Member State report / Art8 / 2012 / D8 / Greece / Mediterranean: Ionian Sea & Central Mediterranean Sea

Report type Member State report to Commission
MSFD Article Art. 8 Initial assessment (and Art. 17 updates)
Report due 2012-10-15
GES Descriptor D8 Contaminants
Member State Greece
Region/subregion Mediterranean: Ionian Sea & Central Mediterranean Sea
Reported by Faculty of Geology and Geo-Environment, University of Athens, Greece, APC S.A., University of Creete, Biology Department, Dept of Chemisrty,University of Athens, Dept of Marine Sciences, University of the Aegean, 81100 Mytilene, Greece
Report date 2012-10-15
Report access MICGR_MSFD8bPressures_20130430.xml

Hellenic Republic's MS marine waters part of the Ionian Sea and the Central Mediterranean Sea subregion

GES component
D8C3 Significant acute pollution events (8.2.2)
D8C3 Significant acute pollution events (8.2.2)
D8C3 Significant acute pollution events (8.2.2)
Feature
LevelPressure
LevelPressureContaminant
ImpactPressureSeabedHabitats
ImpactPressureFunctionalGroup
Assessment Topic
PollutionEvents8_2_2
PollutionEventsSeabedHabitats8_2_2
PollutionEventsFunctionalGroups8_2_2
Element
LitRock, LitSed, ShallCoarseSed, ShallMud, ShallMxdSed, ShallRock, ShallSand, ShelfCoarseSed, ShelfMud, ShelfMxdSed, ShelfRock, ShelfSand
BirdsInshoreBenthic, BirdsInshoreHerbiv, BirdsInshorePelagic, BirdsInshoreSurface, BirdsIntertidalBenthic, BirdsOffshorePelagic, BirdsOffshoreSurface, FishCoastal, FishDemersal, FishDiadromous, FishPelagic, FishPelagicElasmobranchs
Element 2
ThresholdValue
There is no quantitativ e threshold. The occurrence and extent of significant pollution events should be minimised.
There is no quantitativ e threshold. The occurrence and extent of significant pollution events should be minimised.
There is no quantitativ e threshold. The occurrence and extent of significant pollution events should be minimised.
Threshold value/Value unit
Proportion threshold value
Status of criteria/indicator
Good
NotAssessed
NotAssessed
Status trend
Improving
Unknown_NotAssessed
Unknown_NotAssessed
Status confidence
Low
NotRelevant
NotRelevant
Description (status of criteria/indicator)
Insufficient data
Insufficient data
Limitations
Assessment period
Description
The significant pollution events which occured in the assessment area have released contaminants, polluting the marine environment in Southern Peloponnese, in Lakonikos Gulf anf off Lakonikos and Messiniakos Gulf.
The are no data regarding the amount of petroleum hydrocarbons which were disposed of in the marine environment. The extent of the affected area is about 18.3 km2.
The impacts of this acute pollution events have not been recorded. However, it is deemed that the majority of the habitats is impacted.
The impacts of these acute pollution events have not been recorded. However, it is deemed that the majority of the habitats in the vicinity of the event is impacted.
Input load
There have been 2 incidents of acute pollution timescale for above data: 11/1998-6/2001
lessthan1%
Unknown_NotAssessed
Unknown_NotAssessed
Load unit
Unknown_NotAssessed
Confidence
Low
Low
Non related GES component
Non related GES component
Trends (recent)
Decreasing
Decreasing
Trends (future)
Decrease
Decrease
Description (activities)
The causes of these pollution incidents are marine based, as the petroleum leakage derives from shipping. It is known that pollution events are also caused by land -based sources, however, there are no records available.
The causes of these pollution incidents are marine based, as the petroleum leakage derives from shipping. It is known that pollution events are also caused by land -based sources, however, there are no records available.
The causes of these pollution incidents are marine based, as the petroleum leakage derives from shipping. It is known that pollution events are also caused by land -based sources, however, there are no records available.
The causes of these pollution incidents are marine based, as the petroleum leakage derives from shipping. It is known that pollution events are also caused by land -based sources, however, there are no records available.
Activity type
  • "Shipping & floating structures (all vessels
  • NotReported
  • "Shipping & floating structures (all vessels
  • NotReported
  • "Shipping & floating structures (all vessels
  • NotReported
  • "Shipping & floating structures (all vessels
  • NotReported
Information gaps
It is obvious that there are many information gaps regarding acute pollution events in the assessment area due to insuffficient data. The situation could be addressed if the local and state authorities (the Ministry of Public Order and Citizen Protection) recorded such incidents in greater detail and developped a network of experts who could record the impacts of such events. The latter could be assissted by implementing research programmes on marine pollution. It is not possible to provide an estimate concerning the time such actions could be taken.
It is obvious that there are many information gaps regarding acute pollution events in the assessment area due to insuffficient data. The situation could be addressed if the local and state authorities (the Ministry of Public Order and Citizen Protection) recorded such incidents in greater detail and developped a network of experts who could record the impacts of such events. The latter could be assissted by implementing research programmes on marine pollution. It is not possible to provide an estimate concerning the time such actions could be taken.
It is obvious that there are many information gaps regarding acute pollution events in the assessment area due to insuffficient data. The situation could be addressed if the local and state authorities (the Ministry of Public Order and Citizen Protection) recorded such incidents in greater detail and developped a network of experts who could record the impacts of such events. The latter could be assissted by implementing research programmes on marine pollution. It is not possible to provide an estimate concerning the time such actions could be taken.
It is obvious that there are many information gaps regarding acute pollution events in the assessment area due to insuffficient data. The situation could be addressed if the local and state authorities (the Ministry of Public Order and Citizen Protection) recorded such incidents in greater detail and developped a network of experts who could record the impacts of such events. The latter could be assissted by implementing research programmes on marine pollution. It is not possible to provide an estimate concerning the time such actions could be taken.