Member State report / Art9 / 2018 / D2 / 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 | D2 Non-indigenous species |
| 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 |
D2
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D2C1
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D2C2
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D2C3
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Marine reporting units |
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Features |
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GES description |
The marine environment of Cyprus is considered to be in good environmental status by the year 2020 if non-indigenous species (NIS) introduced by human activities are at levels that do not adversely alter the ecosystem. Due to the high uncertainty as to the impacts of widespread invasive alien species, and the highly invasive nature of the better studied species, the environmental status of Cyprus waters with regards to Descriptor 2 is determined at the level of the descriptor to be 0.5, i.e., Cyprus waters are not in GES with respect to Descriptor 2. |
The marine environment of Cyprus is considered to be in good environmental status by the year 2020 if non-indigenous species (NIS) introduced by human activities are at levels that do not adversely alter the ecosystem. Due to the high uncertainty as to the impacts of widespread invasive alien species, and the highly invasive nature of the better studied species, the environmental status of Cyprus waters with regards to Descriptor 2 is determined at the level of the descriptor to be 0.5, i.e., Cyprus waters are not in GES with respect to Descriptor 2. |
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Determination date |
201304 |
201304 |
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Update type |
Same as last reported determination |
Same as last reported determination |
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Justification for non-use of criterion |
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Justification for delay in setting EU/regional requirements |
Article 14 exception reported.
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Article 14 exception reported.
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