Biological valuation of the Gulf of Gdansk - methdology testing -

1. Biological valuation of the Gulf of Gdansk- methdology testing - Tomasz Zarzycki & Katarzyna Karwowska

2. Presentation structure • Case study area • Location, background information • Why it was chosen? • Biological valuation • Attributes of biodiversity • Data collection • Assessment questions • Maps of values • Lessons learned • Data gathering/sharing • Assessment protocol

3. Case study area- Gulf of Gdansk - • location Puck Bay

4. Case study area- Gulf of Gdansk -

5. 1 -Łysiak-Pastuszak (2004); 2 - Majewski (1990); 3 – Kruk-Dowgiałło and Dubrawski (1998); 4 - Krzymiński et al. (2000); 5 - Krzymiński et al. (2004); 6 - Andrulewicz and Witek (2002); 7 - Renk (2000); 8 - Łysiak-Pastuszak and Piątkowska (2004)

6. Case study area- Gulf of Gdansk - • Why it was chosen as a case study? • Data availability • Socioeconomic valuation site (in the frames of MarBEF, WP5) • Area of interference • Range of stakeholders • Different use • Nature preservation (NATURA 2000) • Ship traffic • Coastal development • No management plan • Pilot study for marine spatial planning in Poland – 1st exercise

7. Biological valuation- Gulf of Gdansk - • Attributes of biodiversity that were analyzed: • macrozoobenthos • fish • birds (waterfowl) • Attributes that are still missing • vascular plants • macro algae • zoo- and phyto- plankton • sea mammals

8. - Biological valuation -Gulf of GdanskDATA COLLECTION MACROZOOBENTHOS • dataset from 1996 • Eckman Grab of 10x10cm, sieve mesh size 0,5mm • triplicate samples from each locality pooled together • www.iopan.gda.pl/projects/puckbay/Pucka/pp4.htm by Lech Kotwicki • MAP OF SAMPLING POINTS

9. MAP OF SAMPLING POINTS FOR MACROBENTHOS 1996

10. - Biological valuation -Gulf of GdanskDATA COLLECTION MACROZOOBENTHOS • dataset from 2005 • Van Veen Grab, area 0,1m2; sieve mesh size 0,5mm • triplicate samples from each locality pooled together • Data were collected for Master Thesis of Magda Dawidowska • MAP OF SAMPLING POINTS

11. MAP OF SAMPLING POINTS FOR MACROBENTHOS 2006

12. - Biological valuation -Gulf of GdanskDATA COLLECTION FISH • Dataset from 2006 • Beamtrawl, mesh size 6mm, 2,5 m wide. • Trawling for certain distance • Data was collected during practical course, for students of oceanography, not published, extracted from the report • MAP OF SAMPLING POINTS

14. MAP OF SAMPLING PATHS FOR FISH 2006

15. - Biological valuation -Gulf of GdanskDATA COLLECTION BIRDS • Dataset from 1999/2000 “birds year” (season autumn - winter - spring) Coastline is divided into 51sections. Trained volunteers, students and scientists walk along the coast divisions and observe waterfowl. • INTERPOLATION for the 1km from the coastline • MAP OF SAMPLING POINTS

18. MAP OF SAMPLING AREAS FOR BIRDS 2006

19. DISTRIBUTION ON DATA AVAILABILITY

20. - Biological valuation -Gulf of GdanskASSESSMENT QUESTIONS MACROZOOBENTHOS • Is the subarea characterized by high counts of many species? • Is the abundance of a certain species very high in the subarea? • Is the subarea characterized by the presence of many rare species? • Is the abundance of rare species high in the subarea? • Is the abundance habitat-forming species high in the subarea? • Is the abundance of ecologically significant species high in the subarea? • Is the species richness in the subarea high?

21. - Biological valuation -Gulf of GdanskASSESSMENT QUESTIONS MACROZOOBENTHOS • Is the subarea characterized by the presence of many rare species? • Is the abundance of rare species high in the subarea? Bathyporeia pilosa, Crangon crangon, Gammarus locusta, Halicryptus spinulosus, Mysis mixta, Saduria entomon, Turbelaria • Is the abundance habitat-forming species high in the subarea? Balanus improvisus, Cerastoderma glaucum, Macoma balthica, Mya arenaria, Mytilus edulis

22. - Biological valuation -Gulf of GdanskASSESSMENT QUESTIONS • Is the abundance of ecologically significant species high in the subarea? Gammarus oceanicus, Gammarus salinus, Gammarus zaddachi, Hydrobia sp., Idotea balthica, Idotea chelipes, GRAZERS Saduria entomon, FOOD SOURCE Hediste diversicolor BIOTURBTORS

23. - Biological valuation -Gulf of GdanskSUBZONES DIVISION GRID FOR MACROBENTHOS 250m x 250m GRID FOR FISH/BIRDS 1000m x 1000m

27. Biological valuationGulf of Gdansk -ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS FISH • Is the subarea characterized by high counts of many species? • Is the abundance of a certain species very high in the subarea? • Is the abundance of ecologically significant species high in the subarea? • Is the species richness in the subarea high? • Is the subarea highly productive?

28. Biological valuationGulf of Gdansk -ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS FISH • Is the abundance of ecologically significant species high in the subarea? Gadus morhua, Platichthys flesus, Zoarces viviparus PREDATORS

30. Biological valuationGulf of Gdansk -ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS BIRDS • Is the species richness in the subarea high? • Is the subarea characterized by the presence of many rare species? • Is the abundance of rare species high in the subarea?

31. Biological valuationGulf of Gdansk -ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS BIRDS • Is the subarea characterized by the presence of many rare species? • Is the abundance of rare species high in the subarea? Alca torda, Anser brachyrhynchus, Branta ruficollis, Cepphus grylle, Gavia stellata, Netta rufina, Podiceps grisegena, Tachybaptus ruficollis

32. Values Birds - Total

33. Values Birds - Total

34. Total Value of area Birds and Fish

35. Biological valuation- Gulf of Gdansk -LESSONS LEARNED

36. Habitat Directive Birds Directive