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Protection and management of marine environment in Croatia Current activities and plans in line with the Marine Strategy Framework Directive and national legislation
Ministry of Environment and Nature Protection Department for Sea and Coast Protection Sandra Troselj Stanisic, Senior Adviser
Content:
Regulation establishing a framework for action of the Republic of Croatia in the field of marine environment protection (OG 136/11)
Institutional framework
Marine strategy
development action programs implementation Regional/subregional approach Activities on the nationa/regional/subregional level Relation of MSFD in the context of existing EU policies
Regulation establishing a framework for action of the Republic of Croatia in the field of marine environment protection (OG 136/11) legal framework
National:
Environmental Act (OG 110/07), (Art. 19.(2)., 48. i 49.)
EU:
Directive 2008/56/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for community action in the field of marine environmental policy- MSFD (OJ L 164 25 June 2008)
Commission Decision 2010/477/EU on criteria and methodological standards on good environmental status of marine waters (OJ L 232 1 September 2010) Common understanding documents EC guiding documents (non-obligatory) for implementation of various MSFD aspects
Coastal waters
Teritorial sea
LB pressures
Marine strategy (including Programmes of measures and Monitoring and Observation System)
MEASURES FOR ACHIEVING GES OF MARINE ENVIRONMENT (by 2015)
Regulation (scope):
Establishment of framework (initial bases and criteria) for Marine Strategy development, implementation and monitoring. Geographical coverage areas which are under the sovereignty of the RC and in which the RC exercises sovereign rights and jurisdiction Marine Strategy a tool for achieving/maintaining GES of marine environment by 2020
Institutional framework
Ministry of Environment and Nature Protection (MENP) (coordination)
Other competent bodies
ministries, state institutes, legal person with public responsibilities, scientific institutes
Implementing bodies
Coordination Commission National Committee for implementation of the tasks laid down in Regulation and for development and implementation of the Marine Strategy (National Committee) Working bodies
Action programmes: Monitoring and observation system - for on-going assessment and regular updating of targets Programme of measures - to achieve and/or maintain GES
2012 IA - finalized Set of characteristics for GES-determined Set of ET established 2014 Monitoring and observation system established and implemented 2015 Programme of measures established 2016 Programme of measures beginning of implementation
3. economic and social analysis of the use of the marine waters and of the cost of degradation of the marine environment - assessment of direct/indirect profit from ecosystem goods and services - analyses of cost of degradation (selection of approach!) -link with programme of measures (cost-benefit analysis of measures) -support decision making and programme of measures
Prepared
Draft of the Initial assessment of the state and pressures on the marine environment in Croatian part of the Adriatic (currently in consultation procedure)
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Based on: IA 11 qualitative descriptors -descriptive outline of good marine environmental status Commission Decision 2010/477/EU Sub/regional cooperation Base for: Defining ET Allowing comparison to which extend GES is achieved
28 criteria
linked with related 56 indicators (to make such criteria operational and allow subsequent progress) linked with references to applicable methodological standards (where available) need for further development and additional information (revision of Decision)
Set of ET
qualitative or quantitative statement on the desired condition of different components of marine waters, and pressures and impacts on them
Programes of measures
Based on :
IA, Set of ET using integrative (existing national/international measures and transboundary impacts) and adaptable approach measures impact assessment, cost-benefit analysis and technical feasibility analysis
Marine Strategy - Implementation Reviewing successively every 6 years New Assessment (2018) new management cycle
2010-2011 GDE/TE meetings on Step 4 (Development of ecological objectives) and Step 5 (Derivation of operational objectives, indicators and target levels)
Ecological and operational objectives and related indicators February 2012
Work to do on the Step 5, Step 6 (Revision of monitoring programs and updating of targets) and Step 7 (Redrafting of the management plans)
Joint position about cooperation regarding implementation of MSFD and UNEP/MAP EBM Road map
2008 Sub-commission for harmonization of evaluation methods and development of indicators for the purpose of assessing the marine environment of the Adriatic. 2011 renamed in Sub-commission for development of Adriatic Marine strategy Exchanging information on indicators
Contaminants D8 Criteria to asses the descriptor Concentrations of contaminants in water, sediment and biota are below threshold values identified on the basis of toxicological data Concentrations of contaminants should not be increasing Levels of pollution effects are below thresholds representing harm at organism, population, community and ecosystem level The occurrence and severity of pollution effects should not be increasing Indicators to be measured Feasibility
(YES, achievable, NO)
ATTRIBUTE
Monitoring programme
(institutional or research)
Type of data availabl e Hazardo us substan ces (Heavy metals, organic pollutant s)
Freque ncy 1/year hot spots; seasona lly shellfish culture zones
institutional
Presence of contaminants at concentrations which may adversely impact organisms, populations, communities and ecosystems
Contaminant concentrations and their trends in water, sediment and biota (see (a) and (c) below)
institutional
Biomark ers
1998present
coastal area
seasona lly
Levels of pollution effects and their trends measured using appropriate methodologies (see (b) and (c) below)
yes
(a)- Relevant contaminants to be identified at EU, regional or subregional level (b)- Relevant biological effects to be identified at EU, regional or subregional level
Marine Litter
(D 10) Feasibilit y
(YES, achie vable , NO)
ATTRIBUTE
Indicators to be measured
Monitoring program me
(institutional or research)
Area Co ver ed
Frequenc y
Referenc e we b site
Inputs, impacts on aesthetic values, the potential presence of toxic compounds and socioeconomical damage litter dynamics, accumulation areas
Amount, composition and source of litter washed ashore and/or deposited on coastlines Amount, composition and source of litter floating at sea, in the water column and on the sea floor Amount and composition of litter ingested by marine animals Amount, composition and source of microparticl es (mainly microplastic
Occasionall y
Occasionall y
time-trends and spatial variation in inputs and impacts on marine life degradation of marine litter and potential sources of contaminants
Occasionall y
3)
No
Links with:
Maritime Spatial Planning policy (EC Communication Maritime Spatial Planning in the EU Achievement and future development; COM(2010)771 final) ICZM policy Common Fisheries Policy
EBM ICZM GES of marine environment by 2020
Biodiversity and nature protection initiatives (EC Communication Our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020 COM(2011)244 final) ..... Need for harmonization and coordination on the national level of all EU policies related to marine environment
Croatian contingency system for accidental marine pollution National legal framework : Contingency plan for accidental marine pollution (OG 92/08)
prepared based on
Environmental Protection Act (OG 110/07) Maritime Code (OG 181/04, 76/07, 146/08, 61/11)
International framework
Protocol (of Barcelona Convention) concerning Cooperation in Preventing Pollution from Ships and, in Cases of Emergency, Combating Pollution of the Mediterranean Sea (Prevention and Emergency Protocol) (OG IT, 12/03) Agreement on the Sub-regional Contingency Plan for Prevention of, Preparedness for and Response to Major Marine Pollution Incidents in the Adriatic Sea (OG IT, 7/08)
Croatian contingency system for accidental marine pollution Contingency Plan for Accidental Marine Pollution (OG
92/08) - responsibility of the Ministry Maritime Affairs, Transport and Infrastructure, MENP and other responsible authorities.
Concluding remarks
Possibilities for use of new technologies in marine environment protection In monitoring activities Intervention activities (specially in cases representing danger to human life- pollution by dangerous and noxious substances) Other (suggestions?)
Concluding remarks