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

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

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