Member State report / Art9 / 2018 / D1-M / Germany / Baltic 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 | D1 Mammals |
| Member State | Germany |
| Region/subregion | Baltic Sea |
| Reported by | Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz und nukleare Sicherheit |
| Report date | 2020-02-17 |
| Report access | DE_ART9_GES.xml |
GES component |
D1
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D1-M
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D1C1
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D1C2
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D1C3
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D1C4
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D1C5
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Marine reporting units |
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Features |
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GES description |
The GES for D1 is defined, inter alia, by:
?... the coastal waters in accordance with the Water Framework Directive are in good environmental condition and in good chemical status.
... the habitat types relevant to the marine sector in the Baltic Sea of Good Environmental Status (GES) for D1 are defined, inter alia, by:
?... the coastal waters in accordance with the Water Framework Directive are in good environmental condition and in good chemical status.
... are in a favourable conservation status for the habitat types of Annex I (habitat type 11) to the Habitats Directive relevant to the marine environment in the Baltic Sea.
... the species of Annex II to the Habitats Directive, relevant for the marine sector in the Baltic Sea, as well as species of the Birds Directive relevant for the marine sector in the Baltic Sea, are in favourable conservation status due to the quality of their food habitat.
... the objectives are achieved by single species or group specific conventions (e.g. ASCOBANS, Yaoundé).
... HELCOM?s biodiversity is in good condition.
In order to determine the good environmental status for D1-marine mammals, the following criteria are used as set out in Commission Decision (EU) 2017/848: D1C1, D1C2, D1C3, D1C4, D1C5. Assessment for criterion D1C1 was not possible at present.
Explanation: Germany does not update the general description of good environmental status (GES) from 2012 at descriptor level in this reporting exercise. During the reporting period, Germany has worked with the countries bordering the Baltic Sea in the framework of the EU?s MSC CIS process and in HELCOM to develop methodological standards (indicators, evaluation procedures). Specific aspects of criteria and indicators that contribute to a quantitative assessment of good environmental status are reported in the reporting scheme Art. 8_GES. For the assessment of the criteria set out in Commission Decision (EU) 2017/848, the relevant assessments under other EU directives shall be taken into account under Article 8_GES, taking into account, as far as possible, the regional assessments that have been coordinated so far and, on a case-by-case basis, supplemented by national assessments.
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Determination date |
201810 |
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Update type |
Same as last reported determination |
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Justification for non-use of criterion |
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Justification for delay in setting EU/regional requirements |
At the focus of regional cooperation in the reporting period, the development of methodological standards to assess the various aspects of stress and resilience on the basis of Commission Decision 2010/477/EU was developed. The indicators need to be further developed or are still being tested. Commission Decision (EU) 2017/848 gives, for the first time, an explicit obligation on the part of the EU Member States to agree on evaluation elements, thresholds and integration rules in the framework of the EU MSC CIS process and through regional or subregional cooperation. Germany is actively working with the countries bordering the Baltic Sea in the framework of the ongoing work programmes of the EU MSFD and the HELCOM bodies to establish where a coordinated definition is still missing.
For harbour porpoise, bevel seal and seal, criteria D1C2, D1C3, D1C4 and D1C5 were assessed under the Habitats Directive. Assessment was not possible for criterion D1C1.
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