Member State report / Art10 / 2012 / D9 / Lithuania / Baltic Sea

Report type Member State report to Commission
MSFD Article Art. 10 Environmental targets (and Art. 17 updates)
Report due 2012-10-15
GES Descriptor D9 Contaminants in seafood
Member State Lithuania
Region/subregion Baltic Sea
Reported by Environmental Protection Agency
Report date 2013-04-15
Report access BALLT_MSFD10TI_20130423.xml

BAL-LT-AA-01, BAL-LT-AA-02, BAL-LT-MS-01, BAL-LT-MS-02

Feature [Target or Indicator code]
D9
9.1.1
GES descriptor, criterion or indicator [GEScomponent]
D9
D9C1
MarineUnitID
  • Coastal waters (including transitional waters regarding descriptors and associated indicators that is not covered by WFD) (BAL-LT-AA-01)
  • LT marine waters (all marine waters) (BAL-LT-MS-01)
  • Teritorial sea (excluding coastal and transitional waters) and Lithuanian Exclusive Economic Zone (BAL-LT-MS-02)
  • Transitional waters (BAL-LT-AA-02)
  • Coastal waters (including transitional waters regarding descriptors and associated indicators that is not covered by WFD) (BAL-LT-AA-01)
  • LT marine waters (all marine waters) (BAL-LT-MS-01)
  • Teritorial sea (excluding coastal and transitional waters) and Lithuanian Exclusive Economic Zone (BAL-LT-MS-02)
  • Transitional waters (BAL-LT-AA-02)
Method used
PREPARATION OF LITHUANIAN BALTIC SEA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT STRENGTHENING DOCUMENTS III INTERIM REPORT
PREPARATION OF LITHUANIAN BALTIC SEA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT STRENGTHENING DOCUMENTS III INTERIM REPORT
Description [Targets]
Actual levels of contaminants detected and number of contaminants exceeding the maximum levels laid down in the legislation: Cadmium concentration in fish muscles
Threshold value [TargetValue]
Reference point type
LimitReferencePoint
LimitReferencePoint
Baseline
2007-2011
2007-2011
Proportion
100
100
Assessment method
Gera aplinkos būklė nustatoma, kai žuvų (išskyrus ungurių) raumenų mėsoje kadmio koncentracija neviršija 0,050 mg kg-1 drėgno svorio.
Gera aplinkos būklė nustatoma, kai žuvų (išskyrus ungurių) raumenų mėsoje kadmio koncentracija neviršija 0,050 mg kg-1 drėgno svorio.
Development status
Fully operational (in 2012)
Fully operational (in 2012)
Type of target/indicator
State
State
Timescale
Interim or GES target
Compatibility with existing targets/indicators
HELCOM Baltic Sea Action Plan
HELCOM Baltic Sea Action Plan
Physical/chemical features
Predominant habitats
Functional group
  • Coastal fish
  • FishDemersal
  • Coastal fish
  • FishDemersal
Pressures
  • IntroSynthComp
  • IntroSynthComp