Member State report / Art9 / 2018 / D1-M / Netherlands / NE Atlantic: Greater North 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 D1 Mammals
Member State Netherlands
Region/subregion NE Atlantic: Greater North Sea
Reported by Rijkswaterstaat Centre for Water management, Ministry of infrastructure and the environment
Report date 2019-04-15
Report access XML_ART9_201904091515.xml

GES component
D1
D1-M
D1C1
D1C2
D1C3
D1C4
D1C5
Marine reporting units
  • L1.2
  • L1.2
  • ANS-NL-MS-1
  • L1.2
  • ANS-NL-MS-1
  • L1.2
Features
  • Small toothed cetaceans
  • Seals
  • Small toothed cetaceans
  • Seals
  • Seals
  • Small toothed cetaceans
GES description
By-catch of harbour porpoises is less than 1 % of best available population estimate (ASCOBANS).
The population of the grey seal (H1364), common seal (H1365) and harbour porpoise (H1351) must comply with the Habitats Directive favourable reference value for the size of the population (FRP).
No decrease in pup production of the grey seal of more than 1 % since the last assessment phase and not more than 25 % decrease since 1992
Preservation of the size and quality of the home of the grey seal (H1364), common seal (H1365) and harbour porpoise (H1351) (HR)
Determination date
201807
201807
201807
201207
Update type
New determination
New determination
New determination
Same as last reported determination
Justification for non-use of criterion
Justification for delay in setting EU/regional requirements