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Lena Avellan Project Manager CORESET II HABITAT16/2014, 14.5.2014 Gothenburg, Sweden

CORESET II

Operationalization of HELCOM indicator- based assessment system for biodiversity (doc. 5/3)

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HELCOM Monitoring and Assessment Strategy (2013)

CORESET II in a nutshell

• Operationalization of HELCOM core indicators

for hazardous substances and biodiversity

• Project running September 2013 - June 2015
• Supervized by HELCOM GEAR

HELCOM MONAS comments on technical aspects HELCOM HABITAT comments on some BD-indicators

• Development work is carried out by national experts termed

Task Managers in Lead (TML) or Assisting (TMa)

• All indicators will undergo an evaluation process to define which can

be accepted as operational core indicators at the end of CORESET II

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Rough schedule and milestones

CORESET II 1/2014 15-16.1.2014 Berlin CORESET II 2/2014 September Sweden GEAR 6/2014 26-27.3.2014 Berlin MONAS 20/2014 8-10.4.2014 Oslo HABITAT 16/2014 13.-16.5.2014 Sweden GEAR Autumn? HELCOM MONAS 21/2014 November ? GEAR 5/2013 30-31.10.2013 MONAS 19/2013 19-22.11.2013 ?CORESET II 3/2015 Poland? GEAR Spring ? MONAS Spring ? HOD June 2015 Core indicators published

• n-line
• Pre-core and Candidate indicators work

continues until summer 2015, meaning that they can only be accepted by HOD autum/2015

Fill-in MORE template ”expert evaluation meeting” TMs to present the developed core indicator, meeting to solve remaining problems back-to-back with OSPAR COBAM

2013 2014 2015

Maybe a need for a final overview – possibly back-to-back with EUTRO-OPER Kick-off meeting Gap-analysis criteria specification Focusing work and limiting the number of candidates

Task Managers

• Task Managers have been appointed either in Lead (TML)
• r as assisting (TMa) by GEAR Contacts
• As of yesterday (12.5.) a total of 80 TMs have been
• fficially appointed

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CORESET II kick-off

15-16 January 2014, Berlin

• Carried out a gap-analysis
• Looked into specific tasks that TMs need to

carry out and discussed organizing the work

• HELCOM GEAR 5/2013 set priorities and general

criterias for indicator development in CORESET II, the criteria an indicator must fullfill to be

• perational were further specificed (Annex1)

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GES - biodiveristy

• Mammals – concepts are there, discussions on setting the boundary
• Waterbirds – tentative boundary and deviation that need

strengthening

• By-caught waterbirds – no GES, proposal to use model for decline
• Coastal fish – FISH-PRO II agreed on GES in 2013, planned to use the

concept in CORESET II

• Macrozoobenthos – discussion on the BQI-concept and the

population structure (species unclear) are ongoing and discussions on setting the boundary in the future

• Macrophytes – species-specific reference values to be used and

discussions on which species to use are still on-going

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Gap analysis -BSAP

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Segment Objective Core indicators targeting the

• bjective

Pre-core- or candidate indicators targeting the

• bjective

primarily secondarily

Eutrophication Concentration of nutrients close to natural level 2 Clear water 1 Natural levels of algal blooms 1 Natural distribution and occurrence of plants and animals 6 1 Natural oxygen levels 1 Hazardous substances Concentrations of hazardous substances close to natural levels 7 2 Fish safe to eat 7 2 Healthy wildlife 3 3 9 Radioactivity at pre-Chernobyl level 1 Biodiversity Natural marine and coastal landscapes 2 Thriving and balanced communities of plants and animals 5 1 Viable populations of species 11 1 2 Others No illegal pollution 1 Safe maritime traffic without accidental pollution 1 No introduction of alien species 1

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Gap analysis -MSFD

Descriptor Criteria Core indicators targeting the criteria Pre-core- or candidate indicators targeting the criteria primarily secondarily

1. 1.1 3 2 1.2. 5 1 1.3 5 2 1 1.4 1 1.5 2 1.6 4 1 6 2. 2.1 1 2.2. 3. 3.1. 3.2. 4. 4.1. 3 2 1 4.2 1 4.3 8 9 5. 5.1 2 5.2 2 5 5.3 1 1 1 6. 6.1 4 6.2 2 1 7. 7.1 7.2 8. 8.1 7 2 8.2 1 5 10 9. 9.1 7 2 10. 10.1. 3 10.2. 1 11. 11.1. 1 11.2. 1

CORESET II prioritiy No.1

• operationalization of core indicators

Data-arrangements

Criteria a core indicator must fulfill e) Data management arrangements

• Detailed description of data-flow; sampling->analyzing->hosting
• Long-term updating practices agreed, containing information
• n:

1. Collected data is reported frequently at a certain month 2. A certain institute/CP/group carries out the analyses required for the indicator based on common data 3. Long-term data storage, e.g. Specified common database

• Quality assurance routines in place for data

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Different options are available and need to be considered

• 1. ICES is currently processing and hosting some of the

data used in the core indicators through COMBINE

• 2. Some HELCOM expert groups have collected and

analyzed data

• 3. External contractors are involved in some of the core

indicator development

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CORESET II prioritiy No.1

• operationalization of core indicators

Data-arrangements

CORESET II prioritiy No.1

• operationalization of core indicators

HABITAT16 invited to discuss long-term management of bird indicators

• How to operationalize the data-handling for bird

indicators?

• Bird indicators rely on sensus counts in national

monitoring

• Currently there is no HELCOM entity or other group that

could annually collect the data from all sources for analysis to update the indicator

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CORESET II prioritiy No.1

• operationalization of core indicators

BALSAM WP3 (birds) meeting 8.5.2014 Tallinn Abundance of waterbirds in the wintering season & Abundance of waterbirds in the breeding season

– No common data-arrangements – GES boundaries tentative – Stated that monitoring methods differ –> detailed discussion needed to resolve this – Assessment units need to be specified

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CORESET II prioritiy No.1

• operationalization of core indicators

BALSAM WP3 (birds) meeting 8.5.2014 Tallinn White-tail eagle productivity

– No TML assigned to the indicator – GES boundaries set for three main parameters – HELCOM assessment units to be specified – National monitoring in SE, DE, FI with practical work carried

• ut by NGOs, lacks data from several CPs

– No official data-reporting procedure

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CORESET II prioritiy No.1

• operationalization of core indicators

BALSAM WP3 (birds) meeting 8.5.2014 Tallinn Number of drowned mammals and waterbirds in fishing gears

– Circulated questionnaire highlighted that no CP monitors adequately – Some progress, but now somewhat unclear how to progress and what data would support the operational indicator

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CORESET II prioritiy No.1

• operationalization of core indicators

BALSAM WP3 (birds) meeting 8.5.2014 Tallinn Number of waterbirds being oiled annually (pre-core)

– Basing an indicator on beach surveys of oiled birds (currently not done in all countries) is not a good option, most seaducks affected by oil live

• ffshore and drown before reaching the beach

– Suggestion to develop into a pressure indicator e.g. ’petroleum products in sea water’.

• Monitoring input from HELCOM aerial survey data, possibly chemical

analysis of water samples

• Setting the environmental target based on amounts of oil negatively

affecting seabirds and possibly other ecological elements, the pressure remaining below that level would indicate that GES would be reached.

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CORESET II prioritiy No.1

• operationalization of core indicators

BALSAM WP3 (birds) meeting 8.5.2014 Tallinn Distribution of seabirds (candidate)

– Current ’abundance’ indicator not be sufficient (MSFD) – Distribution changes important indicators coupled to abundance e.g. shifts in distribution have been coupled to climate change – Creating a robust indicator is challenging due to annual variability, first step to build the indicator around distribution of breeding birds – Monitoring input from existing sensus for coastal areas,

• ff-shore currently not sufficiently covered

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CORESET II prioritiy No.2

• complete pre-core indicators

Cumulative impacts on benthic habitats

– Work progressing nicely with close contacts to the corresponding OSPAR indicator development group – Coarseness of data and availability of map-layers the biggest concern – Wherther to include oxygen depletion is the main conceptual ’?’

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CORESET II prioritiy No.2

• complete pre-core indicators

Distribution, pattern and extent of benthic biotopes

– No TML, but a number of eager TMa – Need to be clarified (EC?) what aspects of biotopes and habitats need to be reported though MSFD, this may influence which biotopes are selected – Suggestions to select a couple of biotopes to monitor (e.g. Zostera-beds) – Seen as useful, but completing the indicator within CORESET II is in doubt

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CORESET II prioritiy No.3

• develop candidate indicators

The list of candidates is a living document currently being condensed and focused

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List of indicators where work is currently progressing

• Seasonal succession (progression) of functional phytoplankton groups
• Phytoplankton species assemblage clusters based on environmental factors
• Phytoplankton taxonomic diversity
• Distribution of offshore fish populations and communities
• Mean maximum length (MML) of the fish community
• Vitellogenin induction
• EROD/CYP1A (Ethoxyresorufin-O-deethylase) induction
• Actual inputs of nitrogen and phosphorous to the basins

HELCOM core indicators and the HELCOM monitoring manual

• Experts in CORESET II,

BALSAM, EUTRO-OPER have been filling in details on monitoring in the templates

• Once the Monitoring Manual

is complete, the section of the core indicators describing monitoring required will be displaying information situated in the manual

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Sub-programmes

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Core indicator Monitoring sub- programmes Element monitored Parameters Means of monitoring CPs monitoring Population growth rate, abundance and distribution of marine mammals Mammals – seal abundance Grey seal Population size (abundance) Species distributional range/pattern HELCOM Seal SE, FI, EE, RU, DK Ringed seal Population size (abundance) Species distributional range/pattern HELCOM Seal SE, FI, EE, RU Harbour seal/ Kalmarsund Population size (abundance) Species distributional range/pattern HELCOM Seal SE Harbour seal/

• S. Baltic

Population size (abundance) Species distributional range/pattern HELCOM Seal SE, DK Harbour seal/ Kattegat Population size (abundance) Species distributional range/pattern HELCOM Seal SE, DK Mammals - Harbor porpoise abundance Harbour porpoise, Belt Sea Population size (abundance) National SE , DK, DE Harbour porpoise, Baltic Proper Population size (abundance) National SE , DK, DE, EE, FI, LT, LV, PL Pregnancy rates of the marine mammals Mammals - Health state Grey seal Reproduction rate HELCOM Seal SE, FI, EE, PL Ringed seal Reproduction rate HELCOM Seal SE, FI Harbour seal Reproduction rate HELCOM Seal SE, DK, DE Nutritional status

• f seals

Mammals - Health state Grey seal mm blubber HELCOM Seal SE, FI Ringed seal mm blubber HELCOM Seal SE, FI Harbour seal mm blubber HELCOM Seal SE, DK, DE

Extracts from the manual related to core indicators

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Core indicator Monitoring sub- programmes Element monitored Parameter Means of monitoring CPs monitoring

Abundance of waterbirds in the wintering season Marine wintering birds aboundance and distribution Population size (abundance) HELCOM Seal SE, FI, EE, LT, LV, RU, PL, DE, DK Abundance of waterbirds in the breeding season Marine breeding birds aboundance and distribution Reproduction rate HELCOM Seal SE, FI, EE, LT, LV, PL, DE, DK White-tailed eagle productivity Nestlings/pair, broodsize and breeding success National SE, DE, FI Number of drowned mammals and waterbirds in fishing gears Fisheries by- catch Bycatch of sea mammals Composition and number of incidental/ by-catch Irregular research projects! DK, EE, DE, LV, LT, PL Bycatch of seabirds Composition and number of incidental/ by-catch Irregular research projects! DK, EE, DE, LV, LT, PL, SWE Number of waterbirds being

• iled annually

Numbers of dead animals in beach surveys, or delivered by fishermen National DK, PL in parts

Extracts from the manual related to core indicators

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Core indicator Monitoring sub- programmes Element monitored Parameter Means of monitoring CPs monitoring

Abundance of key fish species Coastal fish Coastal fish Population size (abundance) Species distributional range/pattern COMBINE SE, FI, EE, LT, LV, PL, DE, DK Abundance of fish key functional groups Coastal fish Coastal fish Population size (abundance) Species distributional range/pattern COMBINE SE, FI, EE, LT, LV, PL, DE, DK Abundance of sea trout spawners and parr Fish- migratory fish Fish abundance Life history stage (e.g. egg, juvenile, adult)

• ther

SE, FI, EE, LT, LV, RU, PL, DE, DK Sampling from sea trout catch Composition of catch

• ther

SE, FI, EE, LT, LV, RU, PL, DE, DK Abundance of salmon spawners and smolt Fish- migratory fish Population dynamics salmon Population size (abundance)

• ther

SE, FI, EE, LT, LV, RU, PL, DE, DK Salmon parr densities Life history stage (e.g. egg, juvenile, adult)

• ther

SE, FI, EE, LT, LV, RU, PL, DE, DK Salmon spawning runs Reproduction rate

• ther

SE, FI, EE, LT, LV, RU, PL, DE, DK Salmon smolt production Life history stage (e.g. egg, juvenile, adult)

• ther

SE, FI, EE, LT, LV, RU, PL, DE, DK Proportion of large fish in the community Fish - Offshore fish Fish abundance & biology Population size (abundance), Size of individuals (length or weight), Species distributional range/pattern, Diet ICES SE, FI, EE, LT, LV, RU, PL, DE, DK Commercial monitoring of catch Composition and number of retained/landed catch Composition and number of discards, Age at maturity, Size of individuals (length or weight) ICES SE, FI, EE, LT, LV, RU, PL, DE, DK Population dynamics cod, herring, sprat Population size (biomass), Mortality rate, Size of individuals (length or weight), Reproduction rate ICES SE, FI, EE, LT, LV, RU, PL, DE, DK

Extracts from the manual related to core indicators

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Core indicator Monitoring sub- programmes Element monitored Parameters Means of monitoring CPs monitoring

Zooplankton mean size and total abundance Zooplankton - Species composition, abundance and biomass Zooplankton Species abundance (numbers or cover) COMBINE SE, FI, EE, LT, LV, RU, PL, DE, DK Zooplankton Species abundance (biomass) COMBINE SE, FI, EE, LT, LV, RU, PL, DE, DK Zooplankton Species present (whole community or selected species only) COMBINE SE, FI, EE, LT, LV, RU, PL, DE, DK Trends in arrival of new non-indigenous species Non-indigenous species Non-indigenous species Species distributional range/pattern COMBINE Information lacking FI: biological monitoring yes, port monitoring no. Species present (whole community or selected species only) Other Information lacking

Extracts from the manual related to core indicators

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Core indicator Monitoring subpro- gramme Element monitored Parameter Means of monitoring CPs monitoring

State of the soft- bottom macrofauna communities Softbottom fauna Soft-bottom macrofauna Population size (abundance) COMBINE SE, FI, EE, LT, LV, RU, PL, DE, DK Soft-bottom macrofauna Population size (biomass) COMBINE SE, FI, EE, LT, LV, RU, PL, DE, DK Soft-bottom macrofauna Size of individuals (length or weight) COMBINE SE, FI, EE, LT, LV, RU, PL, DE, DK Population structure

• f long-lived

macrozoobenthic species Softbottom fauna Soft-bottom macrofauna Size of individuals (length or weight)

• ther

Information lacking Hardbottom species Hard-bottom macrofauna Size of individuals (length or weight)

• ther

Information lacking Red-listed benthic biotopes Seabed habitat distribution and extent Information lacking

Extracts from the manual related to core indicators

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Tren ends ds in ar in arrival o rival of new non new non-indige indigeno nous us spe species cies

Abundance and distribut​ion of the zebra mussel​ Observed non- indigenous and cryptogenic species in the Baltic Sea Abundance and distribution of Marenzelleria species Abundance and distribution of round goby Biopollution level index Supporting parameters, national indicator results and

• ther data can support the

thematic- and holistic biodiversity assessments

HELCOM core indicators are at the core

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