Member State report / Art8-2024 / 2024 / D11 / Ireland / NE Atlantic: Celtic Seas

Report type Member State report to Commission
MSFD Article Art8
Report due 2024-10-15
GES Descriptor D11 Energy, incl. underwater noise
Member State Ireland
Region/subregion NE Atlantic: Celtic Seas
Report date 2026-04-09 13:40:20

Irish Assesment Area (ACS-IE-AA-001)

Regional assessment area
Component MRUs
GES component
D11
D11
Feature
Impulsive sound in water
Continuous low frequency sound
Element
Element extent
Trend element
Element 2
Element source
Criterion
D11C1
D11C2
Parameter
EXP-HAB-YR
Level of noise
Threshold value upper
Threshold value lower
Threshold value operator
Threshold qualitative
Threshold value source
Value achieved upper
Value achieved lower
Value unit
Proportion threshold value
Proportion value achieved
Proportion threshold value unit
Trend parameter
Stable
Unknown
Parameter achieved
Yes
Unknown
Description parameter
Related indicator
  • ACS-IE-ImpulsiveNoise2021
  • ACS-IE-ContinuousNoise2024
Criteria status
Good
Good, based on low risk
Description criteria
Risk-based approach
Element status
Description element
Source assessment feature
  • MSFD
  • MSFD
Reporting method feature
Type D
Type D
Trend feature
Stable
Unknown
Integration rule type parameter
SPATIAL
Other
Integration rule description parameter
Risk-based approach
Integration rule type criteria
Integration rule description criteria
GES extent threshold
80.00
GES extent achieved
95.00
GES extent unit
Proportion of area in good status
Proportion of area in good status
GES achieved
GES achieved by 2012
GES achieved by 2024
Description overall status
No sound pressure level thresholds agreed at Regional or EU level. Good based on low risk.
Assessments period
Related pressures
  • Input of anthropogenic sound (impulsive, continuous)
  • Input of anthropogenic sound (impulsive, continuous)
Related targets
  • IE- D11T1-MRU001
  • IE- D11T1-a-MRU001
  • IE- D11T1-MRU001
  • IE- D11T1-a-MRU001
Test TV
NA
NA
Test results
False
Correct