Member State report / Art11 / 2014-2020 / D7 / 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; 2020-10-15 |
| GES Descriptor | D7 Hydrographical changes |
| Member State | Belgium |
| Region/subregion | NE Atlantic: Greater North Sea |
| Reported by | Reporter not found |
| Report date | Date not found; 2020-10-29 |
| Report access |
2014 data
2020 data
| Monitoring programme | Monitoring programme name | MP_D7 |
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| Monitoring programme | Reference existing programme | |
| Monitoring programme | Marine Unit ID | |
| Q4e - Programme ID | ANSBE-D7 Hydrographical changes |
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| Q4f - Programme description | The Belgian MSFD monitoring programme ‘Hydrographical changes’ aims at assessing the following ETs:
• ET 29 – An impact demands consideration if one of the following conditions – related to the bottom stress on a 14 days spring tide/neap tide cycle as computed by validated mathematical models – is met:
(i) there is an increase of more than 10% of the mean bottom shear stress
(ii) the variation of the ratio between the duration of sedimentation and the duration of erosion is outside the “- 5%, + 5%” range
• ET 30 – This consideration demanding impact remains within a distance equal to the root square of the surface occupied by this activity and taken from its external limit
One sub-programmes can be discerned:
• ANSBE-D7 Hydrography- SP16 (delivering data to assess ET29 and 30), targeting change in elevation, 3D currents, bottom shear stress using a validated numerical model. This programme will be performed during each licensing procedure regarding human construction at sea |
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| Q5e - Natural variability |
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| Q5d - Adequacy for assessment of GES | Q5d - Adequate data | Y |
| Q5d - Adequacy for assessment of GES | Q5d - Established methods | Y |
| Q5d - Adequacy for assessment of GES | Q5d - Adequate understanding of GES | Y |
| Q5d - Adequacy for assessment of GES | Q5d - Adequate capacity | Y |
| Q5f - Description of programme for GES assessment | ||
| Q5g - Gap-filling date for GES assessment | By2014 |
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| Q5h - Plans to implement monitoring for GES assessment |
N.A.
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| Q6a -Relevant targets | Q6a - Environmental target | Target 29 Target 30 |
| Q6a -Relevant targets | Q6a - Associated indicator | Target 29 Target 30 |
| Q6b - Adequacy for assessment of targets | Q6b_SuitableData | Y |
| Q6b - Adequacy for assessment of targets | Q6b_EstablishedMethods | Y |
| Q6b - Adequacy for assessment of targets | Q6d_AdequateCapacity | Y |
| Q6c - Target updating | N |
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| Q6d - Description of programme for targets assessment |
N.A.
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| Q6e - Gap-filling date for targets assessment | By2014 |
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| Q6f - Plans to implement monitoring for targets assessment |
N.A.
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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 |
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| Q8a - Links to existing Monitoring Programmes | ||
| Reference sub-programme | Sub-programme ID | |
| Reference sub-programme | Sub-programme name | Physical loss - distribution and extent (from e.g. infrastructure, coastal protection) |
| Q4g - Sub-programmes | Sub-programme ID | |
| Q4g - Sub-programmes | Sub-programme name | Physical loss - distribution and extent (from e.g. infrastructure, coastal protection) |
| Q4k - Monitoring purpose | ||
| Q4l - Links of monitoring programmes of other Directives and Conventions | ||
| Q5c - Features | Q5c - Habitats | |
| Q5c - Features | Q5c - Species list | |
| 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 | ||
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| Q4h - Temporal scope | Start date- End date | - |
| 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 | ||
Descriptor |
D7 |
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Monitoring strategy description |
The monitoring strategy aims at identifying as soon as possible the permanent hydrographic changes induced by the construction of new infrastructures at sea or on the coast and which are likely to modify the distribution of erosion and sedimentation zones in the Belgian part of the North Sea. It is based on numerical models validated with in-situ data (prior to construction) and the results of environmental monitoring programmes.
The intensity of the permanent hydrographic changes will be compared with the threshold values defined in Populus et al. (2017) in order to estimate the potentially harmful nature of the changes in large-scale benthic habitats. |
Coverage of GES criteria |
Adequate monitoring was in place by 2018 |
Gaps and plans |
No gaps.
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Related targets |
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Coverage of targets |
Adequate monitoring was in place by 2018 |
Related measures |
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Coverage of measures |
Adequate monitoring was in place by 2018 |
Related monitoring programmes |
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Programme code |
ANSBE-P16-Hydrography |
Programme name |
Hydrographical changes |
Update type |
Modified from 2014 |
Old programme codes |
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Programme description |
This monitoring programme aims at identifying as soon as possible the permanent hydrographic changes induced by the construction of new infrastructures at sea or on the coast and which are likely to modify the distribution of erosion and sedimentation zones in the BPNS.
(Former programme ANSBE-D7-HydrographySP16)
This programme covers the environmental targets D7.1 and D7.2. |
Monitoring purpose |
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Other policies and conventions |
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Regional cooperation - coordinating body |
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Regional cooperation - countries involved |
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Regional cooperation - implementation level |
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Monitoring details |
First of all, during the environmental impact study carried out as part of the licensing procedure, a specific study must be carried out using validated numerical models in order to identify and quantify significant permanent hydrographic changes (currents and waves) induced by the infrastructure to be built and to deduce the area of the area subject to these changes.
In a second step, after the construction of the infrastructure, and if the environmental permit for the infrastructure requires the implementation of an environmental monitoring programme, the results of the monitoring will also be used to refine the assessment of the extent of areas undergoing significant permanent hydrographic changes. |
Features |
Hydrographical changes
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Hydrographical changes
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Hydrographical changes
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Hydrographical changes
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Elements |
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GES criteria |
D7C1 |
Parameters |
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Parameter Other |
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Spatial scope |
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Marine reporting units |
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Temporal scope (start date - end date) |
2015-9999 |
Monitoring frequency |
As needed |
Monitoring type |
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Monitoring method |
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Monitoring method other |
- A validated numerical model with an appropriate resolution.
- The model validation should be done against in-situ data collected in the area for which a license is requested. |
Quality control |
Standard model validation procedure against in-situ data, such as RMSE, bias, standard deviation, scatter plot, correlation coefficient or ROC curves. |
Data management |
The data is transmitted through BMDC's Data Tracking System, which makes it publicly accessible via RBINS' metadata catalogue (http://metadata.naturalsciences.be). |
Data access |
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Related indicator/name |
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Contact |
Sébastien Legrand, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Science (RBINS) |
References |