Member State report / Art11 / 2014 / D4 / Belgium / NE Atlantic: Greater North Sea
| Report type | Member State report to Commission |
| MSFD Article | Art. 11 Monitoring programmes (and Art. 17 updates) |
| Report due | 2014-10-15 |
| GES Descriptor | D4 Food webs/D1 Ecosystems |
| Member State | Belgium |
| Region/subregion | NE Atlantic: Greater North Sea |
| Reported by | Reporter not found |
| Report date | Date not found |
| Report access |
| Monitoring programme | Monitoring programme name | MP_D1_4_6_Fish |
MP_D1_4_6_Mammals |
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| Monitoring programme | Reference existing programme | ||
| Monitoring programme | Marine Unit ID | ||
| Q4e - Programme ID | ANSBE-D1, 4 Fish/Cephalopods |
ANSBE-D1, 4 Mammals/Reptiles |
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| Q4f - Programme description | The Belgian MSFD monitoring programme ‘Biodiversity - Fish and cephalopods’ aims at assessing the following ET:
• ET 6: Positive trend in the number of individuals of thornback ray Raja clavata
One sub-programmes can be discerned:
• ANSBE- D1,4 Fish-SP3 (delivering data to assess ET6), targeting the quantification of the number of thornback rays through the BTS and the DYFS surveys |
The Belgian MSFD monitoring programme ‘Biodiversity - mammals and reptiles’ aims at assessing the following ET:
• ET 5: The yearly number of incidentally bycaught harbour porpoises Phocoena phocoena is less than 1,7 % of the best estimate of the population size
One sub-programmes can be discerned:
• ANSBE-D1, 4 Mammals-SP4 (delivering data to assess ET5), targeting different data sources to estimate the rate of incidentally caught harbour porpoises in Belgium vs. the average population size in Belgian waters. |
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| Q5e - Natural variability |
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| Q5d - Adequacy for assessment of GES | Q5d - Adequate data | Y |
Y |
| Q5d - Adequacy for assessment of GES | Q5d - Established methods | Y |
N |
| Q5d - Adequacy for assessment of GES | Q5d - Adequate understanding of GES | Y |
Y |
| Q5d - Adequacy for assessment of GES | Q5d - Adequate capacity | Y |
Y |
| Q5f - Description of programme for GES assessment | |||
| Q5g - Gap-filling date for GES assessment | By2014 |
By2018 |
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| Q5h - Plans to implement monitoring for GES assessment |
N.A.
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The link between bycatch rate in stranded porpoises and porpoises at sea will be investigated through national scientific projects. |
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| Q6a -Relevant targets | Q6a - Environmental target | Target 6 |
Target 5 |
| Q6a -Relevant targets | Q6a - Associated indicator | Target 6 |
Target 5 |
| Q6b - Adequacy for assessment of targets | Q6b_SuitableData | Y |
Y |
| Q6b - Adequacy for assessment of targets | Q6b_EstablishedMethods | Y |
N |
| Q6b - Adequacy for assessment of targets | Q6d_AdequateCapacity | Y |
Y |
| Q6c - Target updating | N |
N |
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| Q6d - Description of programme for targets assessment |
N.A.
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N.A.
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| Q6e - Gap-filling date for targets assessment | By2014 |
By2018 |
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| Q6f - Plans to implement monitoring for targets assessment |
N.A.
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The link between bycatch rate in stranded porpoises and porpoises at sea will be investigated through national scientific projects |
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| Q7a - Relevant activities | |||
| Q7b - Description of monitoring of activities | |||
| Q7c - Relevant measures | |||
| Q7e - Adequacy for assessment of measures | Q7d - Adequate data | ||
| Q7e - Adequacy for assessment of measures | Q7d - Established methods | ||
| Q7e - Adequacy for assessment of measures | Q7d - Adequate understanding of GES | ||
| Q7e - Adequacy for assessment of measures | Q7d - Adequate capacity | ||
| Q7e - Adequacy for assessment of measures | Q7d - Addresses activities and pressures | ||
| Q7e - Adequacy for assessment of measures | Q7d - Addresses effectiveness of measures | ||
| Q7d - Description of monitoring for measures | |||
| Q7f - Gap-filling date for activities and measures | By2014 |
By2014 |
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| Q8a - Links to existing Monitoring Programmes |
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| Reference sub-programme | Sub-programme ID | ||
| Reference sub-programme | Sub-programme name | Mobile species - population characteristics |
Mobile species - mortality/injury rates from fisheries (targeted and/or incidental) |
| Q4g - Sub-programmes | Sub-programme ID | ||
| Q4g - Sub-programmes | Sub-programme name | Mobile species - population characteristics |
Mobile species - mortality/injury rates from fisheries (targeted and/or incidental) |
| Q4k - Monitoring purpose | |||
| Q4l - Links of monitoring programmes of other Directives and Conventions | |||
| Q5c - Features | Q5c - Habitats | ||
| Q5c - Features | Q5c - Species list |
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| Q5c - Features | Q5c - Physical/Chemical features | ||
| Q5c - Features | Q5c - Pressures |
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| Q9a - Elements | |||
| Q5a - GES criteria | Relevant GES criteria |
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| Q5b - GES indicators | Relevant GES indicators |
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| Q9b - Parameters monitored (state/impact) | Species distribution | ||
| Q9b - Parameters monitored (state/impact) | Species population size | ||
| Q9b - Parameters monitored (state/impact) | Species population characteristics | ||
| Q9b - Parameters monitored (state/impact) | Species impacts | ||
| Q9b - Parameters monitored (state/impact) | Habitat distribution | ||
| Q9b - Parameters monitored (state/impact) | Habitat extent | ||
| Q9b - Parameters monitored (state/impact) | Habitat condition (physical-chemical) | ||
| Q9b - Parameters monitored (state/impact) | Habitat condition (biological) | ||
| Q9b - Parameters monitored (state/impact) | Habitat impacts | ||
| Q9b - Parameters monitored (pressures) | Pressure input | ||
| Q9b - Parameters monitored (pressures) | Pressure output | ||
| Q9b - Parameters monitored (activity) | Activity | ||
| Q9b Parameters monitored (other) | Other | ||
| Q41 Spatial scope | |||
| Q4j - Description of spatial scope | |||
| Marine Unit IDs |
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| Q4h - Temporal scope | Start date- End date | - |
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| Q9h - Temporal resolution of sampling | |||
| Q9c - Monitoring method | |||
| Q9d - Description of alteration to method | |||
| Q9e - Quality assurance | |||
| Q9f - Quality control | |||
| Q9g - Spatial resolution of sampling | Q9g - Proportion of area covered % | ||
| Q9g - Spatial resolution of sampling | Q9g - No. of samples | ||
| Q9i - Description of sample representivity | |||
| Q10a - Scale for aggregation of data | |||
| Q10b - Other scale for aggregation of data | |||
| Q10c - Access to monitoring data | Q10c - Data type | ||
| Q10c - Access to monitoring data | Q10c - Data access mechanism | ||
| Q10c - Access to monitoring data | Q10c - Data access rights | ||
| Q10c - Access to monitoring data | Q10c - INSPIRE standard | ||
| Q10c - Access to monitoring data | Q10c Date data are available | ||
| Q10c - Access to monitoring data | Q10c - Data update frequency | ||
| Q10d - Description of data access |