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As part of EEA's ongoing security and identity management improvements, we are currently migrating the system to Entra ID authentication.
We kindly ask all users to start using Entra ID credentials when logging in to the system. 
Please note that LDAP authentication will be phased out and disabled in the upcoming months.
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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 -; 2020-10-29
Report access
2014 data
2020 data
Monitoring programme Monitoring programme name
Monitoring programme Reference existing programme
Monitoring programme Marine Unit ID
Q4e - Programme ID
Q4f - Programme description
Q5e - Natural variability
Q5d - Adequacy for assessment of GES Q5d - Adequate data
Q5d - Adequacy for assessment of GES Q5d - Established methods
Q5d - Adequacy for assessment of GES Q5d - Adequate understanding of GES
Q5d - Adequacy for assessment of GES Q5d - Adequate capacity
Q5f - Description of programme for GES assessment
Q5g - Gap-filling date for GES assessment
Q5h - Plans to implement monitoring for GES assessment
Q6a -Relevant targets Q6a - Environmental target
Q6a -Relevant targets Q6a - Associated indicator
Q6b - Adequacy for assessment of targets Q6b_SuitableData
Q6b - Adequacy for assessment of targets Q6b_EstablishedMethods
Q6b - Adequacy for assessment of targets Q6d_AdequateCapacity
Q6c - Target updating
Q6d - Description of programme for targets assessment
Q6e - Gap-filling date for targets assessment
Q6f - Plans to implement monitoring for targets assessment
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
Q8a - Links to existing Monitoring Programmes
Reference sub-programme Sub-programme ID
Reference sub-programme Sub-programme name
Q4g - Sub-programmes Sub-programme ID
Q4g - Sub-programmes Sub-programme name
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
Q9a - Elements
Q5a - GES criteria Relevant GES criteria
Q5b - GES indicators Relevant GES indicators
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
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
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.
Related targets
  • D7.T1
  • D7.T2
Coverage of targets
Adequate monitoring was in place by 2018
Related measures
  • 1 - 'Report on Environmental Impacts (REI) and Adapted Evaluation (AE)'
Coverage of measures
Adequate monitoring was in place by 2018
Related monitoring programmes
  • ANSBE-P16-Hydrography
Programme code
ANSBE-P16-Hydrography
Programme name
Hydrographical changes
Update type
Modified from 2014
Old programme codes
  • ANSBE-D7-Hydrography--SP16
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
  • Pressures at source
  • Pressures in the marine environment
Other policies and conventions
  • Water Framework Directive
Regional cooperation - coordinating body
Regional cooperation - countries involved
Regional cooperation - implementation level
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
Hydrographical changes
Hydrographical changes
Hydrographical changes
Elements
  • Current regime
  • Wave regime
GES criteria
D7C1
Parameters
  • Extent
Parameter Other
Spatial scope
  • Coastal waters (WFD)
  • EEZ (or similar)
  • Territorial waters
Marine reporting units
  • ANS-BE-MS-1
Temporal scope (start date - end date)
2015-9999
Monitoring frequency
As needed
Monitoring type
  • Numerical modelling
Monitoring method
  • Other monitoring method
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
Related indicator/name
Contact
Sébastien Legrand, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Science (RBINS)
References