4. WHO sent WHAT so far?
Biological
Hazardous
Hydrographical
Nutrients
Estonia
Finland
Denmark
Germany
Latvia
Lithuania
Poland
Russia
Sweden
Only coastal
Only coastal
15. Monitoring and Assessment Strategy
MORS
General aspects
Seals monitoring guidelines
Quality assurance
Coastal fish guidelines
Eutrophication
monitoring
PLC guidelines
Other data collection
Contaminants
monitoring
Data and map services
16. Monitoring manual
Monitoring and Assessment Strategy
Framework
General description of HELCOM monitoring
Summaries of the monitoring programmes
Programme 1
Programme 2
Programme 3...
Monitoring fact sheets
Hydrography
Hydrochemistry
Phytoplankton
Zooplankton
Macrophytes…
Technical guidelines (guidelines, methods, QA...)
Data and map services
Indicator-related assessment products
17. Fact sheets
Monitoring programmes
Hydrography
Hydrochemistry
Phytoplankton
Biodiversity (D1, D4, D6)
-vertebrates
-pelagic habitats
-benthic habitats
Hydrographical changes
Contaminants (D8, D9)
Litter (D10)
Energy, including
underwater noise (D11)
Fish and cefalopods
Birds
Mammals and reptiles
Commercial fish and
shellfish
Non indigenous
species
Coastal fish
Concentrations of
contaminants
Contaminants in
seafood
Waterborne inputs of
pollutants
Airborne inputs of
pollutants
GES indicators (incl. WFD,HD, BD, Redlists)
Eutrophication (D5)
Morphology substrate
and bathymetry
Methods and guidelines
Non-indigenous
species (D2)
Macrobenthos
Monitored variables and monitoring network
Commercial fish (D3)
Macrophytes
Indicators, criteria and characteristics
General
description
of
monitoring
programme
Zooplankton
Biological disturbance
Benthic physical loss
and damage
Litter
Underwater noise
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19. Fact sheets
Monitoring programmes
Hydrography
Hydrochemistry
Phytoplankton
Biodiversity (D1, D4, D6)
-vertebrates
-pelagic habitats
-benthic habitats
Hydrographical changes
Contaminants (D8, D9)
Litter (D10)
Energy, including
underwater noise (D11)
Fish and cefalopods
Birds
Mammals and reptiles
Commercial fish and
shellfish
Non indigenous
species
Coastal fish
Concentrations of
contaminants
Contaminants in
seafood
Waterborne inputs of
pollutants
Airborne inputs of
pollutants
GES indicators (incl. WFD,HD, BD, Redlists)
Eutrophication (D5)
Morphology substrate
and bathymetry
Methods and guidelines
Non-indigenous
species (D2)
Macrobenthos
Monitored variables and monitoring network
Commercial fish (D3)
Macrophytes
Indicators, criteria and characteristics
General
description
of
monitoring
programme
Zooplankton
Biological disturbance
Benthic physical loss
and damage
Litter
Underwater noise
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21. Monitoring programmes
Biodiversity (D1, D4, D6)
-vertebrates
-pelagic habitats
-benthic habitats
General
description
of
monitoring
programme
Commercial fish (D3)
Non-indigenous
species (D2)
Eutrophication (D5)
Hydrographical changes
Contaminants (D8, D9)
Litter (D10)
Energy, including
underwater noise (D11)
There is a problem with the presentation of HELCOM monitoring data: it is scatered in different documents and databases. Think about PLC, COMBINE, MORS and the development of indicators and monitoring programmes. Something must be done to present this data more efficiently and IN ONE PLACE.
The first one is COORDINATION. In order to achieve a cost-efficient monitoring HELCOM countries should put more emphasis on coordination. That’s one of the main points of the MAS. With monitoring information better presented this corrdination can be better achieved.
The second reason, probably the most important one, is that reporting and coordination of monitoring programmes is a MSFD requirement for EU countriesSuggestion: do it under RSC
Why a ”monitoring manual”? 1. It’s an online documentation. 2. Supports the HELCOM monitoring requirements 3. Supports the need of EU countries to report detailed information on their programmes. 4 demonstrates coordination...