Member State report / Art9 / 2018 / D1-M / France / NE Atlantic: Greater North 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 Mammals |
| Member State | France |
| Region/subregion | NE Atlantic: Greater North Sea |
| Reported by | Ministère de la transition Ecologique et Solidaire |
| Report date | 2020-02-19 |
| Report access | ART9_GES_FR_2019-12-12.xml |
GES component |
D1
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D1-M
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D1C1
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D1C2
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D1C3
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D1C4
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D1C5
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Marine reporting units |
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Features |
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GES description |
Biological diversity is conserved. The quality of habitats and their number, as well as the distribution and abundance of species are adapted to existing physiographic, geographic and climatic conditions (Directive 2008/56/EC).
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Determination date |
201910 |
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Update type |
New determination |
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Justification for non-use of criterion |
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Justification for delay in setting EU/regional requirements |
No indicators are available for the assessment of Criterion D1C1 for seals, white beaked lagoon, bottlenose dolphin and minke whale. Criterion D1C5 could not be assessed for any marine mammal species during this evaluation due to the lack of adequate data on the habitats of the species evaluated. In some cases, such data do exist but require a significant research effort to define the favourable habitat for each of the species assessed and to develop robust indicators of changes in their ranges. Nevertheless, this limit could be exceeded for the next cycle. The methodological standards relating to criteria D1C1, D1C4 and D1C5 for marine mammals will be specified following additional studies, as provided for in Ministerial Order 2019 on the definition of good environmental status of marine waters.
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