Member State report / Art9 / 2018 / D4 / 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 D4 Food webs/D1 Ecosystems
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
D4
D4C1
D4C2
D4C3
D4C4
Marine reporting units
  • MAL-CY-MS
  • MAL-CY-MS
  • MAL-CY-MS
Features
  • Ecosystems, including food webs
  • Ecosystems, including food webs
  • Ecosystems, including food webs
GES description
The marine environment of Cyprus is considered to be in good environmental status by the year 2020 if all elements of the marine food webs, to the extent that they are known, occur at normal abundance and diversity and levels capable of ensuring the long-term abundance of the species and the retention of their full reproductive capacity.
The GES with regards to Descriptor 4 cannot be conclusively stated using only the indicators of phytoplankton and mesozooplankton.DFMR will continue to collect data in order to address the indicators of the D4 Food web.
Quantitative indicators have not been developed yet, but an initial study in an MPA provides a blueprint for these indicators in all marine waters of Cyprus.
Determination date
201304
201304
201304
Update type
Modified from reported determination
Modified from reported determination
Modified from reported determination
Justification for non-use of criterion
Justification for delay in setting EU/regional requirements
Quantitative indicators have not been developed yet, but an initial study in an MPA provides a blueprint for these indicators in all marine waters of Cyprus.
Quantitative indicators have not been developed yet, but an initial study in an MPA provides a blueprint for these indicators in all marine waters of Cyprus.
Quantitative indicators have not been developed yet, but an initial study in an MPA provides a blueprint for these indicators in all marine waters of Cyprus.