1. Marine Environment and Water Industry
Towards integrated, streamlined and harmonised data and information on the marine environment
European Commission
DG Environment Unit C.2
Marine Environment and Water Industry
WG DIKE
7-8 October, Brussels

2. Context EU Directors agenda - Streamlining of reporting:
Joint session Nature/Biodiversity & Water/Marine Directors in December 2013
Joint activity of DG ENV Directorates B & C
ENV and EEA developments
SIIF developments (UWWTD pilot)
ENV/EEA meeting on 1 July
MSFD reporting
Decentralised reporting mechanisms
MRAG/UNEP-WCMC/URS contract 2013 – Task 3
WISE-Marine
Need to develop framework, scope, technical delivery

3. International Conventions
Policy integration
MSFD
WFD
BWD
Habitats
Birds
CFP
EQSD
Nitrates
UWWTD
International Conventions

4. Policies State Pressures Policy application Air Water Species Seabed
CO2
Quality
Nutrients
Oceanography
Plankton
Birds
Mammals
Reptiles
Fish
Physical seabed
Hydrology
Communities
Birds
Habitats
WFD
Policy application
Policies
MSFD
EQSD
UWWTD
CFP
EIA/SEA
Nitrates
CAP
BWD
Pressures
Other
Chemical
Biological
Physical
Radionuclides
Litter
Energy, noise pH
Hazardous substances
Nutrient enrichment
Species extraction
Non-indigenous
Microbial pathogens
Loss
Damage
Hydrological change

5. Developing data & information systems to support policy
Content
Bring together into common framework
Harmonised data across policies (DIKE TSG work)
Processes
Improve efficiency of data flows
Gain agreements on content
Agreements between policies (e.g. on timing)
IT systems
Web-based systems
Dynamic reporting (pull systems)
Integrated data from/for multiple policies
User-friendly interfaces for interrogation

6. Sharing data between EU and RSCs
Contracting Parties
Regional Sea Conventions
Convention obligations
Similar objectives
Similar data
European Commission/ European Environment Agency
Member States
EU Directives
RSCs

7. Progress data/information systems:
RSCs
EC/EEA
CPs/MS

8. Project on EU-RSC systems
To ensure compatibility of data/information flows for MS/CPs to RSCs and EC/EEA, where appropriate
To support and improve data/information management systems within RSCs
To develop a shared data/information system between RSCs and EU levels
Phase 1 – start Dec for 15 mths (subject to contract)

9. How
Review data/information reported/held by RSCs and assess its contribution to MSFD needs (build upon current analyses)
Review processes and systems for reporting, managing and accessing data/information within RSC
Develop a common model for organising the data/information (DPSIR) –> WISE-Marine
Define work plan/resource needs to develop a shared system
Work in close cooperation with RSCs, EC/EEA and MS

10. Environmental impacts
economic
Socio-
benefits
Human Activities
Pressures
State of Environment
Ecosystem Services
Socio-economic Drivers
Management (Policies &
Governance)
Measures
Monitoring
Ecosystem
Environmental impacts
service
benefits

11. Pressures: framework per component
Policy
Objective
Assessment of state
Activities affecting GES
Targets to achieve GES
Measures
MSFD
GES – Descriptor + characteristics/ thresholds
Criteria
e.g. level of pressure
Level of impact
->Status/ trend
Based on: Data/ monitoring
e.g. agriculture, fisheries, offshore developments
Reduce impacts/ pressures by XXX
On specific activities, spatial measures, etc.
WFD
Nitrates Directive
Shellfish Directive
Art. 10 Targets
Art. 9 GES
Art. 8 Assessment
Art. 13 Measures
Art. 11 Monitoring
Art Access to data
Art. 9 Decision

12. Integrated reporting , e.g. eutrophication
Topic
MSFD
WFD
Nitrates
HELCOM
OSPAR
BarCon
BlackSC
EIONET
Objective
GEnS D5
GEcS
No eutro
Pressure input N P
Pressure output
Impacts
Birds/ mammals/fish
Water column
Seabed
Status
Targets
Measures
Scope for streamlining & harmonisation (with regional specificities)
Information system framework
Common parameters/topics for assessment

13. Next steps
Paper to outline forward process to EU Directors’ meeting, December, Lithuania
Content analysis by topic (MRAG/UNEP-WCMC/URS contract)
Identify potential for streamlining and harmonisation
Feed into DIKE TSG work on data flows
Review & develop RSC data/information systems/flows – 2014/15
WISE-Marine development – phase 1 by 2014