dr. monika peterlin

European Topic Centre for European Topic Centre for Water Water

Marine Team Marine Team

Status/plans for developing Status/plans for developing coastal waters indicatorscoastal waters indicators

Dr. Monika PeterlinDr. Monika Peterlin

Date/event: ECOSTAT meeting, 1./2.10.08, BrusselsDate/event: ECOSTAT meeting, 1./2.10.08, BrusselsAuthor: Dr. Monika Peterlin, ETC/W Marine Team Lead, IWRS, SloveniaAuthor: Dr. Monika Peterlin, ETC/W Marine Team Lead, IWRS, Slovenia


ETC Water Marine Team tasks :ETC Water Marine Team tasks :

Developing:Developing:- pan pan - - EU Marine Assessments, mainly for SoE EU Marine Assessments, mainly for SoE Reports, which include TC indicators Reports, which include TC indicators - WISE SoE TC data reporting sheets to ‘feed’ WISE SoE TC data reporting sheets to ‘feed’ indicators for annual update (additional data to indicators for annual update (additional data to Eionet Waterbase, which also holds Eionet Waterbase, which also holds conventions data)conventions data)

Main objectiveMain objective: t: to further improve the data, o further improve the data, information and indicator-based assessments information and indicator-based assessments for marine and maritime issues, including TC for marine and maritime issues, including TC waters waters


Importance of ECOSTAT work for ETCW Importance of ECOSTAT work for ETCW Marine:Marine:

- To follow up work from WFD CIS working group To follow up work from WFD CIS working group on reporting, drafting group on SOE activity.on reporting, drafting group on SOE activity.

- 3 draft WISE SOE reporting sheets from WFD on 3 draft WISE SOE reporting sheets from WFD on hazardous substances, nutrients and chl ahazardous substances, nutrients and chl a already already exisexistt. .

- Need to finalize and develop new ones to ensure Need to finalize and develop new ones to ensure additional data flow for improved WISE SOE additional data flow for improved WISE SOE assessments as envisaged under new mandate of assessments as envisaged under new mandate of working group D (Reporting and WISE)working group D (Reporting and WISE)


Importance of IC process for ETCW MarineImportance of IC process for ETCW Marine

DDevelopment of:evelopment of:

- ChlChl aa (EEA CSI 023) indicator supported by (EEA CSI 023) indicator supported by Eionet Waterbase dataEionet Waterbase data

EEA is also mandated to develop SEBI 2010 EEA is also mandated to develop SEBI 2010 indicators, aiming to include:indicators, aiming to include:

- Sea grasses indicatorSea grasses indicator- Benthic invertebrate fauna indicatorBenthic invertebrate fauna indicator


Action for improvement of EEA set of biological Action for improvement of EEA set of biological indicators:indicators:

- Chla (EEA CSI 023)Chla (EEA CSI 023)- additional data from WFD implementation (especially from Med and Black additional data from WFD implementation (especially from Med and Black Sea)Sea)- integration of reference and boundary values in classification scheme. integration of reference and boundary values in classification scheme. -SOE sheet is being finalized for Water Directors adoption by the end of SOE sheet is being finalized for Water Directors adoption by the end of 20082008

- Sea grasses indicatorSea grasses indicator- development of an information dossiers for a SEBI expert group (which development of an information dossiers for a SEBI expert group (which will study inclusion in suite of 26 existing indicators) will study inclusion in suite of 26 existing indicators) - we would like to see, how to use IC results / EQR (for a panwe would like to see, how to use IC results / EQR (for a pan--EU EU composite map when ready)composite map when ready)

- Benthic invertebrate fauna indicatorBenthic invertebrate fauna indicator-IC is ready for BI across EU - we would like to see how to use approach in IC is ready for BI across EU - we would like to see how to use approach in development of an indicator and the associated SOE reporting sheets (for a development of an indicator and the associated SOE reporting sheets (for a panpan--EU composite map?) EU composite map?)

Date/event: ECOSTATDate/event: ECOSTAT meeting, meeting, 1.1./2./2.1010.08, .08, BrusselsBrusselsAuthor: Dr. Monika Peterlin, ETC/W Marine Team Lead, IWRS, SloveniaAuthor: Dr. Monika Peterlin, ETC/W Marine Team Lead, IWRS, Slovenia

ETCETC W Marine and EEA W Marine and EEA would like to :would like to :

- to inform you about our plansto inform you about our plans,,

- to listen to discussions in the IC exercise in order to to listen to discussions in the IC exercise in order to understand the possible challenges that we will face in understand the possible challenges that we will face in fulfilling our plans in view of difficulties and complexity of the fulfilling our plans in view of difficulties and complexity of the IC processIC process..

- First step : First step : to involve the Ecostat/Coast group in future to involve the Ecostat/Coast group in future discussions and participation in discussions and participation in EEA sponsored EionetEEA sponsored Eionet workshop (autumn workshop (autumn 2009 in Copenhagen2009 in Copenhagen, ), where this , ), where this issues should be discussedissues should be discussed

Date/event: ECOSTATDate/event: ECOSTAT meeting, meeting, 1.1./2./2.1010.08, .08, BrusselsBrusselsAuthor: Dr. Monika Peterlin, ETC/W Marine Team Lead, IWRS, SloveniaAuthor: Dr. Monika Peterlin, ETC/W Marine Team Lead, IWRS, Slovenia

Thank you for your attention Thank you for your attention

and support !and support !

dr. monika peterlin

Documents