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
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D4C1
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D4C2
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D4C3
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D4C4
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Marine reporting units |
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Features |
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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. |
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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 |
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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. |