Member State report / Art8 / 2012 / D5 / Croatia / Mediterranean: Adriatic Sea
| Report type | Member State report to Commission |
| MSFD Article | Art. 8 Initial assessment (and Art. 17 updates) |
| Report due | 2012-10-15 |
| GES Descriptor | D5 Eutrophication |
| Member State | Croatia |
| Region/subregion | Mediterranean: Adriatic Sea |
| Reported by | Institute for Oceanography and Fisheries |
| Report date | 2013-10-06 |
| Report access | MADHR_MSFD8bPressures_20130610.xml |
MAD-HR-AA-COAST_8A1_8B6
MAD-HR-AA-COAST_MS_8B8_8B12
GES component |
GESOther: GES document is a work in progress and information needed here will soon be available. |
|---|---|
Feature |
LevelPressureOverall |
Assessment Topic |
NutrientsOrganicEnrichment5_1
|
Element |
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Element 2 |
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ThresholdValue |
|
Threshold value/Value unit |
|
Proportion threshold value |
|
Status of criteria/indicator |
NotAssessed |
Status trend |
Unknown_NotAssessed |
Status confidence |
NotRelevant |
Description (status of criteria/indicator) |
GES document is a work in progress and information needed here will soon be available. |
Limitations |
There is no data available for organic matter in this assessment area. |
Assessment period |
|
Description |
5% of assessment area is subject to nutrient and organic matter enrichment. Recent trends are characterized as unknown due to increasing trend of nitrogen and decreasing trend of phosphorus. |
Input load |
1-5%
|
Load unit |
|
Confidence |
High
|
Trends (recent) |
Unknown_NotAssessed |
Trends (future) |
Unknown_NotAssessed |
Description (activities) |
Important nutrient inputs come from urban, industry, agriculture and aquaculture activities. |
Activity type |
|
Information gaps |
MAD-HR-AA-COAST_N_8B8_8B12
GES component |
GESOther: GES document is a work in progress and information needed here will soon be available. |
|---|---|
Feature |
LevelPressureOverall |
Assessment Topic |
NutrientsOrganicEnrichment5_1
|
Element |
|
Element 2 |
|
ThresholdValue |
|
Threshold value/Value unit |
|
Proportion threshold value |
|
Status of criteria/indicator |
NotAssessed |
Status trend |
Unknown_NotAssessed |
Status confidence |
NotRelevant |
Description (status of criteria/indicator) |
GES document is a work in progress and information needed here will soon be available. |
Limitations |
|
Assessment period |
|
Description |
Nitrogen showed increasing and phosphorus showed decreasing trend in this assessment area. Organic matter showed decreasing trend but for the 1998-2006 period. |
Input load |
Unknown_NotAssessed
|
Load unit |
|
Confidence |
High
|
Trends (recent) |
Unknown_NotAssessed |
Trends (future) |
Unknown_NotAssessed |
Description (activities) |
Important nutrient inputs come from urban, industry, agriculture and aquaculture activities. |
Activity type |
|
Information gaps |
MAD-HR-AA-OPEN_8A1_8B6
MAD-HR-AA-OPEN_MS_8B8_8B12
GES component |
GESOther: GES document is a work in progress and information needed here will soon be available. |
|---|---|
Feature |
LevelPressureOverall |
Assessment Topic |
NutrientsOrganicEnrichment5_1
|
Element |
|
Element 2 |
|
ThresholdValue |
|
Threshold value/Value unit |
|
Proportion threshold value |
|
Status of criteria/indicator |
NotAssessed |
Status trend |
Unknown_NotAssessed |
Status confidence |
NotRelevant |
Description (status of criteria/indicator) |
GES document is a work in progress and information needed here will soon be available. |
Limitations |
There is no data available for organic matter in this assessment area. |
Assessment period |
|
Description |
During the investigated period nitrogen and phosphorus both showed decreasing trend in this area. |
Input load |
Unknown_NotAssessed
|
Load unit |
|
Confidence |
High
|
Trends (recent) |
Decreasing
|
Trends (future) |
Unknown_NotAssessed |
Description (activities) |
|
Activity type |
|
Information gaps |
MAD-HR-AA-OPEN_N_8B8_8B12
GES component |
GESOther: GES document is a work in progress and information needed here will soon be available. |
|---|---|
Feature |
LevelPressureOverall |
Assessment Topic |
NutrientsOrganicEnrichment5_1
|
Element |
|
Element 2 |
|
ThresholdValue |
|
Threshold value/Value unit |
|
Proportion threshold value |
|
Status of criteria/indicator |
NotAssessed |
Status trend |
Unknown_NotAssessed |
Status confidence |
NotRelevant |
Description (status of criteria/indicator) |
GES document is a work in progress and information needed here will soon be available. |
Limitations |
|
Assessment period |
|
Description |
Nitrogen showed increasing and phosphorus showed decreasing trend in this assessment area. Organic matter showed decreasing trend but for the 1998-2006 period. |
Input load |
Unknown_NotAssessed
|
Load unit |
|
Confidence |
High
|
Trends (recent) |
Unknown_NotAssessed |
Trends (future) |
Unknown_NotAssessed |
Description (activities) |
|
Activity type |
|
Information gaps |