Member State report / Art8 / 2018 / D6 / 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 D6 Sea-floor integrity/D1 Benthic habitats
Region/subregion North East Atlantic
Reported by Member state
Member state
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Netherlands
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France
United Kingdom
Ireland
Spain
Portugal
Member state report
Marine reporting units MRUs used
  • ANS-SE-AA-BG_Vasterhavet
  • ANS-DK-TOTAL
  • ANSDE_CW
  • ANSDE_MS
  • ANSDE_offshore
  • ANS-NL-MS-1
  • L1.2
  • L2.2.5
  • 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-AA-CONT_A1
  • ABI-PT-AA-CONT_A2
  • ABI-PT-AA-CONT_A3
  • ABI-PT-AA-CONT_B1
  • ABI-PT-AA-CONT_B2
  • ABI-PT-AA-CONT_B3
  • ABI-PT-AA-CONT_B4
  • ABI-PT-AA-CONT_B5
  • ABI-PT-AA-CONT_C1
  • ABI-PT-AA-CONT_C2
  • ABI-PT-AA-CONT_C3
  • AMA-PT-AA-PCE_Antialtair
  • AMA-PT-AA-PCE_Josephine
  • AMA-PT-AA-PCE_MARNA
  • AMA-PT-AA-PCE_Rainbow
  • AMA-PT-SD-AZO
  • AMA-PT-SD-MAD
Features Habitats
  • Benthic broad habitats (19)
  • Benthic broad habitats (31)
  • Other benthic habitats (7)
  • Benthic broad habitats (31)
  • Other benthic habitats (8)
  • Benthic broad habitats (7)
  • Other benthic habitats (7)
  • Benthic broad habitats (36)
  • Benthic broad habitats (72)
  • Benthic broad habitats (2)
  • Benthic broad habitats (9)
  • Benthic broad habitats (599)
  • Other benthic habitats (3)
Features Physical
  • Physical disturbance to seabed (1)
  • Physical loss of the seabed (1)
  • Physical disturbance to seabed (2)
  • Physical loss of the seabed (2)
  • Physical disturbance to seabed (1)
  • Physical loss of the seabed (1)
  • Physical disturbance to seabed (1)
  • Physical loss of the seabed (1)
  • Physical disturbance to seabed (4)
  • Physical loss of the seabed (4)
  • Physical disturbance to seabed (1)
  • Physical loss of the seabed (1)
  • Physical disturbance to seabed (3)
  • Physical loss of the seabed (3)
  • Physical disturbance to seabed (1)
  • Physical loss of the seabed (2)
Element Benthic habitats
  • D6C1 (1)
Element Abyssal
  • D6C3 (3)
  • D6C3 (12)
  • D6C4 (12)
  • D6C5 (12)
  • None (1)
Element Benthic Broad Habitats
  • D6C4 (1)
  • D6C5 (1)
Element Circalittoral coarse sediment
  • D6C3 (1)
  • D6C3 (1)
  • D6C4 (1)
  • D6C3 (2)
  • D6C4 (1)
  • D6C5 (1)
  • D6C3 (1)
  • D6C3 (4)
  • D6C3 (1)
  • D6C4 (1)
  • D6C5 (1)
  • None (1)
Element Circalittoral mixed sediment
  • D6C3 (1)
  • D6C3 (1)
  • D6C4 (1)
  • D6C3 (4)
  • D6C3 (11)
  • D6C4 (11)
  • D6C5 (11)
  • None (1)
Element Circalittoral mud
  • D6C5 (1)
  • D6C3 (1)
  • D6C4 (1)
  • D6C3 (2)
  • D6C4 (1)
  • D6C5 (1)
  • D6C3 (1)
  • D6C3 (4)
  • D6C3 (11)
  • D6C4 (11)
  • D6C5 (11)
  • None (1)
Element Circalittoral rock and biogenic reef
  • D6C5 (1)
  • D6C3 (1)
  • D6C4 (1)
  • D6C3 (4)
  • D6C3 (10)
  • D6C4 (10)
  • D6C5 (10)
  • None (2)
Element Circalittoral sand
  • D6C5 (1)
  • D6C3 (1)
  • D6C4 (1)
  • D6C3 (2)
  • D6C4 (1)
  • D6C5 (1)
  • D6C3 (1)
  • D6C4 (1)
  • D6C3 (4)
  • D6C3 (11)
  • D6C4 (11)
  • D6C5 (11)
  • None (1)
Element Coastal Zone Sand (NL)
  • D6C5 (1)
Element Costal/Muddy/Sandy habitats (WFD)
  • D6C5 (1)
Element Dogger Bank Sand (NL)
  • D6C5 (1)
Element Estuaries
  • D6C5 (1)
Element Frysian Front Sand (NL)
  • D6C5 (1)
Element Infralittoral coarse sediment
  • D6C3 (1)
  • D6C3 (1)
  • D6C4 (1)
  • D6C3 (1)
  • D6C5 (4)
  • D6C3 (4)
  • None (1)
Element Infralittoral mixed sediment
  • D6C3 (1)
  • D6C3 (1)
  • D6C4 (1)
  • D6C3 (3)
  • D6C3 (6)
  • D6C4 (6)
  • D6C5 (6)
  • None (1)
Element Infralittoral mud
  • D6C5 (1)
  • D6C3 (1)
  • D6C4 (1)
  • D6C3 (1)
  • D6C5 (1)
  • D6C3 (4)
  • D6C3 (7)
  • D6C4 (7)
  • D6C5 (7)
  • None (1)
Element Infralittoral rock and biogenic reef
  • D6C3 (1)
  • D6C4 (1)
  • D6C5 (1)
  • D6C3 (1)
  • D6C4 (1)
  • D6C3 (1)
  • D6C5 (20)
  • D6C3 (4)
  • D6C3 (11)
  • D6C4 (11)
  • D6C5 (11)
  • None (1)
Element Infralittoral sand
  • D6C5 (1)
  • D6C3 (1)
  • D6C4 (1)
  • D6C3 (2)
  • D6C4 (1)
  • D6C5 (1)
  • D6C3 (1)
  • D6C5 (7)
  • D6C3 (4)
  • D6C3 (11)
  • D6C4 (11)
  • D6C5 (11)
  • None (1)
Element Large shallow inlets and bays
  • D6C5 (1)
Element Littoral rock and biogenic reef
  • D6C3 (1)
  • None (1)
Element Littoral sediment
  • D6C3 (1)
  • D6C4 (1)
  • D6C5 (1)
  • None (1)
Element Lower bathyal rock and biogenic reef
  • D6C3 (2)
  • D6C3 (12)
  • D6C4 (12)
  • D6C5 (12)
  • None (1)
Element Lower bathyal sediment
  • D6C3 (3)
  • D6C3 (15)
  • D6C4 (15)
  • D6C5 (15)
  • None (1)
Element Mudflats and sandflats not covered by seawater at low tide
  • D6C5 (1)
Element Offshore Sand (NL)
  • D6C5 (1)
Element Offshore circalittoral coarse sediment
  • D6C3 (1)
  • D6C3 (1)
  • D6C4 (1)
  • D6C3 (2)
  • D6C4 (1)
  • D6C5 (1)
  • D6C3 (1)
  • D6C3 (4)
  • D6C3 (3)
  • D6C4 (3)
  • D6C5 (3)
  • None (1)
Element Offshore circalittoral mixed sediment
  • D6C3 (1)
  • D6C3 (1)
  • D6C4 (1)
  • D6C3 (4)
  • D6C3 (11)
  • D6C4 (11)
  • D6C5 (11)
  • None (1)
Element Offshore circalittoral mud
  • D6C5 (1)
  • D6C3 (1)
  • D6C4 (1)
  • D6C5 (1)
  • D6C3 (2)
  • D6C5 (1)
  • D6C3 (1)
  • D6C3 (4)
  • D6C3 (11)
  • D6C4 (11)
  • D6C5 (11)
  • None (1)
Element Offshore circalittoral rock and biogenic
  • D6C5 (1)
  • D6C3 (11)
  • D6C4 (11)
  • D6C5 (11)
  • None (1)
Element Offshore circalittoral rock and biogenic reef
  • D6C3 (4)
Element Offshore circalittoral sand
  • D6C3 (1)
  • D6C5 (1)
  • D6C3 (1)
  • D6C4 (1)
  • D6C3 (2)
  • D6C4 (1)
  • D6C5 (1)
  • D6C3 (1)
  • D6C3 (4)
  • D6C3 (11)
  • D6C4 (11)
  • D6C5 (11)
  • None (1)
Element Oyster Banks Mud (NL)
  • D6C5 (1)
Element Reefs
  • D6C5 (1)
  • D6C3 (1)
  • D6C3 (1)
  • D6C3 (1)
  • D6C4 (1)
  • D6C5 (1)
Element Sandbanks which are slightly covered by seawater all the time
  • D6C5 (1)
  • D6C3 (1)
  • D6C3 (1)
Element Sublittoral coarse sediment
  • D6C3 (1)
  • D6C4 (1)
  • D6C5 (1)
Element Sublittoral mud
  • D6C3 (1)
  • D6C4 (1)
  • D6C5 (1)
Element Submarine structures made by leaking gases
  • D6C5 (1)
Element Upper bathyal rock and biogenic reef
  • D6C3 (1)
  • D6C4 (1)
  • D6C3 (2)
  • D6C3 (13)
  • D6C4 (13)
  • D6C5 (13)
  • None (1)
Element Upper bathyal sediment
  • D6C3 (1)
  • D6C3 (3)
  • D6C3 (14)
  • D6C4 (14)
  • D6C5 (14)
  • None (1)
Element2
Element sources No. of elements per level
  • EU (12)
  • National (0)
  • OSPAR (7)
  • Other (0)
  • EU (38)
  • National (0)
  • OSPAR (0)
  • Other (0)
  • EU (33)
  • National (0)
  • OSPAR (0)
  • Other (6)
  • EU (9)
  • National (0)
  • OSPAR (5)
  • Other (0)
  • EU (36)
  • National (0)
  • OSPAR (0)
  • Other (0)
  • EU (72)
  • National (0)
  • OSPAR (0)
  • Other (0)
  • EU (0)
  • National (0)
  • OSPAR (0)
  • Other (2)
  • EU (599)
  • National (1)
  • OSPAR (0)
  • Other (3)
Criteria and parameters used (number of parameters) D6 Sea-floor integrity/D1 Benthic habitats
Criteria and parameters used (number of parameters) D6C1 Physical loss of the seabed (6.1)
  • Extent (1)
  • Extent (2)
  • Extent (1)
  • Extent (1)
  • Extent (4)
  • Extent (1)
  • Extent (3)
  • Extent (1)
Criteria and parameters used (number of parameters) D6C2 Physical disturbance to the seabed (6.1)
  • Extent (1)
  • Extent (2)
  • Extent (1)
  • Extent (1)
  • Extent (4)
  • Extent (1)
  • Extent (3)
Criteria and parameters used (number of parameters) D6C3 Adverse effects from physical disturbance (6.1.2)
  • Extent (9)
  • Extent (15)
  • Other - Extent – not affected (7)
  • Other - Extent – strongly affected (7)
  • Other - Not specified (6)
  • Habitat condition (8)
  • Other - Distribution EUNIS habitats level 3 (3)
  • Other - Surface hard substrate vs soft subtrate (1)
  • Extent (72)
  • Extent (33)
Criteria and parameters used (number of parameters) D6C4 Benthic habitat extent (1.4, 1.4.1, 1.4.2, 1.5, 1.5.1, 6.1.1)
  • Extent (15)
  • Other - Not specified (9)
  • Extent (1)
  • Extent (1)
  • Extent (1)
Criteria and parameters used (number of parameters) D6C5 Benthic habitat condition (1.6, 1.6.1, 1.6.2, 1.6.3, 6.2, 6.2.1, 6.2.2, 6.2.3, 6.2.4)
  • Extent (9)
  • Habitat condition (8)
  • Habitat condition (3)
  • Other - Not specified (7)
  • Habitat condition (5)
  • Habitat condition (3)
  • Other - Abundance of Branchiostoma lanceolatum in Nephtys-Ophelia habitat (1)
  • Other - Abundance of Echinocardium cordatum in Abra habitat (1)
  • Other - Abundance of Echinocardium cordatum in Nephtys-Ophelia habitat (1)
  • Other - Abundance of Lagis koreni in Abra habitat (1)
  • Other - Abundance of Lanice conchilega in Abra habitat (1)
  • Other - Abundance of Mya spp. in Abra habitat (1)
  • Other - Abundance of Owenia fusiformis in Abra habitat (1)
  • Other - Abundance of Pestarella in Nephtys-Ophelia habitat (1)
  • Other - Abundance of Venerupis corrugata in Abra habitat (1)
  • Other - Disturbed clusters of Pomatoceros triqueter (1)
  • Other - Disturbed specimens of Asteria rubens (1)
  • Other - Relative occurance of adult specimens of Alcyonidium spp. (1)
  • Other - Relative occurance of adult specimens of Alcyonium digitatum (1)
  • Other - Relative occurance of adult specimens of Flustra foliacea (1)
  • Other - Relative occurance of adult specimens of Haliclona oculata (1)
  • Other - Relative occurance of adult specimens of Mytilus edulis (1)
  • Other - Relative occurance of adult specimens of Ostrea edulis (1)
  • Other - Relative occurance of full grown reefs of Buccinum undatum (1)
  • Other - Relative occurance of full grown reefs of Sabellaria spinulosa (1)
  • Other - Species Richness among Ascidiacea (1)
  • Other - Species Richness among Bivalvia (1)
  • Other - Species Richness among Bryozoa (1)
  • Other - Species Richness among Cnidaria (1)
  • Other - Species Richness among Echinodermata (1)
  • Other - Species Richness among Gastropoda (1)
  • Other - Species Richness among Malacostraca (1)
  • Other - Species Richness among Maxyllopoda (1)
  • Other - Species Richness among Polychaeta (1)
  • Other - Species Richness among Porifera (1)
  • Extent (1)
  • Habitat condition (1)
Threshold values % of parameters with values (no. of parameters)
0% (0)
0% (0)
39% (17)
81% (13)
7% (3)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
Threshold value sources D6 Sea-floor integrity/D1 Benthic habitats
Threshold value sources D6C1 Physical loss of the seabed (6.1)
  • Other (1)
Threshold value sources D6C2 Physical disturbance to the seabed (6.1)
  • Other (1)
Threshold value sources D6C3 Adverse effects from physical disturbance (6.1.2)
  • National (9)
  • Other (14)
  • Other (8)
  • National (4)
Threshold value sources D6C4 Benthic habitat extent (1.4, 1.4.1, 1.4.2, 1.5, 1.5.1, 6.1.1)
  • Other (1)
Threshold value sources D6C5 Benthic habitat condition (1.6, 1.6.1, 1.6.2, 1.6.3, 6.2, 6.2.1, 6.2.2, 6.2.3, 6.2.4)
  • Other (3)
  • Other (5)
  • Other (32)
Value achieved upper % of parameters with values (no. of parameters)
0% (0)
72% (29)
46% (20)
6% (1)
39% (15)
0% (0)
100% (4)
50% (3)
0% (0)
Value achieved lower % of parameters with values (no. of parameters)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
Value unit/Value unit other (count of use per criterion) D6 Sea-floor integrity/D1 Benthic habitats
Value unit/Value unit other (count of use per criterion) D6C1 Physical loss of the seabed (6.1)
  • square kilometre (1)
  • percentage (1)
  • square kilometre (1)
  • square kilometre (1)
  • square kilometre (2)
Value unit/Value unit other (count of use per criterion) D6C2 Physical disturbance to the seabed (6.1)
  • square kilometre (1)
  • percentage (1)
  • square kilometre (1)
  • square kilometre (1)
  • square kilometre (3)
Value unit/Value unit other (count of use per criterion) D6C3 Adverse effects from physical disturbance (6.1.2)
  • percent (9)
  • square kilometre (15)
  • Trend indicator (8)
Value unit/Value unit other (count of use per criterion) D6C4 Benthic habitat extent (1.4, 1.4.1, 1.4.2, 1.5, 1.5.1, 6.1.1)
  • square kilometre (15)
  • percentage (1)
  • square kilometre (1)
Value unit/Value unit other (count of use per criterion) D6C5 Benthic habitat condition (1.6, 1.6.1, 1.6.2, 1.6.3, 6.2, 6.2.1, 6.2.2, 6.2.3, 6.2.4)
  • percentage (3)
  • Trend indicator (5)
  • (number of) species (10)
  • percentage (10)
  • square kilometre (1)
Proportion threshold values Range of % values (no. of parameters)
Range: 100-100% (13 of 16 parameters)
Proportion values achieved Range of % values (no. of parameters)
Range: 1-95% (9 of 18 parameters)
Range: 0-98% (24 of 40 parameters)
Range: 0-70% (14 of 43 parameters)
Range: 99-99% (1 of 16 parameters)
Range: 1-56006% (77 of 80 parameters)
Range: 1-283% (3 of 6 parameters)
Proportion threshold value units
% area of habitat achieving threshold value
extent in km2 of pressure
% area of MRU achieving threshold value
% area of habitat achieving threshold value
extent in km2 of habitat adversely affected
extent in km2 of pressure
Trends No. of trends per category
  • Stable (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (18 or 100.0%)
  • Stable (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (40 or 100.0%)
  • Stable (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (43 or 100.0%)
  • Stable (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (16 or 100.0%)
  • Stable (3 or 7.9%)
  • Unknown (35 or 92.1%)
  • Stable (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (80 or 100.0%)
  • Stable (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (4 or 100.0%)
  • Stable (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (6 or 100.0%)
  • Stable (15 or 41.7%)
  • Unknown (21 or 58.3%)
Parameters achieved No. of parameters per category
  • No (8 or 44.4%)
  • Not assessed (10 or 55.6%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Yes (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 (40 or 100.0%)
  • Yes (0 or 0.0%)
  • Yes, based on low risk (0 or 0.0%)
  • No (16 or 37.2%)
  • Not assessed (27 or 62.8%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Yes (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 (15 or 93.8%)
  • Yes (1 or 6.2%)
  • Yes, based on low risk (0 or 0.0%)
  • No (2 or 5.3%)
  • Not assessed (2 or 5.3%)
  • Unknown (33 or 86.8%)
  • Yes (1 or 2.6%)
  • Yes, based on low risk (0 or 0.0%)
  • No (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (80 or 100.0%)
  • Yes (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 50.0%)
  • Yes (2 or 50.0%)
  • Yes, based on low risk (0 or 0.0%)
  • No (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (6 or 100.0%)
  • Yes (0 or 0.0%)
  • Yes, based on low risk (0 or 0.0%)
  • No (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (17 or 47.2%)
  • Unknown (4 or 11.1%)
  • Yes (0 or 0.0%)
  • Yes, based on low risk (15 or 41.7%)
Related indicators
  • ANSSE-6.3A_Fysisk_störning_bent_livsmiljö
  • ANS-OSPAR-BUND
  • DK-HABDIRART17
  • DK-NOVANA15
  • DK-SEABED17
  • NAT-DE-PHYLOSS
  • OSPAR-COND_BENT_HAB
  • OSPAR-PHYS_DAM
  • ANSNL-BISI2018
  • ANSNL-ICES-D6C2-3_1
  • ANSNL-NL-D6C1-4
  • ANSNL-OSPAR-D6C5
  • ANS-BE-BENTH2018
  • ANS-BE-DIST_HAB
  • ANS-BE-PHYS2018
  • FR-D6-Extent-HabAltered
  • FR-D6-Extent-PhysicalDisturbance
  • FR-D6-Extent-PhysicalLoss
  • D6el1
  • D6el2
  • ABI-PT-CONT_AAPC
  • AMA-PT-AZO-Benthic Habitat Condition
  • AMA-PT-AZO-Benthic Habitat Loss
Criteria status No. of criteria per category
  • Contributes to assessment of another criterion/ele (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good, based on low risk (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (11 or 57.9%)
  • Not good (8 or 42.1%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Contributes to assessment of another criterion/ele (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 (40 or 100.0%)
  • Contributes to assessment of another criterion/ele (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good, based on low risk (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (27 or 62.8%)
  • Not good (16 or 37.2%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Contributes to assessment of another criterion/ele (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good (1 or 6.2%)
  • Good, based on low risk (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (15 or 93.8%)
  • Contributes to assessment of another criterion/ele (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good (1 or 2.6%)
  • Good, based on low risk (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not good (11 or 28.9%)
  • Unknown (26 or 68.4%)
  • Contributes to assessment of another criterion/ele (80 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 (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Contributes to assessment of another criterion/ele (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good (2 or 50.0%)
  • Good, based on low risk (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (2 or 50.0%)
  • Contributes to assessment of another criterion/ele (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good, based on low risk (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (9 or 60.0%)
  • Not good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (6 or 40.0%)
  • Contributes to assessment of another criterion/ele (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good, based on low risk (15 or 2.6%)
  • Not assessed (49 or 8.4%)
  • Not good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (518 or 89.0%)
Element status No. of elements per category
  • Good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (10 or 52.6%)
  • Not good (9 or 47.4%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (38 or 100.0%)
  • Good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (7 or 17.9%)
  • Not good (32 or 82.1%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (14 or 100.0%)
  • Good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not good (34 or 94.4%)
  • Unknown (2 or 5.6%)
  • Good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (72 or 100.0%)
  • Good (2 or 100.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • 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 (603 or 100.0%)
Integration rule type for parameters
Not relevant (19 or 100.0%)
Not relevant (40 or 100.0%)
OOAO (31 or 100.0%)
OTH (16 or 100.0%)
Not relevant (2 or 5.3%)
OTH (36 or 94.7%)
Not relevant (72 or 100.0%)
Not relevant (4 or 100.0%)
Integration rule description for parameters
It was not possible to integrate state between habitat types or between criteria.
No integration
Expert judgement. For occurance of important longliving and structuring benthic species, a specific proportion of the variables have to achieve good status (threshold methods), but trend cannot yet be evaluated.
Integration rule type for criteria
Not relevant (19 or 100.0%)
Not relevant (40 or 100.0%)
OOAO (31 or 100.0%)
OTH (16 or 100.0%)
Not relevant (38 or 100.0%)
Not relevant (80 or 100.0%)
SPATIAL (4 or 100.0%)
Integration rule description for criteria
It was not possible to integrate state between habitat types or between criteria.
Overall, a habitat is in good condition if the appropriate threshold for good status has been reached in all the criteria considered.
No integration
GES extent threshold
  • 100.00 (16 of 16, or 100.0%)
GES extent achieved
GES extent unit
  • Proportion of area in good status (16 of 16, or 100.0%)
  • Not relevant (2 of 38, or 5.3%)
  • Proportion of area in good status (36 of 38, or 94.7%)
  • Proportion of habitats in good status (577 of 577, or 100.0%)
GES achieved Benthic broad habitats
  • Not assessed (19)
  • Unknown (31)
  • GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported (31)
  • GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported (7)
  • GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported (36)
  • Not relevant (72)
  • GES achieved (2)
  • Not assessed (9)
  • GES achieved (45)
  • Not assessed (554)
GES achieved Other benthic habitats
  • Unknown (7)
  • GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported (8)
  • GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported (7)
  • Unknown (3)
GES achieved Physical disturbance to seabed
  • Unknown (1)
  • Not assessed (2)
  • GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported (1)
  • Not relevant (1)
  • Not relevant (4)
  • Unknown (1)
  • Unknown (3)
  • Not assessed (1)
GES achieved Physical loss of the seabed
  • Unknown (1)
  • Not assessed (2)
  • GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported (1)
  • Not relevant (1)
  • Not relevant (4)
  • GES achieved (1)
  • Unknown (3)
  • Not assessed (1)
  • Unknown (1)
Assessment period
2011-2016 (19 or 100.0%)
1980-2016 (31 or 77.5%)
1983-2016 (2 or 5.0%)
2008-2017 (7 or 17.5%)
2007-2012 (8 or 18.6%)
2007-2015 (31 or 72.1%)
2010-2015 (2 or 4.7%)
2016 (2 or 4.7%)
2015-2015 (16 or 100.0%)
2010-2016 (36 or 94.7%)
2011-2016 (2 or 5.3%)
2012-2017 (80 or 100.0%)
2010-2015 (4 or 100.0%)
2011-2016 (6 or 40.0%)
2012-2018 (9 or 60.0%)
2012-2017 (581 or 96.0%)
2014-2018 (24 or 4.0%)
Related pressures
  • Input of nutrients - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition (19 or 50.0%)
  • Input of organic matter - diffuse sources and point sources (19 or 50.0%)
  • All pressures (7 or 9.9%)
  • Physical disturbance to seabed (32 or 45.1%)
  • Physical loss of the seabed (32 or 45.1%)
  • Changes to hydrological conditions (39 or 19.6%)
  • Eutrophication (39 or 19.6%)
  • Hydrographical changes (39 or 19.6%)
  • Physical disturbance to seabed (41 or 20.6%)
  • Physical loss of the seabed (41 or 20.6%)
  • Changes to hydrological conditions (7 or 8.0%)
  • Extraction of, or mortality/injury to, wild species (by commercial and recreational fishing and other activities) (11 or 12.5%)
  • Hydrographical changes (3 or 3.4%)
  • Input of nutrients - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition (10 or 11.4%)
  • Input of organic matter - diffuse sources and point sources (10 or 11.4%)
  • Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events (10 or 11.4%)
  • Input or spread of non-indigenous species (7 or 8.0%)
  • Newly-introduced non-indigenous species (3 or 3.4%)
  • Physical disturbance to seabed (16 or 18.2%)
  • Physical loss of the seabed (11 or 12.5%)
  • All physical pressures (36 or 94.7%)
  • Physical disturbance to seabed (1 or 2.6%)
  • Physical loss of the seabed (1 or 2.6%)
  • Extraction of, or mortality/injury to, wild species (by commercial and recreational fishing and other activities) (3 or 33.3%)
  • Physical disturbance to seabed (3 or 33.3%)
  • Physical loss of the seabed (3 or 33.3%)
  • Physical disturbance to seabed (3 or 50.0%)
  • Physical loss of the seabed (3 or 50.0%)
  • Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence (73 or 35.8%)
  • Extraction of, or mortality/injury to, wild species (by commercial and recreational fishing and other activities) (3 or 1.5%)
  • Input of litter (solid waste matter, including micro-sized litter) (1 or 0.5%)
  • Input of organic matter - diffuse sources and point sources (23 or 11.3%)
  • Litter in the environment (3 or 1.5%)
  • Physical disturbance to seabed (77 or 37.7%)
  • Physical loss of the seabed (24 or 11.8%)
Related targets
10
10
6
6
14
4
61
9