Member State report / Art9 / 2018 / D4 / 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 D4 Food webs/D1 Ecosystems
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
D4
D4C1
D4C2
D4C3
D4C4
Marine reporting units
  • ABI-PT-AA-CONT_A
  • ABI-PT-AA-CONT_B
  • ABI-PT-AA-CONT_C
Features
  • Ecosystems, including food webs
GES description
GES not determined at sub-regional level as laid down in Article 3 (5) (b) of the MSFD, notwithstanding the D4 has been assessed in the context of Article 8 by analysing the statistical trends and distribution of the indicators used to assess criteria D4C1 and D4C2, considering that if the trend of used indicators is increasing or constant and the trend in the overall three trophic groups as a whole is similar, there are no significant anthropogenic pressures and GES is achieved.
Determination date
202003
Update type
New determination
Justification for non-use of criterion
Justification for delay in setting EU/regional requirements
Thresholds and values not established.