Member State report / Art9 / 2012 / D9 / Greece / Mediterranean: Ionian Sea & Central Mediterranean Sea
Report type | Member State report to Commission |
MSFD Article | Art. 9 Determination of GES (and Art. 17 updates) |
Report due | 2012-10-15 |
GES Descriptor | D9 Contaminants in seafood |
Member State | Greece |
Region/subregion | Mediterranean: Ionian Sea & Central Mediterranean Sea |
Reported by | APC S.A. |
Report date | 2012-10-15 |
Report access | MICGR_MSFD9GES_20130430.xml |
GES component |
D9
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9.1 Levels, number and frequency of contaminants |
9.1.1 Levels of contaminants in seafood |
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Method used |
MIC-EL-MS-IO: For descriptors 3, 5, 6, 8 and 9 it is attempted to approach GES quantitatively using environmental thresholds/limits to describe the desired state of GES. For descriptors 1, 2, 4,7 and 10 a qualitative description of what GES will be like is provided. |
MIC-EL-MS-IO: For descriptors 3, 5, 6, 8 and 9 it is attempted to approach GES quantitatively using environmental thresholds/limits to describe the desired state of GES. For descriptors 1, 2, 4,7 and 10 a qualitative description of what GES will be like is provided. |
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Criterion/indicator |
D9 |
9.1 |
9.1.1 |
GES description |
To assess if an area is in GES, it is necesssary for fish and other seafood contaminant concentrations to remain below certain regulatory levels. In this way public health is protected. Generally, the concentrations of contaminants traced in fish and foodstaff fished or cultured in the waters of the subregion rarely exceed the maximum levels set by the regulation of the EU No 1881/2006. In addition, there is not an increasing trend of bioaccumulation in the biota and functional groups used as bioindicators (Mytilus Galloprovincialis and Mullus Barbatus/ Boops Boops respectively). Nevertheless, there are some top predators which occasionally have been found to exceed maximum permitted levels for certain contaminants, due to bioaccumulation. To conclude, marine waters in the subregion of Ionian -Central Mediterranean Sea are in Good Environmental Status and effort has to be made to maintain such condition. |
Levels of contaminants
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Threshold values |
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Threshold value unit |
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Proportion of area to achieve threshold value |
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Reference point type |
LimitReferencePoint |
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Baseline |
The baseline/background concentrations used to establish the threshold values is that of the pristine state of open sea water/ sediments/ marine organisms/ functional groups:
Metals (μg/kg ww): Cd 25, Hg 35, Pb 25, PCBs (μg/g): Total PCB 0 |
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Assessment method |
The asessment method involves the monitoring of the paramaters mentioned and the comparison of the measured values to the thresholds set. |
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Development status |
Fully operational
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