Board of MSFD Experts:
Requirements, needs and feedback from MEDPOL
EMODNET Chemistry 3 Kick-Off Meeting / Trieste, Italy, 17-18 May 2017
Christos Ioakeimidis
Marine Litter MED Expert
UN Environment/MAP, MED POL
Integrated Monitoring and Assessment Programme
and related Assessment Criteria (IMAP).
Pollution and Marine Litter:
 Ecological Objectives 5: Eutrophication
 Ecological Objective 9: Contaminants
 Ecological Objective 10: Marine Litter
Integrated Monitoring and Assessment Programme
and related Assessment Criteria (IMAP).
Ecological Objectives 5: Eutrophication
 Common Indicator 13. Concentration of key nutrients in water
column (EO5);
 Common Indicator 14. Chlorophyll a concentration in water
column (EO5);
Integrated Monitoring and Assessment Programme
and related Assessment Criteria (IMAP).
Ecological Objective 9: Contaminants
 Common Indicator 17. Concentration of key harmful contaminants
measured in the relevant matrix (EO9);
 Common Indicator 18. Level of pollution effects of key contaminants
where a cause and effect relationship has been established (EO9);
 Common Indicator 19. Occurrence, origin (where possible), and extent of
acute pollution events (e.g. slicks from oil, oil products and hazardous
substances) and their impact on biota affected by this pollution (EO9);
 Common Indicator 20. Actual levels of contaminants that have been
detected and number of contaminants which have exceeded maximum
regulatory levels in commonly consumed seafood (EO9);
 Common Indicator 21. Percentage of intestinal enterococci concentration
measurements within established standards (EO9);
Integrated Monitoring and Assessment Programme
and related Assessment Criteria (IMAP).
Ecological Objective 10: Marine Litter
 Common Indicator 22: Trends in the amount of litter washed
ashore and/or deposited on coastlines (including analysis of its
composition, spatial distribution and, where possible, source);
 Common Indicator 23: Trends in the amount of litter in the water
column including microplastics and on the seafloor; and
 Candidate Indicator 24: Trends in the amount of litter ingested
by or entangling marine organisms, especially mammals, marine
birds and turtles.
IMAP Common Indicator Fact Sheets for
Pollution and Marine Litter (WG.439/12)
The main purpose is to:
 Provide concrete guidance and references to the Contracting
Parties;
 Support the implementation of the revised national monitoring
programme towards the overall goal of implementing the
Ecosystem Approach (EcAp) in the Mediterranean and achieving
GES;
 Policy and Science-based information is required;
 Common Guidance Factsheet Structure: i.e. Indicator Title,
Rational, Policy Context and Targets, Indicator analysis methods
and Methodology for monitoring (temporal and spatial scope),
Contacts and Document Registration
IMAP Common Indicator Fact Sheets for
Pollution and Marine Litter (WG.439/12)
Quality Status Report (QSR) Fact Sheet Assessment
for Pollution and Marine Litter (WG.439/13)
 QSR approach: To use all indicator data available and to
complement and address gaps with inputs from numerous
sources;
 In the initial steps additional sources of information are identified
and mapped, from other partners, the NAP reports, etc;
 The QSR2017 report will be prepared as an online interactive
report so that the report can be made widely available, be visually
appealing, include graphics and animations (such as time series
maps of concentrations);
 Addition to the main section, can have links to case studies, from
Contracting Parties and also partners (e.g. EMODNET), or links to
other databases and information sources.
Quality Status Report (QSR) Fact Sheet Assessment
for Pollution and Marine Litter (WG.439/13)
EO9 Contaminants QSR Assessment Factsheets:
• The MEDPOL database has been used complimented by recent
publications.
• For Indicator 19 on pollution events, the assessment on available
information provided by REMPEC with some additional sources.
Quality Status Report (QSR) Fact Sheet Assessment
for Pollution and Marine Litter (WG.439/13)
EO10 Marine Litter Assessment Factsheets:
 The UN Environment/MAP 2015 Marine Litter Assessment in the
Mediterranean was used as the main source of information,
complimented by recent publications.
 These were reviewed by the Meeting of the Ecosystem Approach
Correspondence Group on Marine Litter Monitoring (Madrid,
Spain, 28 Feb. – 2 March 2017).
Meta Data Templates for Pollution
and Marine Litter (WG.439/14)
 Since 2006, the monitoring and assessment component of the MED POL
Programme has been in its Phase IV with the general objectives relevant to
monitoring:
a)
b)
c)
d)
To assess pollution loads from all point and diffuse sources;
To assess the status and trends in the quality of the marine and coastal environment
as an early warning system for potential environmental problems;
To control land-based pollution by means of compliance to national/international
regulatory;
To contribute to the application of the EcAp to the management of human activities
within MAP, with MED POL as the monitoring and assessment component.
 There is a need to adjust the current MED POL monitoring component with the
IMAP, building upon Phase IV, and with revised data, meta-data and assessment
templates for the seven common indicators for contaminants, eutrophication and
develop the meta data for the three marine litter common indicators.
Meta Data Templates for Pollution
and Marine Litter (WG.439/14)
Pollution revised meta-data and data templates:
 The major categories of checks and changes are listed below:
a. Parameter units and format revisions and verifications, including
geographical coordinates;
b. Clarification on Mandatory and Additional parameter requirements by
matrix type;
c. Inclusion of relevant or missing parameters (mainly in the sediment
reporting templates), including mismatches between guidelines and
templates;
d. In depth revision of the CRM template to report the quality assurance data.
Meta Data Templates for Pollution
and Marine Litter (WG.439/14)
Pollution revised meta-data and data templates:
MEDPOL Monitoring Data Reporting Guidelines and Excel Templates:
 TABLE 1. BIOTA / TRACE METALS DATA REPORTING FORMAT
 TABLE 2. BIOTA / ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS DATA REPORTING FORMAT
 TABLE 3. SEDIMENT / TRACE METALS DATA REPORTING FORMAT
 TABLE 4. SEDIMENT / ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS DATA REPORTING FORMAT
 TABLE 5. BIOEFFECTS DATA REPORTING FORMAT
 TABLE 6. SEAWATER DATA REPORTING FORMAT
 TABLE 7. ATMOSPHERIC DRY DEPOSITION DATA REPORTING FORMAT
 TABLE 8. ATMOSPHERIC WET DEPOSITION DATA REPORTING FORMAT
 TABLE 9. CERTIFIED REFERENCE MATERIAL (CRM) / QUALITY CONTROL DATA
REPORTING FORMAT
Meta Data Templates for Pollution
and Marine Litter (WG.439/14)
Pollution revised meta-data and data templates: some examples …
Meta Data Templates for Pollution
and Marine Litter (WG.439/14)
Marine Litter Meta Data Templates:
 The Meeting of the Ecosystem Approach Correspondence Group (CORMON) on
Marine Litter Monitoring (Madrid, Spain, 28 Feb. – 2 Mar. 2017) reviewed a
proposal by MED POL on the main elements to build data and metadata reporting
on Marine Litter in the Mediterranean.
 It was agreed that further work was needed to develop a proposal of data and
meta-data and that those members of the Marine Litter online working group
present (France, Spain and Italy) would lead in the development of a proposal for
consideration by the MED POL Focal points meeting.
 There is an initial proposal for meta data and data templates for i) Beach Marine
Litter, and ii) Seafloor Marine Litter;
 Floating Marine Litter and Microplastics will follow at a later stage.
Meta Data Templates for Pollution
and Marine Litter (WG.439/14)
Marine Litter Meta Data Templates:
Beach Marine Litter
[A]. The Beach ID Form:
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Name of the beach;
National beach ID;
Country;
Date;
Name and contact information (phone, e-mail, etc.)
Beach width (m);
Total length of the beach (m);
Back of the beach (e.g. dunes);
GPS coordinates start 100m;
GPS coordinates end 100m;
Prevailing currents at the beach: N/E/S/W;
Prevailing winds: N/E/S/W;
Direction towards the beach is facing: N/E/S/W;
Type of beach (e.g. pebble, sand, rocky, mixed, etc.);
Any objects in the sea influencing the currents;
Major beach usage (e.g. local people, swimming, sunbathing, fishing, surfing, etc.);
Access to the beach (e.g. public transportation, private vehicle, on foot, boat, etc.);
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Nearest down;
Distance from the nearest town;
Developments behind the beach (Y/N);
Specify developments;
Food and/or drink outlets on the beach (Y/N);
Distance of the food/drink outlets from the survey areas (m/km);
Period over the year where the food/drinks are open (specify months);
Distance of the beach to the nearest shipping lane (km);
Estimated traffic density (number of ships/year);
Distance of the beach to the nearest harbor (km);
Is the harbor entrance facing the survey area (Y/N);
Distance of the beach to the nearest river mouth (km);
Name of the river;
Water flow in the river/river mouth when the survey is taking place
(Y/N);
Distance of the beach to the nearest discharge or discharges of waste
water (km);
Beach clean-ups on the selected beach (Y/N);
Frequency of the beach clean-ups (specify months);
Map of the beach
Additional comments and observations;
Meta Data Templates for Pollution
and Marine Litter (WG.439/14)
Marine Litter Meta Data Templates:
Beach Marine Litter
[B]. The Beach Marine Litter Survey Form:
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Name of the Beach;
National beach ID;
Country;
Date of survey;
Surveyor information (name, phone number, e-mail);
Previous conducted survey (dd/mm/yy);
Did you divert from the pre-determined 100 metres
(Y/N; give new coordinates);
Weather conditions (wind, rain, sand storm, fog, high
tide, etc);
Stranded animals (Y/N);
Describe the stranded animal;
Stranded animal dead or alive (D/A);
Stranded animal entangled in litter (Y/N, specify litter
item);
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Any factors influencing the survey (specify; e.g.
track/vehicles on the beach, etc.);
Any unusual marine litter items and/or marine litter
loads (specify);
Reduced Master list of categories agreed for beaches
(Meeting of the Informal Online Working Group on
Marine Litter in Athens in May 2014(UNEP(DEPI)/MED
WG.417/Inf.15), including UNEP Code, General Name,
and total number of recorded items (per category and
sub-category), listed per different Material (Level 1);
Any pellets observed (Y/N);
Additional comments and observations.
Meta Data Templates for Pollution
and Marine Litter (WG.439/14)
Marine Litter Meta Data Templates:
Seafloor Marine Litter
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Country;
Date (dd/mm/yy);
Surveyor information (name, phone, e-mail, etc.); Area (EcAp Code);
Campaign name;
Vessel name;
Haul number;
Gear (e.g. bottom trawl, etc.);
Speed (knot);
Opening of the net (m) (e.g. SCANMAR Trawl
Sensor or SIMRAD);
Cod-end mesh size (mm);
Latitude (Start and End);
Longitude (Start and End);
Depth (Start and End);
Haul duration (minutes);
Distance covered (km);
Weight (total) of litter per haul (kg);
Weight (total) per category and sub-category (kg);
Master list of categories agreed for seafloor
(IMAP Marine Litter Master List Categories:
UNEP(DEPI)/MED IG.22/Inf.7 – Annex VII),
including UNEP Code, General Name, and total
number of recorded items (per category and subcategory), listed per different Material (Level 1);
Additional comments and observations (e.g. any
unusual marine litter items).
Meta Data Templates for Pollution
and Marine Litter (WG.439/14)
Marine Litter Meta Data Templates: Beach Marine Litter
Meta Data Templates for Pollution
and Marine Litter (WG.439/14)
Marine Litter Meta Data Templates: Beach Marine Litter
Meta Data Templates for Pollution
and Marine Litter (WG.439/14)
Marine Litter Meta Data Templates: Seafloor Marine Litter
Thank you
Mediterranean Action Plan Coordinating Unit
Barcelona Convention Secretariat
Christos Ioakeimidis
Marine Litter MED Project expert
UN Environment/Mediterranean Action Plan
Barcelona Convention Secretariat
[email protected]
http://web.unep.org/unepmap/