1. Professionalising knowledge and data products It works!! Data –> Information flow for MSFD

2. Agreed under TGDATA and WGDIKE

3. Data –> Information flow for MSFD Additional Biodiversity ‘headache’ More ‘lines’ Not making the same thing

4. Data –> Information flow for MSFD EU Process governance EU Process governance Operators Methodology Operational basis Operational basis Data Collection Data Assembly Indicator provision Assessment

5. Data –> Information flow for MSFD STRUCTURAL PROCESS COMPONENT Data CollectionData Assembly Indicator (in reference to COM decision and on-going RSC indicator activities) Assessment EU process Governance MSFD CIS/WG-DIKE (ultimately MS Marine Directors) Data from Member state monitoring programme(s) (art 19.3 and art 11)that provide linkage and reference to MSFD monitoring provision MSFD CIS/WG-GES (ultimately MS Marine Directors) Common understanding approach MSFD indicators derived or adapted from Regional sea and Member state indicators that provide basis for common implementation MS art 8 assessments, Regional assessments, EEA MSFD baseline assessment Methodology Regional sea and member state monitoring guidelines manuals related to specific parameter(s) Specific guidelines/Manuals on indicator production methodology, including reference to MSFD marine unit and assembly method of data Assessment methodology as agreed in MSFD or regional context Operational basis Linked to monitoring guidelines and indicator methodology Member State data provision mechanism(s)  Availability  Access rights  Temporal coverage  Observation frequency  Usage rights  Update frequency  Format/Outputs  Metadata  Spatial unit(s) Specifications for assembled data (input and output)  Location/Availability  Operational portal/web service  Usage rights  Update frequency  Format/Outputs  Metadata  MSFD Spatial unit: INSPIRE area mapping  QC applied Mechanisms to publish indicators:  Location/Availability  New/Existing provision  Supporting metadata  Frequency of provision  Spatial unit (related to MSFD units)  Context of use (consistency with MSFD scope) Definition of assessment product :  Appropriateness for MSFD output  Adaptations needed  Assessment scale  Temporal scale Potential Operators MSMS, RSC, ICES, Emodnet, Copernicus, EEA, others MS, RSC, EEA, others

6. TG Data workshop(s) on D5 and D8 Overview of data flows relevant to MSFD eutrophication indicators MSFD art 8, 9, 10 reporting from Palialexis et al. 2014 MSFD 5.3.2 Dissolved oxygen, i.e. changes due to increased organic matter decomposition and size of the area concerned X denotes reporting % of CPs reporting100-81%80-61%60-41%40-21%20-1% no reporting

7. TG Data workshop(s) on D5 and D8 Overview of data flows relevant to MSFD eutrophication indicators

8. Data –> Information flow for MSFD (coordinated) Monitoring Data provision Ingestion Data assembly (products) Indicator provision Assessment product(s) datainformationknowledge

9. Data –> Information flow for MSFD (coordinated) Monitoring Data provision Ingestion Data assembly (products) Indicator provision Assessment product(s) datainformationknowledge

10. D3: 1.3.1 fisheries population demographics IBTSWG/DCF National Fisheries Institutes DATRAS (trawl survey regional database) CPUE age/subarea Indicator provision Assessment product(s) datainformationknowledge

11. D8: Hazardous substances Data –> Information flow for MSFD examples D5: Eutrophication

12. Data –> Information flow for MSFD Regional cohesion Rationalisation of reporting across instruments Making best use of what is already in place Understanding what is not in place

13. Data –> Information flow for MSFD We have a lot of knowledge to gain

14. MS information Data flow information** MS Reporting EIONET # of parameters # of stations (BSC,UNEP/MAP) or # of measurements (HELCOM, OSPAR) Annual observation frequency Name of RSC reporting programme Reporting frequency Latest reporting year Starting year for data flow Who provides data (institution) Which national body reports to the RSC Where are data provided to? (Organisation) Regional Sea Convention info Name of RSC database Holder of database Access rights to database Responsible for Q/A Indicator(s) (reference)

15. Operational basis Linked to monitoring guidelines and indicator methodology Member State data provision mechanism(s)  Availability  Access rights  Temporal coverage  Observation frequency  Usage rights  Update frequency  Format/Outpu ts  Metadata  Spatial unit(s) Specifications for assembled data (input and output)  Location/Availa bility  Operational portal/web service  Usage rights  Update frequency  Format/Output s  Metadata  MSFD Spatial unit: INSPIRE area mapping  QC applied Mechanisms to publish indicators:  Location/Availa bility  New/Existing provision  Supporting metadata  Frequency of provision  Spatial unit (related to MSFD units)  Context of use (consistency with MSFD scope) Definition of assessment product :  Appropriaten ess for MSFD output  Adaptations needed  Assessment scale  Temporal scale