Member State report / Art10 / 2018 / D11 / 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 D11 Energy, incl. underwater noise
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
D11.T1
D11.T2
Target description
The level of anthropogenic impulsive sound, normalized to 750 m from the source, does not exceed 185 dB re 1μPa (Lz-p).
No positive trend in the yearly mean ambient noise level within the 1/3 octave bands 63 and 125 Hz.
Feature(s)
  • Input of anthropogenic sound (impulsive, continuous)
  • Input of anthropogenic sound (impulsive, continuous)
GES components
  • D11
  • D11C1 Anthropogenic impulsive sound (11.1, 11.1.1)
  • D11
  • D11C2 Anthropogenic continuous low-frequency sound (11.2, 11.2.1)
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
Level of noise
Underwater sound level
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-M018
  • ANSBE-M019