Member State report / Art8 / 2018 / D10 / Lithuania / Baltic Sea

Report type Member State report to Commission
MSFD Article Art. 8 Initial assessment (and Art. 17 updates)
Report due 2018-10-15
GES Descriptor D10 Litter
Member State Lithuania
Region/subregion Baltic Sea
Reported by Environmental Protection Agency
Report date 2020-06-09
Report access msfd2018-ART8_GES_04-07-corrected_06-04.xml

BAL-LT-AA-03

GES component
D10
Feature
Litter in the environment
Element
Litter in the environment
Element code
PresEnvLitter
Element code source
Link to other vocabulary or code lists that may be relevant
Element 2
Element 2 code
Element 2 code source
Element source
HELCOM
Criterion
D10C1
Parameter
Amount on seabed
Parameter other
Threshold value upper
1.0
Threshold value lower
Threshold qualitative
Threshold value source
Threshold value source other
Value achieved upper
235.0
Value achieved lower
Value unit
number of items per square kilometre
Value unit other
Proportion threshold value
Proportion value achieved
Proportion threshold value unit
Trend
Unknown
Parameter achieved
No
Description parameter
The data of the Baltic Sea bottom trawls (during the research period (2013-2017) 47 times in Lithuanian marine waters, BAL-LT-AA-03) showed that at least one litter polluting the marine environment was detected during 36 trawls (76.5% of all) . Comparing the composition of the found rubbish, it was found that artificial polymer materials (36.7%) dominated. The highest amount of litter during one trawl was recorded on the slopes of the Gotland and Gdansk basins (346.2 units / km2). GES is not reached in the marine area (0 percent of the area).
Related indicator
Criteria status
Not good
Description criteria
Element status
Not good
Description element
Integration rule type parameter
Integration rule description parameter
Integration rule type criteria
Integration rule description criteria
GES extent threshold
100.00
GES extent achieved
GES extent unit
GES achieved
GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported
Description overall status
The data of the Baltic Sea bottom trawls (during the research period (2013-2017) 47 times in Lithuanian marine waters, BAL-LT-AA-03) showed that at least one litter polluting the marine environment was detected during 36 trawls (76.5% of all) . Comparing the composition of the found rubbish, it was found that artificial polymer materials (36.7%) dominated. The highest amount of litter during one trawl was recorded on the slopes of the Gotland and Gdansk basins (346.2 units / km2). The indicator of the criterion is the average annual amount of garbage accumulating on the bottom per 1 km2 - 1 unit. and the trend is non-rising (GES), the goal is to reduce the amount of litter polluting the seabed to less than 22 units / km2. GES is not reached in the marine area (0 percent of the area).
Assessments period
2012-2017
Related pressures
  • Input of litter (solid waste matter, including micro-sized litter)
Related targets
  • 8

BAL-LT-AA-04

GES component
D10
Feature
Litter in the environment
Element
Litter in the environment
Element code
PresEnvLitter
Element code source
Link to other vocabulary or code lists that may be relevant
Element 2
Element 2 code
Element 2 code source
Element source
HELCOM
Criterion
D10C1
Parameter
Amount on coastline
Parameter other
Threshold value upper
57.0
Threshold value lower
Threshold qualitative
Threshold value source
Threshold value source other
Value achieved upper
120.0
Value achieved lower
Value unit
Other
Value unit other
Vnt./100 m
Proportion threshold value
100.0
Proportion value achieved
Proportion threshold value unit
% of stations achieving threshold value
Trend
Unknown
Parameter achieved
No
Description parameter
Related indicator
Criteria status
Not good
Description criteria
Litter (excluding micro-litter) polluting the Lithuanian Baltic Sea coast (BAL-LT-AA-04) was observed on ten beaches. During the observations, all beach-polluting litter in the 100m-long survey transects was identified, and different coastal litter objects were assessed and counted. Observational data show that artificial polymer materials: plastic fragments (41.8℅), cigarette butts (13.9℅), plastic ropes / purse sections (5.7℅) are the most common objects on the Lithuanian Baltic coast. Estimating the annual amount of litter polluting the coast in 2012-2017 period, there is a downward trend in the overall amount of litter. 2006-2011 period was not reported, the trend between periods was not assessed. The GES value was not reached at any of the study sites (0 percent).
Element status
Not good
Description element
Integration rule type parameter
Integration rule description parameter
Integration rule type criteria
Integration rule description criteria
GES extent threshold
GES extent achieved
GES extent unit
GES achieved
GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported
Description overall status
Litter (excluding micro-litter) polluting the Lithuanian Baltic Sea coast (BAL-LT-AA-04) was observed on ten beaches. During the observations, all beach-polluting litter in the 100 m long research transect was identified, and different coastal litter objects were assessed and assessed. Observational data show that artificial polymer materials: plastic fragments (41.8 ℅), cigarette butts (13.9 ℅), plastic ropes / purse sections (5.7 ℅) are the most common objects on the Lithuanian Baltic coast. Assessing the annual amount of litter polluting the coast, there is a downward trend in the total amount of litter. The GES value was not reached at any of the study sites (0 percent). Target values ​​have been set for the criterion indicator: the average annual amount of rubbish discharged ashore and accumulating at the shoreline is 57 units per 100 m of the beach section, the trend is non-rising (GES), the goal is to have less than 94 units per 100 m of beach sections on average. garbage.
Assessments period
2012-2017
Related pressures
  • Input of litter (solid waste matter, including micro-sized litter)
Related targets
  • 8