Member State report / Art9 / 2018 / D2 / 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 D2 Non-indigenous species
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
D2
D2C1
D2C2
D2C3
Marine reporting units
  • ABI-PT-AA-CONT_D2A
  • ABI-PT-AA-CONT_D2B
  • ABI-PT-AA-CONT_D2C
Features
  • Newly-introduced non-indigenous species
GES description
GES not determined at sub-regional level as laid down in Article 3 (5) (b) of the MSFD. The evaluation under Article 8 was based on the assessment of criterion D2C1.
Determination date
202003
Update type
New determination
Justification for non-use of criterion
Justification for delay in setting EU/regional requirements
Participation in MSFD expert network on Non-Indigenous Species. Under the ongoing coordination with Spain and France, in particular in the framework of the RAGES project, the objective of which is to establish thresholds, targets, action programmes and monitoring, and to make regional recommendations for the harmonised implementation of MSFD in the North-East Atlantic region.