Member State report / Art9 / 2018 / D10 / Malta / 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 | D10 Litter |
| Member State | Malta |
| Region/subregion | Mediterranean: Ionian Sea & Central Mediterranean Sea |
| Reported by | Environment and Resources Authority |
| Report date | 2020-04-16 |
| Report access | ART9_GES.xml |
GES component |
D10
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D10C1
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D10C2
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D10C3
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D10C4
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Marine reporting units |
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Features |
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GES description |
Trends in the number of litter items on the coastline, on the surface of the water column and on the seabed are decreasing throughout the 6-year assessment period and not deviating from UNEP/MAP’s set baseline values. |
Trends in amount of micro-litter on the coastline, in the surface of the water column and in seabed sediment are decreasing throughout the 6-year assessment period and not deviating from UNEP/MAP’s baseline values, where established. |
Trend in the number of stranded specimens of the marine reptile Caretta caretta showing evidence of mortality, injury or other health effects as a result of interaction with marine litter (ingestion or entanglement) decreases over a 12-year assessment period. |
Trend in the number of stranded specimens of the marine reptile Caretta caretta showing evidence of mortality, injury or other health effects as a result of interaction with marine litter (ingestion or entanglement) decreases over a 12-year assessment period. |
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Determination date |
201912 |
201912 |
201912 |
201912 |
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Update type |
Modified from reported determination |
Modified from reported determination |
Modified from reported determination |
Modified from reported determination |
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Justification for non-use of criterion |
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Justification for delay in setting EU/regional requirements |