Member State report / Art9 / 2018 / D7 / 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 D7 Hydrographical changes
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
D7
D7C1
D7C2
Marine reporting units
  • MAL-CY-MS
Features
  • Changes to hydrological conditions
  • Turbidity (silt/sediment loads)
  • Upwelling
  • Wave regime
GES description
The marine environment of Cyprus is considered to be in good environmental status by the year 2020 if large-scale infrastructure projects are undertaken at such a scale so that the permanent alteration of hydrographical conditions does not adversely affect marine ecosystems. Quantitatively, this descriptor cannot be calculated based on a formula at present, and is assigned the value given to criterion 7.1 (at present, 1.0).
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.