Member State report / Art10 / 2018 / D11 / Netherlands / NE Atlantic: Greater North 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 D11 Energy, incl. underwater noise
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_ART10_201904091515.xml

Target code
ANSNL-D11T1
ANSNL-D11T2
Target description
The continuation of stricter regulations regarding the prevention of harmful effects due to impulsive noise.
Developing a limit on the number of days of disturbance at regional level (OSPAR).
Feature(s)
  • Impulsive sound in water
  • Input of anthropogenic sound (impulsive, continuous)
  • Input of anthropogenic sound (impulsive, continuous)
GES components
  • D11C1 Anthropogenic impulsive sound (11.1, 11.1.1)
  • D11C2 Anthropogenic continuous low-frequency sound (11.2, 11.2.1)
Timescale
202407
202007
Update date
201807
201807
Update type
Same as 2012 definition
Same as 2012 definition
Marine reporting unit
  • ANS-NL-MS-1
  • ANS-NL-MS-1
Element
pulse block days
Element 2
Parameter
Duration
Underwater sound level
Parameter - other
Target value
Value achieved - upper
Value achieved - lower
Value unit
days
decibel
Value unit - other
Target status
Target not yet achieved
Target not yet achieved
Assessment period
2015-2015
2015-2015
Target assessment description
A threshold as described in the Commission decision covering all activities producing the impulse. should be aligned at EU level, this process started in 2017 and will continue in 2018.
Related indicator
Related measures
  • ANSNL-M034
  • ANSNL-M035
  • ANSNL-M036
  • ANSNL-M037
  • ANSNL-M038
  • ANSNL-M038
  • ANSNL-M059