Member State report / Art10 / 2012 / D10 / Ireland / NE Atlantic: Celtic Seas

Report type Member State report to Commission
MSFD Article Art. 10 Environmental targets (and Art. 17 updates)
Report due 2012-10-15
GES Descriptor D10 Litter
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_MSFD10TI_20130415.xml

ACS-IE-AA-001

Feature [Target or Indicator code]
D10
10.1
10.1.1
10.2
10.2.1
GES descriptor, criterion or indicator [GEScomponent]
D10
D10C1
D10C1
D10C4
D10C3
MarineUnitID
  • Irish Assesment Area (ACS-IE-AA-001)
  • Irish Assesment Area (ACS-IE-AA-001)
  • Irish Assesment Area (ACS-IE-AA-001)
  • Irish Assesment Area (ACS-IE-AA-001)
  • Irish Assesment Area (ACS-IE-AA-001)
Method used
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Description [Targets]
Reduced levels of litter (plastic particles) in fulmar stomachs.
Threshold value [TargetValue]
Reference point type
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Baseline
Not possible to establish a baseline at this stage until monitoring programmes are fully established / operational
Not possible to establish a baseline at this stage until monitoring programmes are fully established / operational.
Not possible to establish a baseline at this stage until monitoring programmes are fully established / operational.
Not possible to establish a baseline at this stage until monitoring programmes are fully established / operational
Not possible to establish a baseline at this stage until monitoring programmes are fully established / operational
Proportion
NotReported
NotReported
NotReported
NotReported
NotReported
Assessment method
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Development status
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Type of target/indicator
Impact
Pressure
Pressure
Impact
Impact
Timescale
2020-01
2020-01
2020-01
2020-01
2020-01
Interim or GES target
Interim
Interim
Interim
Interim
Interim
Compatibility with existing targets/indicators
N/A
N/A as no targets have been set under the OSPAR methodology for coastline litter monitoring, or under other national, regional, community or international legislation.
N/A as no targets have been set under the OSPAR methodology for coastline litter monitoring, or under other national, regional, community or international legislation.
N/A
N/A
Physical/chemical features
Predominant habitats
  • SeabedHabitatsAll
  • WaterColumnHabitatsAll
  • SeabedHabitatsAll
  • WaterColumnHabitatsAll
Functional group
  • AllFunctional
  • AllFunctional
Pressures
  • Litter [macro]
  • Litter [macro]
  • Litter [macro]
  • Litter [macro]
  • Litter [macro]