Member State report / Art8 / 2012 / D11 / Italy / Mediterranean: Adriatic Sea
| Report type | Member State report to Commission |
| MSFD Article | Art. 8 Initial assessment (and Art. 17 updates) |
| Report due | 2012-10-15 |
| GES Descriptor | D11 Energy, incl. underwater noise |
| Member State | Italy |
| Region/subregion | Mediterranean: Adriatic Sea |
| Reported by | ISPRA - Italian National Institute for Environmental Protection and Research |
| Report date | 2013-04-30 |
| Report access | MSFD8bPressures_20130506_101810.xml |
Southern Adriatic Sea
GSA 17
GSA 18
Adriatic Sea
Southern Adriatic Sea
Northern Adriatic Sea
GSA 17
GSA 18
Coasts of Tremiti islands
Venetian coasts
Adriatic Sea
marine Adriatic
Northern Adriatic Sea
Central Adriatic Sea
Southern Adriatic Sea
Northern Adriatic Sea
Puglia
Northern Adriatic Sea
Southern Adriatic Sea
Coasts of Tremiti islands
North Adriatic coasts
Adriatic Sea coasts
MediterraneanSeaAdriatic
MediterraneanSeaAdriatic
Adriatic Sea
From Chioggia to Pescara
From Vieste to San Cataldo
North Adriatic Sea
South Adriatic Sea
Adriatic Sea
GES component |
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Feature |
LevelPressureImpulsive |
LevelPressureContinuous |
Assessment Topic |
NoiseImpulsive11_1
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NoiseContinuous11_2
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Element |
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Element 2 |
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ThresholdValue |
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Threshold value/Value unit |
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Proportion threshold value |
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Status of criteria/indicator |
NotAssessed |
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Status trend |
Unknown_NotAssessed |
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Status confidence |
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Description (status of criteria/indicator) |
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Limitations |
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Assessment period |
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Description |
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Input load |
Unknown_NotAssessed
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Load unit |
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Confidence |
Low
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Trends (recent) |
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Trends (future) |
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Description (activities) |
Activity1: geophysical surveys for gas and oil exploration introduce loud impulsive low frequency sounds in the marine environment Activity2: pile driving activities are responsible for the introduction of loud impulsive sounds in the marine environment Activity3: Shipping is responsible for the introduction of low frequency continuous sounds in the marine environment |
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Activity type |
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Information gaps |
At present it is not possible to carry out an initial assessment due to lack of data. It will become possible once the necessary monitoring campaigns will be carried out in strategic sampling stations and for the required length of time in order to give trends. |
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