Member State report / Art9 / 2018 / D11 / Cyprus / Mediterranean: Aegean-Levantine Sea

Report type Member State report to Commission
MSFD Article Art. 9 Determination of GES (and Art. 17 updates)
Report due 2018-10-15
GES Descriptor D11 Energy, incl. underwater noise
Member State Cyprus
Region/subregion Mediterranean: Aegean-Levantine Sea
Reported by Department of Fisheries and Marine Research, Ministry of Agriculture Natural Resources and Environme
Report date 2020-08-12
Report access MSFD2018_Art9_GES_CY__3___4_.xml

GES component
D11
D11C1
D11C2
Marine reporting units
  • MAL-CY-MS
Features
  • Continuous low frequency sound
GES description
The same surveys also documented excessive ambient low-frequency noise, typical of shipping activity, throughout the study period, perhaps exacerbated by high speeds, constituting a threat to many marine organisms and especially cetaceans.
Determination date
201304
Update type
Same as last reported determination
Justification for non-use of criterion
Justification for delay in setting EU/regional requirements
Assessment Methodology not defined
Assessment Methodology not defined