Member State report / Art10 / 2018 / D6 / Denmark / NE Atlantic: Greater North Sea
Report type | Member State report to Commission |
MSFD Article | Art. 10 Environmental targets (and Art. 17 updates) |
Report due | 2018-10-15 |
GES Descriptor | D6 Sea-floor integrity/D1 Benthic habitats |
Member State | Denmark |
Region/subregion | NE Atlantic: Greater North Sea |
Reported by | Danish Environmental Protection Agency |
Report date | 2019-08-30 |
Report access | DK_ART10_Targets_Merge_20190829.xml |
Target code |
DK-T6.1 |
DK-T6.10 |
DK-T6.2 |
DK-T6.3 |
DK-T6.4 |
DK-T6.5 |
DK-T6.6 |
DK-T6.7 |
DK-T6.8 |
DK-T6.9 |
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Target description |
The Ministry of Environment and Food contributes to work regionally and in the EU regarding establishment of threshold values and determination of good environmental status, and works to ensure that losses, physical disturbance and adverse effects on the sea floor are in accordance hereto. |
The need for additional marine protected areas or other initiatives in the Baltic Sea and the North Sea is assessed, and a similar assessment is subsequently carried out for the Danish Straits.
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The knowledge base about the Danish sea floor, as well as the abundance and the location of the benthic habitats and their status, is improved pursuant to the monitoring programme (NOVANA).
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Through regional work and the work in the EU, a better understanding of the impacts on the sea-floor in relation to loss, disturbance and adverse effects is achieved.
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In connection with permitting activities at sea that require an environmental impact assessment, the approval authority shall promote that the extent of physical loss and physical disturbance of the seabed's overall habitat types is assessed and reported to the Danish Environmental Protection Agency (monitoring programme). (Operational target)
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The marine habitat types under the Habitats Directive achieve favourable conservation status in accordance with the timeline laid down in the Habitats Directive.
No specific timeline has been set under the habitats directive. |
The northern Sound is designated as a marine protected area pursuant to the Marine Strategy Framework Directive, and new licences to extract mineral resources are stopped. This will not result in any changes in relation to the existing fisheries regulation |
The most important habitats contain the typical species and communities for Danish marine areas. |
When threshold values for losses, disturbances and adverse effects are established through cooperation at regional and Union level, the Ministry of Environment and Food will initiate a project to form the basis for establishing targets in accordance
with the thresholds and good environmental status.
(Operational target) |
Need for protection initiatives for HELCOM and OSPAR Red List habitats is assessed. If there are any natural habitats on the Red Lists that are endangered or not sufficiently protected, the Ministry of Environment and Food will assess specifically the need for further initiatives in collaboration with relevant ministries.
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GES components |
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Timescale |
202410 |
202410 |
202410 |
202410 |
202410 |
999912 |
202410 |
202410 |
202410 |
202410 |
Update date |
201904 |
201904 |
201904 |
201904 |
201904 |
201904 |
201904 |
201904 |
201904 |
201904 |
Update type |
New target |
New target |
New target |
New target |
New target |
New target |
New target |
New target |
New target |
New target |
Marine reporting unit |
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Element |
Habitats directive habitats |
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Parameter |
Other
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Other
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Other
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Other
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Other
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Habitat condition
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Other
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Habitat condition
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Other
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Other
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Parameter - other |
Denmark have contributed to the establishment of thresholds |
Denmark have assessed the need for additional marine protected areas |
Improved monitoring and knowledge of seabed broad habitats |
Understanding of seabed loss, disturbance and adverse effects improved |
Improved reporting on loss and physical disturbance of broad habitats in relation to marine activities |
MPA designated
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Project is initiated when thresholds are in place
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Assessment of protection initiatives for HELCOM and OSPAR Red List habitats completed |
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Target status |
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Target not yet achieved |
Target not yet achieved |
Target not yet achieved |
Target not yet achieved |
Target not yet achieved |
Target achieved |
Target not yet achieved |
Target not yet achieved |
Target not yet achieved |
Assessment period |
2018-2024 |
2018-2024 |
2018-2024 |
2018-2024 |
2018-2024 |
2018-2024 |
2018-2024 |
2018-2024 |
2018-2024 |
2018-2024 |
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