Member State report / Art8 / 2018 / D7 / Portugal / NE Atlantic: Macaronesia
| Report type | Member State report to Commission |
| MSFD Article | Art. 8 Initial assessment (and Art. 17 updates) |
| Report due | 2018-10-15 |
| GES Descriptor | D7 Hydrographical changes |
| Member State | Portugal |
| Region/subregion | NE Atlantic: Macaronesia |
| Reported by | DGRM |
| Report date | 2021-03-03 |
| Report access | ART8_GES_PT_setembro2020.xml |
Azores Subdivision (AMA-PT-SD-AZO)
GES component |
D7
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Feature |
Hydrographical changes
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Element |
Benthic habitats |
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Element code |
HabBenAll |
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Element code source |
Habitats (D1-D6) http://dd.eionet.europa.eu/vocabulary/msfd/broadHabitatTypes/view
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Element 2 |
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Element 2 code |
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Element 2 code source |
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Element source |
National |
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Criterion |
D7C1
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D7C2
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Parameter |
Other
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Other
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Parameter other |
Currents
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Swell
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Other parameters: pH of the surface of the sea, part pressure of CO2, gradient of CO2 oceanic-air, wind speed and CO2 flow.
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Salinity
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Temperature
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Topography
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Turbidity
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Emergence for the islands of the Azores Central Group (Faial, Pico, São Jorge, Graciosa and Terceira)
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Azores Islands of the Azores (Flores and Corvo)
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Artificiality for the Azores East Group Islands (São Miguel and Santa Maria)
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Threshold value upper |
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Threshold value lower |
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Threshold qualitative |
Qualitative assessment
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qualitative assessment
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Qualitative assessment
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qualitative assessment
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Threshold value source |
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Threshold value source other |
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Value achieved upper |
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Value achieved lower |
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Value unit |
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Value unit other |
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Proportion threshold value |
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Proportion value achieved |
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Proportion threshold value unit |
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Trend |
Stable |
Stable |
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Parameter achieved |
Yes |
Yes |
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Description parameter |
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Related indicator |
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Criteria status |
Good |
Good |
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Description criteria |
There are 18 layers on the characteristics of the seabed in the Azores region, also including information on: (1) geomorphological variables of the seabed produced from different geoprocessing tools; (2) delimitation of biological zones based on depth; (3) diversity of different geomorphological ...
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Coastal artificialisation in the Azores: the islands of Corvo, São Jorge, Santa Maria and Pico have natural levels that exceed 80%, in contrast to the islands of Terceira, São Miguel and Graciosa, which have the smallest natural extensions in the coastal area; level of artificialisation: the isla...
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Element status |
Good |
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Description element |
Qualitative assessment
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Integration rule type parameter |
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Integration rule description parameter |
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Integration rule type criteria |
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Integration rule description criteria |
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GES extent threshold |
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GES extent achieved |
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GES extent unit |
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GES achieved |
GES achieved |
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Description overall status |
For the assessment of Descriptor D7, the sources of information were based on the published technical literature and made available by the various official bodies as well as on scientific literature directly or indirectly related to the hydrographic patterns currently in the Azores archipelago an...
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Assessments period |
2012-2018 |
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Related pressures |
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Related targets |
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Madeira subdivision (AMA-PT-SD-MAD)
GES component |
D7
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Feature |
Hydrographical changes
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Element |
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Element code |
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Element code source |
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Element 2 |
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Element 2 code |
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Element 2 code source |
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Element source |
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Criterion |
D7C1
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Parameter |
Extent
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Parameter other |
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Threshold value upper |
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Threshold value lower |
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Threshold qualitative |
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Threshold value source |
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Threshold value source other |
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Value achieved upper |
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Value achieved lower |
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Value unit |
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Value unit other |
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Proportion threshold value |
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Proportion value achieved |
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Proportion threshold value unit |
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Trend |
Unknown |
Parameter achieved |
Not assessed |
Description parameter |
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Related indicator |
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Criteria status |
Good, based on low risk |
Description criteria |
As stated in the previous report, good environmental status is achieved when there are no changes in the river basin conditions or, if any, are not significant or do not affect ecosystems.
The expected impact of the new structures deployed on the coast and on seabed close to the islands of Madei...
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Element status |
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Description element |
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Integration rule type parameter |
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Integration rule description parameter |
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Integration rule type criteria |
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Integration rule description criteria |
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GES extent threshold |
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GES extent achieved |
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GES extent unit |
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GES achieved |
GES achieved |
Description overall status |
In the initial assessment report for the subdivision of Madeira (DROTA, 2014) the hydrographical conditions considered, for the definition of GES, corresponded to hydrological and hydrodynamic pressures, and morphological changes are not included in the descriptor. The main pressures analysed, as...
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Assessments period |
2014-2018 |
Related pressures |
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Related targets |