Member State report / Art8 / 2018 / D1-F / Netherlands / NE Atlantic: Greater North Sea

Report type Member State report to Commission
MSFD Article Art. 8 Initial assessment (and Art. 17 updates)
Report due 2018-10-15
GES Descriptor D1 Fish
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_ART8GES_201904091515.xml

OSPAR Greater NorthSea (L1.2)

GES component
D1-F
D1-F
Feature
Demersal shelf fish
Demersal shelf fish
Element
Demersal fish community
Sensitive Fish Species
Element code
DEF
SFS
Element code source
Contaminants (D8-D9) http://vocab.ices.dk/?ref=37
Link to other vocabulary or code lists that may be relevant
Element 2
Element 2 code
Element 2 code source
Element source
OSPAR
OSPAR
Criterion
D1C3
D1C2
Parameter
Size distribution
Other
Parameter other
Proportion failing to spawn.
Threshold value upper
1.0
-1.0
Threshold value lower
Threshold qualitative
Trend as GES definition
Trend as GES definition
Threshold value source
Other (specify)
Other (specify)
Threshold value source other
National development
National interpretation
Value achieved upper
Value achieved lower
Value unit
Other
Other
Value unit other
Trend indicator
Trend indicator
Proportion threshold value
100.0
100.0
Proportion value achieved
Proportion threshold value unit
% area of MRU achieving threshold value
% area of MRU achieving threshold value
Trend
Unknown
Unknown
Parameter achieved
No
No
Description parameter
In the International North Sea, a recovery is taking place within the bottom fishing community. Only in the northern part of the Celtic Sea, however, the target values for recovery are met. Target values that are not yet met in various individual survey assessments can, according to recent recovery trends, be achieved by the year 2022 provided that the current level of threat does not increase further. There is no recovery yet in the Southern North Sea.
Related indicator
Criteria status
Not good
Not good
Description criteria
Element status
Not good
Unknown
Description element
ElementCodeSource
Integration rule type parameter
Other
Other
Integration rule description parameter
No integration
No integration
Integration rule type criteria
Other
Other
Integration rule description criteria
No integration
No integration
GES extent threshold
100.00
100.00
GES extent achieved
GES extent unit
Proportion of area in good status
Proportion of area in good status
GES achieved
GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported
GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported
Description overall status
Situation improves, but good environmental status has not been achieved yet.
Situation improves, but good environmental status has not been achieved yet.
Assessments period
2012-2016
2012-2016
Related pressures
  • Changes to hydrological conditions
  • Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence
  • Extraction of, or mortality/injury to, wild species (by commercial and recreational fishing and other activities)
  • Input of anthropogenic sound (impulsive, continuous)
  • Physical disturbance to seabed
  • Changes to hydrological conditions
  • Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence
  • Extraction of, or mortality/injury to, wild species (by commercial and recreational fishing and other activities)
  • Input of anthropogenic sound (impulsive, continuous)
  • Physical disturbance to seabed
Related targets
  • ANSNL-D1T3
  • ANSNL-D1T5
  • ANSNL-D1T7
  • ANSNL-D3T1
  • ANSNL-D1T3
  • ANSNL-D1T5
  • ANSNL-D1T7
  • ANSNL-D3T1