MS/Art8/2018/D1-B/Belgium/NE Atlantic: Greater North Sea

Member State report / Art8 / 2018 / D1-B / Belgium / NE Atlantic: Greater North Sea

Report type	Member State report to Commission
MSFD Article	Art. 8 Initial assessment (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	ART8_GES_BE_20200110.xml

Greater North Sea, incl. the Kattegat and the English Channel (ANS)

Simplified table

GES component	D1-B	D1-B	D1-B	D1-B	D1-B	D1-B	D1-B	D1-B	D1-B	D1-B	D1-B	D1-B	D1-B	D1-B	D1-B	D1-B	D1-B	D1-B	D1-B	D1-B	D1-B	D1-B	D1-B	D1-B	D1-B	D1-B	D1-B	D1-B	D1-B	D1-B	D1-B	D1-B
Feature	Benthic-feeding birds	Grazing birds	Grazing birds	Pelagic-feeding birds	Pelagic-feeding birds	Pelagic-feeding birds	Pelagic-feeding birds	Pelagic-feeding birds	Pelagic-feeding birds	Pelagic-feeding birds	Pelagic-feeding birds	Surface-feeding birds	Surface-feeding birds	Surface-feeding birds	Surface-feeding birds	Surface-feeding birds	Surface-feeding birds	Surface-feeding birds	Surface-feeding birds	Surface-feeding birds	Surface-feeding birds	Surface-feeding birds	Surface-feeding birds	Surface-feeding birds	Surface-feeding birds	Wading birds	Wading birds	Wading birds	Wading birds	Wading birds	Wading birds	Wading birds
Element	Somateria mollissima	Anas platyrhynchos	Cygnus olor	Alca torda	Cepphus grylle	Fratercula arctica	Mergus serrator	Morus bassanus	Phalacrocorax aristotelis	Phalacrocorax carbo	Uria aalge	Fulmarus glacialis	Larus argentatus	Larus fuscus	Larus marinus	Larus melanocephalus	Larus ridibundus	Rissa tridactyla	Stercorarius parasiticus	Stercorarius skua	Sterna dougallii	Sterna hirundo	Sterna paradisaea	Sterna sandvicensis	Sternula albifrons	Charadrius alexandrinus	Charadrius hiaticula	Haematopus ostralegus	Larus canus	Platalea leucorodia	Recurvirostra avosetta	Tadorna tadorna
Element code	137074	148791	159090	137128	137130	137131	159098	148776	137178	137179	137133	137195	137138	137142	137146	137147	137149	137156	137172	137174	137160	137162	137165	137166	567480	212611	212619	147436	137141	416678	212721	232042
Element code source	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/
Element 2
Element 2 code
Element 2 code source
Element source	OSPAR	OSPAR	OSPAR	OSPAR	OSPAR	OSPAR	OSPAR	OSPAR	OSPAR	OSPAR	OSPAR	OSPAR	OSPAR	OSPAR	OSPAR	OSPAR	OSPAR	OSPAR	OSPAR	OSPAR	OSPAR	OSPAR	OSPAR	OSPAR	OSPAR	OSPAR	OSPAR	OSPAR	OSPAR	OSPAR	OSPAR	OSPAR
Criterion	D1C3	D1C3	D1C3	D1C3	D1C3	D1C3	D1C3	D1C3	D1C3	D1C3	D1C3	D1C3	D1C3	D1C3	D1C3	D1C3	D1C3	D1C3	D1C3	D1C3	D1C3	D1C3	D1C3	D1C3	D1C3	D1C3	D1C3	D1C3	D1C3	D1C3	D1C3	D1C3
Parameter	Other	Other	Other	Other	Other	Other	Other	Other	Other	Other	Other	Other	Other	Other	Other	Other	Other	Other	Other	Other	Other	Other	Other	Other	Other	Other	Other	Other	Other	Other	Other	Other
Parameter other	Breeding abundance	Breeding abundance	Breeding abundance	Breeding abundance	Breeding abundance	Breeding abundance	Breeding abundance	Breeding abundance	Breeding abundance	Breeding abundance	Breeding abundance	Breeding abundance	Breeding abundance	Breeding abundance	Breeding abundance	Breeding abundance	Breeding abundance	Breeding abundance	Breeding abundance	Breeding abundance	Breeding abundance	Breeding abundance	Breeding abundance	Breeding abundance	Breeding abundance	Breeding abundance	Breeding abundance	Breeding abundance	Breeding abundance	Breeding abundance	Breeding abundance	Breeding abundance
Threshold value upper
Threshold value lower
Threshold qualitative	Stable population	Stable population	Stable population	Stable population	Stable population	Stable population	Stable population	Stable population	Stable population	Stable population	Stable population	Stable population	Stable population	Stable population	Stable population	Stable population	Stable population	Stable population	Stable population	Stable population	Stable population	Stable population	Stable population	Stable population	Stable population	Stable population	Stable population	Stable population	Stable population	Stable population	Stable population	Stable population
Threshold value source	OSPAR Convention	OSPAR Convention	OSPAR Convention	OSPAR Convention	OSPAR Convention	OSPAR Convention	OSPAR Convention	OSPAR Convention	OSPAR Convention	OSPAR Convention	OSPAR Convention	OSPAR Convention	OSPAR Convention	OSPAR Convention	OSPAR Convention	OSPAR Convention	OSPAR Convention	OSPAR Convention	OSPAR Convention	OSPAR Convention	OSPAR Convention	OSPAR Convention	OSPAR Convention	OSPAR Convention	OSPAR Convention	OSPAR Convention	OSPAR Convention	OSPAR Convention	OSPAR Convention	OSPAR Convention	OSPAR Convention	OSPAR Convention
Threshold value source other
Value achieved upper
Value achieved lower
Value unit
Value unit other
Proportion threshold value
Proportion value achieved
Proportion threshold value unit
Trend	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Parameter achieved	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes
Description parameter	OSPAR assessment	OSPAR assessment	OSPAR assessment	OSPAR assessment	OSPAR assessment	OSPAR assessment	OSPAR assessment	OSPAR assessment	OSPAR assessment	OSPAR assessment	OSPAR assessment	OSPAR assessment	OSPAR assessment	OSPAR assessment	OSPAR assessment	OSPAR assessment	OSPAR assessment	OSPAR assessment	OSPAR assessment	OSPAR assessment	OSPAR assessment	OSPAR assessment	OSPAR assessment	OSPAR assessment	OSPAR assessment	OSPAR assessment	OSPAR assessment	OSPAR assessment	OSPAR assessment	OSPAR assessment	OSPAR assessment	OSPAR assessment
Related indicator	Marine Bird Breeding Success or Failure	Marine Bird Breeding Success or Failure	Marine Bird Breeding Success or Failure	Marine Bird Breeding Success or Failure	Marine Bird Breeding Success or Failure	Marine Bird Breeding Success or Failure	Marine Bird Breeding Success or Failure	Marine Bird Breeding Success or Failure	Marine Bird Breeding Success or Failure	Marine Bird Breeding Success or Failure	Marine Bird Breeding Success or Failure	Marine Bird Breeding Success or Failure	Marine Bird Breeding Success or Failure	Marine Bird Breeding Success or Failure	Marine Bird Breeding Success or Failure	Marine Bird Breeding Success or Failure	Marine Bird Breeding Success or Failure	Marine Bird Breeding Success or Failure	Marine Bird Breeding Success or Failure	Marine Bird Breeding Success or Failure	Marine Bird Breeding Success or Failure	Marine Bird Breeding Success or Failure	Marine Bird Breeding Success or Failure	Marine Bird Breeding Success or Failure	Marine Bird Breeding Success or Failure	Marine Bird Breeding Success or Failure	Marine Bird Breeding Success or Failure	Marine Bird Breeding Success or Failure	Marine Bird Breeding Success or Failure	Marine Bird Breeding Success or Failure	Marine Bird Breeding Success or Failure	Marine Bird Breeding Success or Failure
Criteria status	Good	Not good	Not good	Good	Good	Good	Not good	Good	Not good	Good	Good	Not good	Not good	Good	Good	Good	Not good	Not good	Not good	Good	Good	Not good	Good	Good	Good	Not good	Good	Not good	Not good	Good	Not good	Good
Description criteria
Element status	Good	Not good	Not good	Good	Good	Good	Not good	Good	Not good	Good	Good	Not good	Not good	Good	Good	Good	Not good	Not good	Not good	Good	Good	Not good	Good	Good	Good	Not good	Good	Not good	Not good	Good	Not good	Good
Description element	Common Eider	Mallard	Mute Swan	Razorbill	Black guillemot	Puffin	Red-breasted merganser	Northern gannet	European shag	Great cormorant	Common guillemot	Northern Fulmar	Zilvermeeuw - Herring gull	Kleine mantelmeeuw - Lesser black-backed gull	Great black-backed gull	Mediterranean gull	Kokmeeuw - Black-headed gull	Black-legged kittiwake	Arctic skua	Great skua	Roseate tern	Visdief - common tern	Arctic tern	Grote stern - sandwich tern	Dwergstern - little tern	Kentish plover	Ringed plover	Oystercatcher	Common gull	Eurasian spoonbill	Pied avocet	Shelduck
Integration rule type parameter	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant
Integration rule description parameter
Integration rule type criteria	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant
Integration rule description criteria
GES extent threshold	75.00	75.00	75.00	75.00	75.00	75.00	75.00	75.00	75.00	75.00	75.00	75.00	75.00	75.00	75.00	75.00	75.00	75.00	75.00	75.00	75.00	75.00	75.00	75.00	75.00	75.00	75.00	75.00	75.00	75.00	75.00	75.00
GES extent achieved	100.00			75.00	75.00	75.00	75.00	75.00	75.00	75.00	75.00	47.00	47.00	47.00	47.00	47.00	47.00	47.00	47.00	47.00	47.00	47.00	47.00	47.00	47.00	40.00	40.00	40.00	40.00	40.00	40.00	40.00
GES extent unit	Proportion of species in good status within species group	Proportion of species in good status within species group	Proportion of species in good status within species group	Proportion of species in good status within species group	Proportion of species in good status within species group	Proportion of species in good status within species group	Proportion of species in good status within species group	Proportion of species in good status within species group	Proportion of species in good status within species group	Proportion of species in good status within species group	Proportion of species in good status within species group	Proportion of species in good status within species group	Proportion of species in good status within species group	Proportion of species in good status within species group	Proportion of species in good status within species group	Proportion of species in good status within species group	Proportion of species in good status within species group	Proportion of species in good status within species group	Proportion of species in good status within species group	Proportion of species in good status within species group	Proportion of species in good status within species group	Proportion of species in good status within species group	Proportion of species in good status within species group	Proportion of species in good status within species group	Proportion of species in good status within species group	Proportion of species in good status within species group	Proportion of species in good status within species group	Proportion of species in good status within species group	Proportion of species in good status within species group	Proportion of species in good status within species group	Proportion of species in good status within species group	Proportion of species in good status within species group
GES achieved	GES achieved	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported	GES achieved	GES achieved	GES achieved	GES achieved	GES achieved	GES achieved	GES achieved	GES achieved	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported
Description overall status	Breeding seabirds: In the three investigated OSPAR regions (Arctic waters, North Sea and Celtic Sea), so also in the North Sea region in which Belgium is located, the number of breeding seabirds has fallen sharply: more than 25% of species are currently below the reference level. Since 2005, no good OSPAR region has achieved good environmental status in the North Sea since 2000. Fish-eating species that forage close to the surface of the water are doing poorly.	Breeding seabirds: In the three investigated OSPAR regions (Arctic waters, North Sea and Celtic Sea), so also in the North Sea region in which Belgium is located, the number of breeding seabirds has fallen sharply: more than 25% of species are currently below the reference level. Since 2005, no good OSPAR region has achieved good environmental status in the North Sea since 2000. Fish-eating species that forage close to the surface of the water are doing poorly.	Breeding seabirds: In the three investigated OSPAR regions (Arctic waters, North Sea and Celtic Sea), so also in the North Sea region in which Belgium is located, the number of breeding seabirds has fallen sharply: more than 25% of species are currently below the reference level. Since 2005, no good OSPAR region has achieved good environmental status in the North Sea since 2000. Fish-eating species that forage close to the surface of the water are doing poorly.	Breeding seabirds: In the three investigated OSPAR regions (Arctic waters, North Sea and Celtic Sea), so also in the North Sea region in which Belgium is located, the number of breeding seabirds has fallen sharply: more than 25% of species are currently below the reference level. Since 2005, no good OSPAR region has achieved good environmental status in the North Sea since 2000. Fish-eating species that forage close to the surface of the water are doing poorly.	Breeding seabirds: In the three investigated OSPAR regions (Arctic waters, North Sea and Celtic Sea), so also in the North Sea region in which Belgium is located, the number of breeding seabirds has fallen sharply: more than 25% of species are currently below the reference level. Since 2005, no good OSPAR region has achieved good environmental status in the North Sea since 2000. Fish-eating species that forage close to the surface of the water are doing poorly.	Breeding seabirds: In the three investigated OSPAR regions (Arctic waters, North Sea and Celtic Sea), so also in the North Sea region in which Belgium is located, the number of breeding seabirds has fallen sharply: more than 25% of species are currently below the reference level. Since 2005, no good OSPAR region has achieved good environmental status in the North Sea since 2000. Fish-eating species that forage close to the surface of the water are doing poorly.	Breeding seabirds: In the three investigated OSPAR regions (Arctic waters, North Sea and Celtic Sea), so also in the North Sea region in which Belgium is located, the number of breeding seabirds has fallen sharply: more than 25% of species are currently below the reference level. Since 2005, no good OSPAR region has achieved good environmental status in the North Sea since 2000. Fish-eating species that forage close to the surface of the water are doing poorly.	Breeding seabirds: In the three investigated OSPAR regions (Arctic waters, North Sea and Celtic Sea), so also in the North Sea region in which Belgium is located, the number of breeding seabirds has fallen sharply: more than 25% of species are currently below the reference level. Since 2005, no good OSPAR region has achieved good environmental status in the North Sea since 2000. Fish-eating species that forage close to the surface of the water are doing poorly.	Breeding seabirds: In the three investigated OSPAR regions (Arctic waters, North Sea and Celtic Sea), so also in the North Sea region in which Belgium is located, the number of breeding seabirds has fallen sharply: more than 25% of species are currently below the reference level. Since 2005, no good OSPAR region has achieved good environmental status in the North Sea since 2000. Fish-eating species that forage close to the surface of the water are doing poorly.	Breeding seabirds: In the three investigated OSPAR regions (Arctic waters, North Sea and Celtic Sea), so also in the North Sea region in which Belgium is located, the number of breeding seabirds has fallen sharply: more than 25% of species are currently below the reference level. Since 2005, no good OSPAR region has achieved good environmental status in the North Sea since 2000. Fish-eating species that forage close to the surface of the water are doing poorly.	Breeding seabirds: In the three investigated OSPAR regions (Arctic waters, North Sea and Celtic Sea), so also in the North Sea region in which Belgium is located, the number of breeding seabirds has fallen sharply: more than 25% of species are currently below the reference level. Since 2005, no good OSPAR region has achieved good environmental status in the North Sea since 2000. Fish-eating species that forage close to the surface of the water are doing poorly.	Breeding seabirds: In the three investigated OSPAR regions (Arctic waters, North Sea and Celtic Sea), so also in the North Sea region in which Belgium is located, the number of breeding seabirds has fallen sharply: more than 25% of species are currently below the reference level. Since 2005, no good OSPAR region has achieved good environmental status in the North Sea since 2000. Fish-eating species that forage close to the surface of the water are doing poorly.	Breeding seabirds: In the three investigated OSPAR regions (Arctic waters, North Sea and Celtic Sea), so also in the North Sea region in which Belgium is located, the number of breeding seabirds has fallen sharply: more than 25% of species are currently below the reference level. Since 2005, no good OSPAR region has achieved good environmental status in the North Sea since 2000. Fish-eating species that forage close to the surface of the water are doing poorly.	Breeding seabirds: In the three investigated OSPAR regions (Arctic waters, North Sea and Celtic Sea), so also in the North Sea region in which Belgium is located, the number of breeding seabirds has fallen sharply: more than 25% of species are currently below the reference level. Since 2005, no good OSPAR region has achieved good environmental status in the North Sea since 2000. Fish-eating species that forage close to the surface of the water are doing poorly.	Breeding seabirds: In the three investigated OSPAR regions (Arctic waters, North Sea and Celtic Sea), so also in the North Sea region in which Belgium is located, the number of breeding seabirds has fallen sharply: more than 25% of species are currently below the reference level. Since 2005, no good OSPAR region has achieved good environmental status in the North Sea since 2000. Fish-eating species that forage close to the surface of the water are doing poorly.	Breeding seabirds: In the three investigated OSPAR regions (Arctic waters, North Sea and Celtic Sea), so also in the North Sea region in which Belgium is located, the number of breeding seabirds has fallen sharply: more than 25% of species are currently below the reference level. Since 2005, no good OSPAR region has achieved good environmental status in the North Sea since 2000. Fish-eating species that forage close to the surface of the water are doing poorly.	Breeding seabirds: In the three investigated OSPAR regions (Arctic waters, North Sea and Celtic Sea), so also in the North Sea region in which Belgium is located, the number of breeding seabirds has fallen sharply: more than 25% of species are currently below the reference level. Since 2005, no good OSPAR region has achieved good environmental status in the North Sea since 2000. Fish-eating species that forage close to the surface of the water are doing poorly.	Breeding seabirds: In the three investigated OSPAR regions (Arctic waters, North Sea and Celtic Sea), so also in the North Sea region in which Belgium is located, the number of breeding seabirds has fallen sharply: more than 25% of species are currently below the reference level. Since 2005, no good OSPAR region has achieved good environmental status in the North Sea since 2000. Fish-eating species that forage close to the surface of the water are doing poorly.	Breeding seabirds: In the three investigated OSPAR regions (Arctic waters, North Sea and Celtic Sea), so also in the North Sea region in which Belgium is located, the number of breeding seabirds has fallen sharply: more than 25% of species are currently below the reference level. Since 2005, no good OSPAR region has achieved good environmental status in the North Sea since 2000. Fish-eating species that forage close to the surface of the water are doing poorly.	Breeding seabirds: In the three investigated OSPAR regions (Arctic waters, North Sea and Celtic Sea), so also in the North Sea region in which Belgium is located, the number of breeding seabirds has fallen sharply: more than 25% of species are currently below the reference level. Since 2005, no good OSPAR region has achieved good environmental status in the North Sea since 2000. Fish-eating species that forage close to the surface of the water are doing poorly.	Breeding seabirds: In the three investigated OSPAR regions (Arctic waters, North Sea and Celtic Sea), so also in the North Sea region in which Belgium is located, the number of breeding seabirds has fallen sharply: more than 25% of species are currently below the reference level. Since 2005, no good OSPAR region has achieved good environmental status in the North Sea since 2000. Fish-eating species that forage close to the surface of the water are doing poorly.	Breeding seabirds: In the three investigated OSPAR regions (Arctic waters, North Sea and Celtic Sea), so also in the North Sea region in which Belgium is located, the number of breeding seabirds has fallen sharply: more than 25% of species are currently below the reference level. Since 2005, no good OSPAR region has achieved good environmental status in the North Sea since 2000. Fish-eating species that forage close to the surface of the water are doing poorly.	Breeding seabirds: In the three investigated OSPAR regions (Arctic waters, North Sea and Celtic Sea), so also in the North Sea region in which Belgium is located, the number of breeding seabirds has fallen sharply: more than 25% of species are currently below the reference level. Since 2005, no good OSPAR region has achieved good environmental status in the North Sea since 2000. Fish-eating species that forage close to the surface of the water are doing poorly.	Breeding seabirds: In the three investigated OSPAR regions (Arctic waters, North Sea and Celtic Sea), so also in the North Sea region in which Belgium is located, the number of breeding seabirds has fallen sharply: more than 25% of species are currently below the reference level. Since 2005, no good OSPAR region has achieved good environmental status in the North Sea since 2000. Fish-eating species that forage close to the surface of the water are doing poorly.	Breeding seabirds: In the three investigated OSPAR regions (Arctic waters, North Sea and Celtic Sea), so also in the North Sea region in which Belgium is located, the number of breeding seabirds has fallen sharply: more than 25% of species are currently below the reference level. Since 2005, no good OSPAR region has achieved good environmental status in the North Sea since 2000. Fish-eating species that forage close to the surface of the water are doing poorly.	Breeding seabirds: In the three investigated OSPAR regions (Arctic waters, North Sea and Celtic Sea), so also in the North Sea region in which Belgium is located, the number of breeding seabirds has fallen sharply: more than 25% of species are currently below the reference level. Since 2005, no good OSPAR region has achieved good environmental status in the North Sea since 2000. Fish-eating species that forage close to the surface of the water are doing poorly.	Breeding seabirds: In the three investigated OSPAR regions (Arctic waters, North Sea and Celtic Sea), so also in the North Sea region in which Belgium is located, the number of breeding seabirds has fallen sharply: more than 25% of species are currently below the reference level. Since 2005, no good OSPAR region has achieved good environmental status in the North Sea since 2000. Fish-eating species that forage close to the surface of the water are doing poorly.	Breeding seabirds: In the three investigated OSPAR regions (Arctic waters, North Sea and Celtic Sea), so also in the North Sea region in which Belgium is located, the number of breeding seabirds has fallen sharply: more than 25% of species are currently below the reference level. Since 2005, no good OSPAR region has achieved good environmental status in the North Sea since 2000. Fish-eating species that forage close to the surface of the water are doing poorly.	Breeding seabirds: In the three investigated OSPAR regions (Arctic waters, North Sea and Celtic Sea), so also in the North Sea region in which Belgium is located, the number of breeding seabirds has fallen sharply: more than 25% of species are currently below the reference level. Since 2005, no good OSPAR region has achieved good environmental status in the North Sea since 2000. Fish-eating species that forage close to the surface of the water are doing poorly.	Breeding seabirds: In the three investigated OSPAR regions (Arctic waters, North Sea and Celtic Sea), so also in the North Sea region in which Belgium is located, the number of breeding seabirds has fallen sharply: more than 25% of species are currently below the reference level. Since 2005, no good OSPAR region has achieved good environmental status in the North Sea since 2000. Fish-eating species that forage close to the surface of the water are doing poorly.	Breeding seabirds: In the three investigated OSPAR regions (Arctic waters, North Sea and Celtic Sea), so also in the North Sea region in which Belgium is located, the number of breeding seabirds has fallen sharply: more than 25% of species are currently below the reference level. Since 2005, no good OSPAR region has achieved good environmental status in the North Sea since 2000. Fish-eating species that forage close to the surface of the water are doing poorly.	Breeding seabirds: In the three investigated OSPAR regions (Arctic waters, North Sea and Celtic Sea), so also in the North Sea region in which Belgium is located, the number of breeding seabirds has fallen sharply: more than 25% of species are currently below the reference level. Since 2005, no good OSPAR region has achieved good environmental status in the North Sea since 2000. Fish-eating species that forage close to the surface of the water are doing poorly.
Assessments period	2014	2014	2014	2014	2014	2014	2014	2014	2014	2014	2014	2014	2014	2014	2014	2014	2014	2014	2014	2014	2014	2014	2014	2014	2014	2014	2014	2014	2014	2014	2014	2014
Related pressures	Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence	Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence	Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence	Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence	Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence	Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence	Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence	Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence	Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence	Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence	Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence	Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence	Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence	Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence	Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence	Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence	Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence	Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence	Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence	Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence	Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence	Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence	Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence	Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence	Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence	Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence	Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence	Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence	Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence	Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence	Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence	Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence
Related targets	D1.T5	D1.T5	D1.T5	D1.T5	D1.T5	D1.T5	D1.T5	D1.T5	D1.T5	D1.T5	D1.T5	D1.T5	D1.T5	D1.T5	D1.T5	D1.T5	D1.T5	D1.T5	D1.T5	D1.T5	D1.T5	D1.T5	D1.T5	D1.T5	D1.T5	D1.T5	D1.T5	D1.T5	D1.T5	D1.T5	D1.T5	D1.T5

Belgian Part of the North Sea (ANS-BE-MS-1)

Simplified table

GES component	D1-B	D1-B	D1-B	D1-B	D1-B	D1-B	D1-B	D1-B	D1-B	D1-B	D1-B	D1-B	D1-B
Feature	Benthic-feeding birds	Pelagic-feeding birds	Pelagic-feeding birds	Pelagic-feeding birds	Pelagic-feeding birds	Pelagic-feeding birds	Surface-feeding birds	Surface-feeding birds	Surface-feeding birds	Surface-feeding birds	Wading birds	Wading birds	Wading birds
Element	Melanitta spp.	Alca torda	Gavia sp.	Morus bassanus	Podiceps cristatus	Uria aalge	Hydrocoloeus minutus	Larus marinus	Rissa tridactyla	Sterna hirundo	Larus argentatus	Larus canus	Larus fuscus
Element code	137002	137128	137057	148776	137182	137133	567449	137146	137156	137162	137138	137141	137142
Element code source	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/
Element 2
Element 2 code
Element 2 code source
Element source	National	National	National	National	National	National	National	National	National	National	National	National	National
Criterion	D1C2	D1C2	D1C2	D1C2	D1C2	D1C2	D1C2	D1C2	D1C2	D1C2	D1C2	D1C2	D1C2
Parameter	Other	Other	Other	Other	Other	Other	Other	Other	Other	Other	Other	Other	Other
Parameter other	Abundance of non-scavengers	Abundance of non-scavengers	Abundance of non-scavengers	Abundance of non-scavengers	Abundance of non-scavengers	Abundance of non-scavengers	Abundance of non-scavengers	Abundance of scavengers	Abundance of scavengers	Abundance of non-scavengers	Abundance of scavengers	Abundance of scavengers	Abundance of scavengers
Threshold value upper	4786.96	0.32	0.25	0.39	0.39	1.59	0.24	0.27	0.65	0.14	0.19	0.41	0.66
Threshold value lower
Threshold qualitative
Threshold value source	Other (specify)	Other (specify)	Other (specify)	Other (specify)	Other (specify)	Other (specify)	Other (specify)	Other (specify)	Other (specify)	Other (specify)	Other (specify)	Other (specify)	Other (specify)
Threshold value source other	National, long term average abundance	National, long term average abundance	National, long term average abundance	National, long term average abundance	National, long term average abundance	National, long term average abundance	National, long term average abundance	National, long term average abundance	National, long term average abundance	National, long term average abundance	National, long term average abundance	National, long term average abundance	National, long term average abundance
Value achieved upper	1224.8	0.6	0.24	0.36	0.73	1.79	0.37	0.26	1.11	0.18	0.23	0.69	1.06
Value achieved lower	618.8	0.43	0.08	0.2	0.48	1.26	0.23	0.1	0.71	0.05	0.04	0.28	0.43
Value unit	(number of) individuals	Other	Other	Other	Other	Other	Other	Other	Other	Other	Other	Other	Other
Value unit other		N/km2	N/km2	N/km2	N/km2	N/km2	N/km2	N/km2	N/km2	N/km2	N/km2	N/km2	N/km2
Proportion threshold value
Proportion value achieved
Proportion threshold value unit
Trend	Improving	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Improving	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Parameter achieved	No	Yes	No	Unknown	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Description parameter	Non-scavenger: not good if five-year average lower than the long-term average for five consecutive years. ParameterAchieved refers to situation 2016. (in the period 2011-2016: 0 years good).	Non-scavenger: not good if five-year average lower than the long-term average for five consecutive years. ParameterAchieved refers to situation 2016. (in the period 2011-2016: 6 years good)	Non-scavenger: not good if five-year average lower than the long-term average for five consecutive years. ParameterAchieved refers to situation 2016. (in the period 2011-2016: 0 years good).	Non-scavenger: not good if five-year average is lower than the long-term average for five consecutive years. Parameter Achieved refers to situation in 2016. (in the period 2011-2014: 0 years good).	Non-scavenger: not good if five-year average is lower than the long-term average for five consecutive years. Parameter Achieved refers to situation in 2016. (in the period 2011-2016: 6 years good).	Non-scavenger: not good if five-year average is lower than the long-term average for five consecutive years. Parameter Achieved refers to situation in 2016. (in the period 2011-2016: 2 years good).	Non-scavenger: not good if five-year average lower than the long-term average for five consecutive years. ParameterAchieved refers to situation 2016. (in the period 2011-2016: 5 years good).	Scavenger: not good if five-year average is higher than the long-term average for five consecutive years. Parameter Achieved refers to situation in 2016. (in the period 2011-2016: 6 years good).	Scavenger: not good if five-year average is higher than the long-term average for five consecutive years. Parameter Achieved refers to situation in 2016. (in the period 2011-2016: 0 years good).	Non-scavenger: not good if five-year average is lower than the long-term average for five consecutive years. Parameter Achieved refers to situation in 2016. (in the period 2011-2016: 2 years good). Decline since 2010 due to lack of predator-free breeding habitat.	Scavenger: not good if five-year average is higher than the long-term average for five consecutive years. Parameter Achieved refers to situation in 2016. (in the period 2011-2016: 4 years good).	Scavenger: not good if five-year average is higher than the long-term average for five consecutive years. Parameter Achieved refers to situation in 2016. (in the period 2011-2016: 1 year good).	Scavenger: not good if five-year average is higher than the long-term average for five consecutive years. Parameter Achieved refers to situation in 2016. (in the period 2011-2016: 2 years good).
Related indicator	Marine Bird Abundance	Marine Bird Abundance	Marine Bird Abundance	Marine Bird Abundance	Marine Bird Abundance	Marine Bird Abundance	Marine Bird Abundance	Marine Bird Abundance	Marine Bird Abundance	Marine Bird Abundance	Marine Bird Abundance	Marine Bird Abundance	Marine Bird Abundance
Criteria status	Not good	Good	Not good	Unknown	Good	Good	Good	Unknown	Unknown	Good	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Description criteria
Element status	Not good	Good	Not good	Unknown	Good	Good	Good	Unknown	Unknown	Good	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Description element	Non-scavenger (Surf scoters)	Non-scavenger (Razorbill)	Non-scavenger(Loon)	Non-scavenger (Northern gannet)	Non-scavenger (Great crested grebe)	Non-scavenger (Common murre)	Non-scavenger (Little gull)	Scavenger (Great black-backed gull)	Scavenger (Black-legged kittiwake)	Non-scavenger (Common tern)	Scavenger(Herring gull)	Scavenger (Common gull)	Scavenger (Lesser black-backed gull)
Integration rule type parameter	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant
Integration rule description parameter
Integration rule type criteria	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant
Integration rule description criteria
GES extent threshold
GES extent achieved
GES extent unit
GES achieved	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Description overall status	Density of sesabirds: The good environmental status of the non-necrophagous bird species on the BDZ for the period 2011-2016 was achieved each year, although the majority of species show a prolonged decline. The five necrophagous species, whose number was considered unnaturally high, declined sharply, while good environmental status was not achieved in 4 out of 6 years because the population size was higher than the long-term average. It was not possible to evaluate whether the 5 year averages were not less than the minima laid down in the Birds Directive for the favourable status of conservation. In view of the sharp decline in a number of species, it is not possible to give a ruling on the status of the bait.	Density of sesabirds: The good environmental status of the non-necrophagous bird species on the BDZ for the period 2011-2016 was achieved each year, although the majority of species show a prolonged decline. The five necrophagous species, whose number was considered unnaturally high, declined sharply, while good environmental status was not achieved in 4 out of 6 years because the population size was higher than the long-term average. It was not possible to evaluate whether the 5 year averages were not less than the minima laid down in the Birds Directive for the favourable status of conservation. In view of the sharp decline in a number of species, it is not possible to give a ruling on the status of the bait.	Density of sesabirds: The good environmental status of the non-necrophagous bird species on the BDZ for the period 2011-2016 was achieved each year, although the majority of species show a prolonged decline. The five necrophagous species, whose number was considered unnaturally high, declined sharply, while good environmental status was not achieved in 4 out of 6 years because the population size was higher than the long-term average. It was not possible to evaluate whether the 5 year averages were not less than the minima laid down in the Birds Directive for the favourable status of conservation. In view of the sharp decline in a number of species, it is not possible to give a ruling on the status of the bait.	Density of sesabirds: The good environmental status of the non-necrophagous bird species on the BDZ for the period 2011-2016 was achieved each year, although the majority of species show a prolonged decline. The five necrophagous species, whose number was considered unnaturally high, declined sharply, while good environmental status was not achieved in 4 out of 6 years because the population size was higher than the long-term average. It was not possible to evaluate whether the 5 year averages were not less than the minima laid down in the Birds Directive for the favourable status of conservation. In view of the sharp decline in a number of species, it is not possible to give a ruling on the status of the bait.	Density of sesabirds: The good environmental status of the non-necrophagous bird species on the BDZ for the period 2011-2016 was achieved each year, although the majority of species show a prolonged decline. The five necrophagous species, whose number was considered unnaturally high, declined sharply, while good environmental status was not achieved in 4 out of 6 years because the population size was higher than the long-term average. It was not possible to evaluate whether the 5 year averages were not less than the minima laid down in the Birds Directive for the favourable status of conservation. In view of the sharp decline in a number of species, it is not possible to give a ruling on the status of the bait.	Density of sesabirds: The good environmental status of the non-necrophagous bird species on the BDZ for the period 2011-2016 was achieved each year, although the majority of species show a prolonged decline. The five necrophagous species, whose number was considered unnaturally high, declined sharply, while good environmental status was not achieved in 4 out of 6 years because the population size was higher than the long-term average. It was not possible to evaluate whether the 5 year averages were not less than the minima laid down in the Birds Directive for the favourable status of conservation. In view of the sharp decline in a number of species, it is not possible to give a ruling on the status of the bait.	Density of sesabirds: The good environmental status of the non-necrophagous bird species on the BDZ for the period 2011-2016 was achieved each year, although the majority of species show a prolonged decline. The five necrophagous species, whose number was considered unnaturally high, declined sharply, while good environmental status was not achieved in 4 out of 6 years because the population size was higher than the long-term average. It was not possible to evaluate whether the 5 year averages were not less than the minima laid down in the Birds Directive for the favourable status of conservation. In view of the sharp decline in a number of species, it is not possible to give a ruling on the status of the bait.	Density of sesabirds: The good environmental status of the non-necrophagous bird species on the BDZ for the period 2011-2016 was achieved each year, although the majority of species show a prolonged decline. The five necrophagous species, whose number was considered unnaturally high, declined sharply, while good environmental status was not achieved in 4 out of 6 years because the population size was higher than the long-term average. It was not possible to evaluate whether the 5 year averages were not less than the minima laid down in the Birds Directive for the favourable status of conservation. In view of the sharp decline in a number of species, it is not possible to give a ruling on the status of the bait.	Density of sesabirds: The good environmental status of the non-necrophagous bird species on the BDZ for the period 2011-2016 was achieved each year, although the majority of species show a prolonged decline. The five necrophagous species, whose number was considered unnaturally high, declined sharply, while good environmental status was not achieved in 4 out of 6 years because the population size was higher than the long-term average. It was not possible to evaluate whether the 5 year averages were not less than the minima laid down in the Birds Directive for the favourable status of conservation. In view of the sharp decline in a number of species, it is not possible to give a ruling on the status of the bait.	Density of sesabirds: The good environmental status of the non-necrophagous bird species on the BDZ for the period 2011-2016 was achieved each year, although the majority of species show a prolonged decline. The five necrophagous species, whose number was considered unnaturally high, declined sharply, while good environmental status was not achieved in 4 out of 6 years because the population size was higher than the long-term average. It was not possible to evaluate whether the 5 year averages were not less than the minima laid down in the Birds Directive for the favourable status of conservation. In view of the sharp decline in a number of species, it is not possible to give a ruling on the status of the bait.	Density of sesabirds: The good environmental status of the non-necrophagous bird species on the BDZ for the period 2011-2016 was achieved each year, although the majority of species show a prolonged decline. The five necrophagous species, whose number was considered unnaturally high, declined sharply, while good environmental status was not achieved in 4 out of 6 years because the population size was higher than the long-term average. It was not possible to evaluate whether the 5 year averages were not less than the minima laid down in the Birds Directive for the favourable status of conservation. In view of the sharp decline in a number of species, it is not possible to give a ruling on the status of the bait.	Density of sesabirds: The good environmental status of the non-necrophagous bird species on the BDZ for the period 2011-2016 was achieved each year, although the majority of species show a prolonged decline. The five necrophagous species, whose number was considered unnaturally high, declined sharply, while good environmental status was not achieved in 4 out of 6 years because the population size was higher than the long-term average. It was not possible to evaluate whether the 5 year averages were not less than the minima laid down in the Birds Directive for the favourable status of conservation. In view of the sharp decline in a number of species, it is not possible to give a ruling on the status of the bait.	Density of sesabirds: The good environmental status of the non-necrophagous bird species on the BDZ for the period 2011-2016 was achieved each year, although the majority of species show a prolonged decline. The five necrophagous species, whose number was considered unnaturally high, declined sharply, while good environmental status was not achieved in 4 out of 6 years because the population size was higher than the long-term average. It was not possible to evaluate whether the 5 year averages were not less than the minima laid down in the Birds Directive for the favourable status of conservation. In view of the sharp decline in a number of species, it is not possible to give a ruling on the status of the bait.
Assessments period	2011-2016	2011-2016	2011-2016	2011-2016	2011-2016	2011-2016	2011-2016	2011-2016	2011-2016	2011-2016	2011-2016	2011-2016	2011-2016
Related pressures	Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence	Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence	Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence	Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence	Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence	Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence	Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence	Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence	Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence	Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence	Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence	Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence	Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence
Related targets	D1.T3 Target 2 Target 3 Target 4	D1.T3 Target 2 Target 3 Target 4	D1.T3 Target 2 Target 3 Target 4	D1.T3 Target 2 Target 3 Target 4	D1.T3 Target 2 Target 3 Target 4	D1.T3 Target 2 Target 3 Target 4	D1.T3 Target 2 Target 3 Target 4	D1.T3 Target 2 Target 3 Target 4	D1.T3 Target 2 Target 3 Target 4	D1.T3 Target 2 Target 3 Target 4	D1.T3 Target 2 Target 3 Target 4	D1.T3 Target 2 Target 3 Target 4	D1.T3 Target 2 Target 3 Target 4