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
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. (Operational target)
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). (Operational target)
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. (Operational target)
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)
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. (Operational target)
Feature(s)
  • Benthic broad habitats
  • All marine ecosystem elements
  • Benthic broad habitats
  • Benthic broad habitats
  • Benthic broad habitats
  • Benthic habitats
  • All marine ecosystem elements
  • Benthic broad habitats
  • Benthic broad habitats
  • Benthic habitats
GES components
  • D6C3 Adverse effects from physical disturbance (6.1.2)
  • D6C4 Benthic habitat extent (1.4, 1.4.1, 1.4.2, 1.5, 1.5.1, 6.1.1)
  • D6C5 Benthic habitat condition (1.6, 1.6.1, 1.6.2, 1.6.3, 6.2, 6.2.1, 6.2.2, 6.2.3, 6.2.4)
  • D1
  • D4
  • D6
  • D6C1 Physical loss of the seabed (6.1)
  • D6C2 Physical disturbance to the seabed (6.1)
  • D6C3 Adverse effects from physical disturbance (6.1.2)
  • D6C4 Benthic habitat extent (1.4, 1.4.1, 1.4.2, 1.5, 1.5.1, 6.1.1)
  • D6C5 Benthic habitat condition (1.6, 1.6.1, 1.6.2, 1.6.3, 6.2, 6.2.1, 6.2.2, 6.2.3, 6.2.4)
  • D6C1 Physical loss of the seabed (6.1)
  • D6C2 Physical disturbance to the seabed (6.1)
  • D6C3 Adverse effects from physical disturbance (6.1.2)
  • D6C4 Benthic habitat extent (1.4, 1.4.1, 1.4.2, 1.5, 1.5.1, 6.1.1)
  • D6C5 Benthic habitat condition (1.6, 1.6.1, 1.6.2, 1.6.3, 6.2, 6.2.1, 6.2.2, 6.2.3, 6.2.4)
  • D6C1 Physical loss of the seabed (6.1)
  • D6C2 Physical disturbance to the seabed (6.1)
  • D6C3 Adverse effects from physical disturbance (6.1.2)
  • D6C4 Benthic habitat extent (1.4, 1.4.1, 1.4.2, 1.5, 1.5.1, 6.1.1)
  • D6C5 Benthic habitat condition (1.6, 1.6.1, 1.6.2, 1.6.3, 6.2, 6.2.1, 6.2.2, 6.2.3, 6.2.4)
  • D6C5 Benthic habitat condition (1.6, 1.6.1, 1.6.2, 1.6.3, 6.2, 6.2.1, 6.2.2, 6.2.3, 6.2.4)
  • D1
  • D4
  • D6
  • D6C4 Benthic habitat extent (1.4, 1.4.1, 1.4.2, 1.5, 1.5.1, 6.1.1)
  • D6C5 Benthic habitat condition (1.6, 1.6.1, 1.6.2, 1.6.3, 6.2, 6.2.1, 6.2.2, 6.2.3, 6.2.4)
  • D6C1 Physical loss of the seabed (6.1)
  • D6C2 Physical disturbance to the seabed (6.1)
  • D6C3 Adverse effects from physical disturbance (6.1.2)
  • D6C4 Benthic habitat extent (1.4, 1.4.1, 1.4.2, 1.5, 1.5.1, 6.1.1)
  • D6C5 Benthic habitat condition (1.6, 1.6.1, 1.6.2, 1.6.3, 6.2, 6.2.1, 6.2.2, 6.2.3, 6.2.4)
  • D6C5 Benthic habitat condition (1.6, 1.6.1, 1.6.2, 1.6.3, 6.2, 6.2.1, 6.2.2, 6.2.3, 6.2.4)
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
  • DK-TOTAL-part-ANS
  • DK-TOTAL-part-ANS
  • DK-TOTAL-part-ANS
  • DK-TOTAL-part-ANS
  • DK-TOTAL-part-ANS
  • DK-TOTAL-part-ANS
  • DK-TOTAL-part-ANS
  • DK-TOTAL-part-ANS
  • DK-TOTAL-part-ANS
  • DK-TOTAL-part-ANS
Element
Habitats directive habitats
Element 2
Parameter
Other
Other
Other
Other
Other
Habitat condition
Other
Habitat condition
Other
Other
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
Project is initiated when thresholds are in place
Assessment of protection initiatives for HELCOM and OSPAR Red List habitats completed
Target value
Value achieved - upper
Value achieved - lower
Value unit
Value unit - other
Target status
Target not yet achieved
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
Target assessment description
Related indicator
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  • NotApplicable
Related measures
  • NotApplicable
  • NotApplicable
  • NotApplicable
  • NotApplicable
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