Member State report / Art10-2024 / 2024 / D6 / Portugal / NE Atlantic: Bay of Biscay & Iberian Coast

Report type Member State report to Commission
MSFD Article Art10
Report due 2024-10-15
GES Descriptor D6 Sea-floor integrity/D1 Benthic habitats
Member State Portugal
Region/subregion NE Atlantic: Bay of Biscay & Iberian Coast
Report date 2026-01-14 17:07:17

Target code
D6.PT.CON.M1
D6.PT.CON.M2
PT.CON.M4
Target code
ABIPT-T1-D6Cont
ABIPT-T1-D6Cont
Target description
Até 2030, avaliar o impacto das atividades humanas, incluindo artes de pesca que tocam no fundo, na condição dos habitats.
Aumentar o conhecimento dos habitats bentónicos no mar territorial até à batimétrica dos 200 m
Até 2028, desenvolver a nível técnico-científico um programa de monitorização nacional que permita assegurar a avaliação dos 11 descritores
Target purpose
  • ImproveKnowledge
  • ImproveKnowledge
  • Art11Monitoring
Feature(s)
  • Benthic broad habitats
  • Physical disturbance to seabed
  • Benthic broad habitats
  • Benthic broad habitats
  • Extraction of, or mortality/injury to, wild species (by commercial and recreational fishing and other activities)
  • Hydrographical changes
  • Input of anthropogenic sound (impulsive, continuous)
  • Input of litter (solid waste matter, including micro-sized litter)
  • Input of nutrients - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition
  • Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events
  • Input or spread of non-indigenous species
  • Pelagic broad habitats
  • Physical disturbance to seabed
  • Physical loss of the seabed
  • Shelf ecosystem
  • SpeciesGroups
GES components
  • D6C1 Physical loss of the seabed (6.1)
  • D6C2 Physical disturbance to the seabed (6.1)
  • D6C3 Adverse effects from physical disturbance (6.1.2)
  • D6
  • D10
  • D11
  • D1B
  • D1C
  • D1F
  • D1M
  • D1P
  • D1R
  • D2
  • D3
  • D4
  • D5
  • D6
  • D7
  • D8
  • D9
Timescale
Update date
202504
202504
202504
Update type target
TargetModified
TargetModified
TargetNew
Marine reporting unit
  • ABI-PT-SD-CONT
  • ABI-PT-SD-CONT
  • ABI-PT-SD-CONT
Element
PresPhyDisturbSeabed
PresPhyDisturbSeabed
Not applicable
Parameter
Extent
Extent
Amount
Target value
Target value
Value achieved - upper
Value achieved - lower
Value unit
square kilometre
square kilometre
nr
Target status
Assessment period
2025-2030
2025-2030
2025-2028
Target assessment description
Related indicator
  • PT-D6-M2
  • PT-M3
Related measures
  • PT-CONT-ME-D6-VulcoesLama