Member State report / Art10 / 2012 / D10 / Sweden / NE Atlantic: Greater North Sea

Report type Member State report to Commission
MSFD Article Art. 10 Environmental targets (and Art. 17 updates)
Report due 2012-10-15
GES Descriptor D10 Litter
Member State Sweden
Region/subregion NE Atlantic: Greater North Sea
Reported by Havs- och vattenmyndigheten
Report date 12 oktober 2012
Report access ANSSE_MSFD10TI_20130430.xml

ANS-SE-AA-B_Kattegatt, ANS-SE-AA-B_Oresund, ANS-SE-AA-B_Skagerrak, ANS-SE-AA-U_Kattegatt, ANS-SE-AA-U_N_Kattegatt, ANS-SE-AA-U_S_Kattegatt, ANS-SE-AA-U_Skagerrak, ANS-SE-SR-Nordsjon

Feature [Target or Indicator code]
D10
10.1
GES descriptor, criterion or indicator [GEScomponent]
D10
D10C1
MarineUnitID
  • None (ANS-SE-AA-B_Kattegatt)
  • None (ANS-SE-AA-B_Oresund)
  • None (ANS-SE-AA-B_Skagerrak)
  • None (ANS-SE-AA-U_Kattegatt)
  • None (ANS-SE-AA-U_N_Kattegatt)
  • None (ANS-SE-AA-U_S_Kattegatt)
  • None (ANS-SE-AA-U_Skagerrak)
  • None (ANS-SE-SR-Nordsjon)
Method used
he main approach to developing what characterizes Good environmental status for each target mainly follows the approach described in section 4.3 of the Common understanding document. This means that, for Article 9, qualitative descriptions have been produced at the criterion level for all 29 crit...
Description [Targets]
Havsmiljön ska så långt som möjligt vara fri från avfall. The marine environment shall , as far as possible, be free from litter.
Mängden avfall, inklusive dess nedbrytningsprodukter, förorsakar inte skada på havsmiljön. 10.1 The amount of litter, including its degradation products, do not cause damage to the marine environment.
Threshold value [TargetValue]
Reference point type
-
Baseline
-
Proportion
100
Assessment method
Provtagning enligt OSPAR-protokoll (OSPAR 2010b).
Development status
Further development needed (expected to be operational by 2014)
Type of target/indicator
State
Timescale
2020-12
Interim or GES target
GES
Compatibility with existing targets/indicators
Physical/chemical features
Predominant habitats
  • SeabedHabitatsAll
  • WaterColumnHabitatsAll
Functional group
Pressures
  • Litter [macro]