Marine & Coastal Environment#
MSPdF Data Clusters
Description#
Information on coastal and marine environments to evaluate sustainability of the maritime activities. E.g., ecological and ecosystems’ characteristics, state of the environment, ecosystems’ carrying capacity, pressure of the maritime activities. As outlined in the MSP, environmental cluster data can be classified according to MSFD and/or WFD classifications, where applicable. Beside the hierarchical MSFD classification, an additional attribute can be associated with the data, namely Descriptor and/or Criteria.
A non-MSFD classification, not foreseen in the MSPdF, has been added for those data that cannot clearly be associated with the MSFD classification, such as emerged coastal habitats, non-seabirds, seamounts, etc.
MSFD - Level 1
MSFD - Descriptors/Criteria
- Descriptor/Criteria
- D1 Biodiversity - birds
- D1 Biodiversity - mammals
- D1 Biodiversity - reptiles
- D1 Biodiversity - fish
- D1 Biodiversity - cephalopods
- D1 Biodiversity - pelagic habitats
- D2 Non-indigenous species
- D3 Commercial fish and shellfish
- D4 Food webs/D1 Biodiversity - ecosystems
- D5 Eutrophication
- D6 Sea-floor integrity/D1 Biodiversity - benthic habitats
- D7 Hydrographical changes
- D8 Contaminants
- D9 Contaminants in seafood
- D10 Marine litter
- D11 Energy, including underwater noise
- D1C1 Mortality rate from incidental by-catch
- D1C2 Population abundance
- D1C3 Population demographic characteristics
- D1C4 Population distributional range and pattern
- D1C5 Habitat for the species
- D1C6 Pelagic habitat condition
- D2C1 Newly-introduced NIS
- D2C2 Established NIS
- D2C3 Adverse effects of NIS
- D3C1 Fishing mortality rate (F)
- D3C2 Spawning stock biomass (SSB)
- D3C3 Population age/size distribution
- D4C1 Trophic guild species diversity
- D4C2 Abundance across trophic guilds
- D4C3 Trophic guild size distribution
- D4C4 Trophic guild productivity
- D5C1 Nutrient concentrations
- D5C2 Chlorophyll-a concentration
- D5C3 Harmful algal blooms
- D5C4 Photic limit
- D5C5 Dissolved oxygen concentration
- D5C6 Opportunistic macroalgae of benthic habitats
- D5C7 Macrophyte communities of benthic habitats
- D5C8 Macrofaunal communities of benthic habitats
- D6C1 Physical loss of the seabed
- D6C2 Physical disturbance to the seabed
- D6C3 Adverse effects from physical disturbance
- D6C4 Benthic habitat extent
- D6C5 Benthic habitat condition
- D7C1 Permanent alteration of hydrographical conditions
- D7C2 Adverse effects from permanent alteration of hydrographical conditions
- D8C1 Contaminant in environment
- D8C2 Adverse effects of contaminants
- D8C3 Significant acute pollution events
- D8C4 Adverse effects of significant acute pollution events
- D9C1 Contaminants in seafood
- D10C1 Litter (excluding micro-litter)
- D10C2 Micro-litter
- D10C3 Litter ingested
- D10C4 Adverse effects of litter
- D11C1 Anthropogenic impulsive sound
- D11C2 Anthropogenic continuous low-frequency sound
Non MSFD Classes