IC remaining gaps: overview and way forward Sandra Poikane and Wouter van de Bund (EC JRC)

MS - level gaps Methods already accepted GREEN Reports submitted by MS on Intercalibration of new / revised methods according to already finalised IC results Methods already accepted GREEN Methods under review / revision – YELLOW Methods still missing – RED

MS - level gaps RIVERS : Methods already accepted 15 (by Oct 206) 11 (by Feb 2017) Methods not accepted – 2 Methods still missing – 11

RIVERS – 15 methods accepted Oct 2016 (MS-level) by country / BQE / GIG BG Benthic invertebrates: EC and MED Macrophytes: MED Phytobenthos: MED Fish: EC and MED CZ Phytobenthos: CB DE Macrophytes: CB (revised) FI Phytobenthos: NOR (revised) Benthic invertebrates: NOR (revised) 14 May 2019

RIVERS – 15 methods accepted (MS-level) by country / BQE / GIG GR Phytobenthos: MED LT Benthic invertebrates: CB Phytobenthos: CB NL Macrophytes: CB (revised) RO Phytobenthos: EC 14 May 2019

RIVERS – 12 methods new Feb 2017 (MS-level) by country / BQE / GIG CZ Macrophytes: CB and EC GR Benthic invertebrates Fish fauna IT Fish fauna: ALP and MED LT Macrophytes LV PL RO 14 May 2019

RIVERS – 2 methods not accepted Feb 2017 (MS-level) by country / BQE / GIG FR Benthic invertebrates (new method) Report demonstrating WFD compliance and showing that new method classification is more strict than the old one Some essential elements required in the guidance are mission – not possible to accept at this stage HU Fish fauna Report demonstrating that HU method can not be compared to others in the region Problems with WFD compliance check, especially the RC (best available sites that are clearly impacted) 14 May 2019

RIVERS – 11 methods missing DK: phytobenthos, fish EE: macrophytes, fish ES: macrophytes HR: macrophytes, benthic fauna, phytobenthos, fish LV: phytobenthos NO: fish  results expected 2017-18 for all  need clarification re. ES macrophytes 14 May 2019

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VERY LARGE RIVERS – 8 methods in review/revision Phytobenthos: Methods from 8 additional MS intercalibrated against previous results (BE-FL, BG, HR, ES, FR, IT, PT, RO) - reviewer recommendation: XGIG experts to check calculations - some minor inconsistencies still need to be resolved 14 May 2019

VERY LARGE RIVERS Phytobenthos - VERY LARGE RIVERS Phytobenthos - ** MS have no method BE-W (all HMWB); CY (no VLR); DK (no VLR); GR; IE; LT; LU; LV; MT (no VLR); NO; PL; UK (just. accepted) Need to clarify for which MS this is a gap 14 May 2019

MS - level gaps LAKES : Methods already accepted 11 (by Oct 2016) 16 (by Feb 2017) Methods not accepted – 1 Methods still missing – 21

LAKES – 11 methods accepted by Oct 2016 (MS-level) by country / BQE / GIG DK Fish CB (revised) FR Phytoplankton: ALP, MED (natural lakes and reservoirs) GR Phytoplankton: MED (natural lakes and reservoirs) Macrophytes MED (natural lakes) IT Phytobenthos (X-GIG) LT Phytoplankton (CB) Phytobenthos (CB) LV 14 May 2019

LAKES – 15 accepted by Feb 2017 (MS-level) by country / BQE / GIG BG Fish: East Cont FI Benthic invertebrates (revised) Phytobenthos (revised) FR Macrophytes: MED Fish fauna: ALP and MED GR Benthic invertebrates MED Fish fauna MED IT Phytoplankton: MED Macrophytes: MED Benthic fauna: ALP, MED Fish fauna: MED 14 May 2019

LAKES – 15 accepted by Feb 2017 (MS-level) by country / BQE / GIG LV Benthic invertebrates, Fish fauna RO Phytobenthos: East Cont 14 May 2019

LAKES – 1 method not accepted Feb 2017 (MS-level) by country / BQE / GIG Phytoplankton – lakes 14 May 2019

LAKES – ca 21 methods missing 14 May 2019

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