Member State report / Art9 / 2012 / D1-C / 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 Cephalopods |
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
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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 |
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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. |
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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 |
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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 |
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1.3 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.3.1 |
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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. |
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Threshold values |
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Threshold value unit |
Not relevant
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Proportion of area to achieve threshold value |
GES has not been quantitatively defined/agreed |
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Baseline |
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Assessment method |
The assessment method is not yet defined.
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Development status |
Further development needed (expected to be operational by 2018 if adopted) |