Member State report / Art9 / 2018 / D6 / 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 | 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_ART9_GES_Merge_20190829.xml |
GES component |
D6
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D6C1
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D6C2
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D6C3
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D6C4
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D6C5
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Features |
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GES description |
The integrity of the seabed is at a level where the structure and functions of ecosystems are preserved and where benthic ecosystems in particular are not adversely affected. The description also covers D6C1, D6C2 and D6C3.
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The assessment must consider whether the physical disturbance in question has a negative impact. This assessment must be made for the various physical disturbances that could potentially have a negative impact on the seabed. Whether a physical disturbance will cause a negative impact depends on t...
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Extent of loss per habitat type does not exceed a certain proportion of the habitat type's natural extent.
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Biodiversity has been maintained and the extent of adverse effects (D6C5) per habitat type does not exceed future EU thresholds for changes in biotic and abiotic structures and functions.
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Determination date |
201904 |
201904 |
201904 |
201904 |
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Update type |
New determination |
New determination |
New determination |
New determination |
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Justification for non-use of criterion |
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Justification for delay in setting EU/regional requirements |
Threshold values have not yet been set at EU, HELCOM or OSPAR levels. |
At regional or sub-regional levels, thresholds must be established for when a physical disturbance will have a negative effect on each habitat type. Such thresholds have not yet been set by HELCOM or OSPAR.
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Thresholds are expected to be set for the extent of losses and negative effects per year, respectively habitat type under EU auspices. These thresholds have not yet been set.
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Thresholds for negative effects on the state of each habitat type are also expected to be set in relation to the influence of other pressure factors (descriptors) as well as the extent of negative effects per year on habitat type under EU auspices. These thresholds have not yet been set.
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