Member State report / Art8 / 2018 / D11 / 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 | D11 Energy, incl. underwater noise |
| 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 (BAL-DK-TOTAL)
GES component |
D11
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Feature |
Continuous low frequency sound
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Element |
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Element code |
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Element code source |
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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 |
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Criterion |
D11C2
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Parameter |
Underwater sound level
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Parameter other |
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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 |
Not applicable
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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 |
Parameter achieved |
Unknown |
Description parameter |
At present, there is insufficient knowledge of the effect of low frequency persistent noise on marine animals. Therefore, no thresholds have yet been set for which levels are compatible with good environmental conditions, either nationally or internationally. EU work is currently underway to set thresholds for low-frequency continuous sound.
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Related indicator |
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Criteria status |
Unknown |
Description criteria |
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Element status |
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Description element |
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Integration rule type parameter |
Not relevant
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Integration rule description parameter |
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Integration rule type criteria |
Not relevant
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Integration rule description criteria |
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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 |
Unknown |
Description overall status |
The distribution of low frequency sound from ships is modeled for the Baltic Sea area. Here we see a clear overlap between the large shipping routes and areas where the level of low frequency sound is the highest. It is also seen that several of the major shipping routes overlap with habitats for the Danish harbour porpoises populations as well as cod spawning areas. However, it is unknown whether this noise has a significant negative effect on the stocks.
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Assessments period |
2014 |
Related pressures |
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Related targets |
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