Member State report / Art9 / 2018 / D1-M / Portugal / NE Atlantic: Bay of Biscay & Iberian Coast
| Report type | Member State report to Commission |
| MSFD Article | Art. 9 Determination of GES (and Art. 17 updates) |
| Report due | 2018-10-15 |
| GES Descriptor | D1 Mammals |
| Member State | Portugal |
| Region/subregion | NE Atlantic: Bay of Biscay & Iberian Coast |
| Reported by | DGRM |
| Report date | 2021-03-03 |
| Report access | ART9_GES_PT_setembro2020.xml |
GES component |
D1
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D1-M
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D1C1
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D1C2
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D1C3
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D1C4
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D1C5
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Marine reporting units |
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Features |
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GES description |
GES not determined at sub-regional level as laid down in Article 3 (5) (b) of the MSFD. In the Art.8 assessment it was considered that if the mortality rate associated with by-catch (D1C1) is less than 1,7 of the best stock estimate, and the abundance (D1C2), the distribution area (D1C4) and the ...
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Determination date |
202003 |
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Update type |
New determination |
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Justification for non-use of criterion |
Continent: All the primary criteria have been considered in the assessment of Article 8. However, the lack of thresholds or methodologies defined at sub-regional level, and the lack of information for some species, made it impossible to use them in the assessment of GES.
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Justification for delay in setting EU/regional requirements |
Mainland: lists of species representing each species group at risk of incidental catch not defined at sub-regional:coordenação with the authorities of Spain and France in Lower Thresholds for each species for the sub-region not estabelecidos:dados insufficient relative to pressure and populations
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