European Topic Centre on Biological Diversity State of play with marine SCI/SPA designation Laura P. Gaviln European Topic Centre on Biological Diversity.

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State of play with marine SCI/SPA designation

Laura P. Gavilán European Topic Centre on Biological Diversity

Marine Expert Group6th November 2015

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NATURA 2000 MARINE FEATURES:

1110 Sandbanks1120* Posidonia beds (Mediterranean Sea)1170 Reefs 1180 Submarine structures made by leaking gases8330 Submerged or partially submerged caves

Tursiops truncatus (Annex IV)Phocoena phocoena (Annex IV)Halichoerus grypus (Annex V)Phoca vitulina (Annex V)Monachus monachus* (Annex IV)Phoca hispida botnica (Annex V)

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Caretta caretta* (Annex IV)Chelonia mydas* (Annex IV)Petromyzon marinusLampetra fluviatilis (Annex V)Acipenser naccarii* (Annex IV)Acipenser sturio* (Annex IV)Alosa alosa (Annex V)Alosa fallax (Annex V)Alosa immaculata (Annex V)Alosa tanaica (Annex V)Coregonus oxyrhynchus* (Annex IV)Gibbula nivosa (Annex IV)

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0ut of 27 384 Natura 2000 sites 3024 are marine sites, covering about 318 000 km² (latest N2000 barometer, based on the 2014 data, using only GIS approach)

Update (2014 database):

over 66500 km2 added,64 new sites, with contributions from 4 MS: ES, BG, IE, LT.

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Share of marine SPAs and marine SCIs per MS (From Natura 2000 barometer, latest 2014 data)

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Comparison of marine Natura 2000 area designation between 2013 and 2014(From N2000 barometers, using GIS approach only)

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Sufficiency of 2014 SCIs proposals per marine region

http://bd.eionet.europa.eu/activities/Natura_2000/chapter6

Marine Region N. Conclusions

SUF % SUF N. Conclusions

SUF % SUF

Atlantic 31 16 51,61 70 38 54,29Baltic 20 12 60,00 34 19 55,88Mediterranean 39 17 43,59 37 8 21,62Black Sea 8 3 37,50 8 3 37,50Macaronesian 7 0 0,00 7 1 14,29

Habitats Species

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Sufficiency exercise 2014: SCIs proposals per MSHABITATS

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Sufficiency exercise 2014: SCIs proposals per MSSPECIES

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Art. 17 results: marine habitats

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Frequency (%) of pressures with ‘high impact’ reported for habitats

A02 - Modification of cultivation practices

A07 - Use of 'pesticides' in agriculture

E04 - Scattered structures and buildings

F05 - Illegal taking of marine fauna

K02 - Vegetation succession/Biocenotic evolution

L05 - Collapse of terrain, landslide

E06 - Other urban/industrial developments

M01 - Abiotic changes (climate change)

A08 - Fertilisation in agriculture

H02 - Pollution to groundwater

H04 - Air pollution, air-borne pollutants

K01 - Abiotic natural processes

C01 - Mining and quarrying

F01 - Marine and freshwater aquaculture

F06 - Other hunting, fishing and collection activities

I01 - Invasive alien species

E01 - Urbanisation and human habitation

G05 - Other human intrusions and disturbances

E03 - Discharges (household/industrial)

G01 - Outdoor sports, leisure and recreational activities

J03 - Other changes to ecosystems

D03 - Shipping lanes and ports

H03 - Pollution to marine waters

H01 - Pollution to surface waters

J02 - Changes in water bodies conditions

F02 - Fishing and harvesting aquatic resources

0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12% 14% 16% 18% 20%

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Overall ranking of habitats for all five marine regions

N2K code Description PriorityMS where

habitat occur

Habitat types at

UCSTrend

informationPriority Index

A*(B+C)

1170 Reefs N 30 30 5 1050

1110 Sandbanks which are slightly covered by sea water all the time N 27 28 9 999

8330 Submerged or partially submerged sea caves N 19 13 2 285

1180 Submarine structures made by leaking gases N 7 8 56

1120 Posidonia beds (Posidonion oceanicae) Y 7 4 28

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Art. 17 results: marine species

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Frequency (%) of pressures with ‘high impact’ reported for species

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Top species ranking for all five marine regions together

N2K code Taxonomical group Name Prio-rity II IV V MS where species occur

Species at UCS

Trend information

Priority IndexA*(B+C)

1351 Mammals Phocoena phocoena - (harbour porpoise) Y Y 20 24 3 540

1349 Mammals Tursiops truncatus - (bottlenose dolphin) Y Y 18 16 1 306

1224 Reptiles Caretta caretta - (Loggerhead sea turtle) Y Y Y 15 16 2 270

1227 Reptiles Chelonia mydas - (green sea turtle) Y Y Y 13 16 208

1364 Mammals Halichoerus grypus - (grey seal) Y Y 17 12 204

1365 Mammals Phoca vitulina - (harbour seal) Y Y 14 11 1 168

1366 Mammals Monachus monachus - (Mediterranean monk seal) Y Y Y 5 8 1 45

1938 Mammals Phoca hispida botnica - (Baltic ringed seal) Y Y 5 8 40

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