Member State report / Art8 / 2018 / D1-P / North East Atlantic

Report type Member State report to Commission
MSFD Article Art. 8 Initial assessment (and Art. 17 updates)
Report due 2018-10-15
GES Descriptor D1 Pelagic habitats
Region/subregion North East Atlantic
Reported by Member state
Member state
Sweden
Denmark
Germany
Netherlands
Belgium
France
United Kingdom
Ireland
Spain
Portugal
Member state report
Marine reporting units MRUs used
  • ANS-SE-AA-B_Kattegatt
  • ANS-SE-AA-B_Oresund
  • ANS-SE-AA-B_Skagerrak
  • DK-TOTAL-part-ANS
  • ANSDE_D5_EF12
  • ANSDE_D5_EF34
  • ANSDE_D5_EW34
  • ANSDE_D5_ICEF
  • ANSDE_D5_ICNF
  • ANSDE_D5_NF12
  • ANSDE_D5_OCEF
  • ANSDE_D5_OCNF
  • ANSDE_D5_OFFI
  • ANSDE_D5_OFFO
  • ANSDE_MS
  • L1.2
  • ABI-PT-AA-CONT_AC
  • ABI-PT-AA-CONT_AO
  • ABI-PT-AA-CONT_AP
  • ABI-PT-AA-CONT_BC
  • ABI-PT-AA-CONT_BO
  • ABI-PT-AA-CONT_BP
  • ABI-PT-AA-CONT_CC
  • ABI-PT-AA-CONT_CO
  • ABI-PT-AA-CONT_CP
  • AMA-PT-SD-AZO
Features Habitats
  • Pelagic broad habitats (6)
  • Pelagic broad habitats (2)
  • Pelagic broad habitats (59)
  • Pelagic broad habitats (2)
  • Pelagic broad habitats (24)
Element Coastal
  • None (3)
  • D1C6 (2)
  • D1C6 (12)
Element Shelf
  • D1C6 (3)
  • D1C6 (6)
Element Oceanic/beyond shelf
  • D1C6 (3)
Element Chlorophyll-a
  • D1C6 (11)
  • None (1)
Element Diatoms/Dinoflagellates biomass ratio
  • None (1)
Element Harmful algae blooms
  • D1C6 (41)
Element Mesozooplancton Biomass
  • None (1)
Element Photic limit
  • D1C6 (7)
Element Phytoplankton
  • D1C6 (1)
Element Zooplankton Mean Size and Total Stock
  • D1C6 (1)
Element2
Element sources No. of elements per level
  • EU (4)
  • MS in (sub)region (0)
  • National (2)
  • OSPAR (0)
  • EU (2)
  • MS in (sub)region (0)
  • National (0)
  • OSPAR (0)
  • EU (8)
  • MS in (sub)region (0)
  • National (6)
  • OSPAR (45)
  • EU (0)
  • MS in (sub)region (0)
  • National (0)
  • OSPAR (2)
  • EU (0)
  • MS in (sub)region (3)
  • National (21)
  • OSPAR (0)
Criteria and parameters used (number of parameters) D1 Pelagic habitats
Criteria and parameters used (number of parameters) D1C6 Pelagic habitat condition (1.5.2, 1.6, 1.6.1, 1.6.2, 1.6.3)
  • Habitat condition (3)
  • Other - Phytoplankton biomass and diversity (1)
  • Other - Zooplankton biomass and diversity (1)
  • Other - As used in OSPAR (3)
  • Other - Concentration in water (10)
  • Other - Dinophysis (10)
  • Other - Phaeocystis (10)
  • Other - Prorocentrum (10)
  • Other - Pseudonitzschia (10)
  • Other - Transparency in water (6)
  • Abundance (1)
  • Biomass (1)
  • Other - Chlorophyll-a (6)
  • Other - Diatoms/Dinoflagellates ratio (3)
  • Other - Harmful algae blooms (3)
  • Other - Mesozooplancton Biomass (6)
Threshold values % of parameters with values (no. of parameters)
0% (0)
0% (0)
94% (56)
0% (0)
0% (0)
Threshold value sources D1 Pelagic habitats
Threshold value sources D1C6 Pelagic habitat condition (1.5.2, 1.6, 1.6.1, 1.6.2, 1.6.3)
  • National (3)
  • OSPAR (45)
  • Other (6)
  • WaterFD (4)
  • Not applicable (2)
Value achieved upper % of parameters with values (no. of parameters)
0% (0)
0% (0)
94% (56)
0% (0)
0% (0)
Value achieved lower % of parameters with values (no. of parameters)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
Value unit/Value unit other (count of use per criterion) D1 Pelagic habitats
Value unit/Value unit other (count of use per criterion) D1C6 Pelagic habitat condition (1.5.2, 1.6, 1.6.1, 1.6.2, 1.6.3)
  • Cells per liter (4)
  • cells per liter (36)
  • ratio (2)
Proportion threshold values Range of % values (no. of parameters)
Proportion values achieved Range of % values (no. of parameters)
Proportion threshold value units
% area of MRU achieving threshold value
Trends No. of trends per category
  • Not relevant (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (3 or 100.0%)
  • Not relevant (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (2 or 100.0%)
  • Not relevant (3 or 5.1%)
  • Unknown (56 or 94.9%)
  • Not relevant (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (2 or 100.0%)
  • Not relevant (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (18 or 100.0%)
Parameters achieved No. of parameters per category
  • No (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (1 or 33.3%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Yes (2 or 66.7%)
  • No (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (2 or 100.0%)
  • Yes (0 or 0.0%)
  • No (26 or 44.1%)
  • Not assessed (2 or 3.4%)
  • Unknown (1 or 1.7%)
  • Yes (30 or 50.8%)
  • No (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (2 or 100.0%)
  • Yes (0 or 0.0%)
  • No (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (18 or 100.0%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Yes (0 or 0.0%)
Related indicators
  • ANSSE-1.6B_Art_växtplankton
  • DK-TOTAL-BALANCE
  • NAT-DE-AVF
  • NAT-DE-CHL-A
  • NAT-DE-SECCI
  • ANSNL-OSPAR-D1C6
  • ABI-OSPAR_PH2
  • ABI-PT-CONT_PH-DD
  • ABI-PT-CONT_PH-EE
  • ABI-PT-CONT_PH-MESO
Criteria status No. of criteria per category
  • Good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (3 or 100.0%)
  • Not good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (2 or 100.0%)
  • Good (11 or 18.6%)
  • Not assessed (3 or 5.1%)
  • Not good (45 or 76.3%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (2 or 100.0%)
  • Good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (21 or 100.0%)
  • Not good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
Element status No. of elements per category
  • Good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (6 or 100.0%)
  • Not good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (2 or 100.0%)
  • Good (23 or 39.0%)
  • Not assessed (3 or 5.1%)
  • Not good (33 or 55.9%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not good (2 or 100.0%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (21 or 87.5%)
  • Not good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (3 or 12.5%)
Integration rule type for parameters
Not relevant (6 or 100.0%)
NHIE_NWEI (56 or 94.9%)
Not relevant (3 or 5.1%)
OTH (2 or 100.0%)
Integration rule description for parameters
No integration with other indicators could be done because of lack of quantitative thresholds for some indicators
For the evaluation, an average of the annual values over the 9-year evaluation period was determined and this was then evaluated.
No integration
Integration rule type for criteria
Not relevant (6 or 100.0%)
OTH (2 or 100.0%)
NHIE_NWEI (56 or 94.9%)
OTH (3 or 5.1%)
OTH (2 or 100.0%)
Integration rule description for criteria
No integration with other indicators could be done because of lack of quantitative thresholds for some indicators
No integration rule has been applied.
Criteria D5C2 and D5C3 were averaged.
Criteria D5C2, D5C3 and D5C4 were averaged.
For the overall assessment of the German North Sea waters, the overall assessments of the individual MRU were aggregated according to the one out call.
No integration
GES extent threshold
  • 100.00 (59 of 59, or 100.0%)
  • 100.00 (2 of 2, or 100.0%)
GES extent achieved
  • 100.00 (6 of 9, or 66.7%)
  • 23.00 (3 of 9, or 33.3%)
GES extent unit
  • Proportion of habitats in good status (59 of 59, or 100.0%)
  • Proportion of area in good status (2 of 2, or 100.0%)
GES achieved Pelagic broad habitats
  • Not assessed (6)
  • GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported (2)
  • GES achieved (6)
  • GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported (35)
  • Not assessed (18)
  • GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported (2)
  • Not assessed (21)
  • Unknown (3)
Assessment period
2011-2016 (6 or 100.0%)
1988-2016 (2 or 100.0%)
2006-2014 (59 or 100.0%)
2004-2014 (2 or 100.0%)
2012-2017 (21 or 87.5%)
2012-2018 (3 or 12.5%)
Related pressures
  • Extraction of, or mortality/injury to, wild species (by commercial and recreational fishing and other activities) (6 or 20.0%)
  • Input of litter (solid waste matter, including micro-sized litter) (6 or 20.0%)
  • Input of nutrients - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition (6 or 20.0%)
  • Input of organic matter - diffuse sources and point sources (6 or 20.0%)
  • Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events (6 or 20.0%)
  • Eutrophication (2 or 33.3%)
  • Extraction of, or mortality/injury to, wild species (by commercial and recreational fishing and other activities) (2 or 33.3%)
  • Input of nutrients - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition (2 or 33.3%)
  • Contaminants - UPBT substances (59 or 25.0%)
  • Contaminants - non UPBT substances (59 or 25.0%)
  • Eutrophication (59 or 25.0%)
  • Newly-introduced non-indigenous species (59 or 25.0%)
  • Extraction of, or mortality/injury to, wild species (by commercial and recreational fishing and other activities) (2 or 25.0%)
  • Input of nutrients - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition (2 or 25.0%)
  • Input of organic matter - diffuse sources and point sources (2 or 25.0%)
  • Input or spread of non-indigenous species (2 or 25.0%)
  • All pressures related to inputs of substances, litter and energy (21 or 33.3%)
  • Changes to hydrological conditions (21 or 33.3%)
  • Input or spread of non-indigenous species (21 or 33.3%)
Related targets
9
3
3
1