1. Draft data model for MSFD reporting
Irene del Barrio (EEA)
November 15, 2016
RSCs + EEA & EC Coordination meeting
Draft data model for MSFD reporting
and indicators

2. Background 2017 2018 2019 RSC assessments MSFD art.8, 9 & 10
Art.8 MSFD: assessments carried out by the RSC have to be taken into account
RSC assessments
MSFD art.8, 9 & 10
MSFD art.20
2017
2018
2019

3. Preparation of MSFD 2018 reporting
General approach: paper to be presented in DIKE (7 Dec) under development
CONCEPT
PACKAGE
Indicator-
based
Integration
rules
Reporting
units
XML
Text reports/
Indicator
assessm
Supporting
data

4. Draft data-model for MSFD 2018 reporting

5. E.g. OSPAR country reporting for D10
Indicators reporting
Only core info
to be reported
(+ URI)
Example using regional + national indicators
E.g. OSPAR country reporting for D10
Regional indicators:
- Beach litter
- Litter on the seafloor
- Fulmar litter ingestion
National indicator:
- Microplastics…
Prefilled?

6. Indicators inventory

7. Indicators and thresholds
PARAMETERS
Element
Threshold
Unit
Expected
ParameterMetric
ValueDescription
Baseline
AssessmentUnit
Nutritional status of seals
Blubber thickness of juvenile (1-3 years)
Grey seal 26 mm
>
Fall/winter mean
Absolute value
BAL
Blubber thickness of adult male (4-20 years) 36
Blubber thickness of adult female (4-20 years) 37
Ringed seal
Blubber thickness of adult (4-20 years) 51
Prevalence of intestinal ulcers in juvenile (1-3 years) 2 %
<
Annual mean
Prevalence of intestinal ulcers in adult (4-20 years) 5
Population trends and abundance of seals
Growth rate of the population 10
Harbour seal 12
Reproductive status of marine mammals
Pregnancy rate 80 70
Abundance of coastal fish key functional groups
Catch per unit effort from annual averages (CPUE)
Piscivores
Median
Relative value
1998 – 2008
Cyprinids 95
Nitrogen/DIN
DIN concentration
DIN
5.5
umol l-1
Winter mean
BALK
3.3
BALS
Abundance of salmon spawners and smolt
Smolt production capacity
Salmo salar
Probability
75% of PSPC

8. Assessment/Reporting units
OSPAR and HELCOM examples

9. Reporting units proposal
Paper to be presented in DIKE about the State of the Art
Objective: to agree on a common layer of reporting units prior the reporting
Suggested approach, based on the following levels:
1) MSFD Regions (Baltic Sea, North-east Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea)
2) MSFD Subregions/subdivisions
3) Further division into:
- Coastal waters per WFD river basin district
- Territorial waters (excl. coastal waters) per WFD river basin district
- Beyond territorial waters per MSFD region/subregion/subdivision
4) Coastal water-bodies (as reported under WFD)