Member State report / Art10 / 2018 / D9 / Ireland / NE Atlantic: Celtic Seas

Report type Member State report to Commission
MSFD Article Art. 10 Environmental targets (and Art. 17 updates)
Report due 2018-10-15
GES Descriptor D9 Contaminants in seafood
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-ART10_Targets_IE_Updated_24July.xml

Target code
D9T1
Target description
Levels of contaminants in fish* and shellfish caught or harvested in Irish seas for human consumption complies with maximum limits listed in EU Regulation 1881/2006 (as amended). * Excludes finfish aquaculture.
Feature(s)
  • Contaminants - in seafood
GES components
  • D9C1 Contaminants in seafood (9.1, 9.1.1)
Timescale
201712
Update date
202006
Update type
Modified from 2012 definition
Marine reporting unit
  • ACS-IE-AA-001
Element
Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, Benzo(a)pyre, PAH's, PCB's
Element 2
Parameter
CONC-B-MU
Parameter - other
Target value
Value achieved - upper
Value achieved - lower
Value unit
Value unit - other
Target status
Target achieved
Assessment period
2012-2017
Target assessment description
Seafood sampled from shellfish growing waters and commercial fishing grounds around Ireland, between 2012 and 2017, shows a consistently very high level of compliance (99.7%) with Maximum Limits set in Commission Regulation 1881/2006 EC, as amended.
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