21 November 2014

EU Service contract:Development of a shared data and information

system between the EU and theRegional Sea Conventions (phase 1)

Meeting details

Deltares (Netherlands), leadAZTI (Spain )HCMR (Greece)SYKE (Finland)

Overview of Data FlowsFor RSC indicators

MSFD –RSC biodiversity indicators: D1/D4 Birds

D1/D4-Birds

D1/D4-Mammals/reptiles

MSFD –RSC indicators: D1/D4 Mammals/reptiles

D1/D4-Fish/Cephalopods

MSFD –RSC indicators: D1/D4 Fish/Cephalopods

D3 – Commercial fish/shellfish

MSFD –RSC biodiversity indicators: D3 fish/shellfish

D1/D4 – Pelagic habitats

MSFD –RSC indicators: D1/D4 Pelagic Habitats

D1/D4 – Benthic habitats

MSFD –RSC indicators: D1/D4 Benthic Habitats

D7 - Hydrographical changes

MSFD –RSC indicators: D7 Hydrographical changes

D2 – NIS

MSFD –RSC indicators: D2 Non-indigenous species

D11 - Noise

MSFD –RSC indicators: D11 Noise

Overview of Data FlowsFor RSC indicators

(detailed, with RSC indicators)

MSFD –RSC biodiversity indicators: D1/D4 BirdsMSFD   HELCOM     OSPAR     UNEP/MAP     BSC    

Descriptors IndicatorsCore/Precore

indicators

Status Common/candidate indicators

Status Common Indicators

Status Indicators

Status

  

Indicator

Data flow

Indicator Data flow

Indicator

Data flow

Indicator

Data flow

D1/D4-Birds 1.1.1. Distributional range             Species distributional range (Marine mammals, seabirds, marine reptiles)

         

  1.1.2 Distributional pattern within the latter, where appropriate

      Birds-6: Distributional pattern of breeding and non-breeding marine birds

Common              

  1.2.1 Population abundance and/or biomass, as appropriate

Abundance of waterbirds in the wintering season

Core   Birds-1: Species-specific trends in relative abundance of non-breeding and breeding marine bird species

Common/ operational by Feb 2015

  Population abundance (marine mammals, seabirds, marine reptiles, macroalgae, zoobenthos fish)

         

    Abundance of waterbirds in the breeding season

Core                    

  1.3.1 Population demographic characteristics (e.g. body size or age class structure, sex ratio, fecundity rates, survival/mortality rates)

White-tailed Eagle productivity

Core   Birds-5: Mortality of marine birds from fishing (bycatch) and aquaculture

Candidate   Population demographic characteristics (e.g. body size or age class structure, sex ratio, fecundity rates, survival/mortality rates)

         

          Birds-2: Annual breeding success of kittiwake

Candidate              

          Birds-3: Breeding success/failure of marine birds

Candidate prioritised/ operational by Feb 2015

             

          Bids-4: Non-native/invasive mammal presence on island seabird colonies

Candidate              

  1.3.2 Population genetic structure, where appropriate

                       

  4.1.1 Performance of key predator species using their production per unit biomass (productivity)

White-tailed Eagle productivity

Core   Food web-1: Reproductive success of marine birds in relation to food availability

Candidate              

MSFD –RSC biodiversity indicators:

Could add detailed information for the other indicators, similar to slide 16.