Member State report / Art10-2024 / 2024 / D10 / Belgium / NE Atlantic: Greater North Sea

Report type Member State report to Commission
MSFD Article Art10
Report due 2024-10-15
GES Descriptor D10 Litter
Member State Belgium
Region/subregion NE Atlantic: Greater North Sea
Report date 2026-01-13 14:08:15

Target code
D10.1
D10.2
D10.3
D10.4
D10.5
D10.6
D10.T1
D10.T2
D10.T3
D10.T4
Target code
Target description
De aanwezigheid van de meest voorkomende plastic voorwerpen voor eenmalig gebruik en zeegerelateerde voorwerpen op stranden verminderen met ten minste 50% tegen 2025, en met ten minste 70% tegen 2030, vergeleken met de basislijn van 2015/2016.
Zwerfvuil afkomstig van consumenten verminderen
Zwerfvuil (voornamelijk spekking) uit de visserijsector verminderen
De toevoer van zwerfvuil uit rivieren verminderen
Zwerfvuil op zee verminderen, bijvoorbeeld rond wrakken en hotspots
Tegen 2030 het plastic zwerfvuil op zee met 50% verminderen en het aantal microplastics dat in het milieu terechtkomt met 30% verminderen
Negative trend in the annual evolution of the quantities of stranded litter that can cause damage to marine life and habitats, in accordance with the guidance on monitoring marine litter on the beaches (OSPAR Beach Litter Monitoring in marine environments - 2010).
Overall reduction in the total number of visible litter items on coastlines by 2020 (e.g. based on a five year moving average).
Negative trend in the annual evolution of the quantities of litter collected at sea.
Less than 10 % of the northern fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis) contain more than 0,1 g plastic in their stomach.
Target purpose
  • DirectlyPreventFurtherPressure
  • DirectlyPreventFurtherPressure
  • DirectlyPreventFurtherPressure
  • DirectlyPreventFurtherPressure
  • DirectlyReduceExistingPressureInSea
  • DirectlyPreventFurtherPressure
  • DirectlyPreventFurtherPressure
  • DirectlyPreventFurtherPressure
  • DirectlyPreventFurtherPressure
  • DirectlyPreventFurtherPressure
  • DirectlyReduceExistingPressureInSea
Feature(s)
  • Input of litter (solid waste matter, including micro-sized litter)
  • Input of litter (solid waste matter, including micro-sized litter)
  • Input of litter (solid waste matter, including micro-sized litter)
  • Input of litter (solid waste matter, including micro-sized litter)
  • Input of litter (solid waste matter, including micro-sized litter)
  • Input of litter (solid waste matter, including micro-sized litter)
  • Input of litter (solid waste matter, including micro-sized litter)
  • Input of litter (solid waste matter, including micro-sized litter)
  • Input of litter (solid waste matter, including micro-sized litter)
  • Input of litter (solid waste matter, including micro-sized litter)
  • Surface-feeding birds
GES components
  • D10C1 Litter (excluding micro-litter) (10.1, 10.1.1, 10.1.2)
  • D10C1 Litter (excluding micro-litter) (10.1, 10.1.1, 10.1.2)
  • D10C1 Litter (excluding micro-litter) (10.1, 10.1.1, 10.1.2)
  • D10C1 Litter (excluding micro-litter) (10.1, 10.1.1, 10.1.2)
  • D10C1 Litter (excluding micro-litter) (10.1, 10.1.1, 10.1.2)
  • D10C2 Micro-litter (10.1, 10.1.3)
  • D10C1 Litter (excluding micro-litter) (10.1, 10.1.1, 10.1.2)
  • D10C2 Micro-litter (10.1, 10.1.3)
  • D10C3 Litter ingested (10.1, 10.2.1)
  • D10C4 Adverse effects of litter (10.2)
  • D10C1 Litter (excluding micro-litter) (10.1, 10.1.1, 10.1.2)
  • D10C2 Micro-litter (10.1, 10.1.3)
  • D10
  • D10C1 Litter (excluding micro-litter) (10.1, 10.1.1, 10.1.2)
  • D10
  • D10C1 Litter (excluding micro-litter) (10.1, 10.1.1, 10.1.2)
  • D10
  • D10C3 Litter ingested (10.1, 10.2.1)
Timescale
Update date
202502
202502
202502
202502
202502
202502
202502
202502
202502
202502
Update type target
TargetNew
TargetNew
TargetNew
TargetNew
TargetNew
TargetNew
TargetNotNeeded
TargetNotNeeded
TargetNotNeeded
TargetNotNeeded
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
  • ANS-BE-MS-1
  • ANS-BE-MS-1
  • ANS-BE-MS-1
  • ANS-BE-MS-1
Element
PresInputLitter
PresInputLitter
PresInputLitter
PresInputLitter
Parameter
Amount on coastline
Amount on coastline
Amount on seabed
Other
Target value
10.0
Target value
<=
Value achieved - upper
Value achieved - lower
Value unit
percentage
Target status
Target achieved
Target achieved
Target not yet achieved
Target not yet achieved
Assessment period
2016-2021
2016-2021
2016-2021
2016-2021
Target assessment description
Transferred to GES definition
Transferred to GES definition
Transferred to GES definition
Transferred to GES definition
Related indicator
  • ANS-BE-BLITTER-2024
  • seafloor-litter-qsr23-ospar
  • seafloor-litter-qsr23-ospar
  • ANS-BE-PLASTIC-FUL-STMCH-2024
  • plastic-in-fulmar-qsr23-ospar
Related measures
  • 15
  • 16
  • 21
  • 22
  • ANSBE-M030
  • ANSBE-M031
  • ANSBE-M032
  • 15
  • 16
  • 21
  • 22
  • ANSBE-M030
  • ANSBE-M031
  • ANSBE-M032
  • 15
  • 16
  • 21
  • 22
  • ANSBE-M030
  • ANSBE-M031
  • ANSBE-M032
  • 15
  • 16
  • 21
  • 22
  • ANSBE-M030
  • ANSBE-M031
  • ANSBE-M032
  • 15
  • 16
  • 21
  • 22
  • ANSBE-M030
  • ANSBE-M031
  • ANSBE-M032
  • ANSBE-M033
  • 15
  • 16
  • 21
  • 22
  • ANSBE-M030
  • ANSBE-M031
  • ANSBE-M032
  • ANSBE-M033
  • 15
  • 16
  • 21
  • 22
  • ANSBE-M030
  • ANSBE-M031
  • ANSBE-M032
  • 15
  • 16
  • 21
  • 22
  • ANSBE-M030
  • ANSBE-M031
  • ANSBE-M032
  • 15
  • 16
  • 21
  • 22
  • ANSBE-M030
  • ANSBE-M031
  • ANSBE-M032
  • ANSBE-M022
  • ANSBE-M049
  • ANSBE-M050