Marine Strategy Framework Directive

Indicator reports

The second update of the initial assessment of the environmental status of marine waters is based on indicators selected through regional cooperation and national indicators describing the state of the marine environment and prevailing pressures and impacts. The indicators allow assessments to be carried out on individual criteria representing 11 descriptors. Each indicator shall meet the requirements for the availability of reliable data for the 2016-2021 period and the evaluation methodology developed.

Sixty-one indicators were selected for assessment of all 11 descriptors, for which reports containing a graphical and tabular evaluation, a description of the indicator with assignment to criteria and characteristics in the context of its importance for the assessment of the environmental status of marine waters, a description of the assessment methodology and its reliability, taking into account threshold values and data sources, were prepared.