German national assessment (Baltic Sea report) Benthic habitats (D6) DRAFT version Undergoing public participation www.meeresschutz.info
HABITAT MAP BHT OTHERS
ASSESSMENT D6C5 OTHERS Broad Habitat Types HD assessment 1130, 1150, 1160 HELCOM BQI HD assessment 1110, 1170 (adapted) Assessment per habitat WFD macrophytes per basin (WFD water bodies) Aggregation of different indices: OOAO WFD zoobenthos Above threshold Not assessed Not applicable Below threshold
ASSESSMENT D6C5 – spatial aggregation If > 50% area NOT ASSESSED BHT: NOT ASSESSED If >= 25 % ASSESSED area BELOW threshold BHT: sub GES If < 25 % ASSESSED area BELOW threshold BHT: GES
Overall ASSESSMENT
FUTURE WORK and FOCUS AREAS • Development of a monitoring program (D6C5), including selection of relevant habitats (and areas) • Indicator for D6C3: „Cumulative impact“ • Indicator targeting D6C4 „area loss“ for selected habitats e.g. protected under national conservation act • Improvement of the assessment of hard substrates
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