Art13

Member State report / Art13 / 2022 / D7 / Belgium / NE Atlantic: Greater North Sea

Report type	Member State report to Commission
MSFD Article	Art. 13 Programme of measures (and Art. 17 updates)
Report due	2022-10-15
GES Descriptor	D7 Hydrographical changes
Member State	Belgium
Region/subregion	NE Atlantic: Greater North Sea
Reported by	FPS Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment
Report date	2022-03-21
Report access	363

Simplified table

Marine reporting units	ANS-BE-MS-1
RegionSubregion	NEA Greater North Sea
Measure code	1	ANSBE-M053
Measure old code	1
Measure name	Report on Environmental Impacts (REI) and Adapted Evaluation (AE)	Preparation of the cumulative impact assessment methodology
Measure description		Developing a standard methodology for and carrying out a cumulative impact assessment of activities taking place within BNZ (holistic approach)
Update type	Measure same as in 2015 PoM	Measure new in 2021 PoM
Measure category	Category 1.a	Category 2.b
Policy conventions
Policy national
Responsible competent authority		Federale Overheidsdienst Volksgezondheid, Veiligheid van de Voedselketen en Leefmilieu, Dienst Marien Milieu
Responsible organisation
Coordination level		National
Regional cooperation countries
CEA		Yes
CEA reference		see supporting documents
CBA		Yes
CBA reference		see supporting documents
Financing		Nationale financiering
Spatial scope	EEZ (or similar)	EEZ (or similar)
Measure purpose		Indirectly prevent further inputs of a pressure (e.g. by governance mechanisms, financial incentives, awareness campaigns)
Pressures		Contaminants - UPBT substances Contaminants - non UPBT substances Continuous low frequency sound Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence Eutrophication Extraction of, or mortality/injury to, wild species (by commercial and recreational fishing and other activities) Hydrographical changes Impulsive sound in water Litter in the environment Newly-introduced non-indigenous species Physical disturbance to seabed Physical loss of the seabed PrevEnvAdvEffectsSppHab
Relevant KTMs	MSFD27 Measures to adapt to climate change impacts on the marine environment Measures to address the introduction of microbial pathogens Measures to reduce biological disturbances in the marine environment from the extraction of species including incidental non-target catches Measures to reduce contamination by hazardous substances (synthetic substances Measures to reduce inputs of energy to the marine environment Measures to reduce interferences with hydrological processes in the marine environment (beyond WFD Coastal waters) Measures to reduce marine litter Measures to reduce nutrient and organic matter inputs to the marine environment from sea-based or air-based sources Measures to reduce other types of biological disturbance Measures to reduce physical loss of seabed habitats in the marine environment (beyond WFD coastal waters) Measures to reduce sea-based accidental pollution Measures to reduce the introduction and spread of non-indigenous species in the marine environment and for their control	MSFD27 Measures to adapt to climate change impacts on the marine environment Measures to reduce biological disturbances in the marine environment from the extraction of species including incidental non-target catches Measures to reduce contamination by hazardous substances (synthetic substances Measures to reduce inputs of energy to the marine environment Measures to reduce interferences with hydrological processes in the marine environment (beyond WFD Coastal waters) Measures to reduce nutrient and organic matter inputs to the marine environment from sea-based or air-based sources Measures to reduce physical loss of seabed habitats in the marine environment (beyond WFD coastal waters) Measures to reduce the introduction and spread of non-indigenous species in the marine environment and for their control
Relevant targets	D1.T1 D1.T2 D1.T3 D1.T4 D1.T5 D10.T1 D10.T2 D10.T3 D10.T4 D11.T1 D11.T2 D2.T1 D3.T1 D3.T2 D3.T3 D3.T4 D5.T1 D5.T2 D5.T3 D6.T1 D6.T10 D6.T2 D6.T3 D6.T4 D6.T5 D6.T6 D6.T7 D6.T8 D6.T9 D7.T1 D7.T2 D8.T1 D8.T2 D8.T3 D8.T4 D8.T5 D8.T6 D8.T7 D8.T8 D9.T1 D9.T2	D1.T1 D1.T2 D1.T3 D1.T4 D1.T5 D10.T1 D10.T2 D10.T3 D10.T4 D11.T1 D11.T2 D2.T1 D5.T1 D5.T2 D5.T3 D6.T1 D6.T10 D6.T2 D6.T3 D6.T4 D6.T5 D6.T6 D6.T7 D6.T8 D6.T9 D7.T1 D7.T2 D8.T1 D8.T2 D8.T3 D8.T4 D8.T5 D8.T6 D8.T7 D8.T8
Related indicator		Condition of Benthic Habitat Communities: Hard and soft substrates Composition and Spatial Distribution of Litter on the Seafloor Underwater sound Marine Bird Abundance Newly introduced species Chlorophyll a concentration Nutrient concentration Habitats distribution and ratio hard/soft Physical loss and disturbance of the seabed Hydrographical changes Concentrations of contaminants in the environment
GEScomponent	D1-B D1-F D1-M D10 D11 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D6C1 Physical loss of the seabed (6.1) D6C2 Physical disturbance to the seabed (6.1) D6C3 Adverse effects from physical disturbance (6.1.2) D6C4 Benthic habitat extent (1.4, 1.4.1, 1.4.2, 1.5, 1.5.1, 6.1.1) D6C5 Benthic habitat condition (1.6, 1.6.1, 1.6.2, 1.6.3, 6.2, 6.2.1, 6.2.2, 6.2.3, 6.2.4) D7 D8 D9	D1-B D1-F D1-M D1-P D10 D11 D2 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8
Feature	Acute pollution events Benthic broad habitats Benthic-feeding birds CharaChem CharaPhyHydro Coastal ecosystem Coastal fish Commercially exploited fish and shellfish Contaminants - UPBT substances Contaminants - in seafood Contaminants - non UPBT substances Continuous low frequency sound Demersal shelf fish Eutrophication Extraction of minerals (rock, metal ores, gravel, sand, shell) Fish and shellfish harvesting (professional, recreational) Grazing birds Hydrographical changes Impulsive sound in water Litter and micro-litter in species Litter in the environment Newly-introduced non-indigenous species Pelagic broad habitats Pelagic shelf fish Pelagic-feeding birds Physical disturbance to seabed Physical loss of the seabed PrevEnvAdvEffectsSppHab Seals Shelf ecosystem Small toothed cetaceans Surface-feeding birds Wading birds	Aquaculture - marine, including infrastructure Contaminants - UPBT substances Contaminants - non UPBT substances Continuous low frequency sound Eutrophication Extraction of minerals (rock, metal ores, gravel, sand, shell) Fish and shellfish harvesting (professional, recreational) Hydrographical changes Impulsive sound in water Litter in the environment Military operations (subject to Article 2(2)) Newly-introduced non-indigenous species Offshore structures (other than for oil/gas/renewables) Physical disturbance to seabed Physical loss of the seabed PrevEnvAdvEffectsSppHab Renewable energy generation (wind, wave and tidal power), including infrastructure Research, survey and educational activities Restructuring of seabed morphology, including dredging and depositing of materials Tourism and leisure activities Transport - shipping
Element
Temporal scope
Implementation status	Measure implemented	Implementation not started
Implementation delay	0
Implementation reason
Progress description
Reason description