Member State report / Art9-2024 / 2024 / D2 / Estonia / Baltic Sea

Report type Member State report to Commission
MSFD Article Art9
Report due 2024-10-15
GES Descriptor D2 Non-indigenous species
Member State Estonia
Region/subregion Baltic Sea
Report date 2024-12-11 14:54:57

GES component
D2C2
D2C3
D2C1
D2C3
Marine reporting units
  • BAL-EE-AA-AA
  • BAL-EE-AA-AA
Features
  • Established non-indigenous species
  • Benthic broad habitats
  • Pelagic broad habitats
  • Newly-introduced non-indigenous species
  • Established non-indigenous species
  • Newly-introduced non-indigenous species
  • SpeciesGroups
GES description
GES is achieved if the assessment period average value of contribution of non-indigenous species in zooplankton and macrozoobenthic communities in Estonian marine area is not two times higher than the average value from previous assessment period.
GES is achieved if new introductions of non-indigenous species (NIS) to Estonian marine area through human activities during assessment period is zero. NIS = 0.
GES is achieved if the biopollution level (BPL) is ≤ 1.
Determination date
202407
202407
201807
201210
Update type
DeterminationSame
DeterminationModified
DeterminationSame
DeterminationSame
Justification for non-use of criterion
According to the guidance documents, D2C2 indicators serve as the basis for assessing the impact of non-indigenous species under D2C3. There is no need to determine GES for this criterion. The values of the indicators in this criterion are the input to the indicators of the next criterion D2C3, a separate assessment of the criterion D2C2 is not made, and the results of the indicators are not aggregated.
Justification for delay in setting EU/regional requirements