MS/Art10/2012/D11/Malta/Mediterranean: Ionian Sea & Central Mediterranean Sea — Marine

Member State report / Art10 / 2012 / D11 / Malta / Mediterranean: Ionian Sea & Central Mediterranean 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	D11 Energy, incl. underwater noise
Member State	Malta
Region/subregion	Mediterranean: Ionian Sea & Central Mediterranean Sea
Reported by	Malta Environment and Planning Authority
Report date	-
Report access	MSFD10TI_20140502_095401.xml HTML Factsheet

Assessment areas designated for seabirds, Assessment areas designated for turtles, Assessment areas for marine mammals, Descritptor 3 Assessment area, Hydrological processes assessment area, Marine litter assessment area, MIC-MT-MS, NIS assessment area, Northeastern & Soutwestern assessment area, Northeastern assessment area, Pending adequate knowledge on water column, Significant pollution events area, Southwestern assessment area, To be determined, Underwater noise assessment area, WFD coastal water bodies

Simplified table

Feature [Target or Indicator code]	D11	11.1	11.1.1	11.2	11.2.1
GES descriptor, criterion or indicator [GEScomponent]	D11	D11C1	D11C1	D11C2	D11C2
MarineUnitID	Assessment areas designated for seabirds Assessment areas designated for turtles Assessment areas for marine mammals Descritptor 3 Assessment area Hydrological processes assessment area MIC-MT-MS Marine litter assessment area NIS assessment area Northeastern & Soutwestern assessment area Northeastern assessment area Pending adequate knowledge on water column Significant pollution events area Southwestern assessment area To be determined Underwater noise assessment area WFD coastal water bodies	Assessment areas designated for seabirds Assessment areas designated for turtles Assessment areas for marine mammals Descritptor 3 Assessment area Hydrological processes assessment area MIC-MT-MS Marine litter assessment area NIS assessment area Northeastern & Soutwestern assessment area Northeastern assessment area Pending adequate knowledge on water column Significant pollution events area Southwestern assessment area To be determined Underwater noise assessment area WFD coastal water bodies	Assessment areas designated for seabirds Assessment areas designated for turtles Assessment areas for marine mammals Descritptor 3 Assessment area Hydrological processes assessment area MIC-MT-MS Marine litter assessment area NIS assessment area Northeastern & Soutwestern assessment area Northeastern assessment area Pending adequate knowledge on water column Significant pollution events area Southwestern assessment area To be determined Underwater noise assessment area WFD coastal water bodies	Assessment areas designated for seabirds Assessment areas designated for turtles Assessment areas for marine mammals Descritptor 3 Assessment area Hydrological processes assessment area MIC-MT-MS Marine litter assessment area NIS assessment area Northeastern & Soutwestern assessment area Northeastern assessment area Pending adequate knowledge on water column Significant pollution events area Southwestern assessment area To be determined Underwater noise assessment area WFD coastal water bodies	Assessment areas designated for seabirds Assessment areas designated for turtles Assessment areas for marine mammals Descritptor 3 Assessment area Hydrological processes assessment area MIC-MT-MS Marine litter assessment area NIS assessment area Northeastern & Soutwestern assessment area Northeastern assessment area Pending adequate knowledge on water column Significant pollution events area Southwestern assessment area To be determined Underwater noise assessment area WFD coastal water bodies
Method used
Description [Targets]	To work towards building capacity in the field of underwater noise through inter alia knowledge gain on key species groups which may be adversely affected by this pressure and streamlining of MSFD requirements in terms of underwater noise in licensing and permitting procedures.
Threshold value [TargetValue]
Reference point type
Baseline	Current level of knowledge	Current level of knowledge	Current level of knowledge	Current level of knowledge	Current level of knowledge
Proportion	NotReported	NotReported	NotReported	NotReported	NotReported
Assessment method	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant
Development status	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant
Type of target/indicator	Operational	Operational	Operational	Operational	Operational
Timescale	12-2018	12-2018	12-2018	12-2018	12-2018
Interim or GES target	Interim	Interim	Interim	Interim	Interim
Compatibility with existing targets/indicators	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable
Physical/chemical features
Predominant habitats
Functional group
Pressures