Member State report / Art18 / 2018 / D10 / Cyprus / Mediterranean: Aegean-Levantine Sea
Report type | Member State report to Commission |
MSFD Article | Art. 18 Interim report on programme of measures |
Report due | 2018-10-15 |
GES Descriptor | D10 Litter |
Member State | Cyprus |
Region/subregion | Mediterranean: Aegean-Levantine Sea |
Reported by | Department of Fisheries and Marine Research, Ministry of Agriculture Rural Development and Environment |
Report date | 2021-02-09 |
Report access | msfd-ART18.xml |
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Features | |||||||||
Measure code | 54 |
55 |
56 |
57 |
58 |
59 |
62 |
63 |
64 |
Measure name |
National Action Plan for Marine Litter
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General awareness raising (general public) on marine litter |
Set up of, and participation in, the Mediterranean day for beach cleaning, together with all Mediterranean Member States (UNEP/MAP related measure) |
Promoting knowledge and cooperation between municipalities for cleaning efforts of river bed areas in places where it is deemed ecologically necessary |
Promotion and implementation of ‘fishing for litter’ initiative |
Knowledge promotion through providing targeted information to professional and recreational fishermen on the effects of marine litter and tools to reduce such pollution from fishing activities |
Application of SEA and EIA procedure (Directives)
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Database of Marine data
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Administrative support and monitoring tools
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Measure category (type) | 1a |
1a |
2b |
2b |
2a |
2b |
1a |
2a |
2a |
Progress in implementation | Measure implemented |
Implementation not started |
Implementation started |
Implementation not started |
Implementation started |
Implementation started |
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Measure withdrawn | No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
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Reason for withdrawal | Other |
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Year of implementation (Temporal coverage - timeline for implementation) | 2017 |
2021 |
2023 |
2017 |
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Delay | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Reasons for delay | |||||||||
Other obstacles (Obstacles to implementation) | No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
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Type of obstacle | Technical implementation |
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Further information on obstacle (Description) | Data are not always stored electronically and are not centralised. Information regarding the MSFD are collected and archived, not always in a formats that can be readily accessed. There is a need to build a centralised database that can collect store and disseminate data for the MSFD.
The goverment bodies that collect data related to MSFD are:
Department of Fisheries and Marine Research
Department of Enviroment,
Department of Works -Marine Division
Department of Lands and Surveys
Fauna and Wildlife Service (Birds)
Ministry of Energy, Commerce, Industry and Tourism |
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Brief description of progress (measurement of effectiveness of measure) | MELTEMI project
Collaboration with private sector for clean ups. |
Cyprus, from 2019 has been organizing events for the Mediterranean Coastal day, in order to raise awareness to the public on the problem of marine litter, including beach-clean ups. Specifically, in 2019, an event was organized in Cyprus, with UNEP/MAP director participating, together with speakers and experts from Cyprus, Greece, Croatia, Montenegro, Lebanon, etc. |
The guidelines of the "fishing for litter" procedures together with informational material are being prepared in order to implement the initiative in the following years |
The database currently used by the DFMR is called "THETIS". Thetis is not connected to the other government agencies collecting data related to MSFD. The process for upgrading the database to make it more functional has began. The DFMR has contacted various MS requesting information on their databases. Measures to be taken are the evaluation of Databases currently used by MS, applicability for the Cyprus MSFD program, tender and acquisition of a modern internet based database. Input of all data related to MSFD. This process is estimated to be completed by 2023. |
Monitoring tools and administrative support for D11 is in the process of being planned and evaluated. Quietmed II and Quietseas that Cyprus has and will participate in will assist in the administrative implemetnation. Monitoring tools for D11 are currently lucking but a process has been initiated and funds have been requested.
The DFMR is in discussion with the Cyprus Marine and Maritime Institute (CMMI) an independent, international, scientific and business Centre of Excellence for marine and maritime research, technological development and innovation. |