Member State report / Art8 / 2012 / D6 / Ireland / NE Atlantic: Celtic Seas
| Report type | Member State report to Commission |
| MSFD Article | Art. 8 Initial assessment (and Art. 17 updates) |
| Report due | 2012-10-15 |
| GES Descriptor | D6 Sea-floor integrity/D1 Benthic habitats |
| Member State | Ireland |
| Region/subregion | NE Atlantic: Celtic Seas |
| Reported by | 1 |
| Report date | 1970-11-11 |
| Report access | ACSIE_MSFD8aFeatures_20130426.xml |
Irish Assesment Area
Topic |
HabitatDistribution
|
HabitatExtent
|
HabitatCondition
|
HabitatDistribution
|
HabitatExtent
|
HabitatCondition
|
HabitatOverall
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Reporting Feature |
HabitatsOther |
HabitatsOther |
HabitatsOther |
ShallMxdSed |
ShallMxdSed |
ShallMxdSed |
ShallMxdSed |
Indicator |
GESOther |
6.2.2 |
GESOther |
1.4.1 |
GESOther |
1.5.1 |
GESOther |
Threshold Value |
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
Threshold Unit |
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
Threshold Proportion |
-7777 |
-7777 |
-7777 |
-7777 |
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Baseline |
N/A
|
Baseline established from a set of EPA monitoring sites surveyed between 2007 and 2010. |
2007 - 2010 EPA monitoring data
|
Historic records of Ostrea edulis and Ostrea edulis beds distribution in the Irish assessment area from Tully and Clark (2012) and Went (1962). |
Historic records of Ostrea edulis and Ostrea edulis beds distribution in the Irish assessment area from Tully and Clark (2012) and Went (1962). |
Historic records of Ostrea edulis and Ostrea edulis beds distribution in the Irish assessment area from Tully and Clark (2012) and Went (1962). |
Historic records of Ostrea edulis and Ostrea edulis beds distribution in the Irish assessment area from Tully and Clark (2012) and Went (1962). |
Status |
NotAssessed |
Descriptive |
OtherStatus |
Descriptive |
Descriptive |
Descriptive |
Descriptive |
Status Description |
Not assessed. There is insufficient data concerning the distribution of this habitat type to determine if the status of the habitat is of good quality. There are no of established methods of determining habitat status for this habitat. |
Stable.
This is based on EPA littoral data from a subset of sites measured more than once between 2007 and 2011. |
Other status class (WFD Zostera EQR) - Good
|
This habitat is under threat. It is severely reduced from its natural distribution. It is experiencing multiple pressures both anthropogenic and natural. |
This habitat is under threat. It is severely reduced from its natural distribution. It is experiencing multiple pressures both anthropogenic and natural. |
Habitat condition is declining. Ostrea beds are at a much reduced spatial extent and most beds have oyster densities that are much reduced from the natural condition. |
Habitat condition is declining. Ostrea beds are at a much reduced spatial extent and most beds have oyster densities that are much reduced from the natural condition. |
Status Trend |
Stable |
Unknown_NotAssessed |
Stable |
Declining |
Declining |
Declining |
Declining |
Status Confidence |