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
Feature
LevelPressureImpulsive
LevelPressureContinuous
Assessment Topic
NoiseImpulsive11_1
NoiseContinuous11_2
Element
Element 2
ThresholdValue
Threshold value/Value unit
Proportion threshold value
Status of criteria/indicator
NotAssessed
NotAssessed
Status trend
Unknown_NotAssessed
Unknown_NotAssessed
Status confidence
Description (status of criteria/indicator)
Limitations
Assessment period
Description
Input load
Unknown_NotAssessed
Unknown_NotAssessed
Load unit
Confidence
Low
Low
Trends (recent)
Trends (future)
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
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
Activity type
  • NotReported
  • OilGas
  • NotReported
  • OilGas
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.
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.

North-Central Adriatic Sea

South Adriatic Sea

A1

Central Adriatic Sea

Southern Adriatic Sea

Adriatic Sea

Northern Adriatic Sea

Central Adriatic Sea

Southern Adriatic Sea

Adriatic Sea

Adriatic

GSA 17

GSA 18

Northern Adriatic Sea

Central Adriatic Sea

Southern Adriatic Sea

Mediterranean Sea: Adriatic Sea

Adriatic Sea