D10C1 Litter (excluding micro-litter) (10.1, 10.1.1, 10.1.2)

D10C1 Litter (excluding micro-litter) (10.1, 10.1.1, 10.1.2)

D10C3 Litter ingested (10.1, 10.2.1)

LevelPressureShore

LevelPressureWater

LevelPressureSeabed

ImpactPressureWaterColumn

ImpactPressureSeabedHabitats

ImpactPressureFunctionalGroup

LitterShores10_1

LitterWaterColumnSurface10_1

LitterSeabed10_1

LitterWaterColumnHabitats10_2

LitterSeabedHabitats10_2

MarineCoast, MarineShelf

HabitatsOther

All seabed habitats may be impacted. Specific knowledge not available.

-8888

-8888

-8888

Descriptive

NotAssessed

Good

NotAssessed

Good

Unknown_NotAssessed

Unknown_NotAssessed

Unknown_NotAssessed

Unknown_NotAssessed

Unknown_NotAssessed

NotRelevant

NotRelevant

NotRelevant

NotRelevant

NotRelevant

Monitoring may not be representative. Impact not assessed.

Assessment uncertain. Surveys indicate that litter is concentrated in specific areas and therefore is limited.

No systematic assessment available. Investigations of the stomac content in Northern Fulmars indicate an impact

Assessment uncertain. Surveys indicate that litter is concentrated in specific areas and therefore has a limited impact. The HOLAS and HARMONY cumulative impact assessments show litter to be a less significant problem.

There is no systematic monitoring and registration of marine beach litter from Danish beaches. Existing data comes from beach cleaning initiatives organized by coastal municipalities or NGO's. The highest density of litter on investigated Baltic beaches is 700-1200 pieces of litter per. 100 m, corresponding to the average amount of litter on North Sea beaches. The average level in the Baltic region is considerably lower, indicating that the marine litter problem is smaller in the Baltic Sea compared to the North Sea. Approximately half the registred litter consisted of plastic, mostly with a land based source. This distribution pattern is similar to patterns from other areas.

Data from the water column and surface are not available.

One investigation of the amount of marine litter at the seabed has been carried out in 1996 in the western Baltic Sea. The investigation was based on trawl hauls and showed an average of 126 items of litter per km2, which is similar to but slightly lower than levels found in the North Sea. Fishing vessels trawling across the main shipping lane in The Great Belt (Storebælt) report that they here collect increased amounts of litter, indicating higher quantities of litter at the seabed along the international shipping lanes. The Danish National Institute of Aquatic Ressources, DTU Aqua, conducts bottom trawl surveys for research and management purposes. In 2010 DTU Aqua initiated experimental monitoring of marine litter bycatch from such hauls. Data from three surveys has been collected. Observed litter includes remains of nets, oil cans and oil rags, other types of marine litter from commercial marine activities. This type of monitoring will be further integrated in future fishery surveys.

Moderate

Non related GES component

Low

Non related GES component

Non related GES component

Non related GES component

Unknown_NotAssessed

Unknown_NotAssessed

Unknown_NotAssessed

Unknown_NotAssessed

Unknown_NotAssessed

Unknown_NotAssessed

Specific knowledge of sources of marine litter in Danish marine waters was not available for the initial assessment.

Specific knowledge of sources of marine litter in Danish marine waters was not available for the initial assessment.

Specific knowledge of sources of marine litter in Danish marine waters was not available for the initial assessment.

Specific knowledge of sources of marine litter in Danish marine waters was not available for the initial assessment.

Specific knowledge of sources of marine litter in Danish marine waters was not available for the initial assessment.

Specific knowledge of sources of marine litter in Danish marine waters was not available for the initial assessment.

• NotReported

• NotReported

• NotReported

• NotReported

• NotReported

• NotReported

The possibilities of conducting systematic investigations of presence, sources and impacts of marine litter at the coast, on the surface, in the water column and at the seabed are being looked into at present. Existing initiatives and possible new initiatives will be build into the 2014 monitoring programme.

The possibilities of conducting systematic investigations of presence, sources and impacts of marine litter at the coast, on the surface, in the water column and at the seabed are being looked into at present. Existing initiatives and possible new initiatives will be build into the 2014 monitoring programme.

The possibilities of conducting systematic investigations of presence, sources and impacts of marine litter at the coast, on the surface, in the water column and at the seabed are being looked into at present. Existing initiatives and possible new initiatives will be build into the 2014 monitoring programme.

The possibilities of conducting systematic investigations of presence, sources and impacts of marine litter at the coast, on the surface, in the water column and at the seabed are being looked into at present. Existing initiatives and possible new initiatives will be build into the 2014 monitoring programme.

The possibilities of conducting systematic investigations of presence, sources and impacts of marine litter at the coast, on the surface, in the water column and at the seabed are being looked into at present. Existing initiatives and possible new initiatives will be build into the 2014 monitoring programme.

The possibilities of conducting systematic investigations of presence, sources and impacts of marine litter at the coast, on the surface, in the water column and at the seabed are being looked into at present. Existing initiatives and possible new initiatives will be build into the 2014 monitoring programme.