Member State report / Art9 / 2018 / D4 / 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 D4 Food webs/D1 Ecosystems
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
D4
D4C1
D4C2
D4C3
D4C4
Marine reporting units
  • MIC-MT-MS-01
Features
  • All trophic guilds
GES description
Composition and abundance of representative trophic guilds are indicative of natural biotic and abiotic conditions of marine ecosystems.
Determination date
201912
Update type
Modified from reported determination
Justification for non-use of criterion
The GES “Composition and abundance of representative trophic guilds are indicative of natural biotic and abiotic conditions of marine ecosystems” covers criteria D4C1 and D4C2.
Justification for delay in setting EU/regional requirements