MS/Art9/2018/D10/Denmark/NE Atlantic: Greater North Sea

Member State report / Art9 / 2018 / D10 / Denmark / NE Atlantic: Greater North 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	D10 Litter
Member State	Denmark
Region/subregion	NE Atlantic: Greater North Sea
Reported by	Danish Environmental Protection Agency
Report date	2019-08-30
Report access	DK_ART9_GES_Merge_20190829.xml

Simplified table

GES component	D10	D10C1	D10C2	D10C3	D10C4
Marine reporting units	DK-TOTAL-part-ANS	DK-TOTAL-part-ANS	DK-TOTAL-part-ANS	DK-TOTAL-part-ANS
Features	Litter and micro-litter in species Litter in the environment Micro-litter in the environment	Litter in the environment	Micro-litter in the environment	Litter and micro-litter in species
GES description	Properties and quantities of marine litter do not cause harm to the coastal and marine environment.	The composition, quantity and spatial distribution of litter along the coast and on the seabed are at levels that do not harm the coastal and marine environment.	The composition, amount and spatial distribution of micro-litter in the surface layer of the water column and in the seabed sediment are at levels that do not harm the coastal and marine environment.	The amount of litter and micro-litter that marine animals consume is at a level that does not adversely affect the health of the species concerned.
Determination date	201905	201905	201905	201905
Update type	Modified from reported determination	Modified from reported determination	Modified from reported determination	Modified from reported determination
Justification for non-use of criterion					Indicators of marine waste impact on wildlife in the HELCOM or OSPAR area have not yet been developed. D10C4 is a secondary criterion, and since no indicators have been developed at present, good environmental status is not set in Marine Strategy II for this criterion.
Justification for delay in setting EU/regional requirements	There is not yet a sufficient scientific basis and consensus on the methods for setting thresholds for composition, quantity and distribution of litter and micro-litter, marine animals' intake of marine litter and marine litter's impact on wildlife. Going forward, thresholds for D10C1 and D10C2 must be established through cooperation at EU level. Work on setting EU thresholds has begun, and it is expected that thresholds for litter on beaches will be prepared first. Therefore, good environmental status for criteria D10C1, D10C2 and D10C3 in Denmark's Marine Strategy II is only determined descriptively in accordance with the GES Decision.	There is not yet a sufficient scientific basis and consensus on the methods for setting thresholds for composition, quantity and distribution of litter and micro-litter, marine animals' intake of marine litter and marine litter's impact on wildlife. Going forward, thresholds for D10C1 and D10C2 must be established through cooperation at EU level. Work on setting EU thresholds has begun, and it is expected that thresholds for litter on beaches will be prepared first. Therefore, good environmental status for criteria D10C1, D10C2 and D10C3 in Denmark's Marine Strategy II is only determined descriptively in accordance with the GES Decision.	There is not yet a sufficient scientific basis and consensus on the methods for setting thresholds for composition, quantity and distribution of litter and micro-litter, marine animals' intake of marine litter and marine litter's impact on wildlife. Going forward, thresholds for D10C1 and D10C2 must be established through cooperation at EU level. Work on setting EU thresholds has begun, and it is expected that thresholds for litter on beaches will be prepared first. Therefore, good environmental status for criteria D10C1, D10C2 and D10C3 in Denmark's Marine Strategy II is only determined descriptively in accordance with the GES Decision.	There is not yet a sufficient scientific basis and consensus on the methods for setting thresholds for composition, quantity and distribution of litter and micro-litter, marine animals' intake of marine litter and marine litter's impact on wildlife. Going forward, thresholds for D10C1 and D10C2 must be established through cooperation at EU level. Work on setting EU thresholds has begun, and it is expected that thresholds for litter on beaches will be prepared first. Therefore, good environmental status for criteria D10C1, D10C2 and D10C3 in Denmark's Marine Strategy II is only determined descriptively in accordance with the GES Decision.	There is not yet a sufficient scientific basis and consensus on the methods for setting thresholds for composition, quantity and distribution of litter and micro-litter, marine animals' intake of marine litter and marine litter's impact on wildlife. Going forward, thresholds for D10C1 and D10C2 must be established through cooperation at EU level. Work on setting EU thresholds has begun, and it is expected that thresholds for litter on beaches will be prepared first. Therefore, good environmental status for criteria D10C1, D10C2 and D10C3 in Denmark's Marine Strategy II is only determined descriptively in accordance with the GES Decision.