Member State report / Art11 / 2014 / D9 / 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 | 2014-10-15 |
GES Descriptor | D9 Contaminants in seafood |
Member State | Netherlands |
Region/subregion | NE Atlantic: Greater North Sea |
Reported by | Rijkswaterstaat |
Report date | 2014-10-16 |
Report access |
http://cdr.eionet.europa.eu/nl/eu/msfd_mp/ansnl/envvd6rvq/ANSNL-D1346-Sub1-FishingMortality-16102014
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Monitoring programme | Monitoring programme name | MP_D9 |
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Monitoring programme | Reference existing programme | |
Monitoring programme | Marine Unit ID | |
Q4e - Programme ID | ANSNL-D09 |
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Q4f - Programme description | The Cabinet views this MSFD Monitoring Programme as a guiding component of the approach to ensure a good status of the marine environment in the Dutch part of the North Sea. The MSFD Monitoring Programme has been drawn up in accordance with Article 11 of the Directive. It details the actual monitoring of the 32 indicators outlined in the Marine Strategy Part 1. Based on the measurement data, the Monitoring Programme provides insight into:
1. The status of the indicators, thereby indicating the extent to which an environmental target is achieved (MSFD, Art. 10), in order to facilitate the ongoing assessment and periodic updating of the environmental targets (MSFD, Art. 5) in order to maintain or reach good environmental status.
2. The effectiveness of the programme of measures to be implemented under the MSFD.
Although the Monitoring Programme focuses primarily on the 32 indicators from the Marine Strategy Part 1, it also uses, for the purpose of interpreting the results, a number of supporting parameters that are included as standard during sampling (such as temperature, acidity, conductivity, salinity and dissolved oxygen). For the purpose of the next assessment of the environmental status in 2017-2018 and assessments thereafter, use will also be made of the information resulting from monitoring for research or from other statutory frameworks and policy areas. This includes information from national monitoring under the Bathing Water Directive in the area of microbial pathogens, shipping intensity monitoring (including fishing vessels) for the purpose of shipping traffic safety and bathymetric information obtained from hydrographic measurements. In determing spatial and temporal distribution of the monitoring, natural variation is taken into account as well as the possibilities to distinguish changes from natural variability. Important parameters for climate change and ocean acidification, such as temperature and pH are incorporated in the regular monitoring programmes. Economic data is collected by Statistics Netherlands (abbreviated as CBS in Dutch). CBS supplies the required data following receipt of a specified request for information. Thus, the requirements of MSFD Art. 8 are met and the indicative list of elements included in MSFD Appendix III is incorporated.
In this way, the MSFD Monitoring Programme provides a solid basis for updating the Marine Strategy during the second implementation cycle of the MSFD. This begins by updating the initial assessment (MSFD Art. 8) and describing the good environmental status (MSFD Art. 9), environmental targets and indicators (MSFD Art. 10) in 2018, and continues through to the adjustment of the existing programme of measures (Art. 13) in 2021.
References:
-More information on the rationale for the balance between monitoring of state/impact, pressures, activities and measures: MS II paragraph 2.3 (DPSIR –model)
-MS II Annex 4 |
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Q5e - Natural variability |
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Q5d - Adequacy for assessment of GES | Q5d - Adequate data | Y |
Q5d - Adequacy for assessment of GES | Q5d - Established methods | Y |
Q5d - Adequacy for assessment of GES | Q5d - Adequate understanding of GES | Y |
Q5d - Adequacy for assessment of GES | Q5d - Adequate capacity | Y |
Q5f - Description of programme for GES assessment | a,b) In the art 9 and 10 report in 2012 the Netherlands has opted for a general description of GES under art 9 and a further elaboration of the targets and associated indicators under art 10. These targets and indicators cover all criteria from the Commission Decision as far as they are considered relevant for the Netherlands part of the North Sea. Therefore, they also cover the information requirement for the assessment of the descriptors and targets.
See paragraph 9.2.11 of the Marine Strategy II for a detailed description of how the targets and the information required to describe GES, via the elaboration of an information strategy, functional requirements and a monitoring strategy, are translated into the monitoring plan
c) In the initial assessment it was concluded that GES has been reached for this descriptor. The monitoring allows for the quantitative assessment of both deviation from GES and trends.
d) The measurements in the monitoring programme cannot distinguish natural (background) concentrations of metals and other naturally occurring compounds such as PAHs from anthropogenic sources. This has to be taken into account in the assessment.
e) e) The MSFD Monitoring Plan will be updated annually in a digitally amended supplement based on the latest developments and insights in the area of indicator definitions and measurement methods, for example as a result from (sub) regional coordination within OSPAR. |
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Q5g - Gap-filling date for GES assessment | By2014 |
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Q5h - Plans to implement monitoring for GES assessment | For the assessment of contaminants in the marine environment monitoring in biota is used (See sub-programme ANSNL-D08-Sub2-OSPAR-ConcBiota). It is being investigated whether there is could be an advantage in combining these monitoring programmes. Coordinated monitoring and assessment are already taking place under the applicable European laws and regulations. |
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Q6a -Relevant targets | Q6a - Environmental target | 9 |
Q6a -Relevant targets | Q6a - Associated indicator | 9 |
Q6b - Adequacy for assessment of targets | Q6b_SuitableData | Y |
Q6b - Adequacy for assessment of targets | Q6b_EstablishedMethods | Y |
Q6b - Adequacy for assessment of targets | Q6d_AdequateCapacity | Y |
Q6c - Target updating | Y |
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Q6d - Description of programme for targets assessment |
See 5f
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Q6e - Gap-filling date for targets assessment | By2014 |
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Q6f - Plans to implement monitoring for targets assessment | ||
Q7a - Relevant activities |
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Q7b - Description of monitoring of activities | Annex 4 of the Marine Strategy part 2 shows the DPSIR relations between ecosystem elements/descriptors, pressures and activities, as well as how the pressures and activities and their effects are monitored.
Annex 3 of the Marine Strategy part 2 gives the relation between elements from the MSFD Annex 3 and the MSFD monitoring programme. |
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Q7c - Relevant measures | ||
Q7e - Adequacy for assessment of measures | Q7d - Adequate data | Y |
Q7e - Adequacy for assessment of measures | Q7d - Established methods | |
Q7e - Adequacy for assessment of measures | Q7d - Adequate understanding of GES | Y |
Q7e - Adequacy for assessment of measures | Q7d - Adequate capacity | Y |
Q7e - Adequacy for assessment of measures | Q7d - Addresses activities and pressures | Y |
Q7e - Adequacy for assessment of measures | Q7d - Addresses effectiveness of measures | Y |
Q7d - Description of monitoring for measures | The monitoring programme renders quantitative information on the levels of contaminants in fish and seafood in the Netherlands part of the Greater North Sea. This information gives insight in the effectiveness of current and future measures |
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Q7f - Gap-filling date for activities and measures | By2014 |
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Q8a - Links to existing Monitoring Programmes |
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Reference sub-programme | Sub-programme ID | ANSNL-D09-Sub1 |
Reference sub-programme | Sub-programme name | Contaminant levels - in species, including seafood |
Q4g - Sub-programmes | Sub-programme ID | ANSNL-D09-Sub1 |
Q4g - Sub-programmes | Sub-programme name | Contaminant levels - in species, including seafood |
Q4k - Monitoring purpose | StateImpact |
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Q4l - Links of monitoring programmes of other Directives and Conventions | EC maximum levels for contamininants in foodstuffs:
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1881/2006 of 19 December 2006 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs
COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION of 17 March 2010 on the monitoring of perfluoroalkylated substances in food (2010/161/EU)
Table 1 on page 8 of the report http://edepot.wur.nl/274433 gives an overview of the maximum levels that the monitored values are compared to. http://edepot.wur.nl/274433 |
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Q5c - Features | Q5c - Habitats |
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Q5c - Features | Q5c - Species list |
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Q5c - Features | Q5c - Physical/Chemical features | |
Q5c - Features | Q5c - Pressures |
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Q9a - Elements |
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Q5a - GES criteria | Relevant GES criteria |
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Q5b - GES indicators | Relevant GES indicators |
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Q9b - Parameters monitored (state/impact) | Species distribution | |
Q9b - Parameters monitored (state/impact) | Species population size | |
Q9b - Parameters monitored (state/impact) | Species population characteristics | |
Q9b - Parameters monitored (state/impact) | Species impacts | |
Q9b - Parameters monitored (state/impact) | Habitat distribution | |
Q9b - Parameters monitored (state/impact) | Habitat extent | |
Q9b - Parameters monitored (state/impact) | Habitat condition (physical-chemical) | |
Q9b - Parameters monitored (state/impact) | Habitat condition (biological) | |
Q9b - Parameters monitored (state/impact) | Habitat impacts | |
Q9b - Parameters monitored (pressures) | Pressure input | |
Q9b - Parameters monitored (pressures) | Pressure output |
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Q9b - Parameters monitored (activity) | Activity | |
Q9b Parameters monitored (other) | Other | |
Q41 Spatial scope | WFD_CW TerritorialWaters EEZ |
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Q4j - Description of spatial scope | Since 2004, the WOT-programme includes a yearly analysis of a wide range of contaminants in several species of fish, shellfish and cod-livers originating from the North Sea. See the report for more information: http://edepot.wur.nl/274433 |
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Q4h - Temporal scope | Start date- End date | 1977-9999 |
Q9h - Temporal resolution of sampling |
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Q9c - Monitoring method | The WOT programme runs since 2004. For the programme, each year 15-20 samples of North Sea fish and shellfish are taken and analysed on a wide range of contaminants. Every fish-sample is a mixed sample consisting of the edible parts of 25 individual fishes. http://edepot.wur.nl/274433 |
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Q9d - Description of alteration to method | ||
Q9e - Quality assurance |
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Q9f - Quality control | OtherQC |
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Q9g - Spatial resolution of sampling | Q9g - Proportion of area covered % | 100 |
Q9g - Spatial resolution of sampling | Q9g - No. of samples | Each year 15-20 samples of North Sea fish and shellfish are taken and analysed on a wide range of contaminants. Every fish-sample is a mixed sample consisting of the edible parts of 25 individual fishes. |
Q9i - Description of sample representivity | ||
Q10a - Scale for aggregation of data |
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Q10b - Other scale for aggregation of data | ||
Q10c - Access to monitoring data | Q10c - Data type | ProcessedData DataProducts |
Q10c - Access to monitoring data | Q10c - Data access mechanism | URLdownload |
Q10c - Access to monitoring data | Q10c - Data access rights | Open |
Q10c - Access to monitoring data | Q10c - INSPIRE standard | EnvMonitoringFacilities |
Q10c - Access to monitoring data | Q10c Date data are available | 2015-12 |
Q10c - Access to monitoring data | Q10c - Data update frequency | Yearly |
Q10d - Description of data access | Each year in December a basic MSFD-datafile will be made available via the website of the Informatiehuis Marien (http://www.informatiehuismarien.nl/) |