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 |
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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) |
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GES components |
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Timescale |
201712 |
Update date |
202006 |
Update type |
Modified from 2012 definition |
Marine reporting unit |
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Element |
Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, Benzo(a)pyre, PAH's, PCB's |
Element 2 |
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Parameter |
CONC-B-MU
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Parameter - other |
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Target value |
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Value achieved - upper |
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Value achieved - lower |
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Value unit |
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Value unit - other |
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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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