Member State report / Art8 / 2018 / D1-F / 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 Fish |
| 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 |
OSPAR Southern NorthSea (L2.2.5)
GES component |
D1-F
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Feature |
Demersal shelf fish
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Element |
Raja clavata |
Element code |
105883 |
Element code source |
Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/
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Element 2 |
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Element 2 code |
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Element 2 code source |
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Element source |
ICES |
Criterion |
D1C2
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Parameter |
Abundance
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Parameter other |
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Threshold value upper |
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Threshold value lower |
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Threshold qualitative |
Positive trend in abundance
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Threshold value source |
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Threshold value source other |
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Value achieved upper |
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Value achieved lower |
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Value unit |
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Value unit other |
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Proportion threshold value |
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Proportion value achieved |
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Proportion threshold value unit |
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Trend |
Improving |
Parameter achieved |
Yes |
Description parameter |
Abundance of Raja clavata (stekelrog) increase mainly near English coast |
Related indicator |
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Criteria status |
Good |
Description criteria |
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Element status |
Good |
Description element |
Thornback ray
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Integration rule type parameter |
Not relevant
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Integration rule description parameter |
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Integration rule type criteria |
Not relevant
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Integration rule description criteria |
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GES extent threshold |
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GES extent achieved |
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GES extent unit |
Proportion of species in good status within species group |
GES achieved |
Unknown |
Description overall status |
The numbers of stingray show a positive trend. On the basis of this, however, it is not possible to make statements about the condition of cartilage fish in general, but only to estimate the potential for recovery of species with similar vulnerabilities. It is difficult to determine whether the established numbers indicate that it is a biologically healthy population, since it was not yet possible to determine reference levels for this species above which we can demonstrably speak of a biologically healthy population.
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Assessments period |
2011-2016 |
Related pressures |
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Related targets |
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