Member State report / Art9 / 2012 / D1-B / Ireland / NE Atlantic: Celtic Seas

Report type Member State report to Commission
MSFD Article Art. 9 Determination of GES (and Art. 17 updates)
Report due 2012-10-15
GES Descriptor D1 Birds
Member State Ireland
Region/subregion NE Atlantic: Celtic Seas
Reported by Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government
Report date 15/04/2013
Report access ACSIE_MSFD9GES_20130415.xml
GES component
D1
1.1 Species distribution
1.1 Species distribution
1.1 Species distribution
1.1 Species distribution
1.1 Species distribution
1.1 Species distribution
1.1.1 Species distributional range
1.1.1 Species distributional range
1.1.1 Species distributional range
1.1.1 Species distributional range
1.1.1 Species distributional range
1.1.1 Species distributional range
1.1.2 Species distributional pattern
1.1.2 Species distributional pattern
1.1.2 Species distributional pattern
1.1.2 Species distributional pattern
1.1.2 Species distributional pattern
1.1.2 Species distributional pattern
1.1.3 Area covered by species
1.2 Population size
1.2 Population size
1.2 Population size
1.2 Population size
1.2 Population size
1.2 Population size
1.2.1 Population abundance
1.2.1 Population abundance
1.2.1 Population abundance
1.2.1 Population abundance
1.2.1 Population abundance
1.2.1 Population abundance
1.3 Population condition
1.3 Population condition
1.3 Population condition
1.3 Population condition
1.3 Population condition
1.3 Population condition
1.3.1 Population demographic characteristics
1.3.1 Population demographic characteristics
1.3.1 Population demographic characteristics
1.3.1 Population demographic characteristics
1.3.1 Population demographic characteristics
1.3.1 Population demographic characteristics
Method used
Ireland has utilised the information sharing facilitated by OSPAR on existing methodologies and future developments for determining GES and environmental targets and indicators. The non-binding OSPAR ‘Advice Documents’ use the benefit of OSPAR expertise to set out common approaches for expressing GES and potential methodologies for developing targets and indicators. The OSPAR countries implementing the MSFD have collectively analysed and shared their emerging GES determinations and associated targets and indicators through the creation of an inventory of emerging national proposals. For the biodiversity Descriptors (including 1, 2, 4 and 6) OSPAR countries are sharing expertise on common approaches. An intensive programme of work is still continuing to coordinate national approaches to biodiversity targets and indicators, including the ongoing development of a proposed set of common OSPAR biodiversity indicators for MSFD. Ireland has also participated in EU coordination through the EU CIS process.
Marine reporting units
  • Irish Assesment Area
  • Irish Assesment Area
  • Irish Assesment Area
  • Irish Assesment Area
  • Irish Assesment Area
  • Irish Assesment Area
  • Irish Assesment Area
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  • Irish Assesment Area
  • Irish Assesment Area
  • Irish Assesment Area
  • Irish Assesment Area
  • Irish Assesment Area
  • Irish Assesment Area
  • Irish Assesment Area
  • Irish Assesment Area
  • Irish Assesment Area
  • Irish Assesment Area
  • Irish Assesment Area
  • Irish Assesment Area
  • Irish Assesment Area
  • Irish Assesment Area
  • Irish Assesment Area
  • Irish Assesment Area
  • Irish Assesment Area
  • Irish Assesment Area
  • Irish Assesment Area
  • Irish Assesment Area
  • Irish Assesment Area
  • Irish Assesment Area
  • Irish Assesment Area
  • Irish Assesment Area
  • Irish Assesment Area
  • Irish Assesment Area
  • Irish Assesment Area
  • Irish Assesment Area
  • Irish Assesment Area
  • Irish Assesment Area
  • Irish Assesment Area
  • Irish Assesment Area
  • Irish Assesment Area
Feature
  • All birds
  • All fish
  • AllFunctional
  • CephalopodsAll
  • MammalsAll
  • ReptilesAll
  • SeabedHabitatsAll
  • WaterColumnHabitatsAll
Criterion/indicator
D1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1.1
1.1.1
1.1.1
1.1.1
1.1.1
1.1.1
1.1.2
1.1.2
1.1.2
1.1.2
1.1.2
1.1.2
1.1.3
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2.1
1.2.1
1.2.1
1.2.1
1.2.1
1.2.1
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3.1
1.3.1
1.3.1
1.3.1
1.3.1
1.3.1
GES description
Ireland’s Marine Biodiversity is safeguarded in such a way that:- • Overall biodiversity is maintained or where appropriate restored. • Ecosystem structure and function is not compromised. • Abundance, distribution, extent and condition of key species and habitats are in line with prevailing physiographic, geographic and climate conditions. Species and habitats identified as needing protection under national or international agreements are effectively protected or conserved through the appropriate national, regional or international mechanisms.
Threshold values
  • Irish Assesment Area = Not relevant
Threshold value unit
Not relevant
Proportion of area to achieve threshold value
GES has not been quantitatively defined/agreed
Reference point type
Baseline
Not relevant
Assessment method
The assessment method is not yet defined.
Development status
Further development needed (expected to be operational by 2018 if adopted)