Member State report / Art10 / 2018 / D1-M / 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 Mammals
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.T1
D1.T2
D5.T3
Target 5
Target description
The mortality rate of harbor porpoises as a result of incidental bycatches is lower than the level at which the species is endangered, so that the viability of the species is guaranteed in the long term.
The long-term trend in the percentage of bycatched and stranded harbored porpoises is decreasing.
The 90th percentile of chlorophyll a concentration (calculated from March to October, averaged over 6 years) is less than 15 µg/l.
The yearly number of incidentally bycaught harbour porpoises Phocoena phocoena is less than 1,7 % of the best estimate of the population size.
Feature(s)
  • Small toothed cetaceans
  • Small toothed cetaceans
  • Input of nutrients - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition
  • Small toothed cetaceans
GES components
  • D1
  • D1C1 Mortality rate from incidental by-catch
  • D1
  • D1C1 Mortality rate from incidental by-catch
  • 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
  • D1C1 Mortality rate from incidental by-catch
Timescale
202012
202012
202012
202012
Update date
201809
201809
201809
201809
Update type
Modified from 2012 definition
Modified from 2012 definition
Same as 2012 definition
Target no longer needed
Marine reporting unit
  • ANS-BE-MS-1
  • ANS-BE-MS-1
  • ANS-BE-MS-1
  • ANS-BE-MS-1
Element
Element 2
Parameter
Concentration in water
Mortality rate / Mortality rate from fishing (F)
Parameter - other
Target value
Value achieved - upper
Value achieved - lower
Value unit
Value unit - other
Target status
Assessment period
2012-2018
2012-2018
Target assessment description
See AssociatedIndicator
SeeAssociatedIndicator
Related indicator
Related measures
  • ANSBE-M003
  • ANSBE-M003
  • ANSBE-M002
  • ANSBE-M003