Working Group A ECOSTAT Update on intercalibration Prepared by Wouter van de Bund Joint Research Centre Institute for Environment and Sustainability

FULL PROGRESS REPORT FOR NEXT SCG MEETING Next ECOSTAT meeting: 20-21 April 2009 Principal ongoing activities: HMWB workshop Eutrophication activity Intercalibration: Finalisation and publication of the IC technical reports Evaluation of results achieved so far Updating the guidance on the IC process Ongoing and new GIG activities (see next slides) FULL PROGRESS REPORT FOR NEXT SCG MEETING

Progress in the GIGs - Rivers Main issues: Work on fish, macrophytes ongoing Mediterranean, Eastern continental GIGs are making good progress working on all quality elements Cross-GIG meeting held February 2009: Cross-GIG QE groups will be established Work on RC started (lead: I. Pardo (ES)) Work on large/deep rivers started (lead: DE) Detailed plans for continuation of IC work will be discussed at next ECOSTAT meeting

Progress in the GIGs - Lakes Chl-a Phyto- plankton Macro- phytes & phyto-benthos Benthic fauna Fish fauna NO IC Decision In progress Started CB ALP MED Types ? EC

Progress in the GIGs - Lakes BQE groups established Started work Benthic invertebrates and Fish fauna Started East Cont GIG GIGs indicate that it is difficult to find sufficient resources (especially EC GIG)

Progress in the GIGs – Coastal/Transitional Main issues: Coordination still problematic: Recruitment general COAST coordinator at JRC delayed No coordinator for NEA GIG Cross-GIG COAST meeting planned early 2009 has been postponed New coordinator for the MED GIG (A.M Cicero, Italy) PROGRESS ON COORDINATION ISSUES EXPECTED AT UPCOMING ECOSTAT MEETING