Member State report / Art10 / 2018 / D5 / 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 2018-10-15
GES Descriptor D5 Eutrophication
Member State Malta
Region/subregion Mediterranean: Ionian Sea & Central Mediterranean Sea
Reported by Environment and Resources Authority
Report date 2020-04-16
Report access ART10_Targets.xml

Target code
MT_Target_2019_D1C6_D5C1
Target description
Input of nutrient and organic matter into coastal waters from major catchment nodes and sea-based sources of nutrient enrichment does not give rise to effects of eutrophication.
Feature(s)
  • Pelagic broad habitats
GES components
  • D1C6 Pelagic habitat condition (1.5.2, 1.6, 1.6.1, 1.6.2, 1.6.3)
  • D5C1 Nutrient concentrations (5.1, 5.1.1)
Timescale
202512
Update date
201912
Update type
Modified from 2012 definition
Marine reporting unit
  • MIC-MT-MS-01
Element
Total Nitrogen, Total Phosphorous
Element 2
Parameter
Other
Parameter - other
Nutrient concentration from diffuse sources
Target value
Value achieved - upper
Value achieved - lower
Value unit
Value unit - other
Target status
Assessment period
2020-2025
Target assessment description
Related indicator
  • Input of nutrients from diffuse sources
Related measures
  • M018
  • M044