Member State report / Art9 / 2018 / D11 / Denmark / Baltic 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 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_ART9_GES_Merge_20190829.xml

GES component
D11
D11C1
D11C2
Marine reporting units
  • DK-TOTAL-part-BAL
  • DK-TOTAL-part-BAL
  • DK-TOTAL-part-BAL
Features
  • Continuous low frequency sound
  • Impulsive sound in water
  • Sound
  • Input of anthropogenic sound (impulsive, continuous)
  • Input of anthropogenic sound (impulsive, continuous)
GES description
Underwater noise is at a level that does not adversely affects species.
The spatial distribution, temporal extent, and levels of man-made impulse sounds do not exceed levels that negatively affect populations of marine animals.
The spatial distribution, temporal extent, and levels of man-made sustained low-frequency sound do not exceed levels that negatively affect marine animal populations.
Determination date
201904
201904
201904
Update type
Modified from reported determination
New determination
New determination
Justification for non-use of criterion
Justification for delay in setting EU/regional requirements
There are no thresholds yet for which levels of underwater noise are compatible with good environmental conditions, either nationally or internationally.
There are no thresholds yet for which levels of underwater noise are compatible with good environmental conditions, either nationally or internationally.
There are no thresholds yet for which levels of underwater noise are compatible with good environmental conditions, either nationally or internationally.