Member State report / Art9 / 2012 / D10 / Poland / Baltic Sea
| Report type | Member State report to Commission |
| MSFD Article | Art. 9 Determination of GES (and Art. 17 updates) |
| Report due | 2012-10-15 |
| GES Descriptor | D10 Litter |
| Member State | Poland |
| Region/subregion | Baltic Sea |
| Reported by | Chief Inspectorate of Environmental Protection |
| Report date | 2012-10-12 |
| Report access | MSFD9GES_20150130_111719.xml |
GES component |
10.1 Characteristics of litter in the marine and coastal environment |
10.1.1 Trends in litter on shore |
10.1.2 Trends in litter in water column |
10.1.3 Trends in micro-plastics |
10.2 Impacts of marine litter on marine life |
10.2.1 Trends in amount of litter ingested |
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Method used |
BAL-PL-MS-001: According to criterion 7.1: based on UKTAG, Polish manuals and guidelines, experts experience. A method of determining of the heavily modified or artificial coastal and/or transitional water bodies in Polish waters was adjusted. The methodology was elaborated under the scientific work. |
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Marine reporting units |
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Criterion/indicator |
10.1 |
10.1.1 |
10.1.2 |
10.1.3 |
10.2 |
10.2.1 |
GES description |
Small amount of gathered data in one season was insufficient to set trends. |
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Threshold values |
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Threshold value unit |
Middling quantity case per km
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Proportion of area to achieve threshold value |
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Reference point type |
LimitReferencePoint |
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Baseline |
Scientific and expert judgement
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Assessment method |
Method to carry out monitoring of solid waste thrown out by the sea shore or collected along coastal areas in the polish marine zone of the Baltic Sea. The costal surveillance was conducted with the participation of teams of volunteer observators. Marine litter collected on the designated segments. All wastes were classification on macro litter and micro litter, afterwards calculated a frequency factor. GES has been achieved when the frequency factor ≤6 (for micro litter) and when the frequency factor ≤1 (for macro litter). |
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Development status |
Further development needed
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