Member State report / Art9 / 2018 / D8 / 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 D8 Contaminants
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
D8
D8C1
D8C2
D8C3
D8C4
Marine reporting units
  • MAL-CY-MS
  • MAL-CY-MS
  • MAL-CY-MS
Features
  • Contaminants - UPBT substances
  • Contaminants - non UPBT substances
  • Contaminants - UPBT substances
  • Contaminants - in seafood
  • Contaminants - non UPBT substances
  • Acute pollution events
  • Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events
GES description
The marine environment of Cyprus is considered to be in good environmental status by the year 2020 if the concentrations of contaminants are at levels not giving rise to pollution effects..
Analyses of contaminants in wild fish populations (D9) have repeatedly recorded low contaminant levels relative to reported/instituted standards. Contaminant concentrations in top predators have not been reported to this date.
No significant acute pollution events have been reported for the period 2012-2019.
Determination date
201304
201304
201304
Update type
Same as last reported determination
Same as last reported determination
Same as last reported determination
Justification for non-use of criterion
justification of non use other substances Cyprus does not have sources of contamination in general since there are no heavy industry installations onshore and there are no river inputs due to the decision of the State to construct dams and intercept all waterways to the sea. In this way, the possible input of contaminants is minimized to the two main ports of Cyprus, Lemesos and Vasilikos. In this context Cyprus decided in the beginning of WFD to monitor contaminants in seawater in these two areas of interest, while monitoring in biota was conducted in more areas. Also, sediment monitoring has been conducted for the last years. The number of contaminants measured in all matrices are dependent on local resources and available analytical technology. Cyprus, has not been able to fully develop the desired technology at once but is intending to do so to fully implement 2017/848.
Justification for delay in setting EU/regional requirements
Descriptor is assessed.