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Overview of OSPAR actual process for habitat assessment Pelagic Habitat indicators : Co-lead: Abigail McQuatters-Gollop, SAFHOS, UK Marie Johansen, Swedish Meteo. & Hydro. Institute, SE Isabelle Rombouts, Musum National dHistoire

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Overview of OSPAR actual process for habitat assessment

HELCOM, CORESET II meeting Gdynia, 10-12/02, 2015

Co-lead: Laurent Guérin, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, FR Cristina Herbon, Joint Nature Conservation Committee, UK Alberto Serrano, Instituto Españole de Oceanografia, ES Nina Schroeder, Bundesamt für Naturschutz, DE

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Benthic Habitat indicators : Pelagic Habitat indicators :

Co-lead: Abigail McQuatters-Gollop, SAFHOS, UK Marie Johansen, Swedish Meteo. & Hydro. Institute, SE Isabelle Rombouts, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, FR

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Biodiversity assessment: OSPAR process

OSPAR, 2010. Quality Status Report http://qsr2010.ospar.org/ ICG-COBAM, 2011. “OSPAR’s MSFD advice manual on biodiversity. Approaches to determining good environmental status, setting

  • f environmental targets and selecting

indicators for MSFD descriptors 1, 2, 4 and 6”. Version du 05/03/2012. 114p. + annexes. ICG-COBAM, 2013. “Report by ICG-COBAM on the development of an OSPAR common set of biodiversity indicators.”. Version 18/02/2013. 196p. OSPAR, 2021. Quality Status Report. “In prep.”

Biodiversity = conservation (HD):

  • List of T&D Habitat/Species
  • MPA

Biodiversity = sustainable use (MSFD):

  • All habitats vs (almost) all pressures !
  • Ecosystem-based approach
  • Risk-based approach
  • Activities management

 2017 Joint Assessment & Monitor. Prg.  Adoption of OSPAR common set of indicators * by OSPAR june 2015 * by BDC 2-6/03/2015 !

ICG-COBAM, 2015. “Report by ICG-COBAM on the testing of OSPAR common set of biodiversity indicators.”

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Regional Sea Conv.: link for MSFD

COREBAM (Göteborg, 1 Oct. 2014) OSPAR/COBAM-HELCOM/CORESET OSPAR-HELCOM: an ancient link e.g. convenors Ingo Narberhaus (DE), Ulla Li Zweifel (SE), Andrea Belgrano (SE) actual: Marie Johansen (SE), Nina Schroeder (DE), Mats Blomqwist (SE), etc. OSPAR-Barcelona: more recent link e.g. Sagrario Arieta (ES), Laurent Guérin (FR), Alberto Serano (ES), Anaïs Aubert (FR), etc.

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OSPAR requirement

Key tasks for developing priority “indicators” include:

  • to ensure scientific underpinning;
  • to update technical specifications (parameters, etc.);
  • To review each project plan (& evaluate participation);
  • Where possible, to agree on assessment criteria and

procedures (including where appropriate GES boundary setting methods);

  • to analyze the existing monitoring and identified gaps;
  • to give estimates on resources/cost implications and

practicability.

  • To test indicators in 2014 to prepare them implementation :

Contracting Parties engaged for common assessment JAMP 2017 => OSPAR QSR 2021

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OSPAR Pelagic Habitats Code Indicator BDC 2-6/03/15 proposal PH1 = FW5 Plankton life form index Core R 3-4 -> Wide PH2 Plankton biomass and/or abundance Core R 2 -> Wide PH3 Plankton diversity index Core R 4 -> Wide HELCOM synergies Pelagic Habitats Barcelona similarities Pelagic Habitats No indicators yet! Workshop planned…

  • Ratio of diatoms and dinoflagellates / PH1=FW5
  • Zooplankton mean size and total

biomass/abundance-/ PH2

  • Phytoplankton taxonomic diversity / PH3
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OSPAR Benthic Habitats Code Indicator BDC 2-6/03/15 proposal BH1 Typical species composition Candidate BH2 Condition of benthic habitat defining communities (MMI) Core Wide BH3 Physical damage of predominant and special habitats Candidate -> Core W? BH4 Area of habitat loss Candidate BH5 Size-frequency distribution of bivalve or other species Candidate HELCOM synergies Benthic Habitats Barcelona similarities Benthic Habitats Condition of habitat defining communities & species

  • State of soft Bottom / BH2
  • Cumulative effects / BH3
  • Population size structure / BH5
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Further possible inputs for subgroups:

DEMO Assessment sheet for OSPAR pelagic indicators

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Further works (project plan) e.g. for BH2 (MMI)

Basecamp tool / benthic habitats expert group e-mail alerts for milestones (e.g. meetings, workshops and review of drafts docs) Cooperation (Information, shared tasks?) with Benthoval, FP7 JMP-NS/CS, DEVOTES, ICES

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=BH2

OSPAR & EcApRHA project approach for benthic habitat

Ex: BH1/3 common habitat MSR II (Macoma balthica sandy shallow habitat) Ecological stakes: Application of selection criteria including risk-based approach through BH3/4 and BH1 for biological characteristics Sorry, no VMS yet available at relevant resolution in France. Many thanks to UK for this theoritical illustration of a case study versus physical pressure (sub-type= abrasion ; activity = fishing bottom trawling) = BH3

Assessment scales: 1=predominant habitats (EUNIS 3)= BH3+4

Pres A Pres B Pres C Pres X Hab 1 Hab 2 NA Hab N Sensitivity/vulnerability matrices Ground-truthing (state <-> pressure)

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Thanks for your attention! Questions ?