Member State report / Art9 / 2018 / D5 / 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 | 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 | ART9_GES.xml |
GES component |
D5
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D5C1
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D5C2
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D5C3
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D5C4
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D5C5
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D5C6
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D5C7
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D5C8
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GES description |
Concentrations of nutrients in the water column are in line with prevailing physiographic, geographic and climate conditions. |
Levels of chlorophyll-a in the water column achieve high/good status as defined for relevant marine regions/sub-regions under Directive 2000/60/EC. |
Number of reported Harmful Algal Blooms is stable or decreasing throughout the 6-year assessment period. |
Levels of transparency of the water column are in line with prevailing physiographic, geographic and climate conditions. |
Levels of dissolved oxygen in the bottom of the water column are in line with prevailing physiographic, geographic and climate conditions. |
The composition and relative abundance of macrophyte communities and macroalgae are indicative of high/good status on the basis of biotic indices used under Directive 2000/60/EC for more than 75% of the area covered by the habitat. |
The composition and relative abundance of macrophyte communities and macroalgae are indicative of high/good status on the basis of biotic indices used under Directive 2000/60/EC for more than 75% of the area covered by the habitat. |
The species composition and relative abundance of macrofaunal communities is indicative of high/good status on the basis of biotic indices used under Directive 2000/60/EC. |
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Determination date |
201912 |
201912 |
201912 |
201912 |
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 |
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 |