Member State report / Art9 / 2018 / D1-R / 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 | 2018-10-15 |
| GES Descriptor | D1 Reptiles |
| 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-ART9_GES_IE_Updated_24July.xml |
GES component |
D1
|
D1-R
|
D1C1
|
D1C2
|
D1C3
|
D1C4
|
D1C5
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Marine reporting units |
|
|
|
|
|||
Features |
|
|
|
|
|||
GES description |
The environmental status under criterion D1C1 - the mortality rate per species from incidental by-catch is below levels which threaten the species, such that its long-term viability is ensured - is currently unknown within Ireland’s maritime area. |
The environmental status under criterion D1C2 - the population abundance of the species is not adversely affected due to anthropogenic pressures, such that its long-term viability is ensured - is currently unknown within Ireland’s maritime area. |
The environmental status under criterion D1C4 - the species distributional range and, where relevant, pattern is in line with prevailing physiographic, geographic and climatic conditions - is currently unknown within Ireland’s maritime area. |
The environmental status under criterion D1C5 - the habitat for the species has the necessary extent and condition to support the different stages in the life history of the species- is currently unknown within Ireland’s maritime area. |
|||
Determination date |
202006 |
202006 |
202006 |
202006 |
|||
Update type |
New determination |
New determination |
New determination |
New determination |
|||
Justification for non-use of criterion |
The assessment does not include the primary criterion D1C3 [i.e. The population demographic characteristics of the species (e.g. body size or age class structure, sex ratio, fecundity, and survival rates) are indicative of a healthy population which is not adversely affected due to anthropogenic pressures]. This selection decision was based on International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) advice for a related criterion under Descriptor 3 – Populations of commercially- exploited fish and shellfish (D3C3). In this ICES concluded that until proof-of-concept has been validated, D3C3 could not be considered operational for MSFD assessment purposes; consequently, D1C3 is not considered operational for MSFD assessment purposes.
This ICES advice is available at:
https://www.ices.dk/sites/pub/Publication%20Reports/Advice/2017/Special_requests/eu.2017.07.pdf |
||||||
Justification for delay in setting EU/regional requirements |