Member State report / Art9 / 2018 / D5 / 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 D5 Eutrophication
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
D5
D5C1
D5C2
D5C3
D5C4
D5C5
D5C6
D5C7
D5C8
5.1.2
5.2
5.3
Marine reporting units
  • MWE-ES-SD-ESAL
  • MWE-ES-SD-LEV
Features
  • Eutrophication
  • pH
GES description
FOR GES: For coastal waters, when the values defined as good/moderate status limit are not exceeded and are included in the management plans published in 2016 (2015/2021 hydrological planning cycle). For areas beyond coastal areas, they shall be considered as achieving GES when no significant increasing trends are detected in the period 2011-2016 and no concentrations above baseline values are recorded beyond statistically expected.
Determination date
201906
Update type
Same as last reported determination
Justification for non-use of criterion
Justification for delay in setting EU/regional requirements
Decision (EU) 2017/848 does not change the definition of the GES for the three criteria assessed. therefore, the same definition has been maintained for the first cycle of the Member States, which reflected the requirement set out in the Decision to accept the threshold values used in Directive 2000/60/EC.