Overview of Monitoring Programs, Gaps Identification, and Research Needs at Black Sea Region
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Project funded by ANEMONE EUROPEAN UNION Overview of monitoring programs, gaps identification, and research needs at Black Sea region Common borders. Common solutions. Valentina Todorova, Laura Boicenco, Yuriy Denga, Colpan Beken, Andra Oros, Valentina Coatu, Luminiţa Lazăr, Oana Marin, Alina Spînu, Florin Timofte, Marina Panayotova, Snejana Moncheva, Kremena Stefanova, Violeta Slabakova, Svetlana Kovalinishina, Leyla Tolun, Hakan Atabay Overview of monitoring programs, gaps identification, and research needs at Black Sea region CONSTANȚA, 2021 This document is based on the activities of the ANEMONE project (Assessing the vulnerability of the Black Sea marine ecosystem to human pressures) with the financial support from the Joint Operational Programme Black Sea Basin 2014-2020. Contributing authors: Andra Oros, Laura Boicenco, Valentina Coatu, Luminiţa Lazăr, Oana Marin, Alina Spînu, Florin Timofte National Institute for Marine Research and Development "Grigore Antipa", NIMRD, Romania. Valentina Todorova, Marina Panayotova, Snejana Moncheva, Kremena Stefanova, Violeta Slabakova Institute of Oceanology "Fridtjof Nansen", Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, IO-BAS, Bulgaria. Yuriy Denga, Svetlana Kovalinishina Ukrainian Scientific Centre of Ecology of the Sea, UkrSCES, Ukraine. Colpan Beken, Leyla Tolun, Hakan Atabay TUBITAK Marmara Research Center, MRC, Turkey. For bibliographic purposes, this document should be cited as: ANEMONE Deliverable 1.1, 2021. “Overview of monitoring programs, gaps identification, and research needs at Black Sea region”, Valentina Todorova [Ed.], Ed. CD PRESS, 197 pp. ISBN 978-606-528-526-2 The information included in this publication or extracts thereof is free for citing on the condition that the complete reference of the publication is given as stated above. Cover page design by new7ducks / Freepik. Cover page photo by NIMRD. Contents Executive summary ................................................................................................ 9 1. Review of the existing national marine monitoring programmes ................................ 10 1.1. Review of the existing monitoring programmes in Bulgaria................................. 10 1.1.1. National legal framework ............................................................................. 10 1.1.2. National monitoring programmes description ...................................................... 13 1.2. Review of the existing monitoring programmes in Romania ................................ 23 1.2.1. National legal framework ............................................................................. 23 1.2.2. National monitoring programmes description ...................................................... 28 1.3. Review of the existing monitoring programmes in Turkey .................................. 35 1.3.1. National legal framework ............................................................................. 35 1.3.2. National monitoring programmes description ...................................................... 39 1.4. Review of the existing monitoring programmes in Ukraine ................................. 45 1.4.1. National legal framework ............................................................................. 45 1.4.2. National monitoring programmes description ...................................................... 49 2. Regional aspects in accordance with BSIMAP (2017-2022) requirements ....................... 57 3. MSFD Compliance ....................................................................................... 59 3.1. MSFD Requirements ............................................................................... 59 3.2. Gap analysis ....................................................................................... 75 3.2.1. Gaps and requirements identified in Bulgaria ..................................................... 76 3.2.2. Gaps and requirements identified in Romania ..................................................... 79 3.2.3. Gaps and requirements identified in Turkey ....................................................... 83 3.2.4. Gaps and requirements identified in Ukraine ...................................................... 87 4. Research needs and recommendations .............................................................. 90 References ........................................................................................................ 93 ANNEX A Fact sheets of selected monitoring programmes under MSFD in Bulgaria .............. 95 ANNEX B Fact sheets of selected monitoring programmes under MSFD in Romania ............ 174 5 List of tables Table 1.1 - List of indicators and minimum monitoring frequencies of the biological quality elements ..................................................................................................................... 13 Table 1.2 - List of the physico-chemical parameters monitored under WFD ............................ 14 Table 1.3 - List of priority substances monitored under WFD ............................................. 14 Table 1.4 - List of specific pollutants monitored under WFD .............................................. 15 Table 1.5 - List of Monitoring programmes under MSFD .................................................... 21 Table 1.6 - Name, code depth range and area of the MRU under MSFD in the Bulgarian Black Sea . 22 Table 1.7 - Inventory of environment and monitoring-related national legal/policy documents in Romania ........................................................................................................... 23 Table 1.8 - List of competent authorities implementing MSFD............................................ 27 Table 1.9 - List of MSFD working groups members .......................................................... 27 Table 1.10 - Parameters included in the national integrated marine monitoring programme (NIMRD) ..................................................................................................................... 29 Table 1.11 - Monitoring stations - D1 (except fish, macroalgae, dolphins), D2, D4, D5, D6, D7, D8, D9 ..................................................................................................................... 31 Table 1.12 - Monitoring activities relevant to MSFD, national legislation and responsible authorities ..................................................................................................................... 36 Table 1.13 - Components of NIMP, monitoring parameters, indicators .................................. 39 Table 1.14 - Criteria for marine assessment units* ......................................................... 42 Table 1.15 - Number of sampling stations (point and polygon) for each monitoring component in NIMP (DEN-İZ) ........................................................................................................... 42 Table 1.16 - Participated intercalibration exercises for different parameter groups during 2014-2017 ..................................................................................................................... 44 Table 1.17 - Monitoring activities relevant to MSFD, national and international legislation and responsible authorities .......................................................................................... 45 Table 1.18 - Components of SMMP, monitoring parameters, indicators ................................. 49 Table 1.19 - List of analyzed (+)/not analyzed (-) contaminants ......................................... 50 Table 1.20 - List of delineated coastal water bodies ....................................................... 51 Table 1.21 - Planned monitoring scheme of UkrSCES (for the North-Western part of the Black Sea) 53 Table 1.22 - Participated intercalibration exercises for different parameter groups during 2012-2017 ..................................................................................................................... 56 Table 2.1 – Black Sea major regional agreements .......................................................... 57 Table 3.1 - Structure, functions and processes of marine ecosystems with particular relevance for point (a) of Article 8(1), and Articles 9 and 11 .............................................................. 61 Table 3.2 - Anthropogenic pressures, uses and human activities in or affecting the marine environment ...................................................................................................... 62 Table 3.3 - Gaps in MSFD implementation in Bulgaria as identified by the Monitoring programmes and recommendations for improved monitoring.................................................................. 76 Table 3.4 - Gaps and requirements to MSFD implementation in Romania for selected qualitative descriptors ........................................................................................................ 79 Table 3.5 - Gaps of NIMP and recommendation of MarinTurk Project for improvements including the status of other monitoring activities of different ministries/NGOs and a comparison with BSIMAP (red: not covere, yellow: partially adequate, green: fully adequate) .......................................... 85 Table 3.6 - Gaps of SMMP and recommendation for improvements including the status of other national activities and a comparison with BSIMAP .......................................................... 87 Table 4.1 - Research needs and priorities for improved MSFD implementation as identified by the national monitoring