Member State report / Art10 / 2018 / D1-B / Belgium / NE Atlantic: Greater North Sea

Report type Member State report to Commission
MSFD Article Art. 10 Environmental targets (and Art. 17 updates)
Report due 2018-10-15
GES Descriptor D1 Birds
Member State Belgium
Region/subregion NE Atlantic: Greater North Sea
Reported by RBINS - Scientific Service MUMM
Report date 2020-01-14
Report access ART10_Targets_BE.xml

Target code
D1.T3
D1.T5
D5.T3
Target 2
Target 3
Target 4
Target description
The 5 year running mean species density is not below the long-term mean annual population size for 5 consecutive years for at least half of the seabird populations.
Changes in breeding seabird abundance remain within target limits for 75% of the species monitored (OSPAR EcoQO 2012).
The 90th percentile of chlorophyll a concentration (calculated from March to October, averaged over 6 years) is less than 15 µg/l.
The 5 year running mean species density is not below the long-term mean annual population size for 5 consecutive years for minimally half of the non-scavenging seabird species.
The 5 year running mean species density is not above the long-term mean annual population size for 5 consecutive years for minimally two of the scavenging seabird species.
For each of the scavenging seabirds species (Table 2.B), are the mean densities over 5 consecutive years not below the minimum defined by the Birds Directive favourable conservation status.
Feature(s)
  • All birds
  • All birds
  • Input of nutrients - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition
  • All birds
  • All birds
  • All birds
GES components
  • D1
  • D1C1 Mortality rate from incidental by-catch
  • D1
  • D1C3 Population demographic characteristics (1.3, 1.3.1)
  • D1
  • D1C6 Pelagic habitat condition (1.5.2, 1.6, 1.6.1, 1.6.2, 1.6.3)
  • D5
  • D5C2 Chlorophyll-a concentration (5.2.1)
  • D1
  • D1C2 Population abundance (1.2, 1.2.1)
  • D1
  • D1C2 Population abundance (1.2, 1.2.1)
  • D1
  • D1C2 Population abundance (1.2, 1.2.1)
Timescale
202012
202012
202012
202012
202012
202012
Update date
201809
201809
201809
201809
201809
201809
Update type
Modified from 2012 definition
Same as 2012 definition
Same as 2012 definition
Target no longer needed
Target no longer needed
Target no longer needed
Marine reporting unit
  • ANS-BE-MS-1
  • ANS-BE-MS-1
  • ANS-BE-MS-1
  • ANS-BE-MS-1
  • ANS-BE-MS-1
  • ANS-BE-MS-1
Element
Element 2
Parameter
Abundance
Concentration in water
Abundance
Abundance
Abundance
Parameter - other
Target value
Value achieved - upper
Value achieved - lower
Value unit
Value unit - other
Target status
Assessment period
2012-2018
2012-2018
2012-2018
2012-2018
2012-2018
Target assessment description
See AssociatedIndicator
See AssociatedIndicator
See AssociatedIndicator
See AssociatedIndicator
See AssociatedIndicator
Related indicator
Related measures
  • ANSBE-M002