MSFD integrated reporting WG GES 10 March 2017

MSFD integrated reporting WG GES 10 March 2017, Brussels European Commission DG Environment Marine Environment and Water Industry Unit

MSFD’s logical framework • Marine strategies in three stages on a 6 -year cycle: Art 8 -9 -10 ->Art 11 ->Art 13 -14 • These articles are logically linked in a DPSIR framework (cross-cutting issues paper MSCG_17 -2015 -06) Define GES->Assess if GES is achieved->Set targets to achieve GES->Define measures to achieve targets->all underpinned by monitoring of progress • Reporting in 2012, 2014 and 2016 made links between each Article via common fields • 2018 reporting continues these links via a new data model using common fields e. g. : Features/elements, Marine Reporting Units, GES criteria code, Target code, Measure code • Indicator reports provide a means to define progress on assessments, targets and measures Common structure agreed in GD 13 Describe the assessment and results, methodology, links to data used Indicators values extracted for xml reporting->data for regional and EU level reports on State of Marine Environment and dissemination via WISE-Marine

What is GES? If not, what is the problem? Have I achieved GES? So, what are my targets to achieve GES? And what actions do I take to achieve my targets? Monitoring of progress GES criteria A GES criteria B GES criteria C Element 1 Element 2 Pressure A Target 1 Pressure B Target 2 Pressure C Target 3 Measure B Element 3 Element 4 Element 5 GES criteria D Measure A Element 6 Element 7 Measure C Measure D Measure E

Worked example: D 5 eutrophication • Grey cells: no information needed (criterion not used) • Other cells (white, green, red, orange): need information • All entries are for illustration purposes only

Art. 9 What is the policy objective? (GES for MSFD) Art. 3(5) 1. Policy objective Annex I 2. Descriptor GES Decision (2017) Justification Annex III Art. 9(1) for: 3. Pressure/ GES determination a. non-use/use 5. MS (sub)regional biodiversity Primary in bold of criterion element (2010 Decision codes in determination brackets) b. delay beyond 2018 GES Decision (2017) 4. Criterion D 5 Eutrophication Human-induced eutrophication is minimised, especially adverse Art. 3. 5 effects thereof, such as losses in definition of GES biodiversity, ecosystem degradation, harmful algae blooms and oxygen deficiency in bottom waters Which areas are being assessed? Input of nutrients Input of organic matter D 5 C 1 (5. 1. 1) D 5 C 2 (5. 2. 1) Delay in Integration method at EU level; regional method used D 5 C 3 (5. 2. 4) D 5 C 4 (5. 2. 2) D 5 C 5 (5. 3. 2) D 5 C 6 (5. 2. 3) Not used (primary MS criterion) - (sub)region D 5 C 8 used al instead definition Not used (based on (secondary Annex I criterion) Descriptor) D 5 C 7 (5. 3. 1) D 5 C 8 5. 1. 2 5. 2 Not used (2010 Decision) 5. 3 MS (sub)region al text (based on 2017 Decision criterion) GES timescale if Art 14 exception invoked GES determination date (last Region/ revised: 2012, Subregion later following art 12 report, 2018) MS What is being assessed? (general) Marine GES Decision Reporting Elements Unit YYYYMM Nutrients YYYYMM Chlorophyll a YYYYMM Harmful algal blooms YYYYMM Photic limit YYYYMM 001 - Gulf of Bothnia Oxygen 002 - Quark 003 - Gulf BAL -Baltic FI - of Finland Sea Finland etc. (separate Opportunistic macroalgae Art. 8 assessment per MRU) Macrophytes YYYYMM Macrobenthos MS (sub)region al text YYYYMM MS (sub)region al text (based on 2017 Decision criterion)

Pressure What is being assessed? (specific) Element assessed (specified by MS) Element: source (EU, Criterion regional, national) DIN TN D 5 C 1 DIP Parameter Concentration in water TP D 5 C 2 Chlorophyll a Impacts (link to state assessments) Art. 8(1 a, b) Assessment of pressures and impacts Assessment of state, including impacts Current environmental status (in relation to GES) Concentration in water Number, extent & Threshold: values source value achieved (EU, regional, (quality) (range: lownational) high) Criterion Proportion: Proportion achieved target achieved Proportion: Trend Threshold: (TV over (extent over unit since previous unit required which TV is to which TV has (%, km 2) reporting proportion be achieved) been achieved) of area) μmol/l 95 98 % area Stable Yes μmol/l 95 99 % area Improving Yes x x y-z μmol/l 95 80 % area Deteriorating No x y-z μmol/l 95 98 % area Deteriorating Yes x y-z μg/l 95 98 % area Stable Yes a, b no. /year; days/yr 95 85 % area Stable No Phaeocystis D 5 C 3 duration of HABs Photic limit D 5 C 4 Water transparency (Secchi levels) 8 8 -10 m 95 100 % area Stable Yes D 5 C 5 Bottom concentration D 5 C 6 Abundance . 65 -. 9 EQR 95 96 % area Stable Yes 8 8 -10 m 95 100 % area Stable . 7 . 6 -. 85 EQR 95 98; 50 % area; km 2 Stable Yes ? ? ? Stable Yes Dissolved oxygen Regional (HELCOM) Opportunistic macroalgae D 5 C 7 Macrophytes Species composition and relative abundance Maximum depth of macrophytes Species composition and relative abundance x, y . 7 Macrobenthos D 5 C 8 Nutrient ratio 5. 1. 2 Nutrient ratios ? Regional (RSC) EU (WFD) Regional (RSC)

Art. 8(1 a, b) Assessment of pressures and impacts What is preventing Assessment of state, including impacts GES? Current environmental status (in relation to GES) Overall status Indicator Methodological Art. 19(3) (no. / proportion Assessment (regional/ Status of specific standard: source Data from Art. 11 Data arising from Art. of elements period national) - Related pressures element (EU, regional, monitoring 8 (indicator) achieving (start-end) includes matrix, national) programme assessment threshold) methods Data from Dataset from monitoring - URL assessment Distribution map - URL to regional/ Data from URL national indicator monitoring - URL report Data from Dataset from monitoring - URL assessment - URL Good Extent of area not subject to eutrophication (averaged for whole area): Coastal (EU 100% WFD) Extent of water Offshore column subject to Regional (RSC) eutrophication: 2% 2010 -2015 Extent of seabed subject to eutrophication: 4% Related targets Target 1 Target 2 URL to regional/ Data from national indicator monitoring - URL report Dataset from assessment - URL What action? Input of nutrients Inout of organic matter URL to regional/ Data from national indicator monitoring - URL report Dataset from assessment - URL URL to regional/ Data from national indicator monitoring - URL report

Art. 10 Targets to achieve GES Target Description Indicator Art. 19(3) Target: date Art. 19(3) Target: goal (regional/ Data arising achieve by set (last Data from Art. to be national) - from Art. 8 date (to be revised 11 monitoring achieved includes (indicator) achieved) YYYYMM) programme (quantified) methods assessment Riverine input levels Target 1: Reduce N by X% or to Z levels (MAI/ CART) 201812 Dataset for Data from riverine monitoring discharges - URL x Target: value achieved y Target: unit 201409 Related Target: activities achieved (Table 2 b Annex III) tonnes/ year 201806 No Airborne input levels Targte 2: Reduce P by Y What is preventing target? Progress with target Riverine input levels Data set for Data from air inputs monitoring (modelled) - URL URL x y y What action? Related measures Agriculture Measure 1 Urban developments Measure 2 Industrial developments Measure 3 Transport (shipping) Measure 4 Urban (detergents) Measure 5 tonnes/ year See pressure targets State/impact targets are in effect expressions of GES, so do not add anything. No

Art. 13 Actions needed to achieve targets and GES Measure: source Measure: start-end Indicator (regional/ national) - includes methods Measure 1: Reduce fertilizer use CAP 2012 -9999 URL to indicator Measure 2: Waste water treatment UWWTD 2014 -2019 URL to indicator Measure 3: Industrial emission controls Air pollution directive 2015 -9999 URL to indicator Measure 4: Shipping emissions MSFD (NECA) 2010 -2025 URL to indicator Measure 5: Domestic products (detergents) MSFD 2017 -2019 URL to indicator Fields for Art 13 need further consideration