BG
BLKBG_DAll_01_EffectivenessMeasures
BLKBG_DAll_01_EffectivenessMeasures
The monitoring on the effectiveness of measures takes place in the terrestrial part and coastal waters of Bulgaria. Programme of measures under MSFD will be developed in 2015 and entry in force in 2016. Effectiveness of MSFD programme of measures will depend on their implementation by the competent authorities. Data will be available via the national websites: Ministry of Environment and Waters (MoEW) (URL: www.moew.government.bg) and Black sea Basin Directorate - Varna (URL: www.bsbd.org).
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OTH
Monitoring methods are specific for every MSFD descriptor and / or indicator and coincide with the monitoring methods identified for the remaining subprogrammes. The use of any specific monitoring method will depend on the specific measures developed for the indicator-based targets.
BLKBG_D014_02_BirdsAbundance
BLKBG_D014_02_BirdsAbundance
In coastal waters, including and terrestrial part of Bulgarian coast, priority will be given to seabirds monitoring within the existing Important Bird Areas (IBAs). The priority monitoring species will be the Mediterranean Shearwater (Puffinus yelkouan), the European Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) and other migrating, breeding, nesting and wintering water birds. According to the MSFD requirements monitoring of chosen species will be extended to territorial waters. Variation in relation to risk across the area (coastal/offshore, pressure-related): there are municipal coastal zone management plans which have to be integrated to the management plan of the protected areas;
Variation due to differing management regimes: the monitoring places in the terrestrial part of the Bulgrian coast and in coastal waters are protected areas under Habitat and Birds Directives and at the same time they are determined as marine protected territories for the purpose of MSFD. Data will be available via the national websites: Ministry of Environment and Waters (MoEW) (URL: www.moew.government.bg) and Black sea Basin Directorate - Varna (URL: www.bsbd.org).
2016-9999
OTH
The abundance of seabirds within the specified area will be measured by using 2 main methods 1) the on-boat distance sampling method, applicable both for breeding and migratory birds while flying and feeding at sea; 2) coastal counts, applicable only for seabirds breeding colonies along the Bulgarian Black Sea coast in and counts in the sea for other non-breeding species in the identified Important Birds Areas (IBAs). The distance sampling is conducted at even time steps along parallel transects by trained staff using standard recording forms. It is the standard method used for monitoring of highly mobile species (Tasker, M.L., Jones P.H., Dixon T.J. & Blake B.F. 1984. Counting seabirds at sea from ships: a review of methods employed and a suggestion for a standardized approach. Auk 101: 567-577). The periods for monitoring will be during the breeding season (April - May) of the target species and during the winter (middle of January).
BLKBG_D08_03_ContaminantInputsLandBased
BLKBG_D08_03_ContaminantInputsLandBased
The monitoring network includes stations at the output of the major land-based point sources of pollution (wastewater treatment plants and sewer networks dischardging to the coastal waters) in the terrestrial part of Bulgaria to measure the contaminant input at source. Variation in relation to risk across the area (pressure-related). Data will be available via the national websites: Ministry of Environment and Water (MoEW) (URL: www.moew.government.bg) and Black Sea Basin Directorate - Varna (BSBD - Varna) (URL: www.bsbd.org).
2006-9999
OTH
BDS EN ISO 17294:2005; VLM 1012/2010; BDS EN 903:2004; VLM 1003/2010; BDS EN 872; VLM 1004/2010; BDS ISO 6332:2002; VLM 1016/2010; BDS EN ISI 15680;BDS ISO 6439:2002;
BLKBG_DAll_04_PermanentInfrastruct
BLKBG_DAll_04_PermanentInfrastruct
Monitoring on these activities will be conducted in the coastal waters, territorial sea and EEZ (oil and gas), where these activities take place ot future activities will be planned. This subprogramme will provide information about construction of new or reconstructrion of existing coastal defences for the period 2014-2018 and beyond. Data will be available via the national websites: Ministry of Environment and Waters (MoEW) (URL: www.moew.government.bg) and Black sea Basin Directorate - Varna (URL: www.bsbd.org)
2006-9999
OTH
The data will be gathered from the permit and / or Environmental Impact assessment reports prepared by the stakeholders or by the relevant competent authority (Ministry of transport, information technology and communications and Bulgarian Ports Infrastructure Company and the Executive Agency Maritime Administration and its marine territorial structures in Varna and Burgas, Ministry of Economy and Energy and National statistic Institute, Ministry of Rural Development) by request.
BLKBG_D05_02_NutrientInputsLandBased
BLKBG_D05_02_NutrientInputsLandBased
Nutrient inputs are measured in the terrestrial part of the MS, because nutrients are discharged through the river mouths, wastewater treatment plants. Data will be available via the national websites: Ministry of Environment and Water (MoEW) (URL: www.moew.government.bg) and Black Sea Basin Directorate - Varna (BSBD - Varna) (URL: www.bsbd.org).
2006-9999
OTH
N-NO2: BDS EN 26777; BDS EN ISO 10304-2, N-NO3: BDS ISO 7890-3; VLM 1005/2010; BDS EN ISO 10304-2; N-NH4: BDS ISO 7150-1; BDS ISO 5664; BDS EN ISO 14911; VLM 1002/2010; P-PO4: BDS EN ISO 6878; Total P: BDS EN ISO 6878; Total N: BDS EN 25663; BDS EN 26777; BDS ISO 7890-3
BLKBG_DAll_02_ExtrNonLivingResources
BLKBG_DAll_02_ExtrNonLivingResources
Monitoring on activities extracting non-living resources (dredging materials) takes place in the coastal waters (Varna and Burgas Bays). It is used to keep waterways navigable. The information flow under this subprogramme will depend on the information provided from the relevant competent authorities performing activities related to dredging. Data will be available via the national websites: Ministry of Environment and Waters (MoEW) (URL: www.moew.government.bg) and Black sea Basin Directorate - Varna (URL: www.bsbd.org)
2009-9999
OTH
Most often used dredged equipments for dredging are hopper dredgers. The data will be gathered from the relevant competent authorities "Bulgarian Ports Infrastructure Company" with two marine Territorial Directorates (Burgas Territorial Directorate and Varna Territorial Directorate) and Executive Agency "Maritime administration" with two territorials sectors (Varna and Burgas cities) to the Ministry of transport, information technology and communications and port operators.
BLKBG_D01245_04_PelagicCommunity
BLKBG_D01245_04_PelagicCommunity
The spatial scope of the monitoring of the community characteristics of water column habitats includes coastal waters, territorial waters and EEZ. Data will be available via the national websites: Ministry of Environment and Water (MoEW) (URL: www.moew.government.bg) and Black Sea Basin Directorate - Varna (BSBD - Varna) (URL: www.bsbd.org).
2016-9999
OTH
Water sampling (plankton net, water samples);
Korshenko A. and Alexandrov B., 2006. Manual for zooplankton sampling and analysis in the Black Sea. 35 pp.;
Moncheva S., B. Par, 2005 (updated-2010). Manual for Phytoplankton Sampling and Analysis in the Black Sea, 67 pp.;
BLKBG_DAll_06_CoastalHumanActivities
BLKBG_DAll_06_CoastalHumanActivities
Monitoring on coastal human activities as tourism, recreational sports and ecotourism will be conducted in the terrestrial part and coastal waters of Bulgaria where these activities are focused. The flow of actual information depends from the nature of data, its actualization and the willingness of the competent institutions to provide data. It will be used statistical data processed from the National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria, the access to which is not open (data is not free) to each insitution. Data will be available via the national websites: Ministry of Environment and Waters (MoEW) (URL: www.moew.government.bg) and Black sea Basin Directorate - Varna: www.bsbd.org National statistic Institute: (URL: http://www.nsi.bg/en)
2006-9999
OTH
The data will be gathered by the relevant competent authority (e.g. Ministry of Economy and Energy and National statistic Institute). Data is collected from the stakeholders, companies, institutions, institutes by filling of different questionaires and annual reports required by national legislation. Data is provided to the other competent authorities implementing MSFD by request.
BLKBG_D05_02_NurtientLevelsWater
BLKBG_D05_02_NurtientLevelsWater
20 monitoring stations for monitoring of nutrient levels located in the coastal waters (under WFD); 6 monitoring stations located in the territorial waters. 3 stations located in the EEZ. Monitoring in these zones will provide data for the gradient (tendency) of nutrient levels discharged into the marine environment from the land-based point and diffuse activities and /or potentially sea-based mobile activities (sources of pollution). Data will be available via the national websites: Ministry of Environment and Waters (MoEW): www.moew.government.bg and Black sea Basin Directorate - Varna: www.bsbd.org
2016-9999
OTH
Water sampling from water column (3 layers) by SBE 32 Carousel Water Sampler with 5 - liter bottles. Samples are frozen at -20 T°C.
N-NO3 - BDS EN 7890-3:1998; N-NO2 - BDS EN 26777:1997; N-NH4 - BDS ISO 7150-1:2002, TN - BDS EN ISO 11905-1:2004, TP - BSD EN ISO 6878:2005, P-PO4: BDS EN ISO 6878:2005, SiO4 - VLM 17:2012, oxygen saturation, dissolved oxygen - Winkler test (thge same one is also used for analysing of BOD5).
BLKBG_D057_01_WaterColumnPhysical
BLKBG_D057_01_WaterColumnPhysical
The distribution and extent of the water column habitats includes coastal waters, territorial waters and EEZ, which determined the spatial scope of the monitoring of water column physical characteristics to be extended to these three areas. variation in relation to risk across the area (pressure related); variation in relation to responsible organisations´ infrastructures Data will be available via the national websites: Ministry of Environment and Waters (MoEW) (URL: www.moew.government.bg) and Black sea Basin Directorate - Varna (URL: www.bsbd.org).
2016-9999
OTH
Temperature (T °C) - CTD SBE-911; Salinity ( ‰, psu) - CTD SBE-911; Transparency / turbidity of water column (m/FTU): Secchi disc
BLKBG_D014_09_StateOfHabitatsBirds
BLKBG_D014_09_StateOfHabitatsBirds
This subprogramme will gather information on the state of habitats of the seabirds. The priority monitoring species will be the Mediterranean Shearwater (Puffinus yelkouan), the European Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) and other migrating, breeding, nesting and wintering water birds. The data will be collected in the terrestrial part of Bulgarian coast, coastal and territorial waters. Data will be available via the national websites: Ministry of Environment and Waters (MoEW) (URL: www.moew.government.bg) and Black sea Basin Directorate - Varna (URL: www.bsbd.org)
2016-9999
OTH
The abundance of seabirds within the specified area will be measured by using 2 main methods 1) the on-boat distance sampling method, applicable both for breeding and migratory birds while flying and feeding at sea; 2) coastal counts, applicable only for seabirds breeding colonies along the Bulgarian Black Sea coast in and counts in the sea for other non-breeding species in the identified Important Birds Areas (IBAs). The distance sampling is conducted at even time steps along parallel transects by trained staff using standard recording forms. It is the standard method used for monitoring of highly mobile species (Tasker, M.L., Jones P.H., Dixon T.J. & Blake B.F. 1984. Counting seabirds at sea from ships: a review of methods employed and a suggestion for a standardized approach. Auk 101: 567-577). The periods for monitoring will be during the breeding season (April - May) of the target species and during the winter (middle of January).
BLKBG_DAll_01_ExtrLivingResources
BLKBG_DAll_01_ExtrLivingResources
Monitoring on fisheries will take place in the coastal waters, territorial waters and EEZ, where these activities occur. This subprogramme will help for collection of actual information about the commercial fishing and the recreational fishing (according the Bulgarian legislation recreational fisheries in Black sea does not require special license and is limited only with the use of forbidden fishing gears). Data will be available via the national websites: Ministry of Environment and Water (MoEW) (URL: www.moew.government.bg); Black sea Basin Directorate - Varna (URL: www.bsbd.org); Ministry of Agriculture and Food (URL: http://www.mzh.government.bg/mzh/en/Home.aspx); National Agency for Fisheries and Aquaculture (URL: http://iara.government.bg)
2006-9999
OTH
The data will be gathered by the relevant competent authority (e.g. Executive Agency marine Aquaculture) and stakeholders. Bulgarian National Programme for collection and management of fisheries data 2011-2013 and the new one for the period of 2014-2016. Database collected by the information system under the National Programme includes vessel monitoring system (VMS system), a satellite-based monitoring system which at regular intervals provides data to the fisheries authorities on the location, course and speed of vessels. Also gross tonnage (GT), engine power (kW), catch data, days at sea, type of nets, landings and other transversal variables.
BLKBG_D012456_03_SeabedHabitatsCommunity
BLKBG_D012456_03_SeabedHabitatsCommunity
The distribution and extent of the seabed habitats includes coastal waters, territorial waters and EEZ, which determines the spatial scope of the monitoring programme of the physical and chemical characteristics in these three areas. Data will be available via the national websites: Ministry of Environment and Water (MoEW) (URL: www.moew.government.bg) and Black Sea Basin Directorate - Varna (BSBD - Varna) (URL: www.bsbd.org)
2016-9999
OTH
Direct by SCUBA diving or walking in the shallows: non-destructive (quantitative counts in quadrats or photographic method, semi-quantitative abundance estimation according to defined scale) and destructive (bottom sampler). Indirect: Shipboard sampling using box samplers (grab, corer). Remote video techniques (ROV, towed sledge) and / or hydroacoustics for habitat mapping;
Todorova V. and Konsulova T., 2005. Manual for quantitative sampling and sample treatment of marine-soft bottom macrozoobenthos. 38pp.
ISO 19493, 2007. Water quality – Guidance on marine biological surveys of hard-substrate communities (ISO 19493:2007).
ISO 16665, 2005. Water quality - Guidelines for quantitative sampling and sample processing of marine soft bottom macrofauna (ISO 19493:2007).
BLKBG_D05_03_WaterColumnChemical
BLKBG_D05_03_WaterColumnChemical
The distribution and extent of the water column habitats includes coastal waters, territorial waters and EEZ, which determined the spatial scope of the monitoring of water column chemical characteristics to be extended to these three areas. Variation in relation to risk across the area (pressure related); variation in relation to responsible organisations´ infrastructures Data will be available via the national websites: Ministry of Environment and Water (MoEW) (URL: www.moew.government.bg) and Black Sea Basin Directorate - Varna (BSBD - Varna) (URL: www.bsbd.org)
2005-9999
OTH
Water sampling by using standard oceanographic equipment (SBE 32 Carousel Water Sampler) to determine the concentration of nutrients in water column.pH ([H^+] | hydrogen ion concentration) - CTD or other types of water sampling equipment and pH meters.
BLKBG_D08_05_BethicSpeciesHealthStatus
BLKBG_D08_05_BethicSpeciesHealthStatus
The distribution and extent of the seabed habitats and benthic species include coastal, territorial waters and shallow part of the shelf of EEZ. Data will be available via the national websites: Ministry of Environment and Water (MoEW) (URL: www.moew.government.bg) and Black Sea Basin Directorate - Varna (BSBD - Varna) (URL: www.bsbd.org)
2016-9999
OTH
Concentration of contaminants in biota: sampling of demersal fish and molluscs with bottom trawls. Laboratory analysis of tissue samples.
Mario Carere, Valeria Dulio, Georg Hanke, Stefano Polesello, Guidance for sediment and biota monitoring under the Common Implementation Strategy for the Water Framework Directive, TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, Volume 36, June 2012, Pages 15-24, ISSN 0165-9936, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trac.2012.03.005.
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0165993612000957)
SUPPLEMENTARY GUIDANCE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF EQSBIOTA (Final draft 2014) (URL: https://circabc.europa.eu/faces/jsp/extension/wai/navigation/container.jsp?FormPrincipal:_idcl=FormPrincipal:_id3&FormPrincipal_SUBMIT=1&id=7f374769-5aca-4ec2-b485-deb11e6924b2&javax.faces.ViewState=rO0ABXVyABNbTGphdmEubGFuZy5PYmplY3Q7kM5YnxBzKWwCAAB4cAAAAAN0AAE2cHQAKy9qc3AvZXh0ZW5zaW9uL3dhaS9uYXZpZ2F0aW9uL2NvbnRhaW5lci5qc3A=)
BLKBG_D0134_10_StateofHabitatsFish
BLKBG_D0134_10_StateofHabitatsFish
The monitoring species, the round goby (Neogobius melanstomus), which a demersal fish, widely distributed in the Bulgarian marine waters and of least concern according to the IUCN Red list, which makes it a suitable monitoring parameter. The monitoring will take place in the coastal and territorial waters, where most human activities take place. Major sources of pressure are fisheries, eutrophication (bottom hypoxia) and contamination. Also, the depth range of the species distribution is from 1-2 m to 20 m BSL, which falls within the boundaries of the territorial waters. This subprogramme will be conducted together with the other subprogrammes related to all Descriptors. It will be collected information about the human activities and the pressures and impacts caused on the marine mammals. Bottom trawling surveys will provide information on abundance and biomass demersal local populations of gobies (Neogobius melanstomus) and possibly other non-commercial species. These samples can be also used for analysis and assessment of the impact of contaminants in biota (D8) and seafood for human consumption (D9), originating from local pressures. Data will be available via the national websites: Ministry of Environment and Waters (MoEW) (URL: www.moew.government.bg) and Black sea Basin Directorate - Varna (URL: www.bsbd.org); National Agency for Fisheries and Aquaculture (URL: http://iara.government.bg).
2016-9999
OTH
National annual monitoring programme for data colection under the DCF are reviewed by the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) EWG Assessment of Black Sea stocks. The surveys are conducted by using bottom and pelagic trawls, and acoustic sampling by using multi-frequency echosounder.
The standard approach for monitoring of demersal fish species is by bottom trawling surveys (Raykov, V., 2014. Method for fish monitoring (Method za monitoring na ribi) (in Bulgarian), 17 pp. (URL: http://eea.government.bg/bg/bio/opos/activities-results/copy_of_Podhod_morski_ribi.pdf)(Retrieved: 10.11.2014);
Pelagic and/or seabed trawl surveys: fish sampling by using bottom and pelagic trawls can be conducted during the acoustic sampling to information on fish size and biomass. Monitoring on seabed species can be conducted only by using bottom trawling. (Panayotova, M., Marinova, V., Raykov, V., Stefanova, K., Shtereva, G., & Krastev, A. (2014). Pilot acoustic study of fish stocks distribution in the northern Bulgarian Black Sea area. Comptes rendus de l´Academie Bulgare des Sciences, 67(7), 961-968.).
BLKBG_D014_01_MammalsAbundance
BLKBG_D014_01_MammalsAbundance
There are three species of mammals in the Bulgarian marine waters - common bottlenose dolphin (Turciops truncatus), harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) and common dolphin (Delphinus delphis). The harbour porpoise lives in the coastal waters, while the other two are also observed in the territorial waters and EEZ. For fully characterization of the species abundance, the monitoring programme will take place in the coastal waters, territorial waters and the EEZ. This subprogramme will be conducted together with the other subprogrammes related to all Descriptors. It will be collected information about the human activities and the pressures and impacts caused on the marine mammals. Data will be available via the national websites: Ministry of Environment and Waters (MoEW) (URL: www.moew.government.bg) and Black sea Basin Directorate - Varna (URL: www.bsbd.org).
2016-9999
OTH
On - boat distance sampling by line transect observation is the standard monitoring method, commonly used (Zampoukas, et al. (2014). Technical guidance on monitoring for the Marine Strategy Framework Directive. Publications Office of the European Union; Rogers, S., et al. ""Marine strategy framework directive Task group 4 report. Food Webs."" EUR-Scientific and Technical Research series, Joint Research Centre, Luxembourg: EUR 24343 (2010): 55).
On-board distance samplings of the marine mammals are conducted in area from 1 km in front of the ship bow, 1 km right and 1 km left from it. Additional devices used are binoculars (15X50) and GPS. Metadata recorded in field protocols during the surveys are geographical coordinates of the places, where mammals are located for first time, ship speed, wind speed and direction, physical and hydrological conditions of the sea, observed species of marine mammals, distance, behaviour and occurrence of separated individuals, etc.
The species density is also measured by the on-boat distance sampling method. The counting is conducted at even time steps along parallel transects by trained staff using standard recording forms. Reference: 1) Tasker ML, Jones PH, Dixon T, Blake BF (1984) Counting seabirds at sea from ships: a review of methods employed and a suggestion for a standardized approach. Auk 101: 567–577.; 2) Buckland, S.T., Anderson, D.R., Burnham, K.P. and Laake, J.L. 1993. Distance Sampling: Estimating Abundance of Biological Populations. Chapman and Hall, London. 446 pp. The increasing of species density in a observed area will provide information on species abundance and will serve as a measure for determination of the distance from achieving of good environmental status. Reference: Buckland, S.T., Anderson, D.R., Burnham, K.P. and Laake, J.L. 1993. Distance Sampling: Estimating Abundance of Biological Populations. Chapman and Hall, London. 446 pp.
Passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) of marine mammal vocalisations may be useful only as an additional method.
BLKBG_D045_05_PlanktonBlooms
BLKBG_D045_05_PlanktonBlooms
The monitoring of the plankton bloms (biomass, frequency, extent, etc.) includes coastal waters, territorial waters and EEZ. Variation in relation to risk across the area (e.g. coastal/offshore, pressure-related) Data will be available via the national websites: Ministry of Environment and Water (MoEW) (URL: www.moew.government.bg) and Black Sea Basin Directorate - Varna (BSBD - Varna) (URL: www.bsbd.org);
2016-9999
OTH
Water sampling (plankton net, water samples);
Moncheva S., B. Par, 2005 (updated-2010). Manual for Phytoplankton Sampling and Analysis in the Black Sea, 67 pp.;
BLKBG_D013_11_MortalityInjuryFisheries
BLKBG_D013_11_MortalityInjuryFisheries
This monitoring programme will provide basic information for marine mammals, fish and sea birds found dead or injuried and the rates during the future years due to fisheries (targeted and/or incidental) (bycatch). The majority of death and injured dolphins and sea birds are found stranded on the beaches (terrestrial part of MS), entangled in the fishing nets in the coastal waters. During the monitoring under the other monitoring programmes, death / injured species could be found in the territorial water and EEZ. That is the reason this observation to be expanded widely. Data will be available via the national websites: Ministry of Environment and Waters (MoEW) (URL: www.moew.government.bg) and Black sea Basin Directorate - Varna: (URL: www.bsbd.org).
2016-9999
OTH
For fish species the monitoring methods are described in the Member State’s annual monitoring programmes under the DCF and they are reviewed by the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) (Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) – Black Sea Assessments (STECF-14-14). 2014. Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, EUR XXXX EN, JRC XXXX, 421 pp. (URL: http://stecf.jrc.ec.europa.eu/reports/medbs));
The standard approach for monitoring of demersal fish species is by bottom trawling surveys (Raykov, V., 2014. Method for fish monitoring, 17 pp. (URL: http://eea.government.bg/bg/bio/opos/activities-results/copy_of_Podhod_morski_ribi.pdf)(Retrieved: 10.11.2014);
Pelagic fish species: the standard method is pelagic trawl surveys and pelagic acoustic surveys (Panayotova, M., Marinova, V., Raykov, V., Stefanova, K., Shtereva, G., & Krastev, A. (2014). Pilot acoustic study of fish stocks distribution in the northern Bulgarian Black Sea area. Comptes rendus de l´Academie Bulgare des Sciences, 67(7), 961-968.).
Marine mammals: specific guidelines are developed within the ACCOBAMS monitoring programmes - Guidelines for the Development of National Networks of Cetacean Strandings Monitoring (URL: http://accobams.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1134&Itemid=165).
Seabirds: the data gathered will depend on data gathered from occurrence of seabirds found death as a result of fisheries activities (entangled birds) during the other monitoring programmes.
BLKBG_D02_01_NISAbundanceBiomass
BLKBG_D02_01_NISAbundanceBiomass
The abundance and/or biomass of the NIS (being already part of the Ecosystem, i.e. state / impact parameters) is gathered during the monitoring programmes on Descriptors 1, 4, 6 - Seabed habitats (for benthic NIS, like Rapana venosa) and Descriptors 1, 4 - Water column habitats (for pelagic NIS, like Mnemiopsis leydii), which take place in the coastal waters, territorial waters and the EEZ. Data will be available via the national websites: Ministry of Environment and Waters (MoEW) (URL: www.moew.government.bg); Black sea Basin Directorate - Varna: (URL: www.bsbd.org); National Agency for Fisheries and Aquaculture (URL: http://iara.government.bg)
2016-9999
OTH
The specific monitoring method for detection of newly introduced non-indigenous species at source (i.e. at hotspots: in and around commercial ports frequented by ships carrying ballast water) are the Port Biological Baseline Surveys (PBBS) (Reference: Awad, A., Haag, F., Anil, A.C., Abdulla, A. 2014. GEF-UNDP-IMO GloBallast Partnerships Programme, IOI, CSIR-NIO and IUCN. Guidance on Port Biological Baseline Surveys. GEF-UNDP-IMO GloBallast Partnerships, London, UK. GloBallast Monograph No. 22.).
Monitoring method for pelagic zooplankton non-indigenous species: Korshenko A. and Alexandrov B., 2006. Manual for zooplankton sampling and analysis in the Black Sea. 35 pp.;
Monitoring method for non-indigenous phytoplankton species: Moncheva S., B. Par, 2005 (updated-2010). Manual for Phytoplankton Sampling and Analysis in the Black Sea, 67 pp.
For benthic non-indigenous species: Todorova V. and Konsulova T., 2005. Manual for quantitative sampling and sample treatment of marine-soft bottom macrozoobenthos. 38pp.
BLKBG_D11_13_DiffuseNoise
BLKBG_D11_13_DiffuseNoise
Measurement of ambient noise will be carried out in places that are far away from shipping lanes and other sources of anthropogenic noise. They will be designed after investigation planned to be carried out in 2015. Specific observation points for this subprogram will be determined after conducting specialized surveys to fill significant gaps in knowledge. For background noise measurements will be carried out in places that are far away from shipping lanes and other sources of anthropogenic noise. Also it depends on the equipment used to measure impulsive underwater noise and the capacity of the people who assess GES, based on data obtained from them. Data will be available via the national websites: Ministry of Environment and Waters (MoEW) (URL: www.moew.government.bg) and Black sea Basin Directorate - Varna (URL: www.bsbd.org).
2017-9999
OTH
The monitoring approach will combine measurements, modelling and possibly mapping. The monitoring method is based on passive acoustic monitoring from fixed recording stations. According to the MSFD monitoring guidance, two types of stations are used. The first type is placed close to sound sources (shipping routes) and records the source parameters. The second type is placed in areas far away from the sound source to provide information for transmission loss models. Then VMS and AIS data on shipping routes will be used to extend the spatial scope of the monitoring by modelling the sound propagation in the Bulgarian marine waters. The monitoring under this subprogramme will follow the following guidance documents:
Van der Graaf, A. J., Ainslie, M. A., André, M., Brensing, K., Dalen, J., Dekeling, R. P. A., Robinson, S., Tasker, M. L., Thomsen, F., Werner, S., “European Marine Strategy Framework Directive - Good Environmental Status (MSFD GES): Report of the Technical Subgroup on Underwater noise and other forms of energy”, 2012. online:
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/marine/pdf/MSFD_reportTSG_Noise.pdf ;
Zampoukas, N. et al. (2014). Technical guidance on monitoring for the Marine Stategy Framework Directive. Publications Office of the European Union;
René, Delkeling, et al. (2014), Monitoring Guidance for Underwater Noise in European Seas-Part I: Executive Summary; René, Dekeling, et al. (2014), Monitoring Guidance for Underwater Noise in European Seas-Part II: Monitoring Guidance Specifications; René, Dekeling, et al. (2014), Monitoring Guidance for Underwater Noise in European Seas-Part III: Background Information and Annexes.
BLKBG_DAll_03_Aquaculture
BLKBG_DAll_03_Aquaculture
Monitoring of quality of aquaculture and marine waters for compliance with the existing regulations takes place in the coastal waters. It is planning and the same observation in territorial waters if there are future farms available. The information flow under this subprogramme will depend on the information provided from the relevant owners of mussel farms with valid permits. Data will be available via the national websites: Ministry of Environment and Waters (MoEW) (URL: www.moew.government.bg) and Black sea Basin Directorate - Varna (URL: www.bsbd.org).
2005-9999
OTH
The data is collecting by the Black Sea Basin Directorate as a competent authority based on the monitoring programmes set in the permit for using the Black sea for produsing food (aquaculture).
BLKBG_D014_08_MicrobialPathogensInWater
BLKBG_D014_08_MicrobialPathogensInWater
Monitoring stations of microbial pathogens are located in the coastal waters, where there are bathing zones determined according to the Bathing Waters Directive (Directive 2006/7/EC). The monitoring of bathing waters provides information about hot spots close to the bathing zones. variation in relation to risk across the area (pressure related) Data will be available via the national websites: Ministry of Health: www.mh.government.bg and Regional health inspections (health bulletins and data from monitoring): http://www.rzi-varna.com/health.php; http://www.rzi-burgas.com/Vodi/monitoring%20vodi.htm; http://www.rzi-dobrich.org/index.php?node=voda&sub=kypane&op=morski
2007-9999
OTH
The competent authorities concerning bathing water are the Ministry of Health at national level and its Regional Health Inspectorates that carry out sampling and monitoring of bathing waters. The samples are analyzed in the regional CAs laboratories and the analytical methods used are relevant to the methods laid down in the Annex I of the Directive 2006/7/EC – BDS EN ISO 9308-3:2004 (E. coli) and BDS ISO EN 7899-1 ( intestinal enterococci). Laboratory accreditation sertificate: BDS EN ISO/ IEC 17025:2006 - - general requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories (according to Ordinance ? 1 of 11.04.2011 on water monitoring); BDS EN ISO 9308-3 (E. coli) and BDS ISO EN 7899-1 ( intestinal enterococci).
BLKBG_D07_02_WaterColumnHydrological
BLKBG_D07_02_WaterColumnHydrological
The monitoring of water column hydrological characteristics will be conducted in coastal and territorial waters. The monitoring on D7 could be sufficient for detection of any potential large scale hydrographical changes arising from offshore developments that might occur in the future. The monitoring will have the form of compliance licensing, e.g. by conducting "Environmental Impact Assessment", to ensure that achievement and/or maintanence of GES is not compromised. Data will be available via the national websites: Ministry of Environment and Waters (MoEW) (URL: www.moew.government.bg) and Black sea Basin Directorate - Varna (URL: www.bsbd.org)
2016-9999
OTH
Marine Strategy Framework Directive concerns mainly future activities with potential hydrological impact at larger scale than the scale of impacts addressed in the WFD (Zampoukas et al., 2014. Technical guidance on monitoring for the Marine Strategy Framework Directive). Bulgarian competent authorities will use the current and future planning and licensing systems to detect any large scale hydrographical changes arising from coastal and offshore developments to ensure that Good Environmental Status is achieved and / or is not compromised. The major regulatory instrument is Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of any current and future developments which have the potential to large-scale alterations of the hydrographical conditions. Methods used for hydrographic variables are well-developed and standardised. Although no specific new monitoring programme will be developed, any licensing applications of any new developments having the potential of large-scale alterations of the hydrographical conditions will be tracked and recorded ensure that their potential impacts are mitigated.
It will be used real - time equipments (satelite data, Argo data, stationary measuring devices, ets.) and in situ - monitoring. Information regarding prevailing conditions will continue to be required to develop a baseline. Information on temperature and salinity (and whence mixing) will be gathered during the monitoring on water column habitats - physical characteristics based on the same monitoring method (CTD sampling). The same method provides information on the concentration of chlorophyll-a, which is used to measure turbidity and transparency. Information on tidal range / sea level and sea-surface anomalies is available from large-scale satellite data. Wave data are calculated based on large-scale wind data from the six coastal weather stations along the Bulgarian Black Sea coast. Bathymetric surveys are already conducted within the existing monitoring programme under the Water Framework Directive. Data will be collected under WFD monitoring prgramme.The monitoirng under MSFD will be extended to the territorial waters.
BLKBG_D11_12_AcuteNoise
BLKBG_D11_12_AcuteNoise
For monitoring of acute underwater noise occurring in the Bulgarian marine waters a noise register will be organized. The monitoring stations will be located near noise-generating human activities, relevant to the purpose of the register to be representative of the points of pressure from human activities. Specific observation points for this program will be determined after conducting specialized surveys to fill significant gaps in knowledge. The main areas of inspection to be in the areas with the most intense ship traffic and in front of the larger resorts. Specific observation points for this subprogram will be determined after conducting specialized surveys to fill significant gaps in knowledge. For background noise measurements will be carried out in places that are far away from shipping lanes and other sources of anthropogenic noise. Also it depends on the equipment used to measure impulsive underwater noise and the capacity of the people who assess GES, based on data obtained from them. Data will be available via the national websites: Ministry of Environment and Waters (MoEW): www.moew.government.bg and Black sea Basin Directorate - Varna: www.bsbd.org
2017-12-9999
OTH
A noise register will be created to track and assess the trends in human activities causing impulsive sounds in the marine environment and to ensure that noise levels do not exceed the noise threshold values, i.e. that GES is not compromised. The monitoring under this subprogramme will follow the following guidance documents:
Van der Graaf, A. J., Ainslie, M. A., André, M., Brensing, K., Dalen, J., Dekeling, R. P. A., Robinson, S., Tasker, M. L., Thomsen, F., Werner, S., “European Marine Strategy Framework Directive - Good Environmental Status (MSFD GES): Report of the Technical Subgroup on Underwater noise and other forms of energy”, 2012. online: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/marine/pdf/MSFD_reportTSG_Noise.pdf ;
Zampoukas, N. et al. (2014). Technical guidance on monitoring for the Marine Stategy Framework Directive. Publications Office of the European Union;
René, Delkeling, et al. (2014), Monitoring Guidance for Underwater Noise in European Seas-Part I: Executive Summary; René, Dekeling, et al. (2014), Monitoring Guidance for Underwater Noise in European Seas-Part II: Monitoring Guidance Specifications; René, Dekeling, et al. (2014), Monitoring Guidance for Underwater Noise in European Seas-Part III: Background Information and Annexes.
BLKBG_DAll_07_LandBasedActivities
BLKBG_DAll_07_LandBasedActivities
Monitoring on land-based human activities takes place in the terrestrial part of Bulgaria. The flow of actual information about the different land-based activities depends on the nature, number and time of occurrence of other land-based activities in the period 2014-2018 and beyond and the willingness of the competent institutions to provide data. Data will be available via the national websites: Ministry of Environment and Waters (MoEW) (URL: www.moew.government.bg) and Black sea Basin Directorate - Varna (URL: www.bsbd.org)
2006-9999
OTH
The data will be gathered by the relevant competent authorities (e.g. Ministry of Economy and Energy, Ministry of Health, Ministry of transport, information technology and communications, Ministry of Environment and Waters, Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Ministry of Regional Development) and stakeholders. Data are collected based on information provided by local authorities and private operators. The data will be gathered by the relevant competent authority (e.g. Ministry of economy and energy, Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Regional Development).
BLKBG_D0134_03_FishAbundanceBiomass
BLKBG_D0134_03_FishAbundanceBiomass
The monitoring species is a demersal fish, the round goby (Neogobius melanstomus), is widely distributed, easily captured and its protection status is of least concern, according to the IUCN Red List, which makes it suitable for monitoring. The monitoring will take place in the coastal and territorial waters, where most human activities occur. Major sources of pressure are fisheries, eutrophication (bottom hypoxia) and contamination. The depth range of the species distribution is from 1-2 m to 20 m BSL (source: http://www.iber.bas.bg/sites/default/files/Bulgarian_Gobies_Atlas.pdf), which fall within the boundaries of the territorial waters. Data will be available via the national websites: Ministry of Environment and Water (MoEW) (URL: www.moew.government.bg) and Black Sea Basin Directorate - Varna (BSBD - Varna) (URL: www.bsbd.org)
2016-9999
OTH
Member State’s annual monitoring programmes under the DCF are reviewed by the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF).
The standard approach for monitoring of demersal fish species is by bottom trawling surveys (Raykov, V., 2014. Method for fish monitoring (Method za monitoring na ribi) (in Bulgarian), 17 pp. (URL: http://eea.government.bg/bg/bio/opos/activities-results/copy_of_Podhod_morski_ribi.pdf)(Retrieved: 10.11.2014);
For pelagic fish species the standard method is pelagic trawl surveys and pelagic acoustic surveys (Panayotova, M., Marinova, V., Raykov, V., Stefanova, K., Shtereva, G., & Krastev, A. (2014). Pilot acoustic study of fish stocks distribution in the northern Bulgarian Black Sea area. Comptes rendus de l´Academie Bulgare des Sciences, 67(7), 961-968.).
Common Fisheries Policy, CFP (data collected under DCF, 199/2008).
BLKBG_D08_07_MobileSppHealthStatus
BLKBG_D08_07_MobileSppHealthStatus
The health status of the non-commercial fish species and marine mammals will be observed by transects the coastal waters, territorial sea and EEZ. The health status of the seabirds will be observed by transect in the coastal waters and territorial sea. Data will be available via the national websites: Ministry of Environment and Water (MoEW) (URL: www.moew.government.bg) and Black Sea Basin Directorate - Varna (BSBD - Varna) (URL: www.bsbd.org)
2016-9999
OTH
For fish: monitoring of fish by trawls. Laboratory analysis of the contaminant levels in the tissue samples.
Marine mammals: tissue samples (teeth) from marine mammals found death (Guidelines on the establishment of a System of Tissue Banks, URL: http://accobams.org/file.php/79/Tissue%20Banks%20Guide) For fish: monitoring of sea birds (found dead): Laboratory analysis of the contaminant levels in the tissue samples.