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
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D4C1
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D4C2
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D4C3
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D4C4
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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. |
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Determination date |
201304 |
201304 |
201304 |
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Update type |
Modified from reported determination |
Modified from reported determination |
Modified from reported determination |
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Justification for non-use of criterion |
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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. |