Member State report / Art8 / 2012 / D8 / Belgium / NE Atlantic: Greater North Sea
| Report type | Member State report to Commission |
| MSFD Article | Art. 8 Initial assessment (and Art. 17 updates) |
| Report due | 2012-10-15 |
| GES Descriptor | D8 Contaminants |
| Member State | Belgium |
| Region/subregion | NE Atlantic: Greater North Sea |
| Reported by | FPS Health, Food Chain safety and Environment - Service Marine environment |
| Report date | 2012-08-16 |
| Report access | MSFD8bPressures_20130514.xml |
Belgian Part of the North Sea
GES component |
GESOther: See ThresholdValue |
GESOther: See ThresholdValue |
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Feature |
LevelPressure |
LevelPressureContaminant |
ImpactPressureSeabedHabitats |
ImpactPressureFunctionalGroup |
Assessment Topic |
PollutionEvents8_2_2
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PollutionEventsFunctionalGroups8_2_2
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Element |
LitSed |
BirdsAll |
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Element 2 |
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ThresholdValue |
1) no illegal discharges from ships for the MARPOL Annex I, II and V substances, observed by air monitoring patrols 2) risks induced by maritime accidents which may cause release of > 1000 tons oil or have a comparable impact are kept at present level |
occurrence and extent of significant acute pollution events (e.g. slicks resulting from spills of oil and oil products or spills of chemicals) |
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Threshold value/Value unit |
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Proportion threshold value |
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Status of criteria/indicator |
OtherStatus |
OtherStatus |
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Status trend |
Improving |
Unknown_NotAssessed |
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Status confidence |
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Description (status of criteria/indicator) |
MARPOL, OSPAR
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MARPOL, OSPAR
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Limitations |
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Assessment period |
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Description |
The main cause of oil pollution is maritime transport, either by accidental spills or intentional release. Despite the increase in maritime transport, a significant decrease in the number of detected illegal oil discharges per year is observed in the Belgian zone of responsibility (from ca. 50 discharges in the 1990s to about 25 since 2000).
For the six-year reporting cycle: 6*25 = 150 oil discharges |
The total volume of illegal oil spills has also fallen drastically. |
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Input load |
Unknown_NotAssessed
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Unknown_NotAssessed
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Unknown_NotAssessed
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Unknown_NotAssessed
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Load unit |
Unknown_NotAssessed
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Confidence |
Non related GES component
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Non related GES component
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Non related GES component
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Non related GES component
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Trends (recent) |
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Trends (future) |
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Description (activities) |
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Activity type |
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Information gaps |