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 GD13 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

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

Worked example: D5 eutrophication Grey cells: no information needed (criterion not used) Other cells (white, green, red, orange): need information All entries are for illustration purposes only

D5C1 (5.1.1) D5C2 (5.2.1) D5C3 (5.2.4) D5C4 (5.2.2) D5C5 (5.3.2) Art. 9 What is the policy objective? (GES for MSFD) Which areas are being assessed? What is being assessed? (general) Art. 3(5) 1. Policy objective Annex I 2. Descriptor Annex III 3. Pressure/ biodiversity element GES Decision (2017) 4. Criterion Primary in bold (2010 Decision codes in brackets) GES Decision (2017) Justification for: a. non-use/use of criterion b. delay beyond 2018 Art. 9(1) GES determination 5. MS (sub)regional determination GES timescale if Art 14 exception invoked GES determination date (last revised: 2012, later following art 12 report, 2018) Region/ Subregion MS Marine Reporting Unit GES Decision Elements Art. 3.5 definition of GES D5 Eutrophication Human-induced eutrophication is minimised, especially adverse effects thereof, such as losses in biodiversity, ecosystem degradation, harmful algae blooms and oxygen deficiency in bottom waters Input of nutrients Input of organic matter D5C1 (5.1.1)   MS (sub)regional definition (based on Annex I Descriptor) MS (sub)regional text (based on 2017 Decision criterion) YYYYMM BAL -Baltic Sea FI -Finland 001 - Gulf of Bothnia 002 - Quark 003 - Gulf of Finland etc. (separate Art. 8 assessment per MRU) Nutrients D5C2 (5.2.1) Delay in Integration method at EU level; regional method used Chlorophyll a D5C3 (5.2.4) Harmful algal blooms D5C4 (5.2.2) Photic limit D5C5 (5.3.2) Not used (primary criterion) - D5C8 used instead Oxygen D5C6 (5.2.3) Not used (secondary criterion) Opportunistic macroalgae D5C7 (5.3.1) Macrophytes D5C8 Macrobenthos 5.1.2 MS (sub)regional text 5.2 Not used (2010 Decision) 5.3

Impacts (link to state assessments)   Art. 8(1a, b) What is being assessed? (specific) Assessment of pressures and impacts Assessment of state, including impacts Current environmental status (in relation to GES) Element assessed (specified by MS) Element: source (EU, regional, national) Criterion Parameter Threshold: value (quality) Threshold: source (EU, regional, national) Threshold: values achieved (range: low-high) Threshold: unit Proportion: target (extent over which TV is to be achieved) Proportion achieved (extent over which TV has been achieved) Proportion: unit (%, km2) Trend since previous reporting Criterion achieved (TV over required proportion of area) Pressure DIN Regional (HELCOM) D5C1 Concentration in water x Regional (RSC) y-z μmol/l 95 98 % area Stable Yes TN 99 Improving DIP 80 Deteriorating No TP Impacts (link to state assessments) Chlorophyll a D5C2 μg/l Phaeocystis D5C3 Number, extent & duration of HABs x, y a, b no./year; days/yr 85 Photic limit D5C4 Water transparency (Secchi levels) 8 8-10 m 100 Dissolved oxygen D5C5 Bottom concentration Opportunistic macroalgae D5C6 Abundance EU (WFD) Macrophytes D5C7 Species composition and relative abundance .7 .65-.9 EQR 96 Maximum depth of macrophytes Macrobenthos D5C8 .6-.85 98; 50 % area; km2 Nutrient ratio 5.1.2 Nutrient ratios ?

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

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

Actions needed to achieve targets and GES Art. 13 Actions needed to achieve targets and GES Measure 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 Measure 3: Industrial emission controls Air pollution directive 2015-9999 Measure 4: Shipping emissions MSFD (NECA) 2010-2025 Measure 5: Domestic products (detergents) MSFD 2017-2019   Fields for Art 13 need further consideration