Member State report / Art8 / 2018 / D5 / 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 D5 Eutrophication
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
D5
D5
D5
D5
D5
D5
D5
D5
Feature
Eutrophication
Eutrophication
Eutrophication
Eutrophication
Eutrophication
Eutrophication
Eutrophication
Eutrophication
Element
DIN Celtic Sea
DIN Coastal & Transitional waters
DIN Irish Sea
DIP Celtic Sea
DIP Coastal & Transitional waters
DIP Irish Sea
Chlorophyll-a
Dissolved oxygen
Element code
TDIN
TDIN
TDIN
PHOS
PHOS
PHOS
EEA_3164-01-0
EEA_3132-01-2
Element code source
Contaminants (D8-D9) http://seadatanet.maris2.nl/v_bodc_vocab_v2/vocab_relations.asp?lib=P02
Contaminants (D8-D9) http://seadatanet.maris2.nl/v_bodc_vocab_v2/vocab_relations.asp?lib=P02
Contaminants (D8-D9) http://seadatanet.maris2.nl/v_bodc_vocab_v2/vocab_relations.asp?lib=P02
Contaminants (D8-D9) http://seadatanet.maris2.nl/v_bodc_vocab_v2/vocab_relations.asp?lib=P02
Contaminants (D8-D9) http://seadatanet.maris2.nl/v_bodc_vocab_v2/vocab_relations.asp?lib=P02
Contaminants (D8-D9) http://seadatanet.maris2.nl/v_bodc_vocab_v2/vocab_relations.asp?lib=P02
Eutrophication (D5) and contaminants (D8-D9) http://dd.eionet.europa.eu/vocabulary/wise/ObservedProperty/view
Eutrophication (D5) and contaminants (D8-D9) http://dd.eionet.europa.eu/vocabulary/wise/ObservedProperty/view
Element 2
Element 2 code
Element 2 code source
Element source
OSPAR
EU
OSPAR
OSPAR
EU
OSPAR
EU
EU
Criterion
D5C1
D5C1
D5C1
D5C1
D5C1
D5C1
D5C2
D5C5
Parameter
Concentration in water
Concentration in water
Concentration in water
Concentration in water
Concentration in water
Concentration in water
Concentration in water
Concentration in water
Parameter other
Threshold value upper
15.0
18.0
12.0
0.8
1.2
0.8
1.0
120.0
Threshold value lower
0.6
80.0
Threshold qualitative
Threshold value source
OSPAR Convention
Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC)
OSPAR Convention
OSPAR Convention
Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC)
OSPAR Convention
Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC)
Threshold value source other
Value achieved upper
12.8
9.5
9.8
0.6
0.8
0.7
0.8
86.1
Value achieved lower
0.75
Value unit
micromole per litre
micromole per litre
micromole per litre
micromole per litre
micromole per litre
micromole per litre
Other
Other
Value unit other
Ecological Quality Ratio Scale
percentage saturation
Proportion threshold value
Proportion value achieved
Proportion threshold value unit
% area of MRU achieving threshold value
Trend
Stable
Stable
Stable
Stable
Stable
Stable
Stable
Stable
Parameter achieved
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Description parameter
Based on Ecological Quality Ratio- scale of 0-1, must be greater than 0.6 to be Good
Related indicator
Criteria status
Good
Good
Good
Good
Good
Good
Good
Good
Description criteria
Element status
Good
Good
Good
Good
Good
Good
Good
Good
Description element
Integration rule type parameter
Integration rule description parameter
Integration rule type criteria
THRES
THRES
THRES
THRES
THRES
THRES
THRES
THRES
Integration rule description criteria
GES extent threshold
GES extent achieved
GES extent unit
GES achieved
GES achieved
GES achieved
GES achieved
GES achieved
GES achieved
GES achieved
GES achieved
GES achieved
Description overall status
Assessments period
2006-2018
2006-2018
2006-2018
2006-2018
2006-2018
2006-2018
2006-2018
2006-2018
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
  • 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
  • D5T1
  • D5T2
  • D5T5
  • D5T1
  • D5T2
  • D5T5
  • D5T1
  • D5T2
  • D5T5
  • D5T1
  • D5T2
  • D5T5
  • D5T1
  • D5T2
  • D5T5
  • D5T1
  • D5T2
  • D5T5
  • D5T1
  • D5T2
  • D5T5
  • D5T1
  • D5T2
  • D5T5