Art8-2024

Member State report / Art8-2024 / 2024 / D5 / Ireland / NE Atlantic: Celtic Seas

Report type	Member State report to Commission
MSFD Article	Art8
Report due	2024-10-15
GES Descriptor	D5 Eutrophication
Member State	Ireland
Region/subregion	NE Atlantic: Celtic Seas
Report date	2026-04-09 13:40:20

ACS-IE-SD-004

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Regional assessment area
Component MRUs
GES component	D5	D5	D5	D5
Feature	Eutrophication	Eutrophication	Eutrophication	Eutrophication
Element	DIN	DIP	Chlorophyll-a	Dissolved oxygen (O2)
Element extent
Trend element
Element 2
Element source	National	National	National	National
Criterion	D5C1	D5C1	D5C2	D5C5
Parameter	CONC-W-Winter	CONC-W-Winter	CONC-W-Summer	CONC-W-Summer
Threshold value upper	17.8	1.2	5.0	6.0
Threshold value lower
Threshold value operator	<	<	<	>
Threshold qualitative
Threshold value source	Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC)	National	Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC)	Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC)
Value achieved upper	10.5	0.5	1.1	7.1
Value achieved lower
Value unit	micromole per litre	micromole per litre	milligram per litre	milligram per litre
Proportion threshold value
Proportion value achieved
Proportion threshold value unit
Trend parameter	Stable	Stable	Stable	Stable
Parameter achieved	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Description parameter
Related indicator	ASC-IE-NutrientsNitrogen2021	ASC-IE-NutrientsPhosphorus2021	ASC-IE-Chlorophylla2021	ASC-IE-DissolvedOxygen2021
Criteria status	Good	Good	Good	Good
Description criteria
Element status	Good	Good	Good	Good
Description element
Source assessment feature	National	National	National	National
Reporting method feature	Type D	Type D	Type D	Type D
Trend feature	Stable	Stable	Stable	Stable
Integration rule type parameter	OOAO	OOAO	OOAO	OOAO
Integration rule description parameter
Integration rule type criteria	OOAO	OOAO	OOAO	OOAO
Integration rule description criteria	One-out-all-out	One-out-all-out	One-out-all-out	One-out-all-out
GES extent threshold	75.00	75.00	75.00	75.00
GES extent achieved	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00
GES extent unit	Proportion of area in good status	Proportion of area in good status	Proportion of area in good status	Proportion of area in good status
GES achieved	GES achieved by 2012	GES achieved by 2012	GES achieved by 2012	GES achieved by 2012
Description overall status	GES was achieved for exposed coastal waters.	GES was achieved for exposed coastal waters.	GES was achieved for exposed coastal waters.	GES was achieved for exposed coastal waters.
Assessments period	2016-2021	2016-2021	2016-2021	2016-2021
Related pressures	Input of nutrients - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition Input of organic matter - diffuse sources and point sources	Input of nutrients - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition Input of organic matter - diffuse sources and point sources	Input of nutrients - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition Input of organic matter - diffuse sources and point sources	Input of nutrients - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition Input of organic matter - diffuse sources and point sources
Related targets	IE-D5T1-1-MRU004 IE-D5T1-MRU004 IE-D5T2-MRU004 IE-D5T3-MRU004	IE-D5T1-1-MRU004 IE-D5T1-MRU004 IE-D5T2-MRU004 IE-D5T3-MRU004	IE-D5T1-1-MRU004 IE-D5T1-MRU004 IE-D5T2-MRU004 IE-D5T3-MRU004	IE-D5T1-1-MRU004 IE-D5T1-MRU004 IE-D5T2-MRU004 IE-D5T3-MRU004
Test TV	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Test results	Correct	Correct	Correct	Correct

ACS-IE-SD-005

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Regional assessment area
Component MRUs
GES component	D5	D5	D5	D5
Feature	Eutrophication	Eutrophication	Eutrophication	Eutrophication
Element	DIN	DIP	Chlorophyll-a	Dissolved oxygen (O2)
Element extent
Trend element
Element 2
Element source	National	National	National	National
Criterion	D5C1	D5C1	D5C2	D5C5
Parameter	CONC-W-Winter	CONC-W-Winter	CONC-W-Summer	CONC-W-Summer
Threshold value upper	17.8	1.2	5.0	6.0
Threshold value lower
Threshold value operator	<	<	<	>
Threshold qualitative
Threshold value source	Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC)	National	Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC)	Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC)
Value achieved upper	11.8	0.5	1.6	7.5
Value achieved lower
Value unit	micromole per litre	micromole per litre	milligram per litre	milligram per litre
Proportion threshold value
Proportion value achieved
Proportion threshold value unit
Trend parameter	Stable	Stable	Stable	Stable
Parameter achieved	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Description parameter
Related indicator	ASC-IE-NutrientsNitrogen2021	ASC-IE-NutrientsPhosphorus2021	ASC-IE-Chlorophylla2021	ASC-IE-DissolvedOxygen2021
Criteria status	Good	Good	Good	Good
Description criteria
Element status	Good	Good	Good	Good
Description element
Source assessment feature	National	National	National	National
Reporting method feature	Type D	Type D	Type D	Type D
Trend feature	Stable	Stable	Stable	Stable
Integration rule type parameter	OOAO	OOAO	OOAO	OOAO
Integration rule description parameter
Integration rule type criteria	OOAO	OOAO	OOAO	OOAO
Integration rule description criteria	One-out-all-out	One-out-all-out	One-out-all-out	One-out-all-out
GES extent threshold	75.00	75.00	75.00	75.00
GES extent achieved	91.00	91.00	91.00	91.00
GES extent unit	Proportion of area in good status	Proportion of area in good status	Proportion of area in good status	Proportion of area in good status
GES achieved	GES achieved by 2012	GES achieved by 2012	GES achieved by 2012	GES achieved by 2012
Description overall status	GES was achieved for moderately exposed coastal waters.	GES was achieved for moderately exposed coastal waters.	GES was achieved for moderately exposed coastal waters.	GES was achieved for moderately exposed coastal waters.
Assessments period	2016-2021	2016-2021	2016-2021	2016-2021
Related pressures	Input of nutrients - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition Input of organic matter - diffuse sources and point sources	Input of nutrients - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition Input of organic matter - diffuse sources and point sources	Input of nutrients - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition Input of organic matter - diffuse sources and point sources	Input of nutrients - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition Input of organic matter - diffuse sources and point sources
Related targets	IE-D5T1-1-MRU005 IE-D5T1-MRU005 IE-D5T2-MRU005 IE-D5T3-MRU005	IE-D5T1-1-MRU005 IE-D5T1-MRU005 IE-D5T2-MRU005 IE-D5T3-MRU005	IE-D5T1-1-MRU005 IE-D5T1-MRU005 IE-D5T2-MRU005 IE-D5T3-MRU005	IE-D5T1-1-MRU005 IE-D5T1-MRU005 IE-D5T2-MRU005 IE-D5T3-MRU005
Test TV	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Test results	Correct	Correct	Correct	Correct

ACS-IE-SD-006

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Regional assessment area
Component MRUs
GES component	D5	D5	D5	D5
Feature	Eutrophication	Eutrophication	Eutrophication	Eutrophication
Element	DIN	DIP	Chlorophyll-a	Dissolved oxygen (O2)
Element extent
Trend element
Element 2
Element source	National	National	National	National
Criterion	D5C1	D5C1	D5C2	D5C5
Parameter	CONC-W-Winter	CONC-W-Winter	CONC-W-Summer	CONC-W-Summer
Threshold value upper	17.8	1.2	5.0	6.0
Threshold value lower
Threshold value operator	<	<	<	>
Threshold qualitative
Threshold value source	Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC)	National	Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC)	Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC)
Value achieved upper	17.7	0.7	2.5	7.6
Value achieved lower
Value unit	micromole per litre	micromole per litre	milligram per litre	milligram per litre
Proportion threshold value
Proportion value achieved
Proportion threshold value unit
Trend parameter	Stable	Stable	Stable	Stable
Parameter achieved	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Description parameter
Related indicator	ASC-IE-NutrientsNitrogen2021	ASC-IE-NutrientsPhosphorus2021	ASC-IE-Chlorophylla2021	ASC-IE-DissolvedOxygen2021
Criteria status	Good	Good	Good	Good
Description criteria
Element status	Good	Good	Good	Good
Description element
Source assessment feature	National	National	National	National
Reporting method feature	Type D	Type D	Type D	Type D
Trend feature	Stable	Stable	Stable	Stable
Integration rule type parameter	OOAO	OOAO	OOAO	OOAO
Integration rule description parameter
Integration rule type criteria	OOAO	OOAO	OOAO	OOAO
Integration rule description criteria	One-out-all-out	One-out-all-out	One-out-all-out	One-out-all-out
GES extent threshold	75.00	75.00	75.00	75.00
GES extent achieved	77.00	77.00	77.00	77.00
GES extent unit	Proportion of area in good status	Proportion of area in good status	Proportion of area in good status	Proportion of area in good status
GES achieved	GES achieved by 2012	GES achieved by 2012	GES achieved by 2012	GES achieved by 2012
Description overall status	GES was achieved for sheltered coastal waters.	GES was achieved for sheltered coastal waters.	GES was achieved for sheltered coastal waters.	GES was achieved for sheltered coastal waters.
Assessments period	2016-2021	2016-2021	2016-2021	2016-2021
Related pressures	Input of nutrients - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition Input of organic matter - diffuse sources and point sources	Input of nutrients - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition Input of organic matter - diffuse sources and point sources	Input of nutrients - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition Input of organic matter - diffuse sources and point sources	Input of nutrients - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition Input of organic matter - diffuse sources and point sources
Related targets	IE-D5T1-1-MRU006 IE-D5T1-MRU006 IE-D5T2-MRU006 IE-D5T3-MRU006	IE-D5T1-1-MRU006 IE-D5T1-MRU006 IE-D5T2-MRU006 IE-D5T3-MRU006	IE-D5T1-1-MRU006 IE-D5T1-MRU006 IE-D5T2-MRU006 IE-D5T3-MRU006	IE-D5T1-1-MRU006 IE-D5T1-MRU006 IE-D5T2-MRU006 IE-D5T3-MRU006
Test TV	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Test results	Correct	Correct	Correct	Correct

ACS-IE-SD-010

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Regional assessment area	OSPAR-Atlantic	OSPAR-Atlantic	OSPAR-Atlantic	OSPAR-Atlantic
Component MRUs
GES component	D5	D5	D5	D5
Feature	Eutrophication	Eutrophication	Eutrophication	Eutrophication
Element	DIN	DIP	Chlorophyll-a	Dissolved oxygen (O2)
Element extent
Trend element
Element 2
Element source	OSPAR	OSPAR	OSPAR	OSPAR
Criterion	D5C1	D5C1	D5C2	D5C5
Parameter	CONC-W-Winter	CONC-W-Winter	CONC-W-Summer	CONC-W-Summer
Threshold value upper	15.4	0.98	1.835	6.0
Threshold value lower
Threshold value operator	<	<	<	>
Threshold qualitative
Threshold value source	OSPAR Convention	OSPAR Convention	OSPAR Convention	OSPAR Convention
Value achieved upper	12.2	0.7	1.1	7.5
Value achieved lower
Value unit	micromole per litre	micromole per litre	milligram per litre	milligram per litre
Proportion threshold value
Proportion value achieved
Proportion threshold value unit
Trend parameter	Stable	Stable	Stable	Stable
Parameter achieved	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Description parameter
Related indicator	ASC-IE-NutrientsNitrogen2021	ASC-IE-NutrientsPhosphorus2021	ASC-IE-Chlorophylla2021	ASC-IE-DissolvedOxygen2021
Criteria status	Good	Good	Good	Good
Description criteria
Element status	Good	Good	Good	Good
Description element
Source assessment feature	OSPAR	OSPAR	OSPAR	OSPAR
Reporting method feature	Type A	Type A	Type A	Type A
Trend feature	Stable	Stable	Stable	Stable
Integration rule type parameter	Other	Other	Other	Other
Integration rule description parameter
Integration rule type criteria	OOAO_HIE	OOAO_HIE	OOAO_HIE	OOAO_HIE
Integration rule description criteria	Status is assigned to each criteria (D5C1-nitrogen and phosphorus separately, D5C2-chlorophyll a, and D5C5-dissolved oxygen) . Overall status is based on the lowest scoring indicator of D5C2 or D5C5.	Status is assigned to each criteria (D5C1-nitrogen and phosphorus separately, D5C2-chlorophyll a, and D5C5-dissolved oxygen) . Overall status is based on the lowest scoring indicator of D5C2 or D5C5.	Status is assigned to each criteria (D5C1-nitrogen and phosphorus separately, D5C2-chlorophyll a, and D5C5-dissolved oxygen) . Overall status is based on the lowest scoring indicator of D5C2 or D5C5.	Status is assigned to each criteria (D5C1-nitrogen and phosphorus separately, D5C2-chlorophyll a, and D5C5-dissolved oxygen) . Overall status is based on the lowest scoring indicator of D5C2 or D5C5.
GES extent threshold	75.00	75.00	75.00	75.00
GES extent achieved	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00
GES extent unit	Proportion of area in good status	Proportion of area in good status	Proportion of area in good status	Proportion of area in good status
GES achieved	GES achieved by 2012	GES achieved by 2012	GES achieved by 2012	GES achieved by 2012
Description overall status	GES was achieved	GES was achieved	GES was achieved	GES was achieved
Assessments period	2015-2020	2015-2020	2015-2020	2015-2020
Related pressures	Input of nutrients - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition Input of organic matter - diffuse sources and point sources	Input of nutrients - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition Input of organic matter - diffuse sources and point sources	Input of nutrients - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition Input of organic matter - diffuse sources and point sources	Input of nutrients - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition Input of organic matter - diffuse sources and point sources
Related targets	IE-D5T1-1-MRU010 IE-D5T1-MRU010 IE-D5T2-MRU010 IE-D5T3-MRU010	IE-D5T1-1-MRU010 IE-D5T1-MRU010 IE-D5T2-MRU010 IE-D5T3-MRU010	IE-D5T1-1-MRU010 IE-D5T1-MRU010 IE-D5T2-MRU010 IE-D5T3-MRU010	IE-D5T1-1-MRU010 IE-D5T1-MRU010 IE-D5T2-MRU010 IE-D5T3-MRU010
Test TV	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Test results	Correct	Correct	Correct	Correct

ACS-IE-SD-011

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Regional assessment area	OSPAR-Atlantic Seasonally Stratified	OSPAR-Atlantic Seasonally Stratified	OSPAR-Atlantic Seasonally Stratified	OSPAR-Atlantic Seasonally Stratified
Component MRUs
GES component	D5	D5	D5	D5
Feature	Eutrophication	Eutrophication	Eutrophication	Eutrophication
Element	DIN	DIP	Chlorophyll-a	Dissolved oxygen (O2)
Element extent
Trend element
Element 2
Element source	OSPAR	OSPAR	OSPAR	OSPAR
Criterion	D5C1	D5C1	D5C2	D5C5
Parameter	CONC-W-Winter	CONC-W-Winter	CONC-W-Summer	CONC-W-Summer
Threshold value upper	11.7	0.84	1.8	6.0
Threshold value lower
Threshold value operator	<	<	<	>
Threshold qualitative
Threshold value source	OSPAR Convention	OSPAR Convention	OSPAR Convention	OSPAR Convention
Value achieved upper	12.1	0.7	0.9	7.3
Value achieved lower
Value unit	micromole per litre	micromole per litre	milligram per litre	milligram per litre
Proportion threshold value
Proportion value achieved
Proportion threshold value unit
Trend parameter	Stable	Stable	Stable	Stable
Parameter achieved	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Description parameter
Related indicator	ASC-IE-NutrientsNitrogen2021	ASC-IE-NutrientsPhosphorus2021	ASC-IE-Chlorophylla2021	ASC-IE-DissolvedOxygen2021
Criteria status	Good	Good	Good	Good
Description criteria
Element status	Good	Good	Good	Good
Description element
Source assessment feature	OSPAR	OSPAR	OSPAR	OSPAR
Reporting method feature	Type A	Type A	Type A	Type A
Trend feature	Stable	Stable	Stable	Stable
Integration rule type parameter	Other	Other	Other	Other
Integration rule description parameter
Integration rule type criteria	OOAO_HIE	OOAO_HIE	OOAO_HIE	OOAO_HIE
Integration rule description criteria	Status is assigned to each criteria (D5C1-nitrogen and phosphorus separately, D5C2-chlorophyll a, and D5C5-dissolved oxygen) . Overall status is based on the lowest scoring indicator of D5C2 or D5C5.	Status is assigned to each criteria (D5C1-nitrogen and phosphorus separately, D5C2-chlorophyll a, and D5C5-dissolved oxygen) . Overall status is based on the lowest scoring indicator of D5C2 or D5C5.	Status is assigned to each criteria (D5C1-nitrogen and phosphorus separately, D5C2-chlorophyll a, and D5C5-dissolved oxygen) . Overall status is based on the lowest scoring indicator of D5C2 or D5C5.	Status is assigned to each criteria (D5C1-nitrogen and phosphorus separately, D5C2-chlorophyll a, and D5C5-dissolved oxygen) . Overall status is based on the lowest scoring indicator of D5C2 or D5C5.
GES extent threshold	75.00	75.00	75.00	75.00
GES extent achieved	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00
GES extent unit	Proportion of area in good status	Proportion of area in good status	Proportion of area in good status	Proportion of area in good status
GES achieved	GES achieved by 2012	GES achieved by 2012	GES achieved by 2012	GES achieved by 2012
Description overall status	GES was achieved	GES was achieved	GES was achieved	GES was achieved
Assessments period	2015-2020	2015-2020	2015-2020	2015-2020
Related pressures	Input of nutrients - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition Input of organic matter - diffuse sources and point sources	Input of nutrients - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition Input of organic matter - diffuse sources and point sources	Input of nutrients - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition Input of organic matter - diffuse sources and point sources	Input of nutrients - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition Input of organic matter - diffuse sources and point sources
Related targets	IE-D5T1-1-MRU011 IE-D5T1-MRU011 IE-D5T2-MRU011 IE-D5T3-MRU011	IE-D5T1-1-MRU011 IE-D5T1-MRU011 IE-D5T2-MRU011 IE-D5T3-MRU011	IE-D5T1-1-MRU011 IE-D5T1-MRU011 IE-D5T2-MRU011 IE-D5T3-MRU011	IE-D5T1-1-MRU011 IE-D5T1-MRU011 IE-D5T2-MRU011 IE-D5T3-MRU011
Test TV	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Test results	False	Correct	Correct	Correct

ACS-IE-SD-012

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Regional assessment area	OSPAR-Coastal IRL 3	OSPAR-Coastal IRL 3	OSPAR-Coastal IRL 3	OSPAR-Coastal IRL 3
Component MRUs
GES component	D5	D5	D5	D5
Feature	Eutrophication	Eutrophication	Eutrophication	Eutrophication
Element	DIN	DIP	Chlorophyll-a	Dissolved oxygen (O2)
Element extent
Trend element
Element 2
Element source	OSPAR	OSPAR	OSPAR	OSPAR
Criterion	D5C1	D5C1	D5C2	D5C5
Parameter	CONC-W-Winter	CONC-W-Winter	CONC-W-Summer	CONC-W-Summer
Threshold value upper	11.4	0.77	1.8	6.0
Threshold value lower
Threshold value operator	<	<	<	>
Threshold qualitative
Threshold value source	OSPAR Convention	OSPAR Convention	OSPAR Convention	OSPAR Convention
Value achieved upper	13.4	0.7	1.9	7.6
Value achieved lower
Value unit	micromole per litre	micromole per litre	milligram per litre	milligram per litre
Proportion threshold value
Proportion value achieved
Proportion threshold value unit
Trend parameter	Stable	Stable	Stable	Stable
Parameter achieved	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Description parameter
Related indicator	ASC-IE-NutrientsNitrogen2021	ASC-IE-NutrientsPhosphorus2021	ASC-IE-Chlorophylla2021	ASC-IE-DissolvedOxygen2021
Criteria status	Good	Good	Good	Good
Description criteria
Element status	Good	Good	Good	Good
Description element
Source assessment feature	OSPAR	OSPAR	OSPAR	OSPAR
Reporting method feature	Type A	Type A	Type A	Type A
Trend feature	Stable	Stable	Stable	Stable
Integration rule type parameter	Other	Other	Other	Other
Integration rule description parameter
Integration rule type criteria	OOAO_HIE	OOAO_HIE	OOAO_HIE	OOAO_HIE
Integration rule description criteria	Status is assigned to each criteria (D5C1-nitrogen and phosphorus separately, D5C2-chlorophyll a, and D5C5-dissolved oxygen) . Overall status is based on the lowest scoring indicator of D5C2 or D5C5.	Status is assigned to each criteria (D5C1-nitrogen and phosphorus separately, D5C2-chlorophyll a, and D5C5-dissolved oxygen) . Overall status is based on the lowest scoring indicator of D5C2 or D5C5.	Status is assigned to each criteria (D5C1-nitrogen and phosphorus separately, D5C2-chlorophyll a, and D5C5-dissolved oxygen) . Overall status is based on the lowest scoring indicator of D5C2 or D5C5.	Status is assigned to each criteria (D5C1-nitrogen and phosphorus separately, D5C2-chlorophyll a, and D5C5-dissolved oxygen) . Overall status is based on the lowest scoring indicator of D5C2 or D5C5.
GES extent threshold	75.00	75.00	75.00	75.00
GES extent achieved	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00
GES extent unit	Proportion of area in good status	Proportion of area in good status	Proportion of area in good status	Proportion of area in good status
GES achieved	GES achieved by 2012	GES achieved by 2012	GES achieved by 2012	GES achieved by 2012
Description overall status	GES was achieved	GES was achieved	GES was achieved	GES was achieved
Assessments period	2015-2020	2015-2020	2015-2020	2015-2020
Related pressures	Input of nutrients - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition Input of organic matter - diffuse sources and point sources	Input of nutrients - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition Input of organic matter - diffuse sources and point sources	Input of nutrients - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition Input of organic matter - diffuse sources and point sources	Input of nutrients - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition Input of organic matter - diffuse sources and point sources
Related targets	IE-D5T1-1-MRU012 IE-D5T1-MRU012 IE-D5T2-MRU012 IE-D5T3-MRU012	IE-D5T1-1-MRU012 IE-D5T1-MRU012 IE-D5T2-MRU012 IE-D5T3-MRU012	IE-D5T1-1-MRU012 IE-D5T1-MRU012 IE-D5T2-MRU012 IE-D5T3-MRU012	IE-D5T1-1-MRU012 IE-D5T1-MRU012 IE-D5T2-MRU012 IE-D5T3-MRU012
Test TV	No	Yes	No	Yes
Test results	False	Correct	False	Correct

ACS-IE-SD-013

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Regional assessment area	OSPAR-Intermittently Stratified 1	OSPAR-Intermittently Stratified 1	OSPAR-Intermittently Stratified 1	OSPAR-Intermittently Stratified 1
Component MRUs
GES component	D5	D5	D5	D5
Feature	Eutrophication	Eutrophication	Eutrophication	Eutrophication
Element	DIN	DIP	Chlorophyll-a	Dissolved oxygen (O2)
Element extent
Trend element
Element 2
Element source	OSPAR	OSPAR	OSPAR	OSPAR
Criterion	D5C1	D5C1	D5C2	D5C5
Parameter	CONC-W-Winter	CONC-W-Winter	CONC-W-Summer	CONC-W-Summer
Threshold value upper	12.7	0.68	5.41	6.0
Threshold value lower
Threshold value operator	<	<	<	>
Threshold qualitative
Threshold value source	OSPAR Convention	OSPAR Convention	OSPAR Convention	OSPAR Convention
Value achieved upper	9.6	0.6	3.5	7.4
Value achieved lower
Value unit	micromole per litre	micromole per litre	milligram per litre	milligram per litre
Proportion threshold value
Proportion value achieved
Proportion threshold value unit
Trend parameter	Stable	Stable	Stable	Stable
Parameter achieved	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Description parameter
Related indicator	ASC-IE-NutrientsNitrogen2021	ASC-IE-NutrientsPhosphorus2021	ASC-IE-Chlorophylla2021	ASC-IE-DissolvedOxygen2021
Criteria status	Good	Good	Good	Good
Description criteria
Element status	Good	Good	Good	Good
Description element
Source assessment feature	OSPAR	OSPAR	OSPAR	OSPAR
Reporting method feature	Type A	Type A	Type A	Type A
Trend feature	Stable	Stable	Stable	Stable
Integration rule type parameter	Other	Other	Other	Other
Integration rule description parameter
Integration rule type criteria	OOAO_HIE	OOAO_HIE	OOAO_HIE	OOAO_HIE
Integration rule description criteria	Status is assigned to each criteria (D5C1-nitrogen and phosphorus separately, D5C2-chlorophyll a, and D5C5-dissolved oxygen) . Overall status is based on the lowest scoring indicator of D5C2 or D5C5.	Status is assigned to each criteria (D5C1-nitrogen and phosphorus separately, D5C2-chlorophyll a, and D5C5-dissolved oxygen) . Overall status is based on the lowest scoring indicator of D5C2 or D5C5.	Status is assigned to each criteria (D5C1-nitrogen and phosphorus separately, D5C2-chlorophyll a, and D5C5-dissolved oxygen) . Overall status is based on the lowest scoring indicator of D5C2 or D5C5.	Status is assigned to each criteria (D5C1-nitrogen and phosphorus separately, D5C2-chlorophyll a, and D5C5-dissolved oxygen) . Overall status is based on the lowest scoring indicator of D5C2 or D5C5.
GES extent threshold	75.00	75.00	75.00	75.00
GES extent achieved	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00
GES extent unit	Proportion of area in good status	Proportion of area in good status	Proportion of area in good status	Proportion of area in good status
GES achieved	GES achieved by 2012	GES achieved by 2012	GES achieved by 2012	GES achieved by 2012
Description overall status	GES was achieved	GES was achieved	GES was achieved	GES was achieved
Assessments period	2015-2020	2015-2020	2015-2020	2015-2020
Related pressures	Input of nutrients - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition Input of organic matter - diffuse sources and point sources	Input of nutrients - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition Input of organic matter - diffuse sources and point sources	Input of nutrients - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition Input of organic matter - diffuse sources and point sources	Input of nutrients - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition Input of organic matter - diffuse sources and point sources
Related targets	IE-D5T1-1-MRU013 IE-D5T1-MRU013 IE-D5T2-MRU013 IE-D5T3-MRU013	IE-D5T1-1-MRU013 IE-D5T1-MRU013 IE-D5T2-MRU013 IE-D5T3-MRU013	IE-D5T1-1-MRU013 IE-D5T1-MRU013 IE-D5T2-MRU013 IE-D5T3-MRU013	IE-D5T1-1-MRU013 IE-D5T1-MRU013 IE-D5T2-MRU013 IE-D5T3-MRU013
Test TV	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Test results	Correct	Correct	Correct	Correct

ACS-IE-SD-014

Simplified table

Regional assessment area	OSPAR-Scottish Sea	OSPAR-Scottish Sea	OSPAR-Scottish Sea	OSPAR-Scottish Sea
Component MRUs
GES component	D5	D5	D5	D5
Feature	Eutrophication	Eutrophication	Eutrophication	Eutrophication
Element	DIN	DIP	Chlorophyll-a	Dissolved oxygen (O2)
Element extent
Trend element
Element 2
Element source	OSPAR	OSPAR	OSPAR	OSPAR
Criterion	D5C1	D5C1	D5C2	D5C5
Parameter	CONC-W-Winter	CONC-W-Winter	CONC-W-Summer	CONC-W-Summer
Threshold value upper	6.55	0.6	1.68	6.0
Threshold value lower
Threshold value operator	<	<	<	>
Threshold qualitative
Threshold value source	OSPAR Convention	OSPAR Convention	OSPAR Convention	OSPAR Convention
Value achieved upper	7.5	0.6		7.6
Value achieved lower
Value unit	micromole per litre	micromole per litre	milligram per litre	milligram per litre
Proportion threshold value
Proportion value achieved
Proportion threshold value unit
Trend parameter	Stable	Stable	Stable	Stable
Parameter achieved	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Description parameter
Related indicator	ASC-IE-NutrientsNitrogen2021	ASC-IE-NutrientsPhosphorus2021	ASC-IE-Chlorophylla2021	ASC-IE-DissolvedOxygen2021
Criteria status	Good	Good	Good	Good
Description criteria
Element status	Good	Good	Good	Good
Description element
Source assessment feature	OSPAR	OSPAR	OSPAR	OSPAR
Reporting method feature	Type A	Type A	Type A	Type A
Trend feature	Stable	Stable	Stable	Stable
Integration rule type parameter	Other	Other	Other	Other
Integration rule description parameter
Integration rule type criteria	OOAO_HIE	OOAO_HIE	OOAO_HIE	OOAO_HIE
Integration rule description criteria	Status is assigned to each criteria (D5C1-nitrogen and phosphorus separately, D5C2-chlorophyll a, and D5C5-dissolved oxygen) . Overall status is based on the lowest scoring indicator of D5C2 or D5C5.	Status is assigned to each criteria (D5C1-nitrogen and phosphorus separately, D5C2-chlorophyll a, and D5C5-dissolved oxygen) . Overall status is based on the lowest scoring indicator of D5C2 or D5C5.	Status is assigned to each criteria (D5C1-nitrogen and phosphorus separately, D5C2-chlorophyll a, and D5C5-dissolved oxygen) . Overall status is based on the lowest scoring indicator of D5C2 or D5C5.	Status is assigned to each criteria (D5C1-nitrogen and phosphorus separately, D5C2-chlorophyll a, and D5C5-dissolved oxygen) . Overall status is based on the lowest scoring indicator of D5C2 or D5C5.
GES extent threshold	75.00	75.00	75.00	75.00
GES extent achieved	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00
GES extent unit	Proportion of area in good status	Proportion of area in good status	Proportion of area in good status	Proportion of area in good status
GES achieved	GES achieved by 2012	GES achieved by 2012	GES achieved by 2012	GES achieved by 2012
Description overall status	GES was achieved	GES was achieved	GES was achieved	GES was achieved
Assessments period	2015-2020	2015-2020	2015-2020	2015-2020
Related pressures	Input of nutrients - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition Input of organic matter - diffuse sources and point sources	Input of nutrients - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition Input of organic matter - diffuse sources and point sources	Input of nutrients - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition Input of organic matter - diffuse sources and point sources	Input of nutrients - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition Input of organic matter - diffuse sources and point sources
Related targets	IE-D5T1-1-MRU014 IE-D5T1-MRU014 IE-D5T2-MRU014 IE-D5T3-MRU014	IE-D5T1-1-MRU014 IE-D5T1-MRU014 IE-D5T2-MRU014 IE-D5T3-MRU014	IE-D5T1-1-MRU014 IE-D5T1-MRU014 IE-D5T2-MRU014 IE-D5T3-MRU014	IE-D5T1-1-MRU014 IE-D5T1-MRU014 IE-D5T2-MRU014 IE-D5T3-MRU014
Test TV	No	No	NA	Yes
Test results	False	False	False	Correct

ACS-IE-SD-015

Simplified table

Regional assessment area	OSPAR-Shannon Estuary	OSPAR-Shannon Estuary	OSPAR-Shannon Estuary	OSPAR-Shannon Estuary
Component MRUs
GES component	D5	D5	D5	D5
Feature	Eutrophication	Eutrophication	Eutrophication	Eutrophication
Element	DIN	DIP	Chlorophyll-a	Dissolved oxygen (O2)
Element extent
Trend element
Element 2
Element source	OSPAR	OSPAR	OSPAR	OSPAR
Criterion	D5C1	D5C1	D5C2	D5C5
Parameter	CONC-W-Winter	CONC-W-Winter	CONC-W-Summer	CONC-W-Summer
Threshold value upper	9.4	0.6	6.0	6.0
Threshold value lower
Threshold value operator	<	<	<	>
Threshold qualitative
Threshold value source	OSPAR Convention	OSPAR Convention	OSPAR Convention	OSPAR Convention
Value achieved upper	15.0	0.6	0.5	7.2
Value achieved lower
Value unit	micromole per litre	micromole per litre	milligram per litre	milligram per litre
Proportion threshold value
Proportion value achieved
Proportion threshold value unit
Trend parameter	Stable	Stable	Stable	Stable
Parameter achieved	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Description parameter
Related indicator	ASC-IE-NutrientsNitrogen2021	ASC-IE-NutrientsPhosphorus2021	ASC-IE-Chlorophylla2021	ASC-IE-DissolvedOxygen2021
Criteria status	Good	Good	Good	Good
Description criteria
Element status	Good	Good	Good	Good
Description element
Source assessment feature	OSPAR	OSPAR	OSPAR	OSPAR
Reporting method feature	Type A	Type A	Type A	Type A
Trend feature	Stable	Stable	Stable	Stable
Integration rule type parameter	Other	Other	Other	Other
Integration rule description parameter
Integration rule type criteria	OOAO_HIE	OOAO_HIE	OOAO_HIE	OOAO_HIE
Integration rule description criteria	Status is assigned to each criteria (D5C1-nitrogen and phosphorus separately, D5C2-chlorophyll a, and D5C5-dissolved oxygen) . Overall status is based on the lowest scoring indicator of D5C2 or D5C5.	Status is assigned to each criteria (D5C1-nitrogen and phosphorus separately, D5C2-chlorophyll a, and D5C5-dissolved oxygen) . Overall status is based on the lowest scoring indicator of D5C2 or D5C5.	Status is assigned to each criteria (D5C1-nitrogen and phosphorus separately, D5C2-chlorophyll a, and D5C5-dissolved oxygen) . Overall status is based on the lowest scoring indicator of D5C2 or D5C5.	Status is assigned to each criteria (D5C1-nitrogen and phosphorus separately, D5C2-chlorophyll a, and D5C5-dissolved oxygen) . Overall status is based on the lowest scoring indicator of D5C2 or D5C5.
GES extent threshold	75.00	75.00	75.00	75.00
GES extent achieved	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00
GES extent unit	Proportion of area in good status	Proportion of area in good status	Proportion of area in good status	Proportion of area in good status
GES achieved	GES achieved by 2012	GES achieved by 2012	GES achieved by 2012	GES achieved by 2012
Description overall status	GES was achieved	GES was achieved	GES was achieved	GES was achieved
Assessments period	2015-2020	2015-2020	2015-2020	2015-2020
Related pressures	Input of nutrients - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition Input of organic matter - diffuse sources and point sources	Input of nutrients - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition Input of organic matter - diffuse sources and point sources	Input of nutrients - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition Input of organic matter - diffuse sources and point sources	Input of nutrients - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition Input of organic matter - diffuse sources and point sources
Related targets	IE-D5T1-1-MRU015 IE-D5T1-MRU015 IE-D5T2-MRU015 IE-D5T3-MRU015	IE-D5T1-1-MRU015 IE-D5T1-MRU015 IE-D5T2-MRU015 IE-D5T3-MRU015	IE-D5T1-1-MRU015 IE-D5T1-MRU015 IE-D5T2-MRU015 IE-D5T3-MRU015	IE-D5T1-1-MRU015 IE-D5T1-MRU015 IE-D5T2-MRU015 IE-D5T3-MRU015
Test TV	No	No	Yes	Yes
Test results	False	False	Correct	Correct