Member State report / Art9 / 2018 / D11 / Italy / Mediterranean: Ionian Sea & Central Mediterranean Sea

Report type Member State report to Commission
MSFD Article Art. 9 Determination of GES (and Art. 17 updates)
Report due 2018-10-15
GES Descriptor D11 Energy, incl. underwater noise
Member State Italy
Region/subregion Mediterranean: Ionian Sea & Central Mediterranean Sea
Reported by ISPRA - Italian National Institute for Environmental Protection and Research
Report date 2020-10-01
Report access MSFD_2018_ART9_GES_IT_2020-07-31.xml

GES component
D11
D11C1
D11C2
Marine reporting units
  • IT-ISCMS-0001
  • IT-ISCMS-0001
Features
  • Input of anthropogenic sound (impulsive, continuous)
  • Input of anthropogenic sound (impulsive, continuous)
GES description
G 11.1 Level impulse levels of high low and medium frequency impulsive sounds, introduced into the marine environment human activity is such that it does not lead to long-term negative effects on ecosystems. marine and human activities introducing such sounds are regulated and managed to ensure that there is no impact. significant long-term marine species at population level.
G 11.2 continuous low frequency levels of sounds introduced into the marine environment through human activity are: do not have any long-term adverse effects on marine ecosystems and are such that they are not likely to lead to: the risk of possible behavioural or perceptual impacts on marine species at population level.
Determination date
201812
201812
Update type
Same as last reported determination
Same as last reported determination
Justification for non-use of criterion
Justification for delay in setting EU/regional requirements