1. HELCOM MORE 8 meeting outcome
Joni Kaitanta, HELCOM Secretariat
Joni
Kaitaranta

2. MORE8: Outcome 13-14 January 2014 in Berlin Meeting tasks:
To develop HELCOM Monitoring manual further by making use of the guidance provided by EC Document (DIKE DG Documents 4,5,6 : reporting sheet and list of subprogrammes)
Start filling in the fact sheet templates with examples
Back to back with CORESET II project to have both monitoring experts and indicator experts developing the manual
Meeting outcome (available in CIRCA):
Updated version of HELCOM monitoring manual
Template of filling programmes (Descriptors) to provide input to some programme-level questions
Template of filling subprogrammes (to respond to reporting sheet Q9)
List of sub-programmes based on list provided by the EC
Joni
Kaitaranta

3. MORE8: Outcome Meeting outcome:
Para 4.9: “Some EU sub-programmes were considered too broad, e.g. mobile species, while in other cases redundancies were apparent e.g. between pressures and human activities. The Meeting further noted that the draft of sub-programmes are based on an assessment perspective while the proposed HELCOM fact sheets are presented from a practical side i.e. in relation to the practical monitoring of the HELCOM Contracting Parties. ”
Para 4.17: “The Meeting agreed on the indicative list of HELCOM monitoring programme topics and sub-programmes as proposed in Annex 3, recognizing that when filled in by experts changes may be proposed.”
Joni
Kaitaranta

4. Eutrophication (D5) Programme topics Monitoring programmes
Hydrography
Biodiversity (D1, D4, D6)
-vertebrates
-pelagic habitats
-benthic habitats
Hydrochemistry
Phytoplankton
Zooplankton
Fish, shellfish and fisheries
Commercial fish (D3)
Birds
General
description of
monitoring
programme
Non-indigenous species (D2)
Mammals
Subprogrammes
Concentration of contaminants
Eutrophication (D5)
Contaminants in seafood
Inputs
Biological effects of contaminants
Hydrographical changes
Biological disturbance
Litter
Contaminants (D8, D9)
Underwater noise
Non indigenous species
Litter (D10)
Seabed habitat
distr. and extent
Energy, including underwater noise (D11)
Species distribution and abundance
Benthic physical loss and damage

5. MORE8: Outcome Fact sheet content: General information
Responsible HELCOM subsidiary body
Purpose of monitoring (Q8a list)
Human activities and/or their pressures (Q 7a-c) as well as natural factors / variability (e.g. climate change; Q 5e) addressed
Monitoring and assessment requirements (Q5d, Q5f, Q6a-d, Q7e)
Monitoring concepts (Q9, Q4)
Characteristics, parameters, method, QA/QC, Frequency, Density, Spatial scope (map service), Link to indicators
Spatial coverage (Q10a,b)
Gaps in monitoring (Q5, Q6, Q7)
Data providers and access (Q10c, d) (Art 19.3)
Literature (for further reference)
Joni
Kaitaranta

6. MORE8: Berlin 12-13 January 2014 Programme topics
MORE sub-programmes - Proposed sub-programmes by MORE 8 participants
EU sub-programmes - List of indicative subprogrammes DIKE DG Doc 6
Hydrography
Temperature, salinity, transparency, turbidity
Water column characteristics (temperature and salinity)
Water column characteristics (transparency)
Waves, currents (sealevel)
Water column characteristics (other, including current/wave action)
Ice
Hydrochemistry
O2, pH, pCO2 (H2S)
Water column characteristics (oxygen)
Water column characteristics (pH/pCO2)
Nutrients
Nutrient concentrations in water column
Phytoplankton
Phytoplankton – Pigments
Pelagic community composition and species abundance
Phytoplankton - Species composition, abundance and biomass
Plankton biomass
Zooplankton
Zooplankton - Species composition, abundance and biomass
Fish shellfish and fisheries
Fish - Coastal fish
Mobile species distribution and abundance/biomass
Fish - Migratory fish
Mobile species habitat status
Fish - Offshore fish
Species population age/size structure
Commercial shellfish
Fisheries bycatch
Birds
Birds - Marine breeding birds abundance and distribution
Species breeding success
Birds - Marine bird health
Species health status (individual/population level)
Birds - Marine wintering birds abundance and distribution
Mortality/injury rates from fisheries (targetted and/or incidental)
Mammals
Mammals - Seal abundance
Mortality/injury rates from other human activities
Mammals - Health status
Mortality/injury rates from marine litter
Mammals - Harbor porpoise abundance
MORE8: Berlin January 2014
Joni
Kaitaranta

7. MORE8: Berlin 12-13 January 2014 Programme topics
MORE sub-programmes - Proposed sub-programmes by MORE 8 participants
EU sub-programmes - List of indicative subprogrammes
Concentrations of contaminants
Contaminants in water
Contaminant concentrations in water/sediment
Contaminants in sediment
Contaminants levels in species
Contaminants in biota
Contaminants in seafood
Inputs
Nutrient inputs from atmosphere
Nutrient inputs from land-based (diffuse/point) sources
Contaminant inputs from atmosphere
Nutrient inputs from landbased sources
Contaminant inputs from landbased sources
Contaminant inputs from land-based (diffuse/point) sources
Nutrient inputs from seabased sources
Contaminant inputs from sea-based (point) sources
Contaminant inputs from seabased sources
Acute pollutioon
Contaminant inputs from sea-based (acute) sources, incl. oil spills
Biological effects of contaminants
TBT /imposex
Other biological effects montoring to be developed
Biological disturbance
Litter inputs from land-based (riverine) sources
Litter
Macrolitter characteristics and abundance/volume
Litter characteristics and abundance/volume
Litter microparticle abundance/volume
Underwater noise
Acute underwater noise distribution, frequency and levels
Diffuse underwater noise distribution, frequency and levels
Non indigenous species
Non-indigenous species distribution and abundance/biomass
MORE8: Berlin January 2014
Joni
Kaitaranta

8. MORE8: Berlin 12-13 January 2014 Programme topics
MORE sub-programmes - Proposed sub-programmes by MORE 8 participants
EU sub-programmes - List of indicative subprogrammes
Seabed habitat distribution and extent
Habitat-forming species and substrates
[Seabed habitat distribution and extent (Interpreted to be at programme level, not sub-programme. Monitoring concerns parts of habitat not the habitat directly)]
Seabed habitat physical characteristics
Habitat-forming species extent and/or volume
Species distribution and abundance / Benthic community
Hardbottom Species
Benthic community composition and species abundance/biomass
Softbottom fauna
Benthic species distribution and abundance/biomass
Softbottom flora
[Seabed habitat chemical characteristics (Interpreted as supportive parameter for softbottom fauna. Not sub-programme)]
Benthic physical loss and damage (In future maybe included in "Seabed habitat distribution and extent)
Distribution, extent and frequency of activities extracting non-living resources (sand, gravel, dredging, desalination)
Distribution, extent and frequency of activities extracting living resources (fisheries including recreational, maerl, seaweed)
Distribution and extent of activities with permanent infrastructures (e.g. energy production)
MORE8: Berlin January 2014
Joni
Kaitaranta

9. MORE 8 outcome
These EU sub.programmes couldn't be allocated to the programme topics at this time:
Microbial pathogen levels in biota (seafood)
Distribution, extent and frequency of food production (aquaculture)
Distribution, extent and frequency of sea-based mobile activities (shipping, boating)
Distribution, extent and frequency of coastal human activities (e.g. tourism)
Distribution, extent and frequency of relevant land-based activities
Effectiveness of measures
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10. MORE 8 outcome Technical aspects:
Information clearly available for sub-programme level questions (9), not XML export for 2014 reporting round
Snapshot functionality required (print to pdf with time stamp)
MORE8 outcome: Para 5.5 “The meeting discussed that it would be needed to communicate to WG DIKE that the national sub-programme IDs would be accompanied with regional subprogramme IDs in the reporting process.”
Q4g (Guidance, Regional coding to subprogrammes will be developed)
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