Member State report / Art11 / 2020 / D8 / Netherlands / NE Atlantic: Greater North Sea
| Report type | Member State report to Commission |
| MSFD Article | Art. 11 Monitoring programmes (and Art. 17 updates) |
| Report due | 2020-10-15 |
| GES Descriptor | D8 Contaminants |
| Member State | Netherlands |
| Region/subregion | NE Atlantic: Greater North Sea |
| Reported by | Rijkswaterstaat Water, Verkeer en Leefomgeving Zuiderwagenplein 2 8224 AD Lelystad Postbus 2232 3500 |
| Report date | 2020-11-17 |
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Monitoring strategy description |
The principal purpose of the MSFD monitoring programme is to review the progress that has been made towards achieving good environmental status prescribed for each criterion in the Marine Strategy Part I (2018). This review is based on established indicators. The monitoring can also be used to evaluate the environmental targets defined for each descriptor. The environmental targets are operational in nature and are linked to specific actions and/or measures in the Marine Strategy Part 3. The effects of individual measures cannot generally be linked directly to environmental status or the criteria. Monitoring data can, however, indirectly give an indication of the effectiveness of measures.
The monitoring (methods, spatial and temporal coverage) aims to achieve sufficient statistical confidence in the assessment. The risk of not achieving GES or deterioration from GES is addressed in the Marine Strategy, Parts 1 and 3.
The European Commission requests that the electronic reports explain how the DPSIR cycle is monitored and to which part of the cycle the monitoring surveys are linked. The MSFD monitoring programme helps to generate better insight into the relationships between the use of the sea and the marine ecosystem. This can be accomplished by monitoring pressures and the underlying activities (D1C1: incidental bycatch, D2: non-indigenous species, D3C1: fish mortality, D5: eutrophication, D6C1/D6C4: physical loss of seabed/habitats and D6C2: fisheries intensity and sand extraction, D8 and D9: pollutants, D10: litter, D11: underwater noise), and by monitoring species and habitats (D1: biodiversity (with the exception of D1C1), D3C2: spawning stock biomass, D4: food web, D6C3/D6C5: habitats ) and hydrographical characteristics (D7). The numerous relationships between the various elements of the marine ecosystem are complex, and many are still not known. Consequently, it is often only possible to give an indication of the impact of specific activities on the marine ecosystem.
Experts generally derive DPSIR relationships from the monitoring of pressures/activities and of species and habitats (from the MSFD monitoring programme), in combination with data derived from permits and research programmes. However, some surveys have been established to measure pressures and their effects and/or to learn more about the effectiveness of measures. In designing the monitoring survey for benthic animals (habitats), the Netherlands explicitly took account of the need to |
The principal purpose of the MSFD monitoring programme is to review the progress that has been made towards achieving good environmental status prescribed for each criterion in the Marine Strategy Part I (2018). This review is based on established indicators. The monitoring can also be used to evaluate the environmental targets defined for each descriptor. The environmental targets are operational in nature and are linked to specific actions and/or measures in the Marine Strategy Part 3. The effects of individual measures cannot generally be linked directly to environmental status or the criteria. Monitoring data can, however, indirectly give an indication of the effectiveness of measures.
The monitoring (methods, spatial and temporal coverage) aims to achieve sufficient statistical confidence in the assessment. The risk of not achieving GES or deterioration from GES is addressed in the Marine Strategy, Parts 1 and 3.
The European Commission requests that the electronic reports explain how the DPSIR cycle is monitored and to which part of the cycle the monitoring surveys are linked. The MSFD monitoring programme helps to generate better insight into the relationships between the use of the sea and the marine ecosystem. This can be accomplished by monitoring pressures and the underlying activities (D1C1: incidental bycatch, D2: non-indigenous species, D3C1: fish mortality, D5: eutrophication, D6C1/D6C4: physical loss of seabed/habitats and D6C2: fisheries intensity and sand extraction, D8 and D9: pollutants, D10: litter, D11: underwater noise), and by monitoring species and habitats (D1: biodiversity (with the exception of D1C1), D3C2: spawning stock biomass, D4: food web, D6C3/D6C5: habitats ) and hydrographical characteristics (D7). The numerous relationships between the various elements of the marine ecosystem are complex, and many are still not known. Consequently, it is often only possible to give an indication of the impact of specific activities on the marine ecosystem.
Experts generally derive DPSIR relationships from the monitoring of pressures/activities and of species and habitats (from the MSFD monitoring programme), in combination with data derived from permits and research programmes. However, some surveys have been established to measure pressures and their effects and/or to learn more about the effectiveness of measures. In designing the monitoring survey for benthic animals (habitats), the Netherlands explicitly took account of the need to |
The principal purpose of the MSFD monitoring programme is to review the progress that has been made towards achieving good environmental status prescribed for each criterion in the Marine Strategy Part I (2018). This review is based on established indicators. The monitoring can also be used to evaluate the environmental targets defined for each descriptor. The environmental targets are operational in nature and are linked to specific actions and/or measures in the Marine Strategy Part 3. The effects of individual measures cannot generally be linked directly to environmental status or the criteria. Monitoring data can, however, indirectly give an indication of the effectiveness of measures.
The monitoring (methods, spatial and temporal coverage) aims to achieve sufficient statistical confidence in the assessment. The risk of not achieving GES or deterioration from GES is addressed in the Marine Strategy, Parts 1 and 3.
The European Commission requests that the electronic reports explain how the DPSIR cycle is monitored and to which part of the cycle the monitoring surveys are linked. The MSFD monitoring programme helps to generate better insight into the relationships between the use of the sea and the marine ecosystem. This can be accomplished by monitoring pressures and the underlying activities (D1C1: incidental bycatch, D2: non-indigenous species, D3C1: fish mortality, D5: eutrophication, D6C1/D6C4: physical loss of seabed/habitats and D6C2: fisheries intensity and sand extraction, D8 and D9: pollutants, D10: litter, D11: underwater noise), and by monitoring species and habitats (D1: biodiversity (with the exception of D1C1), D3C2: spawning stock biomass, D4: food web, D6C3/D6C5: habitats ) and hydrographical characteristics (D7). The numerous relationships between the various elements of the marine ecosystem are complex, and many are still not known. Consequently, it is often only possible to give an indication of the impact of specific activities on the marine ecosystem.
Experts generally derive DPSIR relationships from the monitoring of pressures/activities and of species and habitats (from the MSFD monitoring programme), in combination with data derived from permits and research programmes. However, some surveys have been established to measure pressures and their effects and/or to learn more about the effectiveness of measures. In designing the monitoring survey for benthic animals (habitats), the Netherlands explicitly took account of the need to |
The principal purpose of the MSFD monitoring programme is to review the progress that has been made towards achieving good environmental status prescribed for each criterion in the Marine Strategy Part I (2018). This review is based on established indicators. The monitoring can also be used to evaluate the environmental targets defined for each descriptor. The environmental targets are operational in nature and are linked to specific actions and/or measures in the Marine Strategy Part 3. The effects of individual measures cannot generally be linked directly to environmental status or the criteria. Monitoring data can, however, indirectly give an indication of the effectiveness of measures.
The monitoring (methods, spatial and temporal coverage) aims to achieve sufficient statistical confidence in the assessment. The risk of not achieving GES or deterioration from GES is addressed in the Marine Strategy, Parts 1 and 3.
The European Commission requests that the electronic reports explain how the DPSIR cycle is monitored and to which part of the cycle the monitoring surveys are linked. The MSFD monitoring programme helps to generate better insight into the relationships between the use of the sea and the marine ecosystem. This can be accomplished by monitoring pressures and the underlying activities (D1C1: incidental bycatch, D2: non-indigenous species, D3C1: fish mortality, D5: eutrophication, D6C1/D6C4: physical loss of seabed/habitats and D6C2: fisheries intensity and sand extraction, D8 and D9: pollutants, D10: litter, D11: underwater noise), and by monitoring species and habitats (D1: biodiversity (with the exception of D1C1), D3C2: spawning stock biomass, D4: food web, D6C3/D6C5: habitats ) and hydrographical characteristics (D7). The numerous relationships between the various elements of the marine ecosystem are complex, and many are still not known. Consequently, it is often only possible to give an indication of the impact of specific activities on the marine ecosystem.
Experts generally derive DPSIR relationships from the monitoring of pressures/activities and of species and habitats (from the MSFD monitoring programme), in combination with data derived from permits and research programmes. However, some surveys have been established to measure pressures and their effects and/or to learn more about the effectiveness of measures. In designing the monitoring survey for benthic animals (habitats), the Netherlands explicitly took account of the need to |
The principal purpose of the MSFD monitoring programme is to review the progress that has been made towards achieving good environmental status prescribed for each criterion in the Marine Strategy Part I (2018). This review is based on established indicators. The monitoring can also be used to evaluate the environmental targets defined for each descriptor. The environmental targets are operational in nature and are linked to specific actions and/or measures in the Marine Strategy Part 3. The effects of individual measures cannot generally be linked directly to environmental status or the criteria. Monitoring data can, however, indirectly give an indication of the effectiveness of measures.
The monitoring (methods, spatial and temporal coverage) aims to achieve sufficient statistical confidence in the assessment. The risk of not achieving GES or deterioration from GES is addressed in the Marine Strategy, Parts 1 and 3.
The European Commission requests that the electronic reports explain how the DPSIR cycle is monitored and to which part of the cycle the monitoring surveys are linked. The MSFD monitoring programme helps to generate better insight into the relationships between the use of the sea and the marine ecosystem. This can be accomplished by monitoring pressures and the underlying activities (D1C1: incidental bycatch, D2: non-indigenous species, D3C1: fish mortality, D5: eutrophication, D6C1/D6C4: physical loss of seabed/habitats and D6C2: fisheries intensity and sand extraction, D8 and D9: pollutants, D10: litter, D11: underwater noise), and by monitoring species and habitats (D1: biodiversity (with the exception of D1C1), D3C2: spawning stock biomass, D4: food web, D6C3/D6C5: habitats ) and hydrographical characteristics (D7). The numerous relationships between the various elements of the marine ecosystem are complex, and many are still not known. Consequently, it is often only possible to give an indication of the impact of specific activities on the marine ecosystem.
Experts generally derive DPSIR relationships from the monitoring of pressures/activities and of species and habitats (from the MSFD monitoring programme), in combination with data derived from permits and research programmes. However, some surveys have been established to measure pressures and their effects and/or to learn more about the effectiveness of measures. In designing the monitoring survey for benthic animals (habitats), the Netherlands explicitly took account of the need to |
The principal purpose of the MSFD monitoring programme is to review the progress that has been made towards achieving good environmental status prescribed for each criterion in the Marine Strategy Part I (2018). This review is based on established indicators. The monitoring can also be used to evaluate the environmental targets defined for each descriptor. The environmental targets are operational in nature and are linked to specific actions and/or measures in the Marine Strategy Part 3. The effects of individual measures cannot generally be linked directly to environmental status or the criteria. Monitoring data can, however, indirectly give an indication of the effectiveness of measures.
The monitoring (methods, spatial and temporal coverage) aims to achieve sufficient statistical confidence in the assessment. The risk of not achieving GES or deterioration from GES is addressed in the Marine Strategy, Parts 1 and 3.
The European Commission requests that the electronic reports explain how the DPSIR cycle is monitored and to which part of the cycle the monitoring surveys are linked. The MSFD monitoring programme helps to generate better insight into the relationships between the use of the sea and the marine ecosystem. This can be accomplished by monitoring pressures and the underlying activities (D1C1: incidental bycatch, D2: non-indigenous species, D3C1: fish mortality, D5: eutrophication, D6C1/D6C4: physical loss of seabed/habitats and D6C2: fisheries intensity and sand extraction, D8 and D9: pollutants, D10: litter, D11: underwater noise), and by monitoring species and habitats (D1: biodiversity (with the exception of D1C1), D3C2: spawning stock biomass, D4: food web, D6C3/D6C5: habitats ) and hydrographical characteristics (D7). The numerous relationships between the various elements of the marine ecosystem are complex, and many are still not known. Consequently, it is often only possible to give an indication of the impact of specific activities on the marine ecosystem.
Experts generally derive DPSIR relationships from the monitoring of pressures/activities and of species and habitats (from the MSFD monitoring programme), in combination with data derived from permits and research programmes. However, some surveys have been established to measure pressures and their effects and/or to learn more about the effectiveness of measures. In designing the monitoring survey for benthic animals (habitats), the Netherlands explicitly took account of the need to |
The principal purpose of the MSFD monitoring programme is to review the progress that has been made towards achieving good environmental status prescribed for each criterion in the Marine Strategy Part I (2018). This review is based on established indicators. The monitoring can also be used to evaluate the environmental targets defined for each descriptor. The environmental targets are operational in nature and are linked to specific actions and/or measures in the Marine Strategy Part 3. The effects of individual measures cannot generally be linked directly to environmental status or the criteria. Monitoring data can, however, indirectly give an indication of the effectiveness of measures.
The monitoring (methods, spatial and temporal coverage) aims to achieve sufficient statistical confidence in the assessment. The risk of not achieving GES or deterioration from GES is addressed in the Marine Strategy, Parts 1 and 3.
The European Commission requests that the electronic reports explain how the DPSIR cycle is monitored and to which part of the cycle the monitoring surveys are linked. The MSFD monitoring programme helps to generate better insight into the relationships between the use of the sea and the marine ecosystem. This can be accomplished by monitoring pressures and the underlying activities (D1C1: incidental bycatch, D2: non-indigenous species, D3C1: fish mortality, D5: eutrophication, D6C1/D6C4: physical loss of seabed/habitats and D6C2: fisheries intensity and sand extraction, D8 and D9: pollutants, D10: litter, D11: underwater noise), and by monitoring species and habitats (D1: biodiversity (with the exception of D1C1), D3C2: spawning stock biomass, D4: food web, D6C3/D6C5: habitats ) and hydrographical characteristics (D7). The numerous relationships between the various elements of the marine ecosystem are complex, and many are still not known. Consequently, it is often only possible to give an indication of the impact of specific activities on the marine ecosystem.
Experts generally derive DPSIR relationships from the monitoring of pressures/activities and of species and habitats (from the MSFD monitoring programme), in combination with data derived from permits and research programmes. However, some surveys have been established to measure pressures and their effects and/or to learn more about the effectiveness of measures. In designing the monitoring survey for benthic animals (habitats), the Netherlands explicitly took account of the need to |
The principal purpose of the MSFD monitoring programme is to review the progress that has been made towards achieving good environmental status prescribed for each criterion in the Marine Strategy Part I (2018). This review is based on established indicators. The monitoring can also be used to evaluate the environmental targets defined for each descriptor. The environmental targets are operational in nature and are linked to specific actions and/or measures in the Marine Strategy Part 3. The effects of individual measures cannot generally be linked directly to environmental status or the criteria. Monitoring data can, however, indirectly give an indication of the effectiveness of measures.
The monitoring (methods, spatial and temporal coverage) aims to achieve sufficient statistical confidence in the assessment. The risk of not achieving GES or deterioration from GES is addressed in the Marine Strategy, Parts 1 and 3.
The European Commission requests that the electronic reports explain how the DPSIR cycle is monitored and to which part of the cycle the monitoring surveys are linked. The MSFD monitoring programme helps to generate better insight into the relationships between the use of the sea and the marine ecosystem. This can be accomplished by monitoring pressures and the underlying activities (D1C1: incidental bycatch, D2: non-indigenous species, D3C1: fish mortality, D5: eutrophication, D6C1/D6C4: physical loss of seabed/habitats and D6C2: fisheries intensity and sand extraction, D8 and D9: pollutants, D10: litter, D11: underwater noise), and by monitoring species and habitats (D1: biodiversity (with the exception of D1C1), D3C2: spawning stock biomass, D4: food web, D6C3/D6C5: habitats ) and hydrographical characteristics (D7). The numerous relationships between the various elements of the marine ecosystem are complex, and many are still not known. Consequently, it is often only possible to give an indication of the impact of specific activities on the marine ecosystem.
Experts generally derive DPSIR relationships from the monitoring of pressures/activities and of species and habitats (from the MSFD monitoring programme), in combination with data derived from permits and research programmes. However, some surveys have been established to measure pressures and their effects and/or to learn more about the effectiveness of measures. In designing the monitoring survey for benthic animals (habitats), the Netherlands explicitly took account of the need to |
The principal purpose of the MSFD monitoring programme is to review the progress that has been made towards achieving good environmental status prescribed for each criterion in the Marine Strategy Part I (2018). This review is based on established indicators. The monitoring can also be used to evaluate the environmental targets defined for each descriptor. The environmental targets are operational in nature and are linked to specific actions and/or measures in the Marine Strategy Part 3. The effects of individual measures cannot generally be linked directly to environmental status or the criteria. Monitoring data can, however, indirectly give an indication of the effectiveness of measures.
The monitoring (methods, spatial and temporal coverage) aims to achieve sufficient statistical confidence in the assessment. The risk of not achieving GES or deterioration from GES is addressed in the Marine Strategy, Parts 1 and 3.
The European Commission requests that the electronic reports explain how the DPSIR cycle is monitored and to which part of the cycle the monitoring surveys are linked. The MSFD monitoring programme helps to generate better insight into the relationships between the use of the sea and the marine ecosystem. This can be accomplished by monitoring pressures and the underlying activities (D1C1: incidental bycatch, D2: non-indigenous species, D3C1: fish mortality, D5: eutrophication, D6C1/D6C4: physical loss of seabed/habitats and D6C2: fisheries intensity and sand extraction, D8 and D9: pollutants, D10: litter, D11: underwater noise), and by monitoring species and habitats (D1: biodiversity (with the exception of D1C1), D3C2: spawning stock biomass, D4: food web, D6C3/D6C5: habitats ) and hydrographical characteristics (D7). The numerous relationships between the various elements of the marine ecosystem are complex, and many are still not known. Consequently, it is often only possible to give an indication of the impact of specific activities on the marine ecosystem.
Experts generally derive DPSIR relationships from the monitoring of pressures/activities and of species and habitats (from the MSFD monitoring programme), in combination with data derived from permits and research programmes. However, some surveys have been established to measure pressures and their effects and/or to learn more about the effectiveness of measures. In designing the monitoring survey for benthic animals (habitats), the Netherlands explicitly took account of the need to |
The principal purpose of the MSFD monitoring programme is to review the progress that has been made towards achieving good environmental status prescribed for each criterion in the Marine Strategy Part I (2018). This review is based on established indicators. The monitoring can also be used to evaluate the environmental targets defined for each descriptor. The environmental targets are operational in nature and are linked to specific actions and/or measures in the Marine Strategy Part 3. The effects of individual measures cannot generally be linked directly to environmental status or the criteria. Monitoring data can, however, indirectly give an indication of the effectiveness of measures.
The monitoring (methods, spatial and temporal coverage) aims to achieve sufficient statistical confidence in the assessment. The risk of not achieving GES or deterioration from GES is addressed in the Marine Strategy, Parts 1 and 3.
The European Commission requests that the electronic reports explain how the DPSIR cycle is monitored and to which part of the cycle the monitoring surveys are linked. The MSFD monitoring programme helps to generate better insight into the relationships between the use of the sea and the marine ecosystem. This can be accomplished by monitoring pressures and the underlying activities (D1C1: incidental bycatch, D2: non-indigenous species, D3C1: fish mortality, D5: eutrophication, D6C1/D6C4: physical loss of seabed/habitats and D6C2: fisheries intensity and sand extraction, D8 and D9: pollutants, D10: litter, D11: underwater noise), and by monitoring species and habitats (D1: biodiversity (with the exception of D1C1), D3C2: spawning stock biomass, D4: food web, D6C3/D6C5: habitats ) and hydrographical characteristics (D7). The numerous relationships between the various elements of the marine ecosystem are complex, and many are still not known. Consequently, it is often only possible to give an indication of the impact of specific activities on the marine ecosystem.
Experts generally derive DPSIR relationships from the monitoring of pressures/activities and of species and habitats (from the MSFD monitoring programme), in combination with data derived from permits and research programmes. However, some surveys have been established to measure pressures and their effects and/or to learn more about the effectiveness of measures. In designing the monitoring survey for benthic animals (habitats), the Netherlands explicitly took account of the need to |
The principal purpose of the MSFD monitoring programme is to review the progress that has been made towards achieving good environmental status prescribed for each criterion in the Marine Strategy Part I (2018). This review is based on established indicators. The monitoring can also be used to evaluate the environmental targets defined for each descriptor. The environmental targets are operational in nature and are linked to specific actions and/or measures in the Marine Strategy Part 3. The effects of individual measures cannot generally be linked directly to environmental status or the criteria. Monitoring data can, however, indirectly give an indication of the effectiveness of measures.
The monitoring (methods, spatial and temporal coverage) aims to achieve sufficient statistical confidence in the assessment. The risk of not achieving GES or deterioration from GES is addressed in the Marine Strategy, Parts 1 and 3.
The European Commission requests that the electronic reports explain how the DPSIR cycle is monitored and to which part of the cycle the monitoring surveys are linked. The MSFD monitoring programme helps to generate better insight into the relationships between the use of the sea and the marine ecosystem. This can be accomplished by monitoring pressures and the underlying activities (D1C1: incidental bycatch, D2: non-indigenous species, D3C1: fish mortality, D5: eutrophication, D6C1/D6C4: physical loss of seabed/habitats and D6C2: fisheries intensity and sand extraction, D8 and D9: pollutants, D10: litter, D11: underwater noise), and by monitoring species and habitats (D1: biodiversity (with the exception of D1C1), D3C2: spawning stock biomass, D4: food web, D6C3/D6C5: habitats ) and hydrographical characteristics (D7). The numerous relationships between the various elements of the marine ecosystem are complex, and many are still not known. Consequently, it is often only possible to give an indication of the impact of specific activities on the marine ecosystem.
Experts generally derive DPSIR relationships from the monitoring of pressures/activities and of species and habitats (from the MSFD monitoring programme), in combination with data derived from permits and research programmes. However, some surveys have been established to measure pressures and their effects and/or to learn more about the effectiveness of measures. In designing the monitoring survey for benthic animals (habitats), the Netherlands explicitly took account of the need to |
The principal purpose of the MSFD monitoring programme is to review the progress that has been made towards achieving good environmental status prescribed for each criterion in the Marine Strategy Part I (2018). This review is based on established indicators. The monitoring can also be used to evaluate the environmental targets defined for each descriptor. The environmental targets are operational in nature and are linked to specific actions and/or measures in the Marine Strategy Part 3. The effects of individual measures cannot generally be linked directly to environmental status or the criteria. Monitoring data can, however, indirectly give an indication of the effectiveness of measures.
The monitoring (methods, spatial and temporal coverage) aims to achieve sufficient statistical confidence in the assessment. The risk of not achieving GES or deterioration from GES is addressed in the Marine Strategy, Parts 1 and 3.
The European Commission requests that the electronic reports explain how the DPSIR cycle is monitored and to which part of the cycle the monitoring surveys are linked. The MSFD monitoring programme helps to generate better insight into the relationships between the use of the sea and the marine ecosystem. This can be accomplished by monitoring pressures and the underlying activities (D1C1: incidental bycatch, D2: non-indigenous species, D3C1: fish mortality, D5: eutrophication, D6C1/D6C4: physical loss of seabed/habitats and D6C2: fisheries intensity and sand extraction, D8 and D9: pollutants, D10: litter, D11: underwater noise), and by monitoring species and habitats (D1: biodiversity (with the exception of D1C1), D3C2: spawning stock biomass, D4: food web, D6C3/D6C5: habitats ) and hydrographical characteristics (D7). The numerous relationships between the various elements of the marine ecosystem are complex, and many are still not known. Consequently, it is often only possible to give an indication of the impact of specific activities on the marine ecosystem.
Experts generally derive DPSIR relationships from the monitoring of pressures/activities and of species and habitats (from the MSFD monitoring programme), in combination with data derived from permits and research programmes. However, some surveys have been established to measure pressures and their effects and/or to learn more about the effectiveness of measures. In designing the monitoring survey for benthic animals (habitats), the Netherlands explicitly took account of the need to |
The principal purpose of the MSFD monitoring programme is to review the progress that has been made towards achieving good environmental status prescribed for each criterion in the Marine Strategy Part I (2018). This review is based on established indicators. The monitoring can also be used to evaluate the environmental targets defined for each descriptor. The environmental targets are operational in nature and are linked to specific actions and/or measures in the Marine Strategy Part 3. The effects of individual measures cannot generally be linked directly to environmental status or the criteria. Monitoring data can, however, indirectly give an indication of the effectiveness of measures.
The monitoring (methods, spatial and temporal coverage) aims to achieve sufficient statistical confidence in the assessment. The risk of not achieving GES or deterioration from GES is addressed in the Marine Strategy, Parts 1 and 3.
The European Commission requests that the electronic reports explain how the DPSIR cycle is monitored and to which part of the cycle the monitoring surveys are linked. The MSFD monitoring programme helps to generate better insight into the relationships between the use of the sea and the marine ecosystem. This can be accomplished by monitoring pressures and the underlying activities (D1C1: incidental bycatch, D2: non-indigenous species, D3C1: fish mortality, D5: eutrophication, D6C1/D6C4: physical loss of seabed/habitats and D6C2: fisheries intensity and sand extraction, D8 and D9: pollutants, D10: litter, D11: underwater noise), and by monitoring species and habitats (D1: biodiversity (with the exception of D1C1), D3C2: spawning stock biomass, D4: food web, D6C3/D6C5: habitats ) and hydrographical characteristics (D7). The numerous relationships between the various elements of the marine ecosystem are complex, and many are still not known. Consequently, it is often only possible to give an indication of the impact of specific activities on the marine ecosystem.
Experts generally derive DPSIR relationships from the monitoring of pressures/activities and of species and habitats (from the MSFD monitoring programme), in combination with data derived from permits and research programmes. However, some surveys have been established to measure pressures and their effects and/or to learn more about the effectiveness of measures. In designing the monitoring survey for benthic animals (habitats), the Netherlands explicitly took account of the need to |
The principal purpose of the MSFD monitoring programme is to review the progress that has been made towards achieving good environmental status prescribed for each criterion in the Marine Strategy Part I (2018). This review is based on established indicators. The monitoring can also be used to evaluate the environmental targets defined for each descriptor. The environmental targets are operational in nature and are linked to specific actions and/or measures in the Marine Strategy Part 3. The effects of individual measures cannot generally be linked directly to environmental status or the criteria. Monitoring data can, however, indirectly give an indication of the effectiveness of measures.
The monitoring (methods, spatial and temporal coverage) aims to achieve sufficient statistical confidence in the assessment. The risk of not achieving GES or deterioration from GES is addressed in the Marine Strategy, Parts 1 and 3.
The European Commission requests that the electronic reports explain how the DPSIR cycle is monitored and to which part of the cycle the monitoring surveys are linked. The MSFD monitoring programme helps to generate better insight into the relationships between the use of the sea and the marine ecosystem. This can be accomplished by monitoring pressures and the underlying activities (D1C1: incidental bycatch, D2: non-indigenous species, D3C1: fish mortality, D5: eutrophication, D6C1/D6C4: physical loss of seabed/habitats and D6C2: fisheries intensity and sand extraction, D8 and D9: pollutants, D10: litter, D11: underwater noise), and by monitoring species and habitats (D1: biodiversity (with the exception of D1C1), D3C2: spawning stock biomass, D4: food web, D6C3/D6C5: habitats ) and hydrographical characteristics (D7). The numerous relationships between the various elements of the marine ecosystem are complex, and many are still not known. Consequently, it is often only possible to give an indication of the impact of specific activities on the marine ecosystem.
Experts generally derive DPSIR relationships from the monitoring of pressures/activities and of species and habitats (from the MSFD monitoring programme), in combination with data derived from permits and research programmes. However, some surveys have been established to measure pressures and their effects and/or to learn more about the effectiveness of measures. In designing the monitoring survey for benthic animals (habitats), the Netherlands explicitly took account of the need to |
Coverage of GES criteria |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Gaps and plans |
There are no monitoring gaps for D8.
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There are no monitoring gaps for D8.
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There are no monitoring gaps for D8.
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There are no monitoring gaps for D8.
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There are no monitoring gaps for D8.
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There are no monitoring gaps for D8.
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There are no monitoring gaps for D8.
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There are no monitoring gaps for D8.
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There are no monitoring gaps for D8.
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There are no monitoring gaps for D8.
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There are no monitoring gaps for D8.
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There are no monitoring gaps for D8.
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There are no monitoring gaps for D8.
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There are no monitoring gaps for D8.
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Coverage of targets |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Related measures |
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Coverage of measures |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
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ANSNL-D08-Bonn-overeenkomst |
ANSNL-D08-Sub1-OSPAR-ConcSed |
ANSNL-D08-Sub1-OSPAR-ConcSed |
ANSNL-D08-Sub1-OSPAR-ConcSed |
ANSNL-D08-Sub1-OSPAR-ConcSed |
ANSNL-D08-Sub1-OSPAR-ConcSed |
ANSNL-D08-Sub1-OSPAR-ConcSed |
ANSNL-D08-Sub2-OSPAR-ConcBiota |
ANSNL-D08-Sub2-OSPAR-ConcBiota |
ANSNL-D08-Sub3-OSPAR-BiolEffects |
ANSNL-D08-Sub4-OSPAR-Input |
ANSNL-D08-Sub4-OSPAR-Input |
ANSNL-D08-Sub5-OSPAR-InputAtm |
ANSNL-D08-Sub5-OSPAR-InputAtm |
Programme name |
Contaminant inputs - acute pollution events |
Contaminant levels-in water/sediment |
Contaminant levels-in water/sediment |
Contaminant levels-in water/sediment |
Contaminant levels-in water/sediment |
Contaminant levels-in water/sediment |
Contaminant levels-in water/sediment |
Contaminant levels-in species |
Contaminant levels-in species |
Benthic species - health status |
Contaminant inputs - land-based sources |
Contaminant inputs - land-based sources |
Contaminant inputs - from atmosphere |
Contaminant inputs - from atmosphere |
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New programme |
Same programme as in 2014 |
Same programme as in 2014 |
Same programme as in 2014 |
Same programme as in 2014 |
Same programme as in 2014 |
Same programme as in 2014 |
Same programme as in 2014 |
Same programme as in 2014 |
Same programme as in 2014 |
Same programme as in 2014 |
Same programme as in 2014 |
Same programme as in 2014 |
Same programme as in 2014 |
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Programme description |
The evaluation of the extent to which GES for D8C3 is achieved calls for registration of significant pollution incidents at sea, which also means that the spatial extent and total duration of pollution events must be reported every year. Monitoring is based on administrative registration and analysis.
Incidents at sea with oil and other oily substances have been monitored in the area covered by the Bonn Agreement since 1986 (www.bonnagreement.org). The Netherlands makes an active contribution to detect such incidents, using targeted aerial observation. Rijkswaterstaat has capacity available day and night for this monitoring, with roughly 1,200 flying hours annually and a day:night ratio of 75:25. Data from monitoring flights are entered in a Rijkswaterstaat database (VluVerO). Records of all incidents and details of how they were dealt with are registered.
The timing of the monitoring is geared to the European satellite monitoring by CleanSeaNet (CSN) of the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA). This satellite monitoring can give an initial indication of the presence of oil compounds on the sea’s surface. On the basis of Sentinel satellite images and monitoring of ship movements (VMS), CSN can pinpoint locations that might be polluted with oil. Planes can then be sent out to ascertain whether there actually is any pollution.
Since 2008, the Netherlands, together with neighbouring countries, reports the number of observed pollution events at sea for the Bonn Agreement (Bonn Agreement, 2016). These reports form the basis for the six-yearly assessment for the MSFD, which establishes whether the number of pollution events at sea is declining.
In the initial MSFD monitoring programme (2014), oil effects at sea were monitored by counting the number of dead or dying oiled common guillemots that were washed up. However, those data were not used for the OSPAR Intermediate Assessment (OSPAR, 2017). These monitoring results were mentioned in the last MSFD assessment, but the assessment was otherwise based on the monitoring for the Bonn Agreement. The registration and monitoring for the purposes of that agreement are therefore sufficient for the evaluation of D8C3. The monitoring survey of oiled marine birds is therefore no longer part of the MSFD monitoring programme. |
To achieve GES, the offshore waters must comply with the agreements made in OSPAR. The coastal waters must comply with the requirements of the WFD. The measurements for D8C1 are all part of Rijkswaterstaat’s monitoring programme (MWTL).
Coastal waters
The WFD applies in marine waters from the baseline to 12 nautical miles from the coast for priority substances and to 1 mile from the coast for the specific pollutants. The concentrations of the contaminants are measured in water or biota. Monitoring is carried out at a single representative location for each coastal WFD water body: coastal zone Zeeland, coastal zone Northern Delta, coastal zone of Holland, Wadden coastal zone, and Ems-Dollard.
Monitoring complies with the technical specifications of Directive 2009/90/EC (WFD method) and the Dutch protocol on monitoring and status assessment of WFD surface water bodies (Rijkswaterstaat, 2020).
Measurements in water: Monitoring is carried out once a quarter for specific pollutants and once a month for priority substances. For specific pollutants, see list of substances in the Decree on Quality Requirements and Monitoring of Water (BKMW); for priority substances see the list in the Priority Substances Directive, both available on www.helpdeskwater.nl.
Measurements in biota: the concentrations of all WFD priority substances with a standard for biota (see Guidance on Priority Substances on the Helpdesk Water website) are measured in flounder (Platichthys fesus). PAH are an exception; those measurements are taken in shellfish. The monitoring frequency of fish and shellfish is once every three years.
Offshore waters
In the offshore waters, i.e., the entire Dutch Continental Shelf from 1 or 12 nautical miles from the coast, respectively, the concentrations of the contaminants relevant for the marine environment are measured in the most suitable compartment: sediment or biota, or both. For the method of sampling and analysis, including information about quality assurance/quality control, see the OSPAR Guidelines (2011, 2012, 2018).
Monitoring covers the following common indicators (OSPAR):
• concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in biota and sediment: phenanthrene, anthracene, fluoranthene, pyrene, benzo[a]anthracene, chrysene, benzo[a]pyrene, benzo[g,h,i]perylene, indeno[123-c,d]pyrene
• concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in biota and sediment: congeners 28, 52, 101, 118, 138, 153 and 180
• concentrations of polybrominated diphe |
To achieve GES, the offshore waters must comply with the agreements made in OSPAR. The coastal waters must comply with the requirements of the WFD. The measurements for D8C1 are all part of Rijkswaterstaat’s monitoring programme (MWTL).
Coastal waters
The WFD applies in marine waters from the baseline to 12 nautical miles from the coast for priority substances and to 1 mile from the coast for the specific pollutants. The concentrations of the contaminants are measured in water or biota. Monitoring is carried out at a single representative location for each coastal WFD water body: coastal zone Zeeland, coastal zone Northern Delta, coastal zone of Holland, Wadden coastal zone, and Ems-Dollard.
Monitoring complies with the technical specifications of Directive 2009/90/EC (WFD method) and the Dutch protocol on monitoring and status assessment of WFD surface water bodies (Rijkswaterstaat, 2020).
Measurements in water: Monitoring is carried out once a quarter for specific pollutants and once a month for priority substances. For specific pollutants, see list of substances in the Decree on Quality Requirements and Monitoring of Water (BKMW); for priority substances see the list in the Priority Substances Directive, both available on www.helpdeskwater.nl.
Measurements in biota: the concentrations of all WFD priority substances with a standard for biota (see Guidance on Priority Substances on the Helpdesk Water website) are measured in flounder (Platichthys fesus). PAH are an exception; those measurements are taken in shellfish. The monitoring frequency of fish and shellfish is once every three years.
Offshore waters
In the offshore waters, i.e., the entire Dutch Continental Shelf from 1 or 12 nautical miles from the coast, respectively, the concentrations of the contaminants relevant for the marine environment are measured in the most suitable compartment: sediment or biota, or both. For the method of sampling and analysis, including information about quality assurance/quality control, see the OSPAR Guidelines (2011, 2012, 2018).
Monitoring covers the following common indicators (OSPAR):
• concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in biota and sediment: phenanthrene, anthracene, fluoranthene, pyrene, benzo[a]anthracene, chrysene, benzo[a]pyrene, benzo[g,h,i]perylene, indeno[123-c,d]pyrene
• concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in biota and sediment: congeners 28, 52, 101, 118, 138, 153 and 180
• concentrations of polybrominated diphe |
To achieve GES, the offshore waters must comply with the agreements made in OSPAR. The coastal waters must comply with the requirements of the WFD. The measurements for D8C1 are all part of Rijkswaterstaat’s monitoring programme (MWTL).
Coastal waters
The WFD applies in marine waters from the baseline to 12 nautical miles from the coast for priority substances and to 1 mile from the coast for the specific pollutants. The concentrations of the contaminants are measured in water or biota. Monitoring is carried out at a single representative location for each coastal WFD water body: coastal zone Zeeland, coastal zone Northern Delta, coastal zone of Holland, Wadden coastal zone, and Ems-Dollard.
Monitoring complies with the technical specifications of Directive 2009/90/EC (WFD method) and the Dutch protocol on monitoring and status assessment of WFD surface water bodies (Rijkswaterstaat, 2020).
Measurements in water: Monitoring is carried out once a quarter for specific pollutants and once a month for priority substances. For specific pollutants, see list of substances in the Decree on Quality Requirements and Monitoring of Water (BKMW); for priority substances see the list in the Priority Substances Directive, both available on www.helpdeskwater.nl.
Measurements in biota: the concentrations of all WFD priority substances with a standard for biota (see Guidance on Priority Substances on the Helpdesk Water website) are measured in flounder (Platichthys fesus). PAH are an exception; those measurements are taken in shellfish. The monitoring frequency of fish and shellfish is once every three years.
Offshore waters
In the offshore waters, i.e., the entire Dutch Continental Shelf from 1 or 12 nautical miles from the coast, respectively, the concentrations of the contaminants relevant for the marine environment are measured in the most suitable compartment: sediment or biota, or both. For the method of sampling and analysis, including information about quality assurance/quality control, see the OSPAR Guidelines (2011, 2012, 2018).
Monitoring covers the following common indicators (OSPAR):
• concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in biota and sediment: phenanthrene, anthracene, fluoranthene, pyrene, benzo[a]anthracene, chrysene, benzo[a]pyrene, benzo[g,h,i]perylene, indeno[123-c,d]pyrene
• concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in biota and sediment: congeners 28, 52, 101, 118, 138, 153 and 180
• concentrations of polybrominated diphe |
To achieve GES, the offshore waters must comply with the agreements made in OSPAR. The coastal waters must comply with the requirements of the WFD. The measurements for D8C1 are all part of Rijkswaterstaat’s monitoring programme (MWTL).
Coastal waters
The WFD applies in marine waters from the baseline to 12 nautical miles from the coast for priority substances and to 1 mile from the coast for the specific pollutants. The concentrations of the contaminants are measured in water or biota. Monitoring is carried out at a single representative location for each coastal WFD water body: coastal zone Zeeland, coastal zone Northern Delta, coastal zone of Holland, Wadden coastal zone, and Ems-Dollard.
Monitoring complies with the technical specifications of Directive 2009/90/EC (WFD method) and the Dutch protocol on monitoring and status assessment of WFD surface water bodies (Rijkswaterstaat, 2020).
Measurements in water: Monitoring is carried out once a quarter for specific pollutants and once a month for priority substances. For specific pollutants, see list of substances in the Decree on Quality Requirements and Monitoring of Water (BKMW); for priority substances see the list in the Priority Substances Directive, both available on www.helpdeskwater.nl.
Measurements in biota: the concentrations of all WFD priority substances with a standard for biota (see Guidance on Priority Substances on the Helpdesk Water website) are measured in flounder (Platichthys fesus). PAH are an exception; those measurements are taken in shellfish. The monitoring frequency of fish and shellfish is once every three years.
Offshore waters
In the offshore waters, i.e., the entire Dutch Continental Shelf from 1 or 12 nautical miles from the coast, respectively, the concentrations of the contaminants relevant for the marine environment are measured in the most suitable compartment: sediment or biota, or both. For the method of sampling and analysis, including information about quality assurance/quality control, see the OSPAR Guidelines (2011, 2012, 2018).
Monitoring covers the following common indicators (OSPAR):
• concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in biota and sediment: phenanthrene, anthracene, fluoranthene, pyrene, benzo[a]anthracene, chrysene, benzo[a]pyrene, benzo[g,h,i]perylene, indeno[123-c,d]pyrene
• concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in biota and sediment: congeners 28, 52, 101, 118, 138, 153 and 180
• concentrations of polybrominated diphe |
To achieve GES, the offshore waters must comply with the agreements made in OSPAR. The coastal waters must comply with the requirements of the WFD. The measurements for D8C1 are all part of Rijkswaterstaat’s monitoring programme (MWTL).
Coastal waters
The WFD applies in marine waters from the baseline to 12 nautical miles from the coast for priority substances and to 1 mile from the coast for the specific pollutants. The concentrations of the contaminants are measured in water or biota. Monitoring is carried out at a single representative location for each coastal WFD water body: coastal zone Zeeland, coastal zone Northern Delta, coastal zone of Holland, Wadden coastal zone, and Ems-Dollard.
Monitoring complies with the technical specifications of Directive 2009/90/EC (WFD method) and the Dutch protocol on monitoring and status assessment of WFD surface water bodies (Rijkswaterstaat, 2020).
Measurements in water: Monitoring is carried out once a quarter for specific pollutants and once a month for priority substances. For specific pollutants, see list of substances in the Decree on Quality Requirements and Monitoring of Water (BKMW); for priority substances see the list in the Priority Substances Directive, both available on www.helpdeskwater.nl.
Measurements in biota: the concentrations of all WFD priority substances with a standard for biota (see Guidance on Priority Substances on the Helpdesk Water website) are measured in flounder (Platichthys fesus). PAH are an exception; those measurements are taken in shellfish. The monitoring frequency of fish and shellfish is once every three years.
Offshore waters
In the offshore waters, i.e., the entire Dutch Continental Shelf from 1 or 12 nautical miles from the coast, respectively, the concentrations of the contaminants relevant for the marine environment are measured in the most suitable compartment: sediment or biota, or both. For the method of sampling and analysis, including information about quality assurance/quality control, see the OSPAR Guidelines (2011, 2012, 2018).
Monitoring covers the following common indicators (OSPAR):
• concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in biota and sediment: phenanthrene, anthracene, fluoranthene, pyrene, benzo[a]anthracene, chrysene, benzo[a]pyrene, benzo[g,h,i]perylene, indeno[123-c,d]pyrene
• concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in biota and sediment: congeners 28, 52, 101, 118, 138, 153 and 180
• concentrations of polybrominated diphe |
To achieve GES, the offshore waters must comply with the agreements made in OSPAR. The coastal waters must comply with the requirements of the WFD. The measurements for D8C1 are all part of Rijkswaterstaat’s monitoring programme (MWTL).
Coastal waters
The WFD applies in marine waters from the baseline to 12 nautical miles from the coast for priority substances and to 1 mile from the coast for the specific pollutants. The concentrations of the contaminants are measured in water or biota. Monitoring is carried out at a single representative location for each coastal WFD water body: coastal zone Zeeland, coastal zone Northern Delta, coastal zone of Holland, Wadden coastal zone, and Ems-Dollard.
Monitoring complies with the technical specifications of Directive 2009/90/EC (WFD method) and the Dutch protocol on monitoring and status assessment of WFD surface water bodies (Rijkswaterstaat, 2020).
Measurements in water: Monitoring is carried out once a quarter for specific pollutants and once a month for priority substances. For specific pollutants, see list of substances in the Decree on Quality Requirements and Monitoring of Water (BKMW); for priority substances see the list in the Priority Substances Directive, both available on www.helpdeskwater.nl.
Measurements in biota: the concentrations of all WFD priority substances with a standard for biota (see Guidance on Priority Substances on the Helpdesk Water website) are measured in flounder (Platichthys fesus). PAH are an exception; those measurements are taken in shellfish. The monitoring frequency of fish and shellfish is once every three years.
Offshore waters
In the offshore waters, i.e., the entire Dutch Continental Shelf from 1 or 12 nautical miles from the coast, respectively, the concentrations of the contaminants relevant for the marine environment are measured in the most suitable compartment: sediment or biota, or both. For the method of sampling and analysis, including information about quality assurance/quality control, see the OSPAR Guidelines (2011, 2012, 2018).
Monitoring covers the following common indicators (OSPAR):
• concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in biota and sediment: phenanthrene, anthracene, fluoranthene, pyrene, benzo[a]anthracene, chrysene, benzo[a]pyrene, benzo[g,h,i]perylene, indeno[123-c,d]pyrene
• concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in biota and sediment: congeners 28, 52, 101, 118, 138, 153 and 180
• concentrations of polybrominated diphe |
To achieve GES, the offshore waters must comply with the agreements made in OSPAR. The coastal waters must comply with the requirements of the WFD. The measurements for D8C1 are all part of Rijkswaterstaat’s monitoring programme (MWTL).
Coastal waters
The WFD applies in marine waters from the baseline to 12 nautical miles from the coast for priority substances and to 1 mile from the coast for the specific pollutants. The concentrations of the contaminants are measured in water or biota. Monitoring is carried out at a single representative location for each coastal WFD water body: coastal zone Zeeland, coastal zone Northern Delta, coastal zone of Holland, Wadden coastal zone, and Ems-Dollard.
Monitoring complies with the technical specifications of Directive 2009/90/EC (WFD method) and the Dutch protocol on monitoring and status assessment of WFD surface water bodies (Rijkswaterstaat, 2020).
Measurements in water: Monitoring is carried out once a quarter for specific pollutants and once a month for priority substances. For specific pollutants, see list of substances in the Decree on Quality Requirements and Monitoring of Water (BKMW); for priority substances see the list in the Priority Substances Directive, both available on www.helpdeskwater.nl.
Measurements in biota: the concentrations of all WFD priority substances with a standard for biota (see Guidance on Priority Substances on the Helpdesk Water website) are measured in flounder (Platichthys fesus). PAH are an exception; those measurements are taken in shellfish. The monitoring frequency of fish and shellfish is once every three years.
Offshore waters
In the offshore waters, i.e., the entire Dutch Continental Shelf from 1 or 12 nautical miles from the coast, respectively, the concentrations of the contaminants relevant for the marine environment are measured in the most suitable compartment: sediment or biota, or both. For the method of sampling and analysis, including information about quality assurance/quality control, see the OSPAR Guidelines (2011, 2012, 2018).
Monitoring covers the following common indicators (OSPAR):
• concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in biota and sediment: phenanthrene, anthracene, fluoranthene, pyrene, benzo[a]anthracene, chrysene, benzo[a]pyrene, benzo[g,h,i]perylene, indeno[123-c,d]pyrene
• concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in biota and sediment: congeners 28, 52, 101, 118, 138, 153 and 180
• concentrations of polybrominated diphe |
To achieve GES, the offshore waters must comply with the agreements made in OSPAR. The coastal waters must comply with the requirements of the WFD. The measurements for D8C1 are all part of Rijkswaterstaat’s monitoring programme (MWTL).
Coastal waters
The WFD applies in marine waters from the baseline to 12 nautical miles from the coast for priority substances and to 1 mile from the coast for the specific pollutants. The concentrations of the contaminants are measured in water or biota. Monitoring is carried out at a single representative location for each coastal WFD water body: coastal zone Zeeland, coastal zone Northern Delta, coastal zone of Holland, Wadden coastal zone, and Ems-Dollard.
Monitoring complies with the technical specifications of Directive 2009/90/EC (WFD method) and the Dutch protocol on monitoring and status assessment of WFD surface water bodies (Rijkswaterstaat, 2020).
Measurements in water: Monitoring is carried out once a quarter for specific pollutants and once a month for priority substances. For specific pollutants, see list of substances in the Decree on Quality Requirements and Monitoring of Water (BKMW); for priority substances see the list in the Priority Substances Directive, both available on www.helpdeskwater.nl.
Measurements in biota: the concentrations of all WFD priority substances with a standard for biota (see Guidance on Priority Substances on the Helpdesk Water website) are measured in flounder (Platichthys fesus). PAH are an exception; those measurements are taken in shellfish. The monitoring frequency of fish and shellfish is once every three years.
Offshore waters
In the offshore waters, i.e., the entire Dutch Continental Shelf from 1 or 12 nautical miles from the coast, respectively, the concentrations of the contaminants relevant for the marine environment are measured in the most suitable compartment: sediment or biota, or both. For the method of sampling and analysis, including information about quality assurance/quality control, see the OSPAR Guidelines (2011, 2012, 2018).
Monitoring covers the following common indicators (OSPAR):
• concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in biota and sediment: phenanthrene, anthracene, fluoranthene, pyrene, benzo[a]anthracene, chrysene, benzo[a]pyrene, benzo[g,h,i]perylene, indeno[123-c,d]pyrene
• concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in biota and sediment: congeners 28, 52, 101, 118, 138, 153 and 180
• concentrations of polybrominated diphe |
The indicator for the assessment of criterion D8C2 is imposex in marine snails. To achieve GES, the trend must be downward compared with 2012. Measuring imposex in marine snails is a suitable method of measuring the effect of contamination with tributyltin (TBT), also known as organotin. The indicator is linked to the monitoring and assessment described in the OSPAR-CEMP (Coordinated Environmental Monitoring Programme). For the technical specifications of the method, see OSPAR JAMP Guidelines (2017).
In the Netherlands, the monitoring falls under Rijkswaterstaat’s monitoring programme (MWTL). The sampling is combined with shellfish research that is carried out for the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality between March and July every three years.
To determine the biological effects, snails are collected in the following areas along the Dutch coast: eastern Wadden Sea coastal zone, western Wadden Sea coastal zone, northern coastal zone of Holland, central coastal zone of Holland, southern coastal zone of Holland, Haringvliet coastal zone, Grevelingen coastal zone, Eastern Scheldt coastal zone and Western Scheldt coastal zone.
In accordance with the CEMP, to establish the effects of TBT on snails, the extent of imposex is determined in the most representative species, such as the dog whelk (Nucella lapillus) and the netted dog whelk (Nassarius reticulatus). The TBT concentration in the snails is also measured.
Given the steady and consistent decline in the level of imposex, the measurement frequency can be reduced. Instead of every year, monitoring will be carried out every three years, which is still in accordance with the OSPAR requirement. The monitoring locations and the methodology of the imposex monitoring survey remain unchanged. |
The OSPAR Riverine Inputs and Direct Discharges monitoring programme (RID) estimates the riverborne and direct inputs of some contaminants to the waters covered by the Convention. The main pressures covered are contaminants arising from agriculture, industry, households, wastewater treatment plants and industrial installations and aquaculture. Not addressed in detail in this OSPAR fact sheet. See Annual RID Data reports for practice 1990-2012. OSPAR produces assessments at the North East Atlantic Scale [and its sub-regions] OSPAR RID Database subject to OSPAR data policy. Submit request to OSPAR Secretariat.
RID data reported by Contracting Parties to OSPAR under this programme are managed by an external data centre (2014-15: Bioforsk; Norway). |
The OSPAR Riverine Inputs and Direct Discharges monitoring programme (RID) estimates the riverborne and direct inputs of some contaminants to the waters covered by the Convention. The main pressures covered are contaminants arising from agriculture, industry, households, wastewater treatment plants and industrial installations and aquaculture. Not addressed in detail in this OSPAR fact sheet. See Annual RID Data reports for practice 1990-2012. OSPAR produces assessments at the North East Atlantic Scale [and its sub-regions] OSPAR RID Database subject to OSPAR data policy. Submit request to OSPAR Secretariat.
RID data reported by Contracting Parties to OSPAR under this programme are managed by an external data centre (2014-15: Bioforsk; Norway). |
The OSPAR Comprehensive Atmospheric Monitoring Programme (CAMP) consists of coastal atmospheric monitoring stations where monitoring data are estimated to represent marine atmospheric deposition conditions. Not addressed in detail in this OSPAR fact sheet. See OSPAR publications of annual CAMP Data reports for historic and current practice by OSPAR Contracting Parties. OSPAR produces assessments at the North East Atlantic Scale [and its sub-regions] CAMP data reported by Contracting Parties to OSPAR under this programme are managed by an external data centre (NILU; Norway).
OSPAR CAMP Database at NILU http.ebas.nilu.no subject to OSPAR data policy. Database can be queried online. |
The OSPAR Comprehensive Atmospheric Monitoring Programme (CAMP) consists of coastal atmospheric monitoring stations where monitoring data are estimated to represent marine atmospheric deposition conditions. Not addressed in detail in this OSPAR fact sheet. See OSPAR publications of annual CAMP Data reports for historic and current practice by OSPAR Contracting Parties. OSPAR produces assessments at the North East Atlantic Scale [and its sub-regions] CAMP data reported by Contracting Parties to OSPAR under this programme are managed by an external data centre (NILU; Norway).
OSPAR CAMP Database at NILU http.ebas.nilu.no subject to OSPAR data policy. Database can be queried online. |
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Monitoring method other |
JAMP Guidelines for contaminant-specific biological effects monitoring (OSPAR Agreement Ref. No. 2008-09) OSPAR Contracting Parties may take account of scientific updates such as are published e.g. in ICES TIMES publications (www.ices.dk)
Advice for QA is given by ISO/IEC EN 17025 for testing Laboratories and HELCOM Combine Manual Part B (www.helcom.fi). External QA/QC is performed by participation in laboratory testing schemes as provided by QUASIMEME and other providers. For data transfer check ICES Data Centre is providing data tools (DATRAS). http://ices.dk/marinedata/
tools/Pages/Submission%20status.aspx |
CEMP guidelines for coordinated monitoring for hazardous substances. Revised in 2018-19 |
CEMP guidelines for coordinated monitoring for hazardous substances. Revised in 2018-19 |
Wat moet hier ingevuld worden |
Wat moet hier ingevuld worden |
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Quality control |
Incidents at sea with oil and other harmful oily substances have been monitored in the area covered by the Bonn Agreement since 1986 (www.bonnagreement.org). For information about quality assurance/quality control, see the Bonn Agreement Aerial Operations Handbook, 2009. |
Sampling and analysis are largely outsourced by Rijkswaterstaat to commercial laboratories with their own quality assurance system, that is accredited according to NEN-EN-ISO / IEC 17025. |
Sampling and analysis are largely outsourced by Rijkswaterstaat to commercial laboratories with their own quality assurance system, that is accredited according to NEN-EN-ISO / IEC 17025. |
Sampling and analysis are largely outsourced by Rijkswaterstaat to commercial laboratories with their own quality assurance system, that is accredited according to NEN-EN-ISO / IEC 17025. |
Sampling and analysis are largely outsourced by Rijkswaterstaat to commercial laboratories with their own quality assurance system, that is accredited according to NEN-EN-ISO / IEC 17025. |
Sampling and analysis are largely outsourced by Rijkswaterstaat to commercial laboratories with their own quality assurance system, that is accredited according to NEN-EN-ISO / IEC 17025. |
Sampling and analysis are largely outsourced by Rijkswaterstaat to commercial laboratories with their own quality assurance system, that is accredited according to NEN-EN-ISO / IEC 17025. |
Sampling and analysis are largely outsourced by Rijkswaterstaat to commercial laboratories with their own quality assurance system that is accredited according to NEN-EN-ISO / IEC 17025. |
Sampling and analysis are largely outsourced by Rijkswaterstaat to commercial laboratories with their own quality assurance system that is accredited according to NEN-EN-ISO / IEC 17025. |
Sampling and analysis are largely outsourced by Rijkswaterstaat to commercial laboratories with their own quality assurance system that is accredited according to NEN-EN-ISO / IEC 17025. |
Sampling and analysis are largely outsourced by Rijkswaterstaat to commercial laboratories with their own quality assurance system that is accredited according to NEN-EN-ISO / IEC 17025. |
Sampling and analysis are largely outsourced by Rijkswaterstaat to commercial laboratories with their own quality assurance system that is accredited according to NEN-EN-ISO / IEC 17025. |
Sampling and analysis are largely outsourced by Rijkswaterstaat to commercial laboratories with their own quality assurance system that is accredited according to NEN-EN-ISO / IEC 17025. |
Sampling and analysis are largely outsourced by Rijkswaterstaat to commercial laboratories with their own quality assurance system that is accredited according to NEN-EN-ISO / IEC 17025. |
Data management |
https://www.bonnagreement.org/
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Marine Information and Data Centre
For WFD: https://www.waterkwaliteitsportaal.nl |
Marine Information and Data Centre
For WFD: https://www.waterkwaliteitsportaal.nl |
Marine Information and Data Centre
For WFD: https://www.waterkwaliteitsportaal.nl |
Marine Information and Data Centre
For WFD: https://www.waterkwaliteitsportaal.nl |
Marine Information and Data Centre
For WFD: https://www.waterkwaliteitsportaal.nl |
Marine Information and Data Centre
For WFD: https://www.waterkwaliteitsportaal.nl |
Marine Information and Data Centre
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Marine Information and Data Centre
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Marine Information and Data Centre
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NIBIO
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The CAMP measurements are submitted and are publically available at the international database EBAS (Database for Atmospheric Composition Research), hosted at the Norwegian Institute for Air Research: http://ebas.nilu.no/. |
The CAMP measurements are submitted and are publically available at the international database EBAS (Database for Atmospheric Composition Research), hosted at the Norwegian Institute for Air Research: http://ebas.nilu.no/. |
Data access |
OSPAR RID |
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https://www.informatiehuismarien.nl/uk/secundaire-navigatie/contact/ |
https://www.informatiehuismarien.nl/uk/secundaire-navigatie/contact/ |
https://www.informatiehuismarien.nl/uk/secundaire-navigatie/contact/ |
https://www.informatiehuismarien.nl/uk/secundaire-navigatie/contact/ |
https://www.informatiehuismarien.nl/uk/secundaire-navigatie/contact/ |
https://www.informatiehuismarien.nl/uk/secundaire-navigatie/contact/ |
https://www.informatiehuismarien.nl/uk/secundaire-navigatie/contact/ |
https://www.informatiehuismarien.nl/uk/secundaire-navigatie/contact/ |
https://www.informatiehuismarien.nl/uk/secundaire-navigatie/contact/ |
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