Water Framework Directive (WFD) fish barrier

classification

Dominic HabronGeographic Information Analyst

SEPA

Content

• Water Framework Directive

• Fish barrier classification

• River Obstacles app

Water Framework Directive

• Requires rivers’ and lochs’ morphological

continuity to be assessed

• Classification undertaken since 2008

Information Systems classification

WBMap

WBMap

WB Map

CCS(Central Classification System)

Phytoplankton Tool(Phytoplankton)

DALES(Phytobenthos)

LEAFPACS(Macrophytes)

WFD60(Benthic

InvertebrateFauna)

CPET(Chironomid

pupae Exuviae)

NS SHARE(Benthic Invertebrate Fauna)

HIFI(Fish Fauna)

DARES(Phytobenthos)

LEAFPACS(Macrophytes)

RIVPACS (Revised)(Benthic Invertebrate Fauna)

ARTIFICIALINTELLIGENCE

(BenthicInvertebrate

Fauna not until2009)

FAME(Fish Fauna)

HIFI(Fish Fauna)

RIVERS

GROUNDWATERQUANTITATIVE

GROUNDWATERCHEMICAL

(QUALITATIVE)

MImAS(MORPHOLOGY

Type andPressure)

CANAL

Composition andAbundance

BloomCharacteristics

PhytoplanktonBiomass

Composition/Abundance

AcceleratedGrowth

UndesirableDisturbance

BacterialTufts

Composition andAbundance

Composition/Abundance

DisturbanceRatio Diversity Profundal

InvertsAcidification Chironomid pupal

Exuviae

NS SHARE(Fish Fauna)

SpeciesCompositionAbundance

DisturbanceSens. species Age

structure

SpeciesComposition

Composition /Abundance

AcceleratedGrowth

UndesirableDisturbance

BacterialTufts

Composition/Abundance

Composition/Abundance

Disturbance ratio

sensitive /insensitive taxa

Diversity

??????

Composition /Abundance

Type specificdisturbance

sensitivespecies

Agestructure

of fish

SpeciesComposition

WATERCHEMISTRY

EQS forpriority substances

ChemistryAnalysis

Priority Substances

HYDROLOGY(WFD48 Bands)

LF2K

CLAS LicensedAbstraction

Nitrate/phosphate data (WQ50)

Groundwatergroup recharge data

Groundwater groupreference data

LF2K

Pressures

Types

Macrophytes

WISE

GIS Lake Biological StatusHighGood

ModeratePoorBad

GW QuantitativeStatusGoodPoor

River Biological StatusHighGood

ModeratePoorBad

SW Chemical StatusGood

Failing to Achieve Good

ManualIntervention

Chemistry Surface Waterbody StatusHigh, Good, Moderate, Poor, Bad

GW ChemicalStatusGoodPoor

Hydro-Morphological

StatusHighGood

ModeratePoorBad

Overide Optionson Classification

Phytoplankton

Marine PlantToolkit

(Macroalgae,Angiosperms

Saltmarsh

BenthicInvertebrate

Fauna

Fish fauna(Estuaries Only

Hydromorphological

MARINE (Coastand Estuarine)

MarineBiological Status

HighGood

ModeratePoorBad

Composition andAbundance

BloomCharacteristics

PhytoplanktonBiomass

Composition andAbundance

Species Richness

Composition /Abundance

Type specificdisturbance

sensitivespecies

Agestructure

of fish

Composition /Abundance

Ration insensitive/sensitive taxa

Diversity

MorphologicalConditions

TidalRegime

LHS Data

HeavilyModified

Water Body

LAKES

OUTPUTS

‘Expert’Interpretation

Phase(Expected butloosely defined

at present)

Ecology Physico-chem EQSCanalType

latitudeFish, diatoms, phytoplankton

Canal EcologicalStatusHighGood

ModeratePoorBad

Canals

GROUNDWATER

WFD66 Wetlands

WFD66 EQS

Ground Waterbody Chemical StatusGood,Poor

WBMap

WBMap

WB Map (Monitoring Point/WB Conversion)

WBMap

WBMap

Ground Waterbody Quantative StatusGood, Poor

Hydrology Data

Ecology Surface Waterbody StatusHigh, Good, Moderate, Poor, Bad

Overall Surface Waterbody StatusHigh, Good, Moderate, Poor, Bad

Ecology Physico-chemical EQS

Ecological Physico-Chemical Status

High, Good, Moderate,Poor,Bad

WBMap

Common toall Surface Water

Media

WBMap

WBMap

WB Map

CCS(Central Classification System)

Phytoplankton Tool(Phytoplankton)

DALES(Phytobenthos)

LEAFPACS(Macrophytes)

WFD60(Benthic

InvertebrateFauna)

CPET(Chironomid

pupae Exuviae)

NS SHARE(Benthic Invertebrate Fauna)

HIFI(Fish Fauna)

DARES(Phytobenthos)

LEAFPACS(Macrophytes)

RIVPACS (Revised)(Benthic Invertebrate Fauna)

ARTIFICIALINTELLIGENCE

(BenthicInvertebrate

Fauna not until2009)

FAME(Fish Fauna)

HIFI(Fish Fauna)

RIVERS

GROUNDWATERQUANTITATIVE

GROUNDWATERCHEMICAL

(QUALITATIVE)

MImAS(MORPHOLOGY

Type andPressure)

CANAL

Composition andAbundance

BloomCharacteristics

PhytoplanktonBiomass

Composition/Abundance

AcceleratedGrowth

UndesirableDisturbance

BacterialTufts

Composition andAbundance

Composition/Abundance

DisturbanceRatio Diversity Profundal

InvertsAcidification Chironomid pupal

Exuviae

NS SHARE(Fish Fauna)

SpeciesCompositionAbundance

DisturbanceSens. species Age

structure

SpeciesComposition

Composition /Abundance

AcceleratedGrowth

UndesirableDisturbance

BacterialTufts

Composition/Abundance

Composition/Abundance

Disturbance ratio

sensitive /insensitive taxa

Diversity

??????

Composition /Abundance

Type specificdisturbance

sensitivespecies

Agestructure

of fish

SpeciesComposition

WATERCHEMISTRY

EQS forpriority substances

ChemistryAnalysis

Priority Substances

HYDROLOGY(WFD48 Bands)

LF2K

CLAS LicensedAbstraction

Nitrate/phosphate data (WQ50)

Groundwatergroup recharge data

Groundwater groupreference data

LF2K

Pressures

Types

Macrophytes

WISE

GIS Lake Biological StatusHighGood

ModeratePoorBad

GW QuantitativeStatusGoodPoor

River Biological StatusHighGood

ModeratePoorBad

SW Chemical StatusGood

Failing to Achieve Good

ManualIntervention

Chemistry Surface Waterbody StatusHigh, Good, Moderate, Poor, Bad

GW ChemicalStatusGoodPoor

Hydro-Morphological

StatusHighGood

ModeratePoorBad

Overide Optionson Classification

Phytoplankton

Marine PlantToolkit

(Macroalgae,Angiosperms

Saltmarsh

BenthicInvertebrate

Fauna

Fish fauna(Estuaries Only

Hydromorphological

MARINE (Coastand Estuarine)

MarineBiological Status

HighGood

ModeratePoorBad

Composition andAbundance

BloomCharacteristics

PhytoplanktonBiomass

Composition andAbundance

Species Richness

Composition /Abundance

Type specificdisturbance

sensitivespecies

Agestructure

of fish

Composition /Abundance

Ration insensitive/sensitive taxa

Diversity

MorphologicalConditions

TidalRegime

LHS Data

HeavilyModified

Water Body

LAKES

OUTPUTS

‘Expert’Interpretation

Phase(Expected butloosely defined

at present)

Ecology Physico-chem EQSCanalType

latitudeFish, diatoms, phytoplankton

Canal EcologicalStatusHighGood

ModeratePoorBad

Canals

GROUNDWATER

WFD66 Wetlands

WFD66 EQS

Ground Waterbody Chemical StatusGood,Poor

WBMap

WBMap

WB Map (Monitoring Point/WB Conversion)

WBMap

WBMap

Ground Waterbody Quantative StatusGood, Poor

Hydrology Data

Ecology Surface Waterbody StatusHigh, Good, Moderate, Poor, Bad

Overall Surface Waterbody StatusHigh, Good, Moderate, Poor, Bad

Ecology Physico-chemical EQS

Ecological Physico-Chemical Status

High, Good, Moderate,Poor,Bad

WBMap

Common toall Surface Water

Media

HGMPB

HGMPB

HGMPB

HGMPB

HGMPB

HGMPB

Biological quality elements

General chemical & physicochemical quality elements

Specific pollutants

Priority substances & other EU-level dangerous substances

FG

FG

FG

FG

FG

FG

FG

Ecological Status

Chemical Status

Surface Water Status

Lowest classed substance

Lowest classed element

Lowest classed element

FG GH

M

Lowest of chemical & ecological status

HGMPB

HGMPB

HGMPB

HGMPB

Hydromorphological quality elements

HGMPB

HGMPB

HGMPB

HGMPB

FG

FG

FG

FG

FG

FG

FG GH

M

HGM

Lowest classed element

Data sources

• Fishery Research Service / Marine Scotland

data

• Fishery Trusts workshops

• SEPA fishery ecologists / regulatory staff

• River Obstacles app

Obstacles attributes

SEWEB – WMS

River Network - fish obstacles

River Network - fish obstacles

River Network - fish obstacles

River Network - fish obstacleslength method

River Network - fish obstacles

River Network - fish obstacles

River Network – slope points

-2.0 0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.00

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

fry abundance

slope %

fry m

in e

st

River Network – slope points

-2.0 0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.00

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

parr abundance

slope %

parr

min

est

River Network – slope points

River Network – slope points

River Network – slope points

River Network – slope points

River Network – slope points

Spotfire Prioritisation Application

Water Environment Fund

• Annual fund of £2 million managed by SEPA supported by SG, SNH & FC

• The fund aims to restore rivers, lochs and their catchments which have been damaged by historical activities.

• By: • restoration of morphology• removal of barriers to fish migration

www.river-obstacles.org.uk

Future Developments

• Water Network Layer

• Wetted area

Benefits of OS Network

• Detail - 1:1250 (urban) to 1:10,000 (mountain & moorland)

Benefits of OS Network• Inclusion of width & gradient

Benefits of OS Network

• Included within One Scotland Mapping Agreement (OSMA)

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