Member State report / Art10 / 2018 / D1-F / 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 Fish
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.T4
D5.T3
Target description
Positive trend in the number of individuals of thornback ray Raja clavata.
The 90th percentile of chlorophyll a concentration (calculated from March to October, averaged over 6 years) is less than 15 µg/l.
Feature(s)
  • Demersal shelf fish
  • Input of nutrients - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition
GES components
  • D1
  • D1C2 Population abundance (1.2, 1.2.1)
  • 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)
Timescale
202012
202012
Update date
201809
201809
Update type
Same as 2012 definition
Same as 2012 definition
Marine reporting unit
  • ANS-BE-MS-1
  • ANS-BE-MS-1
Element
Element 2
Parameter
Abundance
Concentration in water
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
See AssociatedIndicator
Related indicator
Related measures
  • ANSBE-M020
  • ANSBE-M002