Element level assessments, MSFD Art.8 (2018)

The dashboard displays a table with the information reported by each Member State and assessed geographical area (Marine Reporting Unit-MRU), as requested under Article 8 of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD), on the status of the elements assessed within each feature (e.g., the species assessed within each species group, the habitats assessed within each habitat type, the different fish populations assessed, the contaminants and adverse effects assessed, etc.). By using the filters, the data can be displayed by marine region/subregion, Country, Descriptor and feature. Legislative reference Marine Strategy Framework Directive Topics Water Sub-Theme Geographical coverage Cyprus Portugal Spain Malta Denmark United Kingdom Sweden Netherlands Belgium Germany Ireland France Italy Slovenia Croatia Greece Estonia Latvia Lithuania Finland Bulgaria Poland Romania 2018 Publisher European Environment Agency Rights EEA Copyright Creative Commons CC-by licence Other organisations involved European Commission

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Original title Element level assessments, MSFD Art.8 (2018)
Original abstract
Topic category
  • biological_characteristics
Sub category
Resource language English
Domain area
  • european_seas
Owner WISE
Provider WISE
Data portal WISE
Presentation form Table
Spatial representation No geo
Coordinate reference system
    Web services
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      Derived datasets
      Successor of
      Predecessor of
      Temporal extent 2022-11-01
      2025-10-31
      Spatial extent
      Data accessibility
      Validation level Official data
      Additional information
      Metadata completeness Complete
      Notes

      Additional info - MSP - Environment

      Species, habitats, ecosystems, pressures

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      MSFD Classes
        MSFD Descriptors/Criteria
        • D1 Biodiversity - birds
        • D1 Biodiversity - mammals
        • D1 Biodiversity - reptiles
        • D1 Biodiversity - fish
        • D1 Biodiversity - cephalopods
        • D1 Biodiversity - pelagic habitats
        • D2 Non-indigenous species
        • D3 Commercial fish and shellfish
        • D4 Food webs/D1 Biodiversity - ecosystems
        • D5 Eutrophication
        • D6 Sea-floor integrity/D1 Biodiversity - benthic habitats
        • D7 Hydrographical changes
        • D8 Contaminants
        • D9 Contaminants in seafood
        • D10 Marine litter
        • D11 Energy, including underwater noise
        • D1C1 Mortality rate from incidental by-catch
        • D1C2 Population abundance
        • D1C3 Population demographic characteristics
        • D1C4 Population distributional range and pattern
        • D1C5 Habitat for the species
        • D1C6 Pelagic habitat condition
        • D2C1 Newly-introduced NIS
        • D2C2 Established NIS
        • D2C3 Adverse effects of NIS
        • D3C1 Fishing mortality rate (F)
        • D3C2 Spawning stock biomass (SSB)
        • D3C3 Population age/size distribution
        • D4C1 Trophic guild species diversity
        • D4C2 Abundance across trophic guilds
        • D4C3 Trophic guild size distribution
        • D4C4 Trophic guild productivity
        • D5C1 Nutrient concentrations
        • D5C2 Chlorophyll-a concentration
        • D5C3 Harmful algal blooms
        • D5C4 Photic limit
        • D5C5 Dissolved oxygen concentration
        • D5C6 Opportunistic macroalgae of benthic habitats
        • D5C7 Macrophyte communities of benthic habitats
        • D5C8 Macrofaunal communities of benthic habitats
        • D6C1 Physical loss of the seabed
        • D6C2 Physical disturbance to the seabed
        • D6C3 Adverse effects from physical disturbance
        • D6C4 Benthic habitat extent
        • D6C5 Benthic habitat condition
        • D7C1 Permanent alteration of hydrographical conditions
        • D7C2 Adverse effects from permanent alteration of hydrographical conditions
        • D8C1 Contaminant in environment
        • D8C2 Adverse effects of contaminants
        • D8C3 Significant acute pollution events
        • D8C4 Adverse effects of significant acute pollution events
        • D9C1 Contaminants in seafood
        • D10C1 Litter (excluding micro-litter)
        • D10C2 Micro-litter
        • D10C3 Litter ingested
        • D10C4 Adverse effects of litter
        • D11C1 Anthropogenic impulsive sound
        • D11C2 Anthropogenic continuous low-frequency sound
        Non MSFD Classes
          WFD

            Additional info - MSP - Oceanographic and CC

            Physics, biochemistry, EOV, ECV

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            Variables

              Additional info - MSP - Conservation

              Protected areas, OECM, IBA, EBSA, CCH, IMMA, ...

              Field Value
              Types
                Zonation

                Additional info - MSP - Maritime activities

                Aquaculture, fishing, transport, energy, ...

                Field Value
                Activity types

                  Additional info - MSP - Coastal & Land use and planning

                  Land use, land cover, planning (strategic, coordination, operational)

                  Field Value
                  Types

                    Additional info - MSP - Socio-economic

                    Living and non-living resources, shipping, tourism, energy, ...

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                    Activity types
                      Value types
                        Categories

                          Additional info - MSP - Ecosystem Services

                          Provisioning, regulation & maintenance, cultural

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                          CICES classes

                            Additional info - MSP - Legal, Governance & Planning

                            Strategic, legislation, planning, administrative, enforcement

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                            Themes
                              Functions
                                Who is in charge?

                                Additional info - MSP - Relevance

                                Relevance of the dataset / resource in supporting the MSP process at different spatial scales and temporal frames

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                                Relevance (spatial and temporal)