Member State report / Art9 / 2018 / D4 / 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 D4 Food webs/D1 Ecosystems
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
D4
D4C1
D4C2
D4C3
D4C4
Marine reporting units
  • ACS-IE-AA-001
  • ACS-IE-AA-001
Features
  • All trophic guilds
  • All trophic guilds
GES description
The environmental status under criterion D4C1 - the diversity (species composition and their relative abundance) of the trophic guild is not adversely affected due to anthropogenic pressures - is currently unknown within Ireland’s maritime area.
The environmental status under criterion D4C2 - the balance of total abundance between the trophic guilds is not adversely affected due to anthropogenic pressures - is currently unknown within Ireland’s maritime area.
Determination date
202006
202006
Update type
New determination
New determination
Justification for non-use of criterion
Justification for delay in setting EU/regional requirements
There are currently no threshold values associated with trophic guild species diversity. The development of regional and sub-regional threshold values for trophic guild species diversity have not been undertaken at this time.
There are currently no threshold values associated with abundance across trophic guilds. The development of regional and sub-regional threshold values for abundance across trophic guilds have not been undertaken at this time.