Member State report / Art9 / 2018 / D3 / 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 D3 Commercial fish and shellfish
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
D3
D3C1
D3C2
D3C3
3.3.2
Marine reporting units
  • MAL-CY-MS
Features
  • Coastal/shelf cephalopods
  • Commercially exploited fish and shellfish
  • Deep-sea cephalopods
GES description
The marine environment of Cyprus is considered to be in good environmental status by the year 2020 if: (a) no stock is exploited beyond safe biological limits; If Fmsy (or his proxy F0.1) is not known, it will be assessed based on reported captures/biomass index, (b) The spawning stock biomass (SSB) is at a level capable of providing MSY or higher. If SSB is not known, the biomass index from trawl survey will be assessed, (c) Each fish stock contains a high percentage of adult fish and an adequate/normal population structure..
Determination date
201304
Update type
Same as last reported determination
Justification for non-use of criterion
Justification for delay in setting EU/regional requirements
Descriptor is assessed.