Member State report / Art10 / 2012 / D7 / 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 D7 Hydrographical changes
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]
D7
7.1.1
GES descriptor, criterion or indicator [GEScomponent]
D7
D7C1
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]
Natural water exchanges in the Baltic Sea and in the sea basins are secured, the salt content remains natural stable, the full annual cycle of the upper layer is achieved in the spring and autumn, and the water exchange is also sufficient and the flow conditions remain as organic as possible, including at local level.
Salinity and changes in water salinity
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
State
State
Timescale
Interim or GES target
Compatibility with existing targets/indicators
Physical/chemical features
  • Mixing
  • Mixing
Predominant habitats
  • WaterColumnHabitatsAll
  • WaterColumnHabitatsAll
Functional group
Pressures
  • ChangeSalinity
  • ChangeThermal
  • ChangeSalinity
  • ChangeThermal