Member State report / Art8 / 2018 / D2 / Ireland / NE Atlantic: Celtic Seas

Report type Member State report to Commission
MSFD Article Art. 8 Initial assessment (and Art. 17 updates)
Report due 2018-10-15
GES Descriptor D2 Non-indigenous species
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-ART8_GES_IE_Updated_24_July.xml

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

GES component
D2
D2
D2
Feature
Newly-introduced non-indigenous species
Newly-introduced non-indigenous species
Newly-introduced non-indigenous species
Element
Perophora japonica
Schizoporella japonica
Undaria pinnatifida
Element code
103758
470388
145721
Element code source
Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/
Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/
Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/
Element 2
Element 2 code
Element 2 code source
Element source
National
National
National
Criterion
D2C1
D2C1
D2C1
Parameter
Presence
Presence
Presence
Parameter other
Threshold value upper
Threshold value lower
Threshold qualitative
Threshold value source
Threshold value source other
Value achieved upper
2.0
1.0
2.0
Value achieved lower
Value unit
Other
Other
Other
Value unit other
Locations
Locations
Locations
Proportion threshold value
Proportion value achieved
Proportion threshold value unit
Trend
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Parameter achieved
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Description parameter
Related indicator
  • D2el1
  • D2el1
  • D2el1
Criteria status
Good
Good
Good
Description criteria
Element status
Good
Good
Good
Description element
Ireland has achieved Good Environmental Status within its maritime area for non-indigenous species. There have been three newly introduced species identified in Ireland’s maritime area during the assessment period 2013-2018. While there are no established threshold values for this criterion at present, this number of introductions is considered low based on expert judgement and is comparable with the numbers of new NIS described in the OSPAR Intermediate Assessment (2017).
Ireland has achieved Good Environmental Status within its maritime area for non-indigenous species. There have been three newly introduced species identified in Ireland’s maritime area during the assessment period 2013-2018. While there are no established threshold values for this criterion at present, this number of introductions is considered low based on expert judgement and is comparable with the numbers of new NIS described in the OSPAR Intermediate Assessment (2017).
Ireland has achieved Good Environmental Status within its maritime area for non-indigenous species. There have been three newly introduced species identified in Ireland’s maritime area during the assessment period 2013-2018. While there are no established threshold values for this criterion at present, this number of introductions is considered low based on expert judgement and is comparable with the numbers of new NIS described in the OSPAR Intermediate Assessment (2017).
Integration rule type parameter
Integration rule description parameter
Integration rule type criteria
Integration rule description criteria
GES extent threshold
GES extent achieved
GES extent unit
GES achieved
GES achieved
GES achieved
GES achieved
Description overall status
The 3 newly introduced species identified are: Undaria pinnatifida (Asian kelp), Schizoporella japonica (a bryozioan) and Perphora japonica (a colonial sea squirt). Ireland has achieved Good Environmental Status within its maritime area for non-indigenous species. There have been three newly introduced species identified in Ireland’s maritime area during the assessment period 2013-2018. While there are no established threshold values for this criterion at present, this number of introductions is considered low based on expert judgement and is comparable with the numbers of new NIS described in the OSPAR Intermediate Assessment (2017).
The 3 newly introduced species identified are: Undaria pinnatifida (Asian kelp), Schizoporella japonica (a bryozioan) and Perphora japonica (a colonial sea squirt). Ireland has achieved Good Environmental Status within its maritime area for non-indigenous species. There have been three newly introduced species identified in Ireland’s maritime area during the assessment period 2013-2018. While there are no established threshold values for this criterion at present, this number of introductions is considered low based on expert judgement and is comparable with the numbers of new NIS described in the OSPAR Intermediate Assessment (2017).
The 3 newly introduced species identified are: Undaria pinnatifida (Asian kelp), Schizoporella japonica (a bryozioan) and Perphora japonica (a colonial sea squirt). Ireland has achieved Good Environmental Status within its maritime area for non-indigenous species. There have been three newly introduced species identified in Ireland’s maritime area during the assessment period 2013-2018. While there are no established threshold values for this criterion at present, this number of introductions is considered low based on expert judgement and is comparable with the numbers of new NIS described in the OSPAR Intermediate Assessment (2017).
Assessments period
2013-2018
2013-2018
2013-2018
Related pressures
  • Newly-introduced non-indigenous species
  • Newly-introduced non-indigenous species
  • Newly-introduced non-indigenous species
Related targets
  • D2T1
  • D2T1
  • D2T1