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Gaps. It was recommended to conduct national monitoring/sampling at ZPF twice a year- in the first decade of April and then in the first decade of September. Unfortunately, this recommendation was not implemented within the NPMS UA 2019. For this reason, data on macrophytes floristic diversity of ZPF were obviously reduced.

Gaps. Different periods of observations and differences in monitoring methodology negatively affect the comparability of datacollected in different years and in different regions of the Black Sea. – Monitoring in a limited period, for example, only in the warm season does not allow evaluation and comparing annual cycles of phytoplankton. Variations in seasonal dynamics in different regions of the Black Sea exacerbate this problem. – Different histories and level of knowledge of phytoplankton studies in various Black Sea regions, limited availability of data for the reference period (historical data,)as well as changes in sampling and processing methods make it difficult to assess long-term trends in phytoplankton. – The lack of harmonised interoperable databasescontaining data on primary processing of samples limits the use of various structural and integral phytoplankton indicators for assessing the ecological and environmental status of various regions of the Black Sea. – Assessment of phytoplankton biodiversity in different regions is associated with both the objective and subjective difficulties. One of them is the complexity of taxonomic identification of phytoplankton species.The varying amounts of sample material collected during monitoring also can affect the accuracy of estimates of biodiversity in the region. – Based on the importance of regular studies of phytoplankton in the Black Sea, it can be assumed that at present the main gap in our knowledge is insufficient understanding of the physical processes that affect phytoplankton and biological productivity. Without fundamental understanding of the natural mechanisms governing the growth of phytoplankton in the dee-pwater basin and shelf waters, it is impossible to separate the effects of climate change, eutrophication and pollution from natural changes in the ecosystem.

Gaps. The Company shall use its good faith efforts enter into and deliver, prior to Closing, each of the proposed Contracts listed on Section 6.25 of the Company Disclosure Schedule. Such Contracts shall be in substantially the form provided to Buyer prior to the date of this Agreement, and upon their execution shall resolve the gaps identified on Section 4.11(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule.

Gaps. Describe your analysis of participant demographics including race. Are there any disparities in access or outcomes? Do clients served report experiencing problems because of limitations of the program, or because of a lack of other services?

Gaps. The assessment of ecological status using multimetric indices such as AMBI and especially M- AMBI*(n) needs increasing sampling effort and sampling strategy for each habitat, especially when it has a widespread. A small number of samples within such habitat with various substrates or intensity of different ecological pressures is unlikely to produce a correct assessment. A better sampling strategy (spatial coverage) must be conceived for the future. − It is necessary to pay more attention to species classification in ecological groups. For the Black should be taken into account. Therefore, inclusion of the dominant species in one or the other ecological category should be reconsidered using statistical tools orto be based on expert - Lack of reference/baseline conditions. - Need for further common thresholds for un-i or multivariate indices used for ecological quality assessment of unassigned habitats. - Need for combining in situ sampling, acoustic backscatter and habitats modelling. This would help to better assess the habitats size distribution (one of the MSFD requirements). - Better coordination of monitoring efforts at national and sub-regional level in order to take advantage of shared infrastructure and expertise. - Inter-calibration/comparison of the taxonomic expertise and the methodological standardsin order to achieve comparable results between the countries in the Black Sea region under MSFD reporting in the future. - Commonmethodologyfor the Black Sea region for identification and classification of benthic habitats for elaboration of habitats distribution maps and planning of monitoring activity within each type of habitats. - A necessity of increasing the competence in samples collection and analysis (taxonomic expertise), which weighed much in the quality of the results obtained. - Set the reference values for good environmental status based on true historical data (statistical analysis of time series data and selection of best threshold values) or on expert judgement. - All current threshold values should beadapted/improved once that new and better data will be obtained.

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Gaps. Microbial communities are known to play a crucial role in biogeochemical cycles, food webs and in functioning of marine ecosystems in general. Microbes are numerically dominant in marine environments and are characterized by pronounced diversity of metabolic potential. Nevertheless, this ecosystem component has been ignored by the MSFD so fa.r To date prokaryotes are ogical perturbations Introduction of microbial pathogens). Such understanding represents a small tip of the large thus prokaryotes' significant role in GES indiactors is not taken into account. – Taking into account microbial taxonomic and functional diversity and rapid response to environmental perturbations, the data on prokaryotic communities can potentially be incorporated into MFSD Descriptors D1. biodiversity, D4. food webs, D5. eutrophication, D8. contaminants. Such an approach would result in more comprehensive GES analysis. – Being involved in key biochemical processes running in marine ecosystems as a sensitive and fast responding to environmental perturbations, microbial communities can be considered as potential sentinels of environmental changes. – Microbial communities are the essential component of MFSD Descriptor 1. Biodiversity. As the majority of marine prokaryotes are challenging or even impossible to grow in culture, 16S rRNA metagenomic assessment is the preferential method to uncover microbial communities taxonomic diversity. Yet, in order to make the results of such analyses more interpretable in terms of monitoring, indices relevant for the status of the Black Seaenvironment should be developed. Thus, it was proposes to test the ratio of specificfunctional prokaryotic groups relative abundance in future monitoring of the Black Sea. The suggested ratios were: (1) oxygenic photosynthesizers/oxygenic photosynthesizers and (2) sulphur reducing/sulphur oxidizing bacteria. The proposed indicators can be used for specific monitoring of Black Sea euxinic zone position, as a part of multimetric assessment. – Taking into account microbial biodegradation potential, the data on prokaryotic communities can be used in monitoring of MFSD Descriptor 4. Food webs and8. Contaminants. It has been shown that both microbial taxonomic and metabolic patterns become reorganized when exposed to pollution with hydrocarbon-containing contaminants. Therefore, the ecosystem response towards environmental pollution can potentially be monitored with integrative indicator incorporating (1) the data on...

Gaps. While there is a marked increase in the capacity to collect and report data, the CHSWTs still rely heavily on the RBHS Monitoring & Evaluation Officers for routine CHSWT M&E activities. This may be due in part to remaining staffing challenges, including staffing plans that are not based on need. Counties with vastly more facilities or larger population sizes have the same number of M&E staff as smaller counties. In addition, there is still a lack of accountability for some CHSWT M&E staff, which may be exacerbated by their frequent and long absences from post to attend trainings. The result is often a backlog of data to be entered. In some counties, infrastructural barriers to information sharing and use (e.g., inconsistent electrical supply, and/or lack of Internet access) remain, and the quality of data collected is uneven. The regular use of data for decision-making at the CHSWT level needs to be improved. There is also limited evidence of demand for and use of data for decision-making at the Central MOHSW, except for regular and required reporting (e.g., annual, budget performance) or with certain donor-funded programs including Performance Based Financing and the Pool Fund. Currently, the MOHSW HMER Unit’s contribution to fostering this data use culture at the central level is limited. Furthermore, there is still a mistrust of data at different levels. While many describe reported data to be timely and complete, there is a sense that the quality of it is lacking—both of routine data and of special studies (e.g., the recent iCCM study). This further undermines efforts to encourage data use for decision-making. One county also noted that they would have liked more input into developing the DHIS forms. Finally, community information system development, implementation and information systems integration still need to be realized. The CHMIS tools were printed without pre- testing; iHRIS has been developed and shared but has not yet been implemented. Discussions on data integration have begun, but there is still much to do to integrate the financial, monitoring and evaluation, human resources, logistics management and physical assets data systems.

Gaps. Although all global intergovernmental organisations, bodies and instruments relating to fisheries conservation and management apply to the Arctic marine area, a large part of the Arctic marine area is not covered by an RFMO or Arrangement with competence over target species other than tuna and tuna- like species and anadromous species.115 The Arctic Council has so far not focused on the conservation and management of target species, lacks an express 111 Council Motion of February 5, 2009, Arctic Fishery Management Plan. The United States Secretary of Commerce still has to act on this motion. 112 NPFMC, Public Review Draft Environmental Assessment (2009), supra, at p. iii. By means of its Motion of February 5, 2009, supra, the Council opted for Alternative 2, Option 3. 113 Passed by the Senate on 4 October 2007. The House of Representatives voted in favor of SJ Res. No. 17 in May 2008 and ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ signed it on 4 June 2008. 114 Arctic Council, Final Report of the Meeting of Senior Arctic Officials, 28-29 November 2007, Narvik, Norway, available online at ▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇. 115 This conclusion assumes that the Bering Sea would come within the scope of the WCPFC, and that ICCAT and NASCO may in principle have competence within the entire FAO Statistical Area No. 18. mandate for conserving or managing Arctic fisheries, and seems unwilling to become directly involved in fisheries management and conservation. The Arctic Council can at any rate not be equated with a RFMO or Arrangement. There are several bilateral arrangements between the relevant Arctic Ocean coastal States on the conservation and management of shared fish stocks within the Arctic marine area. However, some are missing. This relates to Canada United States (Beaufort Sea), Canada – Greenland and Russia – United States (Chukchi Sea). In some parts of the Arctic marine area, the presence of ice for most of the year has rendered national fisheries regulation unnecessary. As diminishing ice-coverage will attract fishing vessels looking for possible new fishing oppor- tunities, Arctic States will need to develop their national regulation in order to discharge their obligations under international law. Another gap relates to science and data. The complexity of the functioning of Arctic marine eco- systems as well as the limitations and shortcomings of science were noted in the ACIA.116 It is most likely that a lot of data required for pursuing an EAF is presently also not available. Fo...