BB24 - Marine bird bycatch (B5)
| Field | Description | Validated Entry |
|---|---|---|
| [ProgrammeName] | Name of monitoring programme. | Marine bird bycatch (B5) |
| [ProgrammeDescription] | Description of the monitoring programme. | Bycatch in fishing gear is one of the three main threats for marine birds worldwide. This indicator directly addresses bycatch as pressure for marine birds. It helps to identify areas and seasons with highest impact on birds and thus to direct the measures needed to reduce this impact. The indicator is built on three assessment methods, which can be applied under varying circumstances of data availability. Fishing methods in focus are gillnets and longlines with by far the highest shares of bycaught seabirds in the Northeast Atlantic, but regionally purse-seines and trawls may be important to monitor as well. During the indicator assessment and depending on the assessment method, bird bycatch rates obtained from the monitoring must be connected to fishing effort and seabird population sizes to compare to the assessment values. Monitoring of marine bird bycatch is taking place in all OSPAR Regions. All OSPAR Contracting Parties are monitoring bycatch in fisheries (in EU countries as part of the DCF), but effort is not always concentrated on bycatch-causing fishing métiers. Bird bycatch data are collected and analysed by the ICES Working Group on Bycatch of Protected Species (WGBYC). |
| [OtherPoliciesConventions] | Monitoring for other Union legislation or international agreements that contributes to the programme. | OSP-CEMP |
| [Contracting Parties monitoring] | Which other countries are involved in practical implementation of this monitoring programme. | NO, IS, BE, DE, DK, ES, FR, IE, NL, PT, SE, UK |
| [Contracting Parties implementing] | Indicate the degree of cooperation among countries within the same (sub)region for this monitoring programme. | Coordinated data collection (delivered separately by each country) |
| [TemporalScope] | Start (and end) date of the programme. | |
| [SpatialScope] | Spatial coverage of the programme according to the jurisdictional zones of marine waters. | Transitional waters (WFD) Coastal waters (WFD) Territorial waters EEZ (or similar, e.g. Contiguous Zone, Fishing Zone, Ecological Protection Zone) Continental shelf (beyond EEZ) Beyond MS Marine Waters |
| [Aggregation of Data] | At which scale can the data from the sub-programme be aggregated for environmental assessments? | Subregion and subdivisions |
| [MarineReportingUnit] | Area(s) where the programme takes place. |
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| [RegionalAssessmentArea] | Area of the marine region or subregion where the assessment was originally undertaken and for which the assessment results have been used to apply to the national MRU. | OSPAR-I OSPAR-II OSPAR-III OSPAR-IV OSPAR-V |
[MonitoringPurpose] | Purpose of the programme aimed at collecting data and information. | Environmental state and impacts Pressures in the marine environment Human activities causing the pressures Effectiveness of measures |
| [MonitoringType] | Type of monitoring (in-situ, remote sensing, etc.). | In-situ sampling offshore In-situ sampling coastal |
| [Indicator Metric] | Feature(s) monitored (ecosystem components, pressures, activities). | PresEnvBycatch |
| [Element] | Element(s) monitored (e.g. species, habitats, contaminants). | Aythya ferina, Aythya fuligula, Aythya marila, Bucephala clangula, Clangula hyemalis, Melanitta fusca, Melanitta nigra, Melanitta spp., Polysticta stelleri, Somateria mollissima, Mergellus albellus, Mergus merganser, Mergus serrator, Fulica atra, Podiceps auritus, Podiceps cristatus, Podiceps grisegena, Podiceps nigricollis, Tachybaptus ruficollis, Larus argentatus, Larus audouinii, Larus canus, Larus fuscus graellsii, Larus fuscus intermedius, Larus genei, Larus marinus, Larus melanocephalus, Larus ridibundus, Rissa tridactyla, Sterna dougallii, Sterna hirundo, Sterna paradisaea, Sterna sandvicensis,Alca torda, Cepphus grylle, Fratercula arctica, Uria aalge, Uria aalge albionis, Gavia arctica, Gavia spp., Gavia stellata, Hydrobates castro, Hydrobates monteiroi, Hydrobates pelagicus, Hydrocoloeus minutus, Oceanodroma castro, Oceanodroma leucorhoa, Fulmarus glacialis, Calonectris diomedea, Calonectris diomedea borealis, Calonectris diomedea diomedea, Puffinus baroli, Puffinus gravis, Puffinus griseus, Puffinus mauretanicus, Puffinus puffinus, Puffinus yelkouan, Bulweria bulwerii, Pelagodroma marina, Pterodroma deserta, Pterodroma madeira, Morus bassanus, Phalacrocorax aristotelis, Phalacrocorax carbo |
| [ElementMonitored] | Biological feature: seabird | |
| [Parameter Measured] | Parameter(s) monitored. | ABU AGE-D BR Productivity Rate survival MOR/F |
| [MonitoringMethod] | Guidelines/protocols describing the method for monitoring. | OTH |
| [MonitoringMethodOther] | Guidelines/protocols describing the method for monitoring. | https://www.ospar.org/documents?v=63713 |
| [Quality Assurance Procedures in Place] | In addition to a specified method, is there any additional Quality Assurance used? | National, other |
| [QualityControl] | What type of Quality Control is used? | Each national monitoring scheme has QA/QC protocols, but OSPAR wide standards should be developed. Data collected and analyses conducted by WGBYC follow the ICES QA/QC standards. |
| [MonitoringFrequency] | Frequency of the monitoring | Yearly |
| [RelatedIndicator] | Indicator(s) to which the programme contributes. | D1C1 Mortality rate from incidental by-catch |
| [DataAccess] | Link to where monitoring data can be accessed (Art. 19(3)). | https://icesaimsview.powerappsportals.com/?casecategorycode=Bycatch |
| [Data Custodian] | ICES | |
| [Assessment Guidelines] | https://www.ospar.org/documents?v=63713 | |
| [Assessment tools available] | ||
| [Nature of data] | Product |