2 Indicators used in the monitoring system
A set of state and pressure indicators are used to monitor conditions in the management plan areas. The results are reported to the management plan system. The results and further information about the indicators are also available at https://miljostatus.miljodirektoratet.no/tema/hav-og-kyst/havindikatorer/ (in Norwegian only).
Barents Sea
Topic | Indicator |
|---|---|
Ocean climate | Temperature, salinity and nutrients in the Barents Sea |
Transport of Atlantic water into the Barents Sea | |
Sea ice extent in the Barents Sea | |
Plankton | Phytoplankton biomass and production in the Barents Sea |
Species composition of phytoplankton in the Barents Sea | |
Spring bloom of phytoplankton in the Barents Sea | |
Species composition of zooplankton in the Barents Sea | |
Zooplankton biomass in the Barents Sea | |
Fish stocks | Juvenile herring in the Barents Sea |
Capelin in the Barents Sea | |
Blue whiting in the Barents Sea | |
Northeast Arctic cod in the Barents Sea | |
Greenland halibut | |
Golden redfish | |
Beaked redfish | |
Benthos | Red king crab |
Coral reefs, soft corals and sponge communities in the Barents Sea | |
Benthic fauna in the Barents Sea | |
Seabirds and marine mammals | Kittiwakes in the Barents Sea |
Common guillemots in the Barents Sea | |
Puffins in the Barents Sea | |
Brünnich’s guillemots in the Barents Sea | |
Spatial distribution of seabirds in the Barents Sea | |
Spatial distribution of whales in the Barents Sea | |
Alien species | Alien species in the Barents Sea |
Threatened species and habitat types | Threatened species and habitat types in the Barents Sea |
Pollutants | Pollutants in mussels along the coast of North Norway |
Pollutants in polar bears in the Barents Sea | |
Pollutants in capelin in the Barents Sea | |
Pollutants in Brünnich’s guillemots in the Barents Sea | |
Pollutants in polar cod in the Barents Sea | |
Pollutants in shrimps in the Barents Sea | |
Pollutants in ringed seals in the Barents Sea | |
Pollutants in sediments in the Barents Sea | |
Pollutants in cod in the Barents Sea | |
Inputs of hazardous substances from the atmosphere to the Barents Sea | |
Radioactivity in seaweed along the Barents Sea coast | |
Beach litter in Svalbard | |
Inputs of pollutants via rivers to the Barents Sea | |
Human activity | Fish mortality |
Source Advisory Group on Monitoring, status report on the Barents Sea, 2017
Norwegian Sea
Topic | Indicator |
|---|---|
Ocean climate | Ocean acidification |
Temperature, salinity and nutrients in the Norwegian Sea | |
Transport of Atlantic water into the Norwegian Sea | |
Plankton | Phytoplankton biomass in the Norwegian Sea |
Species composition of phytoplankton in the Norwegian Sea | |
Spring bloom of phytoplankton in the Norwegian Sea | |
Warm-water zooplankton in the Norwegian Sea | |
Zooplankton biomass in the Norwegian Sea | |
Fish stocks | Norwegian spring-spawning herring in the Norwegian Sea |
Mackerel in the Norwegian Sea | |
Blue whiting in the Norwegian Sea | |
Northeast Arctic saithe in the Norwegian Sea | |
Tusk in the Norwegian Sea Brosme | |
Ling in the Norwegian Sea | |
Greenland halibut | |
Golden redfish | |
Beaked redfish | |
Seabirds and marine mammals | Hooded seals in the Norwegian Sea |
Kittiwakes in the Norwegian Sea | |
Common guillemots in the Norwegian Sea | |
Puffins in the Norwegian Sea | |
Shags in the Norwegian Sea | |
Common eider in the Norwegian Sea | |
Alien species | Alien species in the Norwegian Sea |
Threatened species and habitat types | Threatened species and habitat types in the Norwegian Sea |
Pollutants | Pollutants in coastal cod in the Norwegian Sea |
Pollutants in Norwegian spring-spawning herring in the Norwegian Sea | |
Pollutants in shrimps in the Norwegian Sea | |
Pollutants in sediments in the Norwegian Sea | |
Inputs of hazardous substances from the atmosphere to the Norwegian Sea | |
Pollutants in Greenland halibut in the Norwegian Sea | |
Pollutants in mussels along the Norwegian Sea coast | |
Hazardous substances in tusk in the Norwegian Sea | |
Hazardous substances in hooded seals | |
Hazardous substances in blue whiting in the Norwegian Sea | |
Hazardous substances in seabirds in the Norwegian Sea | |
Radioactive pollution in seawater in the Norwegian Sea | |
Inputs of pollutants via rivers to the Norwegian Sea | |
Human activity | Fish mortality in the Norwegian Sea |
Inputs of oil from petroleum installations in the Norwegian Sea |
Source Advisory Group on Monitoring, status report on the Norwegian Sea, 2019
North Sea and Skagerrak
Topic | Indicator |
|---|---|
Ocean climate | Ocean acidification in the North Sea and Skagerrak |
Oxygen levels in bottom water in the Skagerrak | |
Sea temperatures in the North Sea and Skagerrak | |
Transport of water masses in the North Sea and Skagerrak | |
Nutrients in the Skagerrak | |
Plankton | Phytoplankton biomass and production in the Skagerrak |
Spring bloom of phytoplankton in the North Sea | |
Species composition of zooplankton in the North Sea | |
Fish stocks | North Sea herring |
Cod in the North Sea | |
Saithe in the North Sea | |
Haddock in the North Sea | |
Norway pout in the North Sea | |
Sandeels in the North Sea | |
Seabirds and marine mammals | Lesser black-backed gulls in the North Sea and Skagerrak |
Shags in the North Sea and Skagerrak | |
Cormorants in the North Sea and Skagerrak | |
Common eider in the North Sea and Skagerrak | |
Alien species | Alien species in the North Sea and Skagerrak |
Threatened species and habitat types | Threatened species and habitat types in the North Sea and Skagerrak |
Pollutants | Inputs of hazardous substances from the atmosphere to the North Sea and Skagerrak |
Inputs of pollutants via rivers and from coastal areas to the North Sea and Skagerrak | |
Pollutants in mussels in the North Sea | |
Pollutants in shrimps in the North Sea | |
Pollutants in plaice in the North Sea | |
Pollutants in sandeels in the North Sea | |
Pollutants in cod in the North Sea | |
Pollutants in North Sea herring | |
Imposex in dog whelks along the coast of the North Sea and Skagerrak | |
Radioactivity in seawater in the North Sea | |
Radioactivity in seaweed in the North Sea | |
Oiled common guillemots in southwestern Norway | |
Plastics in fulmar stomachs in the North Sea | |
Chronic exposure of fish to oil in the North Sea | |
Area of seabed contaminated with hydrocarbons (THC) and barium | |
Human activity | Inputs of oil from petroleum installations in the North Sea |
Releases of radioactive substances from oil and gas to the North Sea | |
Releases from the nuclear power industry to the North Sea | |
Fish mortality in the North Sea | |
Bottom trawl activity in the North Sea (under development) |
Source Advisory Group on Monitoring, status report on the North Sea, 2018