Member State report / Art9 / 2018 / D1-R / Spain / Mediterranean: Western Mediterranean 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 D1 Reptiles
Member State Spain
Region/subregion Mediterranean: Western Mediterranean Sea
Reported by Subdirección General para la protección del mar. D.G. Sostenibilidad de la Costa y del Mar. Minister
Report date 2020-02-03
Report access msfd2018-ART9_GES.xml

GES component
D1
D1-R
D1C1
D1C2
D1C3
D1C4
D1C5
Marine reporting units
  • MWE-ES-SD-ESAL
  • MWE-ES-SD-LEV
Features
  • Turtles
GES description
The corresponding sea demarcation does not act as a sink for any of the source populations.
Determination date
201906
Update type
New determination
Justification for non-use of criterion
Justification for delay in setting EU/regional requirements
Criterion D1C1: It is not possible to provide a threshold value for incidental capture caused by incidental capture, as it is not known what proportion of juveniles enters into the DM and therefore it is not possible to assess criterion D1C1. Criterion D1C2: There is no model for estimating the load capacity for the species of turtles in question, which makes it impossible to give a threshold value for the population density. Criterion D1C3: Not assessed. Secondary. Criterion D1C4: Presence of the species in their potential area of potential distribution. assessed criterion. Criterion D1C5: It has not been possible to identify the characteristics that define the marine habitat of these species precisely despite the modelling efforts made, making it impossible to give a threshold value and to assess criterion D1C5.