Member State report / Art9 / 2018 / D11 / 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 | D11 Energy, incl. underwater noise |
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 |
D11
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D11C1
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D11C2
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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 Criteria D11C1 - the spatial distribution, temporal extent, and levels of anthropogenic impulsive sound sources. |
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Determination date |
202006 |
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Update type |
New determination |
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Justification for non-use of criterion |
There are no agreed methodologies for the assessment of continuous noise and its impact on marine mammals, thus there is no assessment under Criteria D11C2 (i.e. the spatial distribution, temporal extent and levels of anthropogenic continuous low-frequency sound do not exceed levels that adversely affect populations of marine animals). Work is ongoing at a European level to develop methodologies for the assessment of continuous noise and its impact on marine animals. |
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Justification for delay in setting EU/regional requirements |
There are currently no threshold values associated with Anthropogenic impulsive sound. The development of regional and sub-regional threshold values is under way through the MSFD Common Implementation Strategy Technical Group on Underwater Noise (TG-Noise). |