The marine environment of Cyprus is considered to be in good environmental status by the year 2020 if human-induced eutrophication is minimised, especially adverse effects thereof, such as losses in biodiversity, ecosystem degradation, harmful algae blooms and oxygen deficiency in bottom waters..

Nutrient concentrations, along with target concentrations at coastal water stations onitored by the DFMR , along with key statistics and targets introduced by the DFMR in 2014. Comparison of the means with targets, results in an avmerage deviation of +90% (above the targets), and an assigned value of 0.25 for this criterion.

Updates on the chlorophyll concentration in the water bodies of Cyprus derived from the WFD monitoring program (Aplikioti et al. 2017; DFMR, 2019). Specifically, 8 water bodies were monitored the period 2014-2016 (Table 7). The results showed that the ecological status ranged from “good” to “high” in all areas. In addition, as it was estimated at the present report, the % Coefficient of Variance (CV%) of chlorophyll concentration, temporally and spatially, was 44% and as a result this index is assigned a 0.75.

Oxygen concentrations in coastal waters of Cyprus are high overall. Reference station data were available for years 2016 and 2017 and the target value evaluated for those years indicates that Cyprus waters are in GES with respect to oxygen and this criterion was assigned a value of 1.