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3J-7Rev1: Timetable and process for updating indicator and assessment results of the State of the Baltic Sea report • The meeting is invited to: – take note of the timetable for updating the indicators evaluations and integrated assessments of the State of the Baltic Sea report, – take note of the current situation of data reporting and that data reported later than 31 October will not be included in the 2018 update of the State of the Baltic Sea report. – agree on how to carry out the approval of results of the integrated assessments, – inform the Secretariat (jannica.haldin@helcom.fi) by 30 November 2016 on State and Conservation contact points for approval of indicator evaluations under the respective theme.

3J-7Rev1: Timetable and process for updating indicator and assessment results of the State of the Baltic Sea report General notes: • Data reporting is partly still ongoing (late submissions) and data processing is still undergoing at data hosts such as ICES and Secretariat. Late submissions delay the possible start of indicator calculation process. • Cut-off deadline of 30 October is for NEW data submissions • ”Traffic light tables” simply indicate a reporting of data for a parameter/parametergroup for a year, not whether it is complete (all stations covered etc.) or contains required parameters for indicator extraction (e.g. required matrix) • All tables except haz.sub. xtraction table have been updated with status of 24 October for this presentation • Cases where data submission is pending originator (PO) should be solved as soon as possible

Status of data reporting: Eutrophication indicators Country DIP Tot-P DIN Tot-N Chl-a Secchi Oxygen CyaBI** 2011-2013, 2011-2016 BM not included 2011- Denmark 2015, 2016 2011-2016 2016*** 2011-2016*** 2011-2015 2011-2016 BM included (PEG) Estonia 2011-2016 2011-2016 2011-2016 2011-2016 2011-2016 2011-2016 2011-2016 BM included (PEG) Finland 2011-2016 2011-2016 2011-2016 2011-2016 2011-2016 2011-2016 2011-2016 BM included (PEG) Germany 2011-2016 2011-2016 2011-2016 2011-2016 2011-2016 2011-2016 2011-2016 BM included (PEG) Latvia 2011-2014 2011-2014 2011-2014 2011-2014 2011-2012 2011-2012 2011-2014 BM included (PEG) Lithuania 2011-2016 2011-2016 2011-2016 2011-2016 2011-2016 2011-2016 BM included (PEG) Poland 2011-2016 2011-2016 2011-2016 2011-2016 2011-2016 2011-2016 2011-2016 BM not included Russia 2011-2012 2011-2014* 2011-2012 2011-2014* 2011-2014* 2011-2014* 2011-2014* BM included (PEG) Sweden 2011-2016 2011-2016 2011-2016 2011-2016 2011-2016 2011-2016 2011-2016 *) Data used in the assessment is not from COMBINE but from Gulf of Finland Year database and applicable only to Gulf of Finland open sea assessment unit. **) CyaBI (Cyanobacterial bloom index) is multiparametric indicator based on biomass data and EO data. The table indicates whether biomass data was made available to PEG group for the indicator processing for 2017 version of State of the Baltic Sea report. EO data availability depends on availability of satellite data and is not presented in this table. ***) National quality assurance procedure iniated for submitted data Problems identified: Latvia and Russia have not data to COMBINE for the latest years.

Status of data reporting: Contaminants Contaminants in biota Contaminants in Contaminants in Biological effects Country sediment seawater 2011-2016* 2011-2015 No monitoring 2011, 2013, 2015* Denmark 2011-2015 No monitoring 2011-2015 Estonia 2011-2016** 2012, 2015 2011-2016 Finland 2011-2016 2011-2016 2011-2016 2011-2016 Germany 2011-2015*** No monitoring Latvia 2011-2016 2011-2016 2011-2016 Lithuania 2011-2016 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016 2014-2016 2014, 2016 Poland No monitoring 2011-2012 PO Russia 2011-2015 2011, 2014 No monitoring 2011-2015 Sweden Contaminants in biota: *Denmark data 2012 and 2015 (NERI) marked as PO (Pending Originator) on ICES webpage. **Finland data 2016 marked as PI (Pending ICES) on ICES webpage. ***Latvia data 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 marked as PI (Pending ICES) on ICES webpage. Biological effects: ****Biological effects monitoring in Denmark concerns imposex which is carried out every second year.

Status of data reporting: Contaminants Core HBCDD PBDE PAH and metabolites PFOS Metals PCB, dioxin and TBT and imposex indicator furan Substance Benzo(a anthr fluoran Hg Cd Pb Non DL- dioxin TBT Impose )pyrene acen thene PCB x e Matrix B B B S B B W B W B S W B S B B S* B* W B* B-biota, S- sediment, W- water 2011, 2011- 2011- 2011- 2011- 2011- 2011- 2011- 2011- 2011- 2011- 2011- 2011- 2011- 2011- Denmark 2013, 2016 2016 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 2016 2015 2015 2011- 2011- 2011- Estonia 2015 2015 2015 2011, 2011, 2011, 2012, 2011- 2012, 2012, 2011- 2011- 2012, 2012, Finland 2014- 2012 2012 2014, 2012 2014- 2014 - 2016 2016 2014- 2015 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2013, 2011- 2013, 2011- 2011- 2011- 2011- 2011- 2011- 2011- 2011 - 2011- 2011- Germany 2015, 2014, 2015, 2014, 2014, 2014, 2015 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 Latvia 2015 2011, 2011- 2011- 2011- 2012- 2011- 2011- 2011- 2011- 2011, 2012, Lithuania 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2016 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2011, 2012, 2012, 2012, 2011- 2012- 2012- 2012- 2014- 2011- 2011- 2011- 2013, 2011- 2011- 2013, 2011- Poland 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2015, 2016 2016 2015, 2016 2016 2016 Russia 2011- 2011- 2011- 2011- 2014 2011- 2011- 2011- 2011- 2011, 2011- 2011, 2011- 2011- 2011- Sweden 2014 2015 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014? 2015

Status of data reporting: Biodiversity (COMBINE) Country Phytoplankton Zooplankton Zoobenthos Denmark 2011-2014 2011-2014 2011-2015 Estonia 2011-2016 2011-2016 2011-2016 Finland 2011-2016* 2011-2016 Germany 2011-2016 2013-2016 2011-2016 Latvia 2011-2015 Lithuania 2011-2016 2011-2016*** 2011-2016 Poland 2011-2016 2011-2016 2011-2016 Russia Sweden 2011-2016** 2011-2016** 2011-2016** * 2012, 2013 pending originator (quality/completeness issue) ** 2016 pending ICES *** 2012-2015 pending originator Problems identified: - Evaluations for the indicator on ‘Zooplankton mean size and stock’ was not based on data from COMBINE - ‘State of the soft-bottom macrofauna community’ was only partly based on data from COMBINE. - Phytoplankton pre-core indicator (diatom:dinoflagellate ratio) was not based on data from COMBINE. - Reporting of biodiversity data to COMBINE have not been complete in past years, and additional data collection and manual processing to harmonize data formats has been required for all three topics - Phytoplankton and zooplankton data reporting have encountered taxonomical problems when the reported data has been extracted for use. The reporting should adhere to the HELCOM species lists and biomass conversion factors as specified by the HELCOM projects ZEN-ZIIM and PEG.

Status of data reporting: White-taled eagle Country Parameters required to calculate productivity Denmark 2011-2016 Estonia 2011-2016 Finland 2011-2016 Germany 2011-2016 Latvia 2011-2016 Lithuania 2011-2016 Poland 2011-2016 Russia Sweden 2011-2016 Problems identified: The main problem for the indicators is the lack of a coherent data reporting system. • The data is mainly gathered on voluntary basis and not through national monitoring programmes. • Sweden and Finland have explored the possibility to develop a harmonized data structure, however no proposal has yet been made. Sweden has taken on the role of data host and harvester in previous work. The indicator leads have informed the Secretariat that at the Seaeagle 2017 conference (Roosta, Estonia) the HELCOM indicator will be discussed in a workshop and that they will inform of any suggestions regarding proposed improvements on data structure and reporting. The indicator leads also informed that at the same meeting they will host discussion with Russian counterparts on how to appropriately gather and incorporate data.

Status of data reporting: Radioactivity in the environment Reporting of radioactivity takes places through the HELCOM MORS Expert group and is reported to the MORS Environmental database hosted by HELCOM Secretariat. Country Radionuclides in biota Radionuclides in seawater Radionuclides in sediment * Denmark 2011-2016 2011-2016 2011, 2013 Estonia 2011-2016 2011-2016 2011-2016 Finland 2011-2016 2011-2016 2011-2016 Germany 2011-2012, 2014-2016** 2011-2016 2011-2016 Latvia No monitoring 2011-2012 2011-2012 Lithuania 2011-2016 2011-2016 2011-2016 Poland 2011-2016 2011-2016 2011-2016 Russia No monitoring 2011-2012 2011-2012 Sweden 2011-2016 2011-2016 2011-2016 * Radionuclides in sediment is not used for indicator, but in thematic assessment ** 2013 not available due to lab renovation Problems identified: Lack of reporting from Latvia and Russia after 2012 •