Rationale: A healthy ecosystem is based on biodiversity. To maintain it, vulnerable and endangered species must be consistently monitored. They are important in terms of genetic, scientific, educational and esthetic value. They experience direct impact from anthropogenic activity as well as from the changing environmental conditions that affect their distribution and population numbers.
Theme: Biotic
Component: Rare and endangered species
Type of indicator: E/I, describes state of the ecosystem but is impacted by human activities
Priority of indicator: e, essential
Parameters:
• Total number of VES and number for the main categories: mammals, birds, fish (Norwegian Biodiversity Information Centre, NPI, VNIIPRirody, MMBI, IMR, PINRO)
• Territorial distribution of VES (IMR ecosystem cruise, NPI, MMBI, PINRO, VNII Prirody)
• By-catch of VES (PINRO,IMR)
• Species of special interest (IMR, MMBI, PINRO, NPI)
Responsible institution:
Golden redfish one of the species of special interest. Source: Institute of Marine Research