Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO), Subida a Radio Faro, 50-52, Vigo, 36390, Spain,
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2014 Dec;21(23):13664-71. doi: 10.1007/s11356-014-3283-z. Epub 2014 Jul 11.
The aim of this note is to discuss the relevance of the interaction/integration of monitoring of contaminants for the protection of the marine environment and for human health safety (descriptors 8 and 9, respectively) within the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). The identification of possible relations between contaminant levels in sediments and tissues of fish and other seafood, as well as the association of those levels to pollution sources, are major challenges for marine researchers. The Spanish initial assessment in the North-East Atlantic marine region was used as an example to show some gaps and loopholes when dealing with the relationship between descriptors 8 and 9. The main problem to deal with is that monitoring programmes intended for the assessment of marine environmental quality and for human health safety usually apply different approaches and methodologies, and even different tissues are analysed in some species (mainly fish). It is therefore recommended to make a profound revision of current sampling strategies, procedures and methodologies, including the selection of target species and tissues and to improve the traceability of samples of fish and other seafood for human consumption. On the other hand, despite the scope of descriptor 9 which is limited to commercially relevant species, this fact should not be an obstacle in the application of the 'ecosystem approach' within the MSFD. In order to appropriately solve these shortcomings, an information exchange system between authorities dealing with descriptors 8 and 9 should be strongly encouraged for the next steps of the MSFD's implementation.
本注释的目的是讨论在海洋战略框架指令（MSFD）中，分别为保护海洋环境和人类健康安全而对污染物监测的相互作用/整合的相关性（描述符 8 和 9）。在沉积物和鱼类及其他海鲜组织中识别污染物水平之间可能存在的关系，以及将这些水平与污染源联系起来，是海洋研究人员面临的主要挑战。以东北大西洋海洋区域的西班牙初步评估为例，展示了在处理描述符 8 和 9 之间的关系时存在的一些差距和漏洞。需要解决的主要问题是，用于评估海洋环境质量和人类健康安全的监测计划通常采用不同的方法和方法，甚至在某些物种（主要是鱼类）中分析不同的组织。因此，建议对当前的采样策略、程序和方法进行深入修订，包括选择目标物种和组织，并提高供人类食用的鱼类和其他海鲜样本的可追溯性。另一方面，尽管描述符 9 的范围仅限于具有商业相关性的物种，但这一事实不应成为在 MSFD 中应用“生态系统方法”的障碍。为了适当解决这些不足，应强烈鼓励负责描述符 8 和 9 的主管部门之间建立信息交换系统，以推进 MSFD 的实施的下一步。
