Member State report / Art10 / 2012 / D2 / Finland / Baltic Sea

Report type Member State report to Commission
MSFD Article Art. 10 Environmental targets (and Art. 17 updates)
Report due 2012-10-15
GES Descriptor D2 Non-indigenous species
Member State Finland
Region/subregion Baltic Sea
Reported by Team of experts from: - several Finnish Institutes, - Centres for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment - The Ministry of Enviroment
Report date 2012-11-09
Report access MSFD10TI_20130515_140728.xml

BAL-FI-RG-Baltic_Sea

Feature [Target or Indicator code]
D2
2.1.1
GES descriptor, criterion or indicator [GEScomponent]
D2
D2C2
MarineUnitID
  • Baltic Sea (BAL-FI-RG-Baltic_Sea)
  • Baltic Sea (BAL-FI-RG-Baltic_Sea)
Method used
Good status is defined qualitatively for each of the evaluation criteria and qualitative targets are also set for each criterion. A good status limit (s), which can be either quantitative or qualitative, is set for hot indicators, unless quantitative values can be scientifically set.
Good status is defined qualitatively for each of the evaluation criteria and qualitative targets are also set for each criterion. A good status limit (s), which can be either quantitative or qualitative, is set for hot indicators, unless quantitative values can be scientifically set.
Description [Targets]
The ultimate aim is to prevent the introduction of alien species, with the ultimate aim of slowing down the arrival rate of alien species. In addition, the objective is that the adverse effects of harmful and highly harmful mammalian species have been minimised in areas of special interest for the archipelago.
Introduction of new alien species
Threshold value [TargetValue]
Reference point type
LimitReferencePoint
LimitReferencePoint
Baseline
current level
current level
Proportion
Assessment method
Development status
fully operational
fully operational
Type of target/indicator
Pressure
Pressure
Timescale
Interim or GES target
GES
GES
Compatibility with existing targets/indicators
Physical/chemical features
Predominant habitats
Functional group
Pressures
  • IntroNIS
  • IntroNIS