1. D1 guidance on an appropriate method to integrate criteria, species, species group

2. ICES requested to give guidance on integration

3. Integrating criteria... to species
A set of conditional rules, Table 1
Emphasis on criteria linked to manageable human activity
Rules also provide incentive to collect further information on primary criteria (e.g. bycatch)

4. GES, what proportion of species per group?
Proportional threshold between 60-80%
% to be decided by experts conducting species group assessment, whom have ”a feel” for indicators
Trade-off between number of false alarms vs. missed alarms: too many false alarams (if >80%), and too many missed alarms (if <60%)
GES?

5. Extinction risk and false alarms?
Recommend not to use OOAO within assessment of D1
Always certain proportion of false alarms
D1 assessment should not be dominated by species that are always rare, or have become rare. Monitoring effort over time = uncertainty of signal?
MSFD D1 not set up to specifically to look at extinction risk (6 year cycle / lack of IUCN type of criteria)
IUCN provides a ”safety net” for species that may have missed alarm issues. Providing a list of these species, serves as an alarm itself

6. D1 benthic/D6 D6C2 workshop WKBEDPRES1, 24 -26 October
Experts participation from Mediterranean, Black Sea, Celtic, Baltic, N. Sea
Also experts involved in EEA, DGENV, HELCOM, ICES, OSPAR work, as well as experts from EU funded projects on pressures

7. Thank you!
Picture: Icelandic Wilderness