Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 1071 Riga 2010 (23 November. No 67 22) requirements for the assessment of the marine environment, good condition of the marine environment and marine development objectives Issued under the protection of the marine environment and the management of the law article 8, third paragraph, second paragraph of article 9 and article 10 the fifth i. General questions 1. determines: 1.1. assessment of the marine environment (hereinafter referred to as the marine assessment) be included in the content and form of the information;
1.2. the qualitative characteristics for good environmental status of the seas;
1.3. maritime environment characteristic features, loads and impacts;
1.4. requirements for marine environmental objectives and related indicators.
2. at the request of the Latvian Institute of Hidroekoloģij State institutions, local authorities, public corporations, as well as other institutions of free or paid services, in accordance with the price list shall furnish the information available to them that is necessary for the development of the evaluation of the sea and marine environmental targets, including: 2.1 geospatial information and digital maps;
2.2. surface water, air and biodiversity monitoring, as well as other types of environmental monitoring data;
2.3. information obtained by the protection of the marine environment and the management of article 13 of the law referred to in the first subparagraph, the legislation requirements;
2.4. specially protected natural areas conservation plans.
II. information to be included in the evaluation of the sea and the way 3. Marine assessments in the marine waters of Latvia in the Baltic Sea basin of the Austrumgotland and the Gulf of Riga.
4. Designing maritime assessment, take the actual situation of the sea analysis and describes the essential characteristics of the sea, taking into account the provisions of annex 1, table 1 and referred to in other Baltic Sea marine water characteristics, as well as trends. Restoring marine assessment, the assessed separately trends observed since the previous assessment in the development of the sea.
5. Analyzing the sea create stresses and their mutual impacts, as well as the impact of human activities on the marine environment: 5.1 qualitatively and quantitatively characterize this provision table 2 of annex 1 of anthropogenic pressures referred to in size, spread and consequences and izmaiņasjūr environment, as well as likely trends;
5.2. assess marine environmental damage, including pointing, or assess the maritime waters and ecosystems found this provision table 2 of annex 1 of the above physical, hydrological, chemical and biological disruptions or damage caused by such changes, as well as the distribution and extent of changes;
5.3. individual assess the main cumulative and synergistic activities (mutual);
5.4. Description of the currently observed and projected climate change potential effects on the sea waters and the marine ecosystem as a whole, as well as climate change promoted another assignment changes.
6. the cross-border pollution impact analysis assess transboundary air and water pollution transfer, specify the sources of this pollution of the Baltic Sea catchment area, its volume and proportion of overall maritime pollution, as well as cross-border pollution trends.
7. Analyzing marine use socio-economic aspects, as well as damage caused by marine environmental quality may due to the progressive deterioration of marine ecosystems and capacity attenuation due to prepare: 7.1 the services provided by marine ecosystems and resources, as well as the description and value of the services in question, including: 7.1.1. Services and resources in economic, social, cultural and ecological value;
7.1.2. the marine uses direct and indirect added value and employment;
7.1.3. Services and resources affected by human activity;
7.2. short Latvian general socio-economic characteristics. In the context of the above characteristics indicate the economic sector that generates this provision table 2 of annex 1 in the load, including civil engineering (such as the waterworks construction of objects), the port and the ships offshore activity, marine transport and pipeline transport, fishing and fisheries, processing and mining (mineral extraction at sea), agriculture, energy, tourism, public services, this sector of the current and anticipated development and growth potential, as well as the quality and If possible, quantitative assessment of these sectors, socio-economic importance of the load and the expected developments, the main impacts on the marine environment, good condition of the marine environment and the marine ecosystem services and the importance of these sectors of resources and development activities;
7.3. Summary of uses of the sea bear loads and the expected developments, as well as the impact on the marine environment are qualitatively and quantitatively assessing the quality of the marine environment of gradual deterioration effects now and in the future, if the load is not reduced, as well as marine environmental quality deterioration caused;
7.4. a summary of the existing laws and the documents of development planning measures that have a positive impact on the quality of the marine environment, and the related investment programmes, including the expected effect of such measures and their implementation requires resources.
8. The marine assessment include the Latvian marine ecosystems and the marine environment in targeted geospatial information and digital maps, indicating at least: 8.1. Republic of Latvia's total maritime borders the Baltic Sea map;
8.2. sea bottom topography, sea depth and salinity;
8.3. marine protected areas, including the protect marine habitats;
8.4. the main activities of the affected marine areas, as well as economic and other types of assignments;
8.5. the analysis for the characteristics of the marine environment (including providing information on eutrophication, biodiversity, pollution).
III. quality characteristics of a good marine environmental status and requirements of marine environmental objectives for development 9. Fixed a good marine environmental status, take into account the evaluation of the sea, drawn up in accordance with the provisions of chapter II, as well as these rules: 9.1.  1. in table 1 of the annex to the said maritime environment characteristic features and referred to in table 2 load and impact;
9.2. in annex 2 qualitative characteristics.
10. the objectives of the marine environment (hereinafter referred to as the objective) and indicators associated with them shall be determined taking into account the evaluation of the sea, drawn up in accordance with chapter II of these rules, and subject to the following requirements: 10.1 take into account this provision table 2 of annex 1 and referred to in effect;
10.2. the objectives should be to: 10.2.1. objectives indicate the desired situation, which corresponds to a good marine environmental status signs;
10.2.2. objectives and related indicators are measurable and allows the monitoring of the marine environment and marine assessment;
10.2.3. specific measures to be implemented for the good of the State of the marine environment or preservation to achieve specified objectives promote action;
10.3. points of environmental status to be achieved or maintained. The position expressed by the measurable quantities that comply with the marine environment raksturojošaj features;
10.4. ensure coherence between all goals and of conflicts between them;
10.5 indicate the achievement of necessary resources;
10.6. the objectives, including milestones, if any, put forward the attainment date;
10.7. indicate which indicators to be used to control the progress of the achievement of the objectives and contribute to their achievement;
10.8. If necessary, specify a base or reference conditions (target and limit values);
10.9. setting goals, the socio-economic considerations;
10.10. in order to achieve good environmental status in the marine and marine environmental protection and management objectives in the Act, provides compatibility with the objectives of the European Union and its Member States, in accordance with the objectives set by the Helsinki Convention for the Baltic Sea region, the protection of the marine environment and other relevant international agreements.
11. at an objectives and related set of indicators, as well as the base or reference conditions (target and limit values) for the purpose of evaluating complex compared to marine environmental protection and Management Act aims to assess whether the objectives will ensure adequate marine environment.
Informative reference to European Union Directive provisions included in the law arising from the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008. Directive 2008/56/EC establishing a framework for Community action in the field of marine environmental policy (marine strategy framework directive).
The Prime Minister, regional development and local Government Minister v. dombrovsky Environment Minister r. vējonis annex 1 Cabinet of 23 November 2010 the regulations no 1071 marine State representative features, loads and impacts indicative list in table 1 marine features no PO box
Features 1. Physical and chemical properties: 1. the sea bottom topography and depth of 1.2.

annual and seasonal temperature regime and ice conditions, the main current direction and speed, upwelling, wave exposure, exposure to water stratification, turbidity, water exchange time 1.3. salinity changes in time and space 1.4. nutrients (dissolved inorganic nitrogen, total nitrogen (NKop), dissolved inorganic phosphorus, total phosphorus (PKop), dissolved inorganic silicon, total organic carbon) and oxygen dynamics in time and space 1.5. pH, pCO2 profiles or equivalent information used sea acidification 2. evaluation of habitat types: 2.1 the seabed and water column habitat types and dominating them in specific physical and chemical conditions such as depth, water temperature, currents and other water movements, salinity, seabed structure and substrate 2.2. specific habitats and their location, in particular, that according to the legislation on the protection of species and habitats or international conventions or recognised as particularly significant from a scientific or biodiversity conservation perspective 2.3. Habitat areas relevant to those characteristics, location or strategic importance, such as areas where found intense or specific load or which should be given special protection regime (marine protected areas) 3. Biological properties: 3.1 with the sea bed or the dominant water column habitats associated society of living organisms, including information about phytoplankton and zooplankton community, its constituent species and their seasonal and spatial dynamics of fitobentos 3.2. , macroscopic aquatic species of macrozoobenthos composition, biomass, annual and seasonal dynamics and other appropriate information 3.3. structure of fish populations, including the incidence, prevalence and population age and body size structure 3.4. maritime waters and the Baltic Sea region occurring marine mammal and reptile species population dynamics, natural and actual range and status 3.5. marine waters and the Baltic Sea region found the sea bird population dynamics species natural and actual range and status of other Latvian 3.6 marine waters and the Baltic Sea region in population dynamics of the species, species of natural and actual range and status covered by Latvian and European Union law or international agreements 3.7. the sea waters and the Baltic Sea region found in strange, non-native species or genetically distinct subspecies of the species/populations the duration of their existence, the incidence and prevalence of other features: 4.1 the situation with chemical substances or groups of substances, including hazardous and noxious chemicals and compounds, contamination of sediment in polluted areas, the living organisms caused health problems and pollution (in particular human living organisms used in pollution) 4.2 any other Latvian sea waters, marine ecosystems, and the Baltic Sea region the typical or characteristic qualities or features table 2 sea create stresses and their effects no PO box
Impact of load type and 1. Physical loss (irreversible or lasting changes): 1.1 the smothering, such as human-made structures and constructions of dredged spoil dumps or 1.2. sea bottom coating, for example, with permanent structures 2. Physical injury (changes that impair the marine environment): 2.1 change of alluvial formation, movement and deployment processes (e.g., discharges increased river runoff, dredging or dredging works, removed the bottom placement) 2.2 (for example abrāzij , commercial fishing, shipping and the effect of anchorage on the sea bottom) 2.3. selective separation of natural resources from their natural environment (such as the sea bottom, organic subsoils and exploration and exploitation of resources) 3. Other types of physical disorders: 3.1. underwater noise, such as maritime or underwater acoustic noise devices 3.2. maritime pollution by waste 4. Hydrological process: 4.1 temperature mode changes, for example, places that district power plant and other facilities, the cooling water 4.2. salinity regime changes such as water sharing interfering structures, water pollution by 5 due to dangerous substances: 5.1 synthetic connection inlet, for example, the marine environment, the priority substances identified in the regulations about the characteristics of surface ūdensobjekt type, classification, quality criteria and procedures for the determination of anthropogenic activities, including pesticides, antifouling products, pharmaceutical products, which come from the diffuse pollution in the sea sources from ships, atmospheric deposition, as well as biologically active substances of natural origin 5.2 and connection inlet, e.g. heavy metals, hydrocarbons, which come from ships at sea, oil, gas and mineral extraction or investigation, with precipitation, the river waters bring 5.3. radionuclide intake 6. systematic or intentional discharge of substances: 6. solid, liquid or gaseous substances going into the sea due to systematic or deliberate releases into the marine environment authorized in accordance with the laws or international conventions 7. Eutrophication and enrichment in organic substances: 7.1. fertilizers and other nitrogen-and phosphorus-rich substance intake, such as from a point and diffuse sources of pollution, including agricultural and aquaculture facilities and atmospheric precipitation 7.2. intake of organic substances like sewage release sites, marine aquaculture facilities, with rivers carry waters 8. organic disorders : 8.1 entering pathogenic micro-organisms and potentially toxic algae toxin effects on living organisms 8.2 strange species and transportation 8.3. selective extraction of species, including incidental by-catch (e.g., commercial fishing and recreational fishing) Minister of environment r. vējonis annex 2 Cabinet 23 November 2010 the regulations no 1071 Quality characteristics of a good marine environmental status determination no Qualitative characteristics characteristics p.k. 1. Biodiversity biodiversity is maintained. Habitat quality and rarity, as well as species distribution and diversity meets the prevailing climatic conditions fizioģeogrāfisk and the other 2 species of introduced alien species People adversely affect ecosystem 3. Commercially used species commercially exploited fish, crustaceans and molluscs characteristic biological indicators of the population are biologically safe limits, the population age and body size structure for fish, crustaceans and shellfish stock good condition 4. Food chain all known marine food chain elements observed in the normal incidence and diversity at a level ensuring the long-term incidence of species and their full reproductive capacity retention 5. Eutrophication has been reduced to a minimum of eutrophication caused by human activities and its adverse consequences, such as loss of biodiversity, degradation of ecosystems, excessive algae blooms and oxygen deficiency in layer 6. minimised the sea bottom integrity the integrity of the sea bed provides the necessary ecosystem structure and function and not have an adverse effect on bentiskaj ecosystems 7. Hydrographic conditions in the hydrographic conditions permanently change does not adversely affect marine ecosystems 8. Contaminants and contaminant concentration and connection do not cause pollution effects 9. specific contaminants used in food and contaminants in organisms and fish and other edible seafood does not exceed legal levels determined 10. waste polluting the sea the nature and quantity of the waste does not harm the coastal and marine environment 11. Energy entered the Sea energy, including underwater noise, does not adversely affect the Marine Environment Minister for the environment r. vējonis