Member State report / Art10 / 2018 / D1-M / Denmark / Baltic 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 | D1 Mammals |
Member State | Denmark |
Region/subregion | Baltic Sea |
Reported by | Danish Environmental Protection Agency |
Report date | 2019-08-30 |
Report access | DK_ART10_Targets_Merge_20190829.xml |
Target code |
DK-T1.10 |
DK-T1.3 |
DK-T1.5 |
DK-T1.6 |
DK-T1.7 |
DK-T1.8 |
DK-T1.8 |
DK-T1.9 |
DK-T4.1 |
DK-T6.10 |
DK-T6.6 |
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Target description |
More knowledge about by-catches of marine mammals is collected pursuant to the relevant monitoring programmes.
(Operational target) |
The Ministry of Environment and Food contributes to regional work regarding establishment of threshold values and determination of good environmental status, and works to ensure that the status for biological diversity is in accordance hereto. |
Need for protection initiatives for HELCOM and OSPAR Red List species is assessed. If there are any Red List species 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) |
Incidental by-catch of harbour porpoise is reduced as much as possible, and as a minimum to a level below 1.7% of the total population. |
Incidental by-catch of seals is at an adequately low level that does not threaten populations in the long term. |
Harbour porpoise, harbour seal and grey seal achieve favourable conservation status in accordance with the timeline laid down in the Habitats Directive.
(relation to timescale: Timescale is not set in the birds directive, and therefore not specified here) |
Harbour porpoise, harbour seal and grey seal achieve favourable conservation status in accordance with the timeline laid down in the Habitats Directive.
(relation to timescale: Timescale is not set in the birds directive, and therefore not specified here) |
The Ministry of Environment and Food contributes to setting population-specific threshold values for by-catches of harbour porpoise in a regional context with a view to subsequently setting environmental targets for vulnerable populations of harbour porpoise.
(Operational target) |
The Ministry of Environment and Food contributes to regional work regarding establishment of threshold values and determination of good environmental status, and works to ensure that the anthropogenic impacts on the food web 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 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 |
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GES components |
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Timescale |
202410 |
202410 |
202410 |
202410 |
202410 |
999912 |
999912 |
202410 |
202410 |
202410 |
202410 |
Update date |
201904 |
201906 |
201904 |
201210 |
201904 |
201904 |
201904 |
201904 |
201904 |
201904 |
201904 |
Update type |
New target |
New target |
New target |
Same as 2012 definition |
New target |
New target |
New target |
New target |
New target |
New target |
New target |
Marine reporting unit |
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Element |
Seals |
Marine species |
Harbour porpoise |
Seals |
All mammals |
All mammals |
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Element 2 |
Harbour porpoise |
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Parameter |
Other
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Other
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Other
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Mortality rate / Mortality rate from fishing (F)
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Mortality rate / Mortality rate from fishing (F)
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Abundance
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Distribution (range)
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Other
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Other
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Other
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Other
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Parameter - other |
Monitoring and research
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Denmark have contributed to the establishment of thresholds values under D1 |
Threats and status of species
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population-specific threshold values for by-catches of harbour porpoise set |
Denmark have contributed to the establishment of thresholds |
Denmark have assessed the need for additional marine protected areas |
MPA designated
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Target value |
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Value achieved - lower |
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Value unit |
Other
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Other
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(number of) individuals
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square kilometre
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Value unit - other |
percentage bycaught
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percentage bycaught
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Target status |
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 |
Target not yet achieved |
Target achieved |
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Assessment period |
2018-2024 |
2018-2024 |
2018-2024 |
2006-2016 |
2018-2024 |
2018-2024 |
2018-2024 |
2018-2024 |
2018-2024 |
2018-2024 |
2018-2024 |
Target assessment description |
By-catch rates from OSPAR and HELCOM indicate that the 2012 environmental target for by-catch rates below 1.7% of the stock has been reached. However, there are significant uncertainties regarding by-catch of guinea pigs in Danish marine areas. At regional level, the thresholds are expected to differ from 1.7%.
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