EU request for a Technical Service to produce a compilation of assessment methods and indicators that can be used to assess seabed habitats under D6/D1 for the MSFD
This Technical Service is in response to an EU request to review benthic indicators and assessment methods used under the MSFD to assess the state/condition of seabed habitats. The review was conducted with input from the ICES Workshop to scope assessment methods to set thresholds and assess adverse effects on seabed habitats (WKBENTH2, 24-26 May and 8-10 June 2022). The final output of this Technical Service (Annex 1) is a compilation of the most operational assessment methods and indicators for seabed habitats under D6/D1 for the MSFD with all relevant information to compare the methods and indicators between one another.
History
Published under the auspices of the following steering group or committee
ACOM
Series
ICES Advice: Technical services
Requested by
EU
Recommended citation
ICES. 2022. EU request for a Technical Service to produce a compilation of assessment methods and indicators that can be used to assess seabed habitats under D6/D1 for the MSFD. In Report of the ICES Advisory Committee, 2022. ICES Advice 2022, sr. 2022.11. https://doi.org/10.17895/ices.advice.21070975.