Member State report / Art9 / 2018 / D1-P / France / 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 Pelagic habitats |
| Member State | France |
| Region/subregion | Mediterranean: Western Mediterranean Sea |
| Reported by | Ministère de la transition Ecologique et Solidaire |
| Report date | 2020-02-19 |
| Report access | ART9_GES_FR_2019-12-12.xml |
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D1
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D1-P
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D1C6
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The evaluation of component D1 "Pelagic habitats" is based exclusively on the study of planktonic communities. This assessment is based on the use of 3 indicators developed within the framework of the OSPAR Regional Sea Convention, in particular within the EcApRHA project. In the absence of threshold values and due to a lack of data (in particular for offshore areas and for zooplankton), none of these indicators made it possible to assess the D1C6 criterion for any major type of pelagic habitat. The methodological standards associated with this criterion will be clarified following further studies, as provided for in the 2019 Ministerial Order relating to the definition of good ecological status for marine waters. The summary of the evaluation is available via this link: https://doi.org/10.13155/60193.
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