Member State report / Art9 / 2018 / D10 / 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 | D10 Litter |
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 |
D10
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D10C1
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D10C1
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D10C2
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D10C3
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D10C4
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Marine reporting units |
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Features |
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GES description |
Ireland has achieved Good Environmental Status within its maritime area for the amount of litter on coastlines with the median number of litter items greater than 2.5cm found on beaches in quarterly surveys between 2013 and 2018 decreasing from 73.5 items per 100 metres in 2013, to 46 items per 100 metres in 2018.
This is based on the target 'reduction in the number of visible litter items within specific categories / types on coastlines' as described in Ireland's MSFD Cycle 1 Initial Assessment. |
It is not possible to determine GES in relation to Commission Decision 2017/848 primary criterion for marine litter (D10C1) at this time as thresholds have not been established. Targets D10T1a and D10T1b will be used in future to determine GES for D10C1 |
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Determination date |
202006 |
202006 |
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Update type |
New determination |
New determination |
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Justification for non-use of criterion |
It is not possible to determine GES in relation to Commission Decision 2017/848 primary criterion for micro-litter (D10C2) at this time as thresholds have not been established and currently no scientifically agreed methodologies have been developed to monitor micro-litter. |
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Justification for delay in setting EU/regional requirements |
There are currently no threshold values associated with litter. The development of regional and sub-regional threshold values has not been undertaken at this time but is a work in progress at a European member state level. |
There are currently no threshold values associated with litter. The development of regional and sub-regional threshold values has not been undertaken at this time but is a work in progress at a European member state level. |