MS/Art8/2018/D1-B/Ireland/NE Atlantic: Celtic Seas

Member State report / Art8 / 2018 / D1-B / Ireland / NE Atlantic: Celtic Seas

Report type	Member State report to Commission
MSFD Article	Art. 8 Initial assessment (and Art. 17 updates)
Report due	2018-10-15
GES Descriptor	D1 Birds
Member State	Ireland
Region/subregion	NE Atlantic: Celtic Seas
Reported by	Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government
Report date	2020-08-31
Report access	msfd2018-ART8_GES_IE_Updated_24_July.xml

Irish Assesment Area (ACS-IE-AA-001)

Simplified table

GES component	D1-B	D1-B	D1-B	D1-B	D1-B	D1-B	D1-B	D1-B	D1-B	D1-B	D1-B	D1-B
Feature	Pelagic-feeding birds	Pelagic-feeding birds	Pelagic-feeding birds	Pelagic-feeding birds	Pelagic-feeding birds	Pelagic-feeding birds	Pelagic-feeding birds	Pelagic-feeding birds	Pelagic-feeding birds	Pelagic-feeding birds	Pelagic-feeding birds	Pelagic-feeding birds
Element	Fulmarus glacialis (Northern fulmar)	Fulmarus glacialis (Northern fulmar)	Fulmarus glacialis (Northern fulmar)	Fulmarus glacialis (Northern fulmar)	Morus bassanus (Northern gannet)	Morus bassanus (Northern gannet)	Morus bassanus (Northern gannet)	Morus bassanus (Northern gannet)	Rissa tridactylus (Black-legged kittiwake)	Rissa tridactylus (Black-legged kittiwake)	Rissa tridactylus (Black-legged kittiwake)	Rissa tridactylus (Black-legged kittiwake)
Element code	137195	137195	137195	137195	148776	148776	148776	148776	137156	137156	137156	137156
Element code source	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/	Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/
Element 2
Element 2 code
Element 2 code source
Element source	National	National	National	National	National	National	National	National	National	National	National	National
Criterion	D1C1	D1C2	D1C4	D1C5	D1C1	D1C2	D1C4	D1C5	D1C1	D1C2	D1C4	D1C5
Parameter	Mortality rate / Mortality rate from fishing (F)	Abundance	Distribution (range)	Extent	Mortality rate / Mortality rate from fishing (F)	Abundance	Distribution (range)	Extent	Mortality rate / Mortality rate from fishing (F)	Abundance	Distribution (range)	Extent
Parameter other
Threshold value upper
Threshold value lower
Threshold qualitative
Threshold value source
Threshold value source other
Value achieved upper
Value achieved lower
Value unit
Value unit other
Proportion threshold value
Proportion value achieved
Proportion threshold value unit
Trend	Unknown	Stable	Improving	Unknown	Unknown	Improving	Improving	Stable	Unknown	Deteriorating	Improving	Unknown
Parameter achieved	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Description parameter
Related indicator	Birds	Birds	Birds	Birds	Birds	Birds	Birds	Birds	Birds	Birds	Birds	Birds
Criteria status	Unknown	Good	Good	Good	Unknown	Good	Good	Good	Unknown	Not good	Good	Unknown
Description criteria
Element status	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Description element
Integration rule type parameter
Integration rule description parameter
Integration rule type criteria	Other	Other	Other	Other	Other	Other	Other	Other	Other	Other	Other	Other
Integration rule description criteria	Collective expert judgement was used to determine criteria integration.	Collective expert judgement was used to determine criteria integration.	Collective expert judgement was used to determine criteria integration.	Collective expert judgement was used to determine criteria integration.	Collective expert judgement was used to determine criteria integration.	Collective expert judgement was used to determine criteria integration.	Collective expert judgement was used to determine criteria integration.	Collective expert judgement was used to determine criteria integration.	Collective expert judgement was used to determine criteria integration.	Collective expert judgement was used to determine criteria integration.	Collective expert judgement was used to determine criteria integration.	Collective expert judgement was used to determine criteria integration.
GES extent threshold
GES extent achieved	67.00	67.00	67.00	67.00	67.00	67.00	67.00	67.00	67.00	67.00	67.00	67.00
GES extent unit	Proportion of species in good status within species group	Proportion of species in good status within species group	Proportion of species in good status within species group	Proportion of species in good status within species group	Proportion of species in good status within species group	Proportion of species in good status within species group	Proportion of species in good status within species group	Proportion of species in good status within species group	Proportion of species in good status within species group	Proportion of species in good status within species group	Proportion of species in good status within species group	Proportion of species in good status within species group
GES achieved	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported
Description overall status	GES Extent Threshold is not applicable The conclusions of Criteria Status and Element Status were based on scientific expert judgement. Where there are no Threshold Values, the Parameter Achieved field was reported as ‘Unknown’	GES Extent Threshold is not applicable The conclusions of Criteria Status and Element Status were based on scientific expert judgement. Where there are no Threshold Values, the Parameter Achieved field was reported as ‘Unknown’	GES Extent Threshold is not applicable The conclusions of Criteria Status and Element Status were based on scientific expert judgement. Where there are no Threshold Values, the Parameter Achieved field was reported as ‘Unknown’	GES Extent Threshold is not applicable The conclusions of Criteria Status and Element Status were based on scientific expert judgement. Where there are no Threshold Values, the Parameter Achieved field was reported as ‘Unknown’	GES Extent Threshold is not applicable The conclusions of Criteria Status and Element Status were based on scientific expert judgement. Where there are no Threshold Values, the Parameter Achieved field was reported as ‘Unknown’	GES Extent Threshold is not applicable The conclusions of Criteria Status and Element Status were based on scientific expert judgement. Where there are no Threshold Values, the Parameter Achieved field was reported as ‘Unknown’	GES Extent Threshold is not applicable The conclusions of Criteria Status and Element Status were based on scientific expert judgement. Where there are no Threshold Values, the Parameter Achieved field was reported as ‘Unknown’	GES Extent Threshold is not applicable The conclusions of Criteria Status and Element Status were based on scientific expert judgement. Where there are no Threshold Values, the Parameter Achieved field was reported as ‘Unknown’	GES Extent Threshold is not applicable The conclusions of Criteria Status and Element Status were based on scientific expert judgement. Where there are no Threshold Values, the Parameter Achieved field was reported as ‘Unknown’	GES Extent Threshold is not applicable The conclusions of Criteria Status and Element Status were based on scientific expert judgement. Where there are no Threshold Values, the Parameter Achieved field was reported as ‘Unknown’	GES Extent Threshold is not applicable The conclusions of Criteria Status and Element Status were based on scientific expert judgement. Where there are no Threshold Values, the Parameter Achieved field was reported as ‘Unknown’	GES Extent Threshold is not applicable The conclusions of Criteria Status and Element Status were based on scientific expert judgement. Where there are no Threshold Values, the Parameter Achieved field was reported as ‘Unknown’
Assessments period	2009-2018	2009-2018	2009-2018	2009-2018	2009-2018	2009-2018	2009-2018	2009-2018	2009-2018	2009-2018	2009-2018	2009-2018
Related pressures	Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence Extraction of, or mortality/injury to, wild species (by commercial and recreational fishing and other activities) Input of anthropogenic sound (impulsive, continuous) Input of litter (solid waste matter, including micro-sized litter) Input of nutrients - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition Input of organic matter - diffuse sources and point sources Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events Loss of, or change to, natural biological communities due to cultivation of animal or plant species Physical disturbance to seabed	Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence Extraction of, or mortality/injury to, wild species (by commercial and recreational fishing and other activities) Input of anthropogenic sound (impulsive, continuous) Input of litter (solid waste matter, including micro-sized litter) Input of nutrients - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition Input of organic matter - diffuse sources and point sources Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events Loss of, or change to, natural biological communities due to cultivation of animal or plant species Physical disturbance to seabed	Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence Extraction of, or mortality/injury to, wild species (by commercial and recreational fishing and other activities) Input of anthropogenic sound (impulsive, continuous) Input of litter (solid waste matter, including micro-sized litter) Input of nutrients - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition Input of organic matter - diffuse sources and point sources Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events Loss of, or change to, natural biological communities due to cultivation of animal or plant species Physical disturbance to seabed	Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence Extraction of, or mortality/injury to, wild species (by commercial and recreational fishing and other activities) Input of anthropogenic sound (impulsive, continuous) Input of litter (solid waste matter, including micro-sized litter) Input of nutrients - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition Input of organic matter - diffuse sources and point sources Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events Loss of, or change to, natural biological communities due to cultivation of animal or plant species Physical disturbance to seabed	Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence Extraction of, or mortality/injury to, wild species (by commercial and recreational fishing and other activities) Input of anthropogenic sound (impulsive, continuous) Input of litter (solid waste matter, including micro-sized litter) Input of nutrients - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition Input of organic matter - diffuse sources and point sources Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events Loss of, or change to, natural biological communities due to cultivation of animal or plant species Physical disturbance to seabed	Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence Extraction of, or mortality/injury to, wild species (by commercial and recreational fishing and other activities) Input of anthropogenic sound (impulsive, continuous) Input of litter (solid waste matter, including micro-sized litter) Input of nutrients - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition Input of organic matter - diffuse sources and point sources Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events Loss of, or change to, natural biological communities due to cultivation of animal or plant species Physical disturbance to seabed	Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence Extraction of, or mortality/injury to, wild species (by commercial and recreational fishing and other activities) Input of anthropogenic sound (impulsive, continuous) Input of litter (solid waste matter, including micro-sized litter) Input of nutrients - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition Input of organic matter - diffuse sources and point sources Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events Loss of, or change to, natural biological communities due to cultivation of animal or plant species Physical disturbance to seabed	Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence Extraction of, or mortality/injury to, wild species (by commercial and recreational fishing and other activities) Input of anthropogenic sound (impulsive, continuous) Input of litter (solid waste matter, including micro-sized litter) Input of nutrients - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition Input of organic matter - diffuse sources and point sources Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events Loss of, or change to, natural biological communities due to cultivation of animal or plant species Physical disturbance to seabed	Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence Extraction of, or mortality/injury to, wild species (by commercial and recreational fishing and other activities) Input of anthropogenic sound (impulsive, continuous) Input of litter (solid waste matter, including micro-sized litter) Input of nutrients - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition Input of organic matter - diffuse sources and point sources Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events Loss of, or change to, natural biological communities due to cultivation of animal or plant species Physical disturbance to seabed	Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence Extraction of, or mortality/injury to, wild species (by commercial and recreational fishing and other activities) Input of anthropogenic sound (impulsive, continuous) Input of litter (solid waste matter, including micro-sized litter) Input of nutrients - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition Input of organic matter - diffuse sources and point sources Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events Loss of, or change to, natural biological communities due to cultivation of animal or plant species Physical disturbance to seabed	Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence Extraction of, or mortality/injury to, wild species (by commercial and recreational fishing and other activities) Input of anthropogenic sound (impulsive, continuous) Input of litter (solid waste matter, including micro-sized litter) Input of nutrients - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition Input of organic matter - diffuse sources and point sources Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events Loss of, or change to, natural biological communities due to cultivation of animal or plant species Physical disturbance to seabed	Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence Extraction of, or mortality/injury to, wild species (by commercial and recreational fishing and other activities) Input of anthropogenic sound (impulsive, continuous) Input of litter (solid waste matter, including micro-sized litter) Input of nutrients - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition Input of organic matter - diffuse sources and point sources Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events Loss of, or change to, natural biological communities due to cultivation of animal or plant species Physical disturbance to seabed
Related targets	D1T1 D1T2 D1T4 D1T5	D1T1 D1T2 D1T4 D1T5	D1T1 D1T2 D1T4 D1T5	D1T1 D1T2 D1T4 D1T5	D1T1 D1T2 D1T4 D1T5	D1T1 D1T2 D1T4 D1T5	D1T1 D1T2 D1T4 D1T5	D1T1 D1T2 D1T4 D1T5	D1T1 D1T2 D1T4 D1T5	D1T1 D1T2 D1T4 D1T5	D1T1 D1T2 D1T4 D1T5	D1T1 D1T2 D1T4 D1T5