1. All TMs are kindly asked to fill in the information asked for in the template and to present the information at the CORESET II 2/2014 workshop. TMLs are to collect the information, provide it to the Project Manager and present at the workshop or agree with a TMa to present. By 8th September, please provide first drafts to the Project Manager. TMLs are welcome to present other information of interest as well at the workshop, noting that each indicator will be given a maxiumum time of 15 minutes. Please, amend/fill-in sections in orange and delete examples.

2. [indicator title] Short introduction to the concept of the indicator and main parameters

3. [indicator title] Stage of developmentIndicator type Core/pre-core/candidateState/Pressure/Impact Primary importanceSecondary importance BSAP Segment and Objective  Natural Distribution and occurrence of plans and animals  Viable populations of species none stated MSFD Descriptors and Criteria 1.3. Population condition (demography, genetic structure) 1.1 Species distribution (range, pattern, covered area) 1.2 Population size (abundance, biomass) 4.1 Productivity of key species or trophic groups (productivity) 4.3 Abundance/distribution of key trophic groups and species Other relevant legislation: (e.g. WFD) Legislative linkage:

4. [indicator title] Concept/ design Coordinated monitoringAssessment Research needs for operationalization (in relation to needs stated under the coordinated monitoring and assessment columns) Data arrangements Monitoring strategy (method, frequency, spatial resolution) in relation to relevant indicator parametersTechnical guidelinesGeographic scale Assessment method GES / assessment criteria (currently all GES are provisional) A ) in place B) under development C ) not available, what needs - action level? A ) monitoring in place B ) monitoring needs revision C ) monitoring not available, what needs - action level? A ) in place B ) needs revision, what needs doing C ) not available, what needs - action level? HELCOM assessment units: A ) identified B) Identified not described C) not identified, what needs - action level? A ) available and described B ) available not described C ) not available, what needs - action level? A ) proposed and described B ) proposed but needs more supporting data C ) not available, what needs - action level? A ) in place B ) needs revision, what needs doing C ) not available, what needs - action level? B - Harbour porpoise needs to be developed - TM B - clarification of when and how counts are made -TM B - elaboration on counting methods needed - TM, BALSAM B - units to be clarified - TM AB - harbour porpoise GES to be determined - TM Harbour porpoise background data, Harbour porpoise data lacking on abundance and distribution B - data submission arrangements to be incoorporated into the indicator to be discussed, preliminary strategy and schedual agreed among experts - TM, HELCOM Example Fill in for current situation (action level = who needs to complete the task)

5. [indicator title] Present work on GES so far, briefly describe the concept and who has been involved

6. [indicator title] Example HELCOM Assessment Unit Level: 3 The indicator is applicable in: all coastal areas around the Baltic Sea Currently data is available : however only available for coastal areas of the Gulf of Riga

7. [indicator title] List of issues that still need to be solved for the indicator Describe what is hindering solving the issue e.g. Low confidence in the result Funding for data collection and analysis is still unsecure and the amount of data needed for the analysis has not yet been met.

8. [indicator title] Any and all other information that TMs would like to present in the following slides