf water State. Pressures TValue x State. Pressures TVsource: Annex IVg RBMPs State. Pressures Value. Achieved y State. Pressures Value. Unit umol/L State. Pressures Proportion. TV 90 State. Pressures Proportion. TVachieved 92 State. Pressures Proportion. Unit % State. Pressures Trend Decreasing State. Pressures TVAchieved YES State. Pressures Temporal. Coverage 2010 -2015 State. Pressures Description State. Pressures Related. Targets State. Pressures. Affecting Input of nutrients State. Pressures Related. Indicator OSPAR-Nut. Con ANS_DK_SR_001 Nutrients Kjeldahl nitrogen EEA_3161 -01 -1 Regional D 5 C 1 Concentration in water x RBMPs y umol/L 80 76 % Decreasing NO Class 2010 -2015 - Marine. Unit - Feature Input of nutrients Feature OSPAR-Nut. Con Feature Overall. Status Overall. Status ANS_DK_SR_001 Nutrients TP CAS_7723 -14 -0 Regional D 5 C 1 Concentration in water x RBMPs y umol/L 85 80 % Decreasing NO Field 2010 -2015 -Marine. Unit. ID -Feature Input of nutrients Element OSPAR-Nut. Con ANS_DK_SR_001 Chlorophyll-a Photic limit Chl-a Secchi depth EEA_3164 -01 -0 EEA_3111 -01 -1 Regional National D 5 C 2 D 5 C 4 Concentration in Transparency water x x RBMPs y y ug/L m 80 90 90 90 % % Decreasing Stable YES 2010 -2015 Example 2010 -2015 ANS_DK_SR_001 Input of nutrients OSPAR-Chla XXXnationalindicator Element. Code Element. Source GEScomponent Parameters. Used Criterion. Used Element. Status Elements. Used Feature. Status. Type Integration. Rule. Reference - DIN, TKN, TP, Chl-a, Secchi 20% Extent of area (subject to eutrophication) -

Schemas: Art. 8. 1 c Socioeconomic analysis: • Indicators. Used • Description • Cost. Degradation. Approach • Cost. Degradation. Description • Cost. Degradation. Results To be discussed: - Does the indicator-approach fit here? - Are the fields enough or are others needed? - Further discussion needed in WG POMESA - Proposal for futher improvement. Having 2 sections: - uses and activities: supported by indicator assessments for Production, Value added, Employment and Other (as per 2012) - cost of degradation: supported by indicator assessments for costs to reduce pressures and costs for lost ecosystem services.

Schemas: Indicators Indicator. Assessment: Indicator. Code Indicator. Title Parameters. Used Related. Target Indicator. Source URL Datasets: URL MD_UUID INSPIREtheme Regional indicators and CFP will be prefilled following this schema. To be dropped Related. Target: to be used for indicators linked to Targets To be changed by MD_URL

Schemas: Art. 10 Similar to GES schema. Related. To. Measure: to make the link to the Po. M Progress. Assessment: to report on Progress To be discussed: - Assessment on progress to be done under art. 8. 1 ab schema, but possibility of bringing it to art. 10 schema, including fields for Target goal, value achieved, units, whether achieved and the related indicator and activities

Prefilling 2012 or latest GES & Targets WHAT? HOW? Other assessments: RSCs, CFP, WFD (for D 5, D 8) - The schemas will be filled in with the information and will be put in the EEA Report. Net resource page, so that MS can make use of them. - The web-form will show the prefilled information, which MS can keep, delete or complement.

Examples prefilling: regional indicators Class Marine. Unit Feature Indicator. Assessment Field Marine. Unit. ID Feature Element. Code GEScomponent Indicator. Code Ex. 1 OSPAR region I Birds D 1 C 2 OSPAR-Birds. Abundance Ex. 2 OSPAR region I Input of contaminants TBT CAS_36643 -28 -4 D 8 C 2 OSPAR-Imposex Trends in the levels of imposex in marine gastropods Indicator. Assessment Indicator. Title Marine bird abundance Indicator. Assessment Parameters. Used Relative abundance N of individuals (affected); Imposex rate Indicator. Assessment Related. Target Indicator. Source RSC (OSPAR) Indicator. Assessment URL http: //www. ospar. org/XXX RSC (OSPAR) http: //www. ospar. org/site/assets/files/34 390/tbt_example_sheet. pdf Datasets URL http: //www. ospar. org/XXX Datasets UUID INSPIREtheme xyz Species distribution http: //ices. dk/marine-data/dataportals/Pages/DOME. aspx xyz Oceanographic geographical features

Examples prefilling: CFP assessments Class Field Example Marine. Unit. ID Feature Feature Indicator. Assessment Element. Code GEScomponent Indicator. Code Subarea VIII (Bay of Biscay) Commercially-exploited fish and shellfish species Engraulis encrasicolus, 8114 126426 D 3 ICES-ane-bisc-2016 Assessment of anchovy in Bay of Biscay Catches; Recruitment; Harvest rate; SSB ICES http: //standardgraphs. ices. d k/View. Charts. aspx? key=8114 http: //standardgraphs. ices. d k/View. Source. Data. aspx? key =8114 Feature Element. Code Element. Source GEScomponent Subarea VIII (Bay of Biscay) Commercially-exploited fish and shellfish species Engraulis encrasicolus, 8114 126426 Regional D 3 C 2 State. Pressures Parameter: Annex IVf SSB State. Pressures TValue State. Pressures TVsource: Annex IVg CFP Value. Achieved 109147 State. Pressures Value. Unit tonnes State. Pressures Proportion. TV N. A. Indicator. Assessment Indicator. Title Indicator. Assessment Parameters. Used Indicator. Assessment Related. Target Indicator. Assessment Indicator. Source Indicator. Assessment URL Datasets UUID xyz State. Pressures Datasets INSPIREtheme Species distribution State. Pressures Proportion. TVachieve d Proportion. Unit Trend TVAchieved Temporal. Coverage Description Related. Targets State. Pressures. Affecting State. Pressures Related. Indicator 33000 N. A. Improving YES 2016 Extraction of, or mortality/injury to, wild species ICES-ane-bisc-2016

Examples prefilling: WFD assessments Class Field Example EUSurface. Water. B EUSurface. Water Marine. Unit. ID ody. Code Body. Code EUSurface. Water. Body. Code Pelagic habitats Feature Nitrogen Benthic Feature Element conditions Phytoplankton invertebrates Feature Element. Code QE 3 -1 -6 -1 QE 1 -3 Feature Element. Source EU EU EU Feature GEScomponent D 5 C 1 D 5 C 2 D 5 C 8 D 5 Parameter: Annex N. A. State. Pressures Overall. Status Parameters. Used IVf N. A. State. Pressures TValue Overall. Status Criterion. Used D 5 C 1, D 5 C 2, D 5 C 8 TVsource: Annex N. A. State. Pressures Overall. Status Element. Status IVg N. A. Overall. Status Elements. Used State. Pressures Value. Achieved N. A. 100% Class Field Example State. Pressures Value. Unit Overall. Status Feature. Status N. A. Extent of area (subject to Marine. Unit. IDFeature. Status. Type. MS-RBD-CW State. Pressures Proportion. TV Overall. Status eutrophication) Pelagic habitats Feature Proportion. TVachie N. A. State. Pressures Overall. Status Integration. Rule ved OOAO Feature Element N. A. Integration. Rule. Refere WFD State. Pressures Proportion. Unit Overall. Status Feature Element. Codence N. A. State. Pressures Trend Feature Element. Source State. Pressures TVAchieved YES NO YES Feature GEScomponent D 5 N. A. State. Pressures Temporal. Coverage N. A. Overall. Status Parameters. Used N. A. State. Pressures Description Overall. Status Criterion. Used D 5 C 1, D 5 C 2, D 5 C 8 N. A. State. Pressures Related. Targets Overall. Status Element. Status N. A. Input of State. Pressures. Affecting Overall. Status Elements. Used Input of nutrients WFD 2016 State. Pressures Related. Indicator WFD 2016 Overall. Status Feature. Status 20% Marine. Unit. ID But if results are aggregated at the RBD level Overall. Status Feature. Status. Type Overall. Status Integration. Rule Extent of area (subject to eutrophication) OOAO and aggregation of water bodies at the RBD level Overall. Status Integration. Rule. Reference

Update of the guidance: towards a version 2 Some amendments have already been identified to be included in the next version of the guidance: - Edition and writing errors will be corrected - Annex I will include a mapping of old to new Annex III features - Features enumeration will be updated, including themes and subthemes: shortnames will be added (as much as posible, 2012 to be reused) - GEScomponent enumeration will include those 2010 Criteria/Indicators that are not covered by the revised Decision - XSDs and XML examples have been developed and will be included in the next version if the schemas are agreed - QC specifications will be included once the schemas have been agreed A version 2 of the guidance will be developed with these amendments, together with the feedback from WG DIKE (1 -2 March) and WG GES (10 March): to be presented in DIKE-GES-POMESA meeting (27 April).

Development of the reporting system: calendar Phase Draft guidance document and schemas Agreed guidance document and schemas Codelists and vocabularies (enumerations) QC specifications MRUs layer Web-form drafted QC specifications implemented in CDR Prefilling (2012 submissions, RSC, CFP & WFD information) Routines for data harvesting in place (CDR to test database) QC specifications implemented in test database Start test-phase End test-phase Correction of errors/modification of the data-model and QA/QC Final schemas, web-form and guidance document Resources page in Report. Net ready Reportnet operational for reporting Reporting start-date Due-date Mar-17 Apr-17 Sep-17 Oct-17 Nov-18 Dec-17 Jan-17 Feb-18 Apr-18 May-18 Jun-18 Jul-18 Discussion in WG DIKE (1 -2 March) and WG GES (10 March) Agreement to take place in joint WG DIKE-GES-POMESA (27 April) Discussion in WG DIKE (29 Sep) TEST-PHASE

To be agreed by WG DIKE a. Structure and contents of the schemas b. Codelists c. Prefilling with: i. Information submitted in 2012 or later by Member States under articles 9 & 10 ii. Information from regional indicators to be published by different Regional Sea Conventions in 2017 iii. Information from 2016 WFD assessments for D 5 and D 8 iv. CFP assessments (information available at ICES) Forthcoming meetings: - April 2017: DIKE-GES-POMESA meeting (schemas and guidance to be agreed) - May 2017 (tbc): TG DATA (art. 19. 3 implementation) - September 2017: DIKE meeting (MRUs, QC specifications & enumerations)