Member State report / Art14 / 2022 / D2 / Malta / Mediterranean: Ionian Sea & Central Mediterranean Sea
Report type | Member State report to Commission |
MSFD Article | Art. 14 Exceptions (and Art. 17 updates) |
Report due | 2022-10-15 |
GES Descriptor | D2 Non-indigenous species |
Member State | Malta |
Region/subregion | Mediterranean: Ionian Sea & Central Mediterranean Sea |
Reported by | Environment and Resources Authority |
Report date | 2024-02-07 |
Report access | 363 |
Marine reporting units |
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Region subregion |
MED Ionian Sea and Central Mediterranean Sea |
Exception code |
MICMT-E01 |
Exception old code |
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Exception name |
Introduction of invasive alien species by secondary dispersal following entry through the Suez Canal |
Exception type |
Art. 14(1)(a) |
Exception reason |
Action (e.g. environmental damage) caused by a third party for which the Member State is not responsible |
GES achieved |
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Relevant pressures |
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Relevant targets |
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GES component |
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Relevant features |
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Justification description |
Malta is not responsible for the management of the marine areas at the entry point of non-indigenous species from the Suez Canal into the Mediterranean region and therefore cannot implement measures to control the secondary dispersal of such species introduced through the Suez Canal into the Mediterranean, which may comprise the achievement of GES in Maltese waters. |
Spatial scope geographic zones |
Territorial waters |
Mitigation |
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Measures ad hoc |
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Further information |
Section 3.3
https://era.org.mt/topic/msfd-programme-of-measures/ |