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As part of EEA's ongoing security and identity management improvements, we are currently migrating the system to Entra ID authentication.
We kindly ask all users to start using Entra ID credentials when logging in to the system. 

Please note that LDAP authentication will be phased out and disabled by the end of August 2026.
We encourage you to verify that you can successfully access the system and that your account and permissions function as expected after Entra ID login.
Should you encounter any issues or require assistance during this transition, please contact Laszlo Cseh at laszlo.cseh@eaudeweb.ro 
Thank you for your cooperation and support.

Member State report / Art8 / 2018 / D11 / 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 D11 Energy, incl. underwater noise
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-DK-TOTAL
  • ANSDE_MS
  • L1.2
  • ANS-BE-MS-1
  • ABI-FR-MS-GDG-NORD
  • ABI-FR-MS-GDG-SUD
  • ACS-FR-MS-MC
  • ANS-FR-MS-MMN
  • ACS-IE-AA-001
  • ABI-ES-SD-NOR
  • ABI-ES-SD-SUD
  • AMA-ES-SD-CAN
  • ABI-PT-SD-CONT
  • AMA-PT-SD-AZO
  • AMA-PT-SD-PCE
Features No theme
  • Impulsive sound in water (1)
  • Continuous low frequency sound (1)
  • Impulsive sound in water (1)
  • Impulsive sound in water (2)
  • Continuous low frequency sound (1)
  • Impulsive sound in water (1)
  • Continuous low frequency sound (16)
  • Impulsive sound in water (40)
  • Impulsive sound in water (3)
  • Continuous low frequency sound (3)
  • Impulsive sound in water (3)
  • Continuous low frequency sound (3)
  • Impulsive sound in water (3)
Element Ambiant noise from maritime traffic (frequency band centred on 165 Hz)
  • D11C2 (8)
Element Ambiant noise from maritime traffic (frequency band centred on 63 Hz)
  • D11C2 (8)
Element Phocoena phocoena
  • D1C4 (1)
Element Potentially annoying impulsive emissions
  • D11C1 (20)
Element Potentially lethal impulsive emissions
  • D11C1 (20)
Element2
Element sources No. of elements per level
  • National (0)
  • OSPAR (1)
  • National (56)
  • OSPAR (0)
Criteria and parameters used (number of parameters) D11 Energy, incl. underwater noise
Criteria and parameters used (number of parameters) D11C1 Anthropogenic impulsive sound (11.1, 11.1.1)
  • Duration (1)
  • Other - Incidence (1)
  • Duration (1)
  • Level of noise (1)
  • Other - Duration (quarter 1) (8)
  • Other - Duration (quarter 2) (8)
  • Other - Duration (quarter 3) (8)
  • Other - Duration (quarter 4) (8)
  • Other - Duration (year) (8)
  • Other - Duration of licensed acoustic survey noise events carried out in 2016 (1)
  • Other - Duration of licensed acoustic survey noise events carried out in 2017 (1)
  • Other - Duration of licensed acoustic survey noise events carried out in 2018 (1)
  • Duration (1)
  • Other - risk (1)
Criteria and parameters used (number of parameters) D11C2 Anthropogenic continuous low-frequency sound (11.2, 11.2.1)
  • Other - Not specified (1)
  • Underwater sound level (1)
  • Other - Evolution of underwater sound level (8)
  • Underwater sound level (8)
  • Other - SPL (1)
  • Underwater sound level (2)
  • Other - risk (1)
  • Underwater sound level (1)
Threshold values % of parameters with values (no. of parameters)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
50% (1)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
Threshold value sources D11 Energy, incl. underwater noise
Threshold value sources D11C1 Anthropogenic impulsive sound (11.1, 11.1.1)
  • Not applicable (1)
  • OSPAR (1)
  • Other (1)
Threshold value sources D11C2 Anthropogenic continuous low-frequency sound (11.2, 11.2.1)
  • Other (1)
Value achieved upper % of parameters with values (no. of parameters)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
50% (1)
75% (42)
100% (3)
0% (0)
25% (1)
Value achieved lower % of parameters with values (no. of parameters)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
50% (1)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
25% (1)
Value unit/Value unit other (count of use per criterion) D11 Energy, incl. underwater noise
Value unit/Value unit other (count of use per criterion) D11C1 Anthropogenic impulsive sound (11.1, 11.1.1)
  • days (1)
  • Decibels reference 1 microPascal squared second (1)
  • days/trimestre (32)
  • days/year (8)
  • Days per year with acoustic survey noise events (3)
  • Pulse block day (1)
Value unit/Value unit other (count of use per criterion) D11C2 Anthropogenic continuous low-frequency sound (11.2, 11.2.1)
  • Decibels reference 1 microPascal squared second (8)
  • dB re 1 μPa per unit area (1)
Proportion threshold values Range of % values (no. of parameters)
Range: 100-100% (1 of 2 parameters)
Proportion values achieved Range of % values (no. of parameters)
Range: 0-75% (16 of 56 parameters)
Proportion threshold value units
% area of MRU achieving threshold value
% area of MRU with the pressure
Trends No. of trends per category
  • Deteriorating (0 or 0.0%)
  • Improving (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not relevant (0 or 0.0%)
  • Stable (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (1 or 100.0%)
  • Deteriorating (0 or 0.0%)
  • Improving (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not relevant (0 or 0.0%)
  • Stable (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (2 or 100.0%)
  • Deteriorating (0 or 0.0%)
  • Improving (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not relevant (0 or 0.0%)
  • Stable (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (2 or 100.0%)
  • Deteriorating (0 or 0.0%)
  • Improving (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not relevant (0 or 0.0%)
  • Stable (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (2 or 100.0%)
  • Deteriorating (0 or 0.0%)
  • Improving (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not relevant (0 or 0.0%)
  • Stable (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (56 or 100.0%)
  • Deteriorating (1 or 33.3%)
  • Improving (1 or 33.3%)
  • Not relevant (1 or 33.3%)
  • Stable (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Deteriorating (0 or 0.0%)
  • Improving (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not relevant (0 or 0.0%)
  • Stable (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (3 or 100.0%)
  • Deteriorating (0 or 0.0%)
  • Improving (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not relevant (0 or 0.0%)
  • Stable (2 or 50.0%)
  • Unknown (2 or 50.0%)
Parameters achieved No. of parameters per category
  • No (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (1 or 100.0%)
  • Yes, based on low risk (0 or 0.0%)
  • No (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (2 or 100.0%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Yes, based on low risk (0 or 0.0%)
  • No (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (2 or 100.0%)
  • Yes, based on low risk (0 or 0.0%)
  • No (1 or 50.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (1 or 50.0%)
  • Yes, based on low risk (0 or 0.0%)
  • No (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (56 or 100.0%)
  • Yes, based on low risk (0 or 0.0%)
  • No (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Yes, based on low risk (3 or 100.0%)
  • No (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (3 or 100.0%)
  • Yes, based on low risk (0 or 0.0%)
  • No (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (2 or 50.0%)
  • Yes, based on low risk (2 or 50.0%)
Related indicators
  • ANS-OSPAR-IMPULSIVE SOUNDS
  • OSPAR-DIST_IMP_SOUND
  • ANSNL-OSPAR-D11 impulsive sounds
  • ANSNL-OSPAR-D1C2-2017
  • FR-D11-SoundContinuous
  • FR-D11-SoundImpulsive
  • FR-D11-SoundImpulsive-HighLevel
  • D11el1
  • ABI-OSPAR-Ruidoimpulsivo
  • AMA-PT-AZO-SPL
Criteria status No. of criteria per category
  • Good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good, based on low risk (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (1 or 100.0%)
  • Good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good, based on low risk (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (2 or 100.0%)
  • Not good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good, based on low risk (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%)
  • Good, based on low risk (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not good (1 or 50.0%)
  • Unknown (1 or 50.0%)
  • Good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good, based on low risk (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (56 or 100.0%)
  • Good (3 or 100.0%)
  • Good, based on low risk (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good, based on low risk (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (3 or 50.0%)
  • Not good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (3 or 50.0%)
  • Good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good, based on low risk (2 or 33.3%)
  • Not assessed (2 or 33.3%)
  • Not good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (2 or 33.3%)
Element status No. of elements per category
  • Not good (1 or 100.0%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (56 or 100.0%)
Integration rule type for parameters
Not relevant (1 or 100.0%)
OTH (2 or 100.0%)
Not relevant (2 or 100.0%)
OTH (56 or 100.0%)
Not relevant (6 or 100.0%)
Integration rule description for parameters
No integration
The integration rule has yet to be determined at European level.
Integration rule type for criteria
Not relevant (1 or 100.0%)
OTH (2 or 100.0%)
Not relevant (2 or 100.0%)
OTH (56 or 100.0%)
Not relevant (6 or 100.0%)
Not relevant (2 or 100.0%)
Integration rule description for criteria
No integration
The integration rule has yet to be determined at European level.
GES extent threshold
  • 100.00 (2 of 2, or 100.0%)
GES extent achieved
GES extent unit
  • Proportion of area in good status (2 of 2, or 100.0%)
  • Proportion of area in good status (3 of 3, or 100.0%)
  • Proportion of area in good status (2 of 2, or 100.0%)
GES achieved Continuous low frequency sound
  • Not assessed (1)
  • Not assessed (1)
  • Unknown (16)
  • Unknown (3)
  • GES achieved (1)
  • Not assessed (1)
  • Unknown (1)
GES achieved Impulsive sound in water
  • Unknown (1)
  • Not assessed (1)
  • Unknown (2)
  • GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported (1)
  • Unknown (40)
  • GES achieved (3)
  • Unknown (3)
  • GES achieved (1)
  • Not assessed (1)
  • Unknown (1)
Assessment period
2015 (1 or 100.0%)
2011-2016 (2 or 100.0%)
2015-2015 (2 or 100.0%)
2011-2016 (2 or 100.0%)
2012-2016 (56 or 100.0%)
2016-2018 (3 or 100.0%)
2014-2018 (3 or 50.0%)
2016 (3 or 50.0%)
2012-2018 (6 or 100.0%)
Related pressures
  • Impulsive sound in water (1 or 100.0%)
  • Input of anthropogenic sound (impulsive, continuous) (2 or 100.0%)
  • Input of anthropogenic sound (impulsive, continuous) (2 or 100.0%)
  • Input of anthropogenic sound (impulsive, continuous) (2 or 100.0%)
  • Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence (3 or 50.0%)
  • Input of anthropogenic sound (impulsive, continuous) (3 or 50.0%)
  • Input of anthropogenic sound (impulsive, continuous) (6 or 100.0%)
  • Continuous low frequency sound (1 or 25.0%)
  • Impulsive sound in water (1 or 25.0%)
  • Input of anthropogenic sound (impulsive, continuous) (2 or 50.0%)
Related targets
6
2
1
2
1
30
5