1. CIS - Project 2.4 Transitional and Coastal Waters
Claire Vincent
Environment and Heritage Service
United Kingdom

2. Introduction Matters arising Update from the Commission
Article 21 (formalising guidance)
Water bodies
Update from the Commission
Overview of progress to date
Timescale and methods for further work
Structure for Stockholm workshop

3. Matters arising
Article 21 - Status of this Guidance

4. Update from the Commission
ECOSTAT Cluster
2.3 REFCOND COAST INTERCALIBRATION
cross-cutting issues (defining high status, boundaries between high, good and moderate etc.)
Format of Guidance
Communication strategy
Tasks from the Commission

7. Communication Strategy
Short term actions (now)
brochure, leaflet, e-newsletter
Mid term actions (later 2002)
web site for guidance documents, information kit, material for Johannesburg summit, assistance with workshops etc.
Long term actions (2003)
material for events to promote guidance etc

8. Tasks from the Commission
Plans for ‘Life after guidance’
Guidance on assigning coastal waters to River Basin Districts

9. Overview of Progress WP1 - Common Understanding
Key issue - water bodies definition
Proposal
CUT leads input to Commission paper on behalf of Working Group and update guidance to reflect new paper
assigning coastal waters to River Basin Districts
examine in workshop session.
Lead WP1 - Germany and United Kingdom

10. Overview of Progress - WP2 Typology Hierarchical approach
Mandatory factors
lat, long
tidal range
salinity
Venice
Optional factors
exposure
depth
the others
Lead WP2 - Germany

11. Typology
Lead WP2
Germany

12. WP3. Reference Conditions
Initiated pilot studies - 7 received so far
high status sites
‘best of type’ sites - may not be of high status
Lead WP3 - United Kingdom

13. Denmark Randers Fjord

14. Mira Estuary
Portugal
Ria Formosa

15. Norway
North Sea Skagerrak Open Rocky Coast

16. United Kingdom Strangford Lough Loch Creran Loch Ardbhair

17. WP3. Reference Conditions - Key issues
‘very minor disturbance’
the relationship between ecologically high status and supporting physico-chemical status (synthetic pollutants - below LOD)
Are there any high status sites in Europe?
‘other significant pressures’ - trawling - impact on benthic communities - good and moderate status
Lead WP3 - United Kingdom

18. WP4. Classification Schemes
Collating information on
existing schemes
biological classification tools
from national schemes
from the Conventions
Identify tools which are WFD compliant to be included in guidance
Lead WP4 - EEA/WTC

19. Timescale Stylise Further edits SCG & WD WD Meeting 2-3 May 10-12 June
3rd Working Group Meeting WD
Meeting
Steering Group Meeting
Steering Group Meeting
2-3 May
10-12 June
27-28 June
?? Sept
30 Sept

20. During the meeting…..
Are you content with the proposed arrangements for finalising the guidance?
While we are discussing tools have some thoughts about ‘life after guidance’.
Are there other issues you want to raise…..

21. Key Objectives of this Workshop
Finalise CUT, Typology and Reference Condition papers clearing outstanding issues
Identify classification tools for further testing
Make clear statements/prepare options papers about defining class boundaries between high / good / moderate
Outline any future role for 2.4

22. Workshop Groups Fish / Physico chemical - Franck
Plants / Nutrients - Kari
Benthos -

23. Pragmatism
Sensible
Practical
Realistic
Logical
Systematic
Orderly

24. Bedrock on NW coast of Rathlin Island with crayfish and grey sponge