Member State report / Art9 / 2018 / D4 / Belgium / NE Atlantic: Greater North Sea
| Report type | Member State report to Commission |
| MSFD Article | Art. 9 Determination of GES (and Art. 17 updates) |
| Report due | 2018-10-15 |
| GES Descriptor | D4 Food webs/D1 Ecosystems |
| Member State | Belgium |
| Region/subregion | NE Atlantic: Greater North Sea |
| Reported by | RBINS - Scientific Service MUMM |
| Report date | 2020-01-14 |
| Report access | ART9_GES_BE.xml |
GES component |
D4
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D4C1
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D4C2
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D4C3
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D4C4
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Marine reporting units |
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Features |
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GES description |
The diversity (species composition and relative densities) in the trophic guilds (D4C1) and the balance of total densities between the trophic guilds (D4C2) should not be adversely affected by anthropogenic pressure.
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Determination date |
201809 |
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Update type |
New determination |
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Justification for non-use of criterion |
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Justification for delay in setting EU/regional requirements |
Cooperation will take place within a regional framework to define the environmental targets and threshold values. The definition of (at least) three relevant trophic levels for which diversity, densities and ratios will be defined will be sought.
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Cooperation will take place within a regional framework to define the environmental targets and threshold values. The definition of (at least) three relevant trophic levels for which diversity, densities and ratios will be defined will be sought.
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