Member State report / Art8 / 2018 / D1-P / Denmark / Baltic Sea
| Report type | Member State report to Commission |
| MSFD Article | Art. 8 Initial assessment (and Art. 17 updates) |
| Report due | 2018-10-15 |
| GES Descriptor | D1 Pelagic habitats |
| Member State | Denmark |
| Region/subregion | Baltic Sea |
| Reported by | Danish Environmental Protection Agency |
| Report date | 2019-08-30 |
| Report access | DK_ART8_GES_Merge_20190829.xml |
Danish part of Baltic Sea from coastline to EEZ. Data covers DK-TOTAL. (DK-TOTAL-part-BAL)
GES component |
D1-P
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D1-P
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Feature |
Pelagic broad habitats
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Pelagic broad habitats
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Element |
Phytoplankton |
Zooplankton Mean Size and Total Stock |
Element code |
QE1-1 |
ZOO_ms_ts |
Element code source |
Eutrophication (D5)(EQRs) http://dd.eionet.europa.eu/vocabulary/wise/ObservedPropertyBiologyEQR/view
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Undefined
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Element 2 |
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Element 2 code |
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Element 2 code source |
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Element source |
EU |
EU |
Criterion |
D1C6
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D1C6
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Parameter |
Other
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Other
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Parameter other |
Phytoplankton biomass and diversity
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Zooplankton biomass and diversity
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Threshold value upper |
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Threshold value lower |
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Threshold qualitative |
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Threshold value source |
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Threshold value source other |
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Value achieved upper |
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Value achieved lower |
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Value unit |
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Value unit other |
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Proportion threshold value |
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Proportion value achieved |
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Proportion threshold value unit |
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Trend |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Parameter achieved |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Description parameter |
Overall, the phytoplankton biomass has been steadily declining in Danish marine areas from 1978 to 2016. There is a slight increase in the period 2012-2016. There is no statistically significant trend in the species diversity of phytoplankton in Danish marine areas during the period 1988-2016.
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There is insufficient data to describe the overall evolution of zooplankton diversity.
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Related indicator |
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Criteria status |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Description criteria |
Criteria assessment status is unknown due to insufficient data and knowledge. |
Criteria assessment status is unknown due to insufficient data and knowledge. |
Element status |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Description element |
Overall, the phytoplankton biomass has been steadily declining in Danish marine areas from 1978 to 2016. There is a slight increase in the period 2012-2016. There is no statistically significant trend in the species diversity of phytoplankton in Danish marine areas during the period 1988-2016.
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There is insufficient data to describe the overall evolution of zooplankton diversity.
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Integration rule type parameter |
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Integration rule description parameter |
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Integration rule type criteria |
Other
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Other
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Integration rule description criteria |
No integration rule has been applied.
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No integration rule has been applied.
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GES extent threshold |
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GES extent achieved |
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GES extent unit |
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GES achieved |
GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported |
GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported |
Description overall status |
Primary producers (phytoplankton): Overall, phytoplankton biomass has been steadily declining in the North Sea, the Kattegat, the Belt Sea as well as in the Baltic from 1978-2016 - but most significantly for the Baltic Sea. There is a slight increase after 2012 in both regions. Secondary producers (zooplankton): There is insufficient data to describe the overall evolution of zooplankton diversity. For the time being, OSPAR has assessed important changes locally and regionally for both plant and zooplankton. Therefore, it is considered as a possible warning that there is a potential problem for the marine ecosystem. Threshold values for pelagic habitats that have not been exploited commercially have not yet been established and there is insufficient technical basis for assessing whether good environmental status will be achieved by 2020.
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Primary producers (phytoplankton): Overall, phytoplankton biomass has been steadily declining in the North Sea, the Kattegat, the Belt Sea as well as in the Baltic from 1978-2016 - but most significantly for the Baltic Sea. There is a slight increase after 2012 in both regions. Secondary producers (zooplankton): There is insufficient data to describe the overall evolution of zooplankton diversity. For the time being, OSPAR has assessed important changes locally and regionally for both plant and zooplankton. Therefore, it is considered as a possible warning that there is a potential problem for the marine ecosystem. Threshold values for pelagic habitats that have not been exploited commercially have not yet been established and there is insufficient technical basis for assessing whether good environmental status will be achieved by 2020.
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Assessments period |
1988-2016 |
1988-2016 |
Related pressures |
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Related targets |
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