1. Marine Environment and Water Industry
Progress in WG DIKE
European Commission
DG Environment Unit C.2
Marine Environment and Water Industry
MSCG
9 February 2015, Brussels

2. Reporting on Article 11 monitoring programmes
Access to MS reports in EIONET Central Data Repository:
a) MSFDArt11_Programmes.xml – ONE file for 13 programmes b) MSFDArt11_Sub-programme_SeaBedHabitats – MANY files – one per subprgramme C) Paper reports (pdf)
Access to MS reports in new viewing tool:

7. Reporting on PoMs and exceptions (MSFD Art. 13 and 14)
Marine Directors adopted recommendation on November 2014
Timelines to March 2016 – next slide
Outstanding issues

8. Timeline
Action
Responsible
Mid-Feb 2015
Prepare Art reporting sheet
COM
March -April 2015
Technical preparation of xml and web forms
Preparation of guidelines (technical document), including QA rules
Internal trial – to check ease of use
Atkins/EEA
Organising reporters: centralising process – request to appoint Member State reporting representatives
Communicate process to Member States
Organise helpdesk
EEA
EEA, Atkins
End of April 2015
Kick-off testing of web forms with Member States through WebEX
May-June 2015
Member States testing of xml/web forms
Member States
July-September 2015
Finalise xml and web forms
Resource webpage set up
Issue final guidance
Atkins
COM and EEA follow up as needed
October 2015
Present to WG DIKE 5-6 October 2015
Release for Member State use
October 2015 onwards
Helpdesk
Atkins, EEA
End of March 2016
Member States report on PoMs (text-based reports and xml). Deadline for reporting: latest by 31/3

9. Further work on PoMs reporting
How to phase in reporting of measures from other policies than WFD? (fisheries, off-shore pollution, natura2000) – opportunities for streamlining
Further guidance similar the guidance for Art 11 reporting, including
Resolution of a measure for reporting
Short guidance on text report fields
How to apply the KTMs

10. Future perspectives Building towards: Based on:
2018 – updates of reports on Art. 8, 9 and 10 (Art. 17)
2019 – Commission’s first evaluation report to the European Parliament and to the Council (Art. 20(1)), in particular Art. 20(3b): the review of the status of the marine environment, undertaken in coordination with the EEA and the relevant regional marine and fisheries organisations and conventions
Based on:
Possible revised Decision and Annex III
Regional reports, incl. RSC ‘roof reports’
Improved data and assessment methods (e.g. common indicators of RSCs)
More focused reporting from MS (incl. via RSCs) to EU level, with specific ‘products’ to demonstrate current environmental status and progress towards GES
Use of other reporting (e.g. fish stock assessments under CFP), where possible

11. Ecosystem, food-webs (D1.7, D4)
01/09/2019
Assessment of specific pressures
and their impacts on ecosystem elements (Art. 8.1b) D5
Assessment of ecosystem elements (Art. 8.1a)
Other
pressures
Birds (D1)
Mammals (D1)
Reptiles (D1)
Fish (D1, D3.2/3)
Seabed (D1, D6)
Water column (D1)
Ecosystem, food-webs (D1.7, D4) D7 D8 D2 D9
+ Art. 8.1c Economic and social analysis, costs of degradation
D6.1
D11
D3.1
D10 11

12. Example presentation of GES: commercial fish (from CFP)
(from Nov draft EEA marine baseline report)

13. (from Nov. 2014 draft EEA marine baseline report)
Example presentation of GES: mammals (from HD)
(from Nov draft EEA marine baseline report)

14. HELCOM assessment areas

15. Towards 2018
2018 is not far away!
Start developing now (especially Art. 8), so that MS and RSC reports can contribute to 2019 EEA report
Three aspects need early attention:
Contents/structure of Article 8 reports (links to RSC roof reports)
How to link indicator assessments (of RSCs, MS) to EU level – what information can be used at EU level?
How to show outcomes geographically in WISE-Marine (assessment areas)
Start discussions with HELCOM (HOLAS II) and OSPAR (Intermediate Assessment)
Initial ideas to WG DIKE (June tbc)
Developed proposal to WG DIKE (October 2015)