MS/Art10-2024/2024/D1-R/Belgium/NE Atlantic: Greater North Sea

Member State report / Art10-2024 / 2024 / D1-R / Belgium / NE Atlantic: Greater North Sea

Report type	Member State report to Commission
MSFD Article	Art10
Report due	2024-10-15
GES Descriptor	D1 Reptiles
Member State	Belgium
Region/subregion	NE Atlantic: Greater North Sea
Report date	2026-01-13 14:08:15

Simplified table

Target code	D1.T1	D1.T2	D1.T3	D1.T4	D1.T5	D6.3
Target code
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 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.	Positive trend in the number of individuals of thornback ray Raja clavata.	Changes in breeding seabird abundance remain within target limits for 75% of the species monitored (OSPAR EcoQO 2012).	Herstel van grindbedhabitat, platte oesterbanken en andere rifvormende soorten
Target purpose	DirectlyPreventFurtherPressure	DirectlyPreventFurtherPressure	DirectlyRestoreSpecies/Habitat	DirectlyRestoreSpecies/Habitat	DirectlyRestoreSpecies/Habitat	DirectlyRestoreSpecies/Habitat
Feature(s)	Small toothed cetaceans	Small toothed cetaceans	Benthic-feeding birds Grazing birds Pelagic-feeding birds Surface-feeding birds Wading birds	Demersal shelf fish	Benthic-feeding birds Grazing birds Pelagic-feeding birds Surface-feeding birds Wading birds	Benthic broad habitats Other benthic habitats Physical disturbance to seabed
GES components	D1C1 Mortality rate from incidental by-catch D1M	D1C1 Mortality rate from incidental by-catch D1M	D1B D1C1 Mortality rate from incidental by-catch	D1C2 Population abundance (1.2, 1.2.1) D1F	D1B D1C3 Population demographic characteristics (1.3, 1.3.1)	D1C5 Habitat for the species D6C4 Benthic habitat extent (1.4, 1.4.1, 1.4.2, 1.5, 1.5.1, 6.1.1) D6C5 Benthic habitat condition (1.6, 1.6.1, 1.6.2, 1.6.3, 6.2, 6.2.1, 6.2.2, 6.2.3, 6.2.4)
Timescale
Update date	202502	202502	202502	202502	202502	202502
Update type target	TargetNotNeeded	TargetNotNeeded	TargetNotNeeded	TargetNotNeeded	TargetNotNeeded	TargetNew
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	PresBioExtractSpp	PresBioDisturbSpp	PresBioDisturbSpp	PresBioDisturbSpp	PresBioDisturbSpp
Parameter	BR	BR	Abundance	Abundance	Abundance
Target value					75.0
Target value					>=
Value achieved - upper
Value achieved - lower
Value unit					percentage
Target status	Target not yet achieved	Target achieved	Target not yet achieved	Target achieved	Target not yet achieved
Assessment period	2016-2021	2016-2021	2016-2021	2016-2021	2016-2021
Target assessment description	Transferred to GES definition	Transferred to GES definition	Transferred to GES definition	Target is reached and covered by modified GES definition	Transferred to GES definition
Related indicator	ANS-BE-MAMM-BYCATCH-2024		ANS-BE-BIRD-ABU-2024	recovery-sensitive-fish-species-qsr23-ospar	marine-bird-breeding-productivity-qsr23-ospar
Related measures	ANSBE-M045	ANSBE-M045	ANSBE-M022 ANSBE-M049 ANSBE-M050	8A 8B 8C 8D 8E 8F 8G 8H 8I 8J ANSBE-M037 ANSBE-M043	ANSBE-M022 ANSBE-M049 ANSBE-M050	ANSBE-M021 ANSBE-M022 ANSBE-M023 ANSBE-M024