Member State report / Art8 / 2012 / D4 / North East Atlantic
| Report type | Member State report to Commission |
| MSFD Article | Art. 8 Initial assessment (and Art. 17 updates) |
| Report due | 2012-10-15 |
| GES Descriptor | D4 Food webs/D1 Ecosystems |
| Region/subregion | North East Atlantic |
| Reported by | Member state |
| Member state | SE |
DK |
DE |
NL |
BE |
FR |
UK |
IE |
ES |
PT |
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| Marine reporting units | Number used | 66 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
10 |
1 |
55 |
73 |
| Features | No theme | EcosystemOverall (1) FeatureorCharacteristics (4) HabitatsSpecificAreas (4) IceCoverDuration (3) IceCoverExtent (3) ImpactPressureSeabedHabitats (1) ImpactPressureWaterColumn (1) LevelPressureAcidification (1) |
Abundance (1) EcosystemOverall (2) IceCoverDuration (1) IceCoverExtent (1) ImpactPressureSeabedHabitats (1) ImpactPressureWaterColumn (1) LevelPressureAcidification (1) Other (2) Productivity (2) |
Abundance (1) EcosystemOverall (1) FeatureorCharacteristics (1) HabitatsSpecificAreas (1) IceCoverDuration (1) IceCoverExtent (1) ImpactPressureSeabedHabitats (1) ImpactPressureWaterColumn (1) LevelPressureAcidification (1) Productivity (1) Proportion (1) Structure (1) |
Abundance (1) EcosystemOverall (1) FeatureorCharacteristics (1) HabitatsSpecificAreas (1) IceCoverDuration (1) IceCoverExtent (1) ImpactPressureSeabedHabitats (1) ImpactPressureWaterColumn (1) LevelPressureAcidification (1) Productivity (1) Proportion (1) Structure (1) |
IceCoverDuration (1) IceCoverExtent (1) |
IceCoverDuration (1) IceCoverExtent (1) ImpactPressureSeabedHabitats (1) ImpactPressureWaterColumn (1) LevelPressureAcidification (1) |
IceCoverDuration (1) IceCoverExtent (1) ImpactPressureSeabedHabitats (1) ImpactPressureWaterColumn (1) LevelPressureAcidification (1) |
IceCoverDuration (1) IceCoverExtent (1) ImpactPressureSeabedHabitats (1) ImpactPressureWaterColumn (1) LevelPressureAcidification (1) |
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| Features | Physical/chemical features | CurrentVelocity (3) Mixing (3) ResidenceTime (3) Salinity (3) SeaBottomTemperature (3) SeaSurfaceTemperature (3) TopographyBathymetry (3) Transparency (3) Turbidity (3) Upwelling (3) WaveExposure (3) |
CurrentVelocity (1) Mixing (1) ResidenceTime (1) Salinity (1) SeaBottomTemperature (1) SeaSurfaceTemperature (1) TopographyBathymetry (1) Transparency (1) Turbidity (1) Upwelling (1) WaveExposure (1) |
CurrentVelocity (1) Mixing (1) ResidenceTime (1) Salinity (1) SeaBottomTemperature (1) SeaSurfaceTemperature (1) TopographyBathymetry (1) Transparency (1) Turbidity (1) Upwelling (1) WaveExposure (1) |
CurrentVelocity (1) Mixing (1) ResidenceTime (1) Salinity (1) SeaBottomTemperature (1) SeaSurfaceTemperature (1) TopographyBathymetry (1) Transparency (1) Turbidity (1) Upwelling (1) WaveExposure (1) |
CurrentVelocity (1) Mixing (1) ResidenceTime (1) Salinity (1) SeaBottomTemperature (1) SeaSurfaceTemperature (1) TopographyBathymetry (1) Transparency (1) Turbidity (1) Upwelling (1) WaveExposure (1) |
CurrentVelocity (1) Mixing (1) ResidenceTime (1) Salinity (1) SeaBottomTemperature (1) SeaSurfaceTemperature (1) TopographyBathymetry (1) Transparency (1) Turbidity (1) Upwelling (1) WaveExposure (1) |
CurrentVelocity (1) Mixing (1) ResidenceTime (1) Salinity (1) SeaBottomTemperature (1) SeaSurfaceTemperature (1) TopographyBathymetry (1) Transparency (1) Turbidity (1) Upwelling (1) WaveExposure (1) |
CurrentVelocity (1) Mixing (1) ResidenceTime (1) Salinity (1) SeaBottomTemperature (1) SeaSurfaceTemperature (1) TopographyBathymetry (1) Transparency (1) Turbidity (1) Upwelling (1) WaveExposure (1) |
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| Elements | Predominant habitats | MarineCoast (1) MarineShelf (1) ShallSand (1) ShelfCoarseSed (1) ShelfMxdSed (1) ShelfRock (1) ShelfSand (1) |
HabitatsOther (1) MarineCoast (1) MarineOceanic (1) MarineShelf (1) |
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| Elements | No theme | NotReported (1) |
NotRelevant (1) NotReported (4) |
NotRelevant (2) |
NotReported (2) |
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| Elements | Physical/chemical features | pH (1) |
pH (1) |
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| Elements | Functional group | BirdsInshoreBenthic (1) |
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| Criteria used | D4 Food webs/D1 Ecosystems | ||||||||||
| Criteria used | D4C1 Trophic guild species diversity (1.7, 1.7.1) | 1.7.1 |
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| Criteria used | D4C2 Abundance across trophic guilds (1.7, 1.7.1, 4.3, 4.3.1) | 1.7.1 |
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| Criteria used | D4C3 Trophic guild size distribution (4.2, 4.2.1) | 4.2.1 |
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| Criteria used | D4C4 Trophic guild productivity (4.1, 4.1.1) | ||||||||||
| Threshold values | % of indicators with values (no. of indicators reported) | 0.0% (1) |
0.0% (0) |
100.0% (1) |
100.0% (1) |
0.0% (0) |
0.0% (0) |
0.0% (0) |
0.0% (0) |
0.0% (0) |
0.0% (0) |
| Proportion threshold values | Range of % values (no. of indicators reported) | None - None (1) |
None - None (1) |
None - None (1) |
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| Baseline | No. of indicators reported per response | not yet assessed (1) |
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| Proportion values achieved | No. of criteria reported per category | 1-90 (1 or 12.5%) 75-100% (1 or 12.5%) Not reported (2 or 25.0%) NotReported (2 or 25.0%) Se under "description". (1 or 12.5%) not reported (1 or 12.5%) |
Altered (4 or 44.4%) None (1 or 11.1%) NotReported (1 or 11.1%) Unknown_NotAssessed (3 or 33.3%) |
1-90 (1 or 10.0%) 25-50% (1 or 10.0%) Erhoehte CO2-Gehalte in der Umwelt spiegeln sich noch nicht im pH-Wert des Meerwassers wider. (ABN) (1 or 10.0%) NotReported (1 or 10.0%) Unknown_NotAssessed (4 or 40.0%) nicht relevant (2 or 20.0%) |
7.7-8.4 (1 or 14.3%) 75-100% (2 or 28.6%) Altered (2 or 28.6%) Unknown_NotAssessed (2 or 28.6%) |
Unknown_NotAssessed (3 or 100.0%) |
None (1 or 25.0%) Unknown_NotAssessed (3 or 75.0%) |
Unknown (1 or 33.3%) Unknown_NotAssessed (2 or 66.7%) |
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| Assessment trend (status) | No. of criteria assessments per category | Unknown_NotAssessed (1 or 100.0%) |
Unknown_NotAssessed (1 or 100.0%) |
Improving (1 or 20.0%) Unknown_NotAssessed (4 or 80.0%) |
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| Criteria status | No. of criteria assessments per category | NotAssessed (1 or 100.0%) |
NotAssessed (1 or 100.0%) |
NotAssessed (4 or 80.0%) OtherStatus (1 or 20.0%) |
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| Assessment period | 1985 - 2011 |
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| Related activities | NotReported |
Industry, NotReported, Shipping |
AgricultForestry, Industry, Urban |
Industry, NotReported |
NotReported |
AgricultForestry, OilGas, Urban |
AgricultForestry, Industry, OilGas |