Member State report / Art8 / 2018 / D7 / 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 D7 Hydrographical changes
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_CW
  • ANSDE_offshore
  • ANS-NL-MS-1
  • ANS-BE-MS-1
  • ABI-FR-MS-GDG-NORD-L200
  • ABI-FR-MS-GDG-NORD-MEC2010
  • ABI-FR-MS-GDG-NORD-Z200
  • ABI-FR-MS-GDG-SUD-L200
  • ABI-FR-MS-GDG-SUD-MEC2010
  • ABI-FR-MS-GDG-SUD-Z200
  • ACS-FR-MS-MC-L200
  • ACS-FR-MS-MC-MEC2010
  • ACS-FR-MS-MC-Z200
  • ANS-FR-MS-MMN-MEC2010
  • ANS-FR-MS-MMN-Z200
  • 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-MAD
Features Habitats
  • Benthic broad habitats (4)
  • Benthic broad habitats (1)
  • Benthic broad habitats (2)
  • Benthic broad habitats (106)
Physical and hydrological
  • Hydrographical changes (2)
  • Hydrographical changes (8)
  • Hydrographical changes (1)
  • Hydrographical changes (1)
  • Hydrographical changes (77)
  • Hydrographical changes (1)
  • Hydrographical changes (6)
  • Hydrographical changes (13)
Element Benthic habitats
  • D7C2 (1)
  • D7C1 (7)
  • D7C2 (3)
Salinity
  • D7C1 (2)
Changes in current regime
  • D7C1 (11)
Changes in salinity regime
  • D7C1 (11)
Changes in seabed substrate
  • D7C1 (11)
Changes in thermal regime
  • D7C1 (11)
Changes in tide regime
  • D7C1 (11)
Changes in turbidity regime
  • D7C1 (11)
Changes in waves regime
  • D7C1 (11)
Circalittoral coarse sediment
  • D7C2 (8)
Circalittoral mixed sediment
  • D7C2 (5)
Circalittoral mud
  • D7C2 (7)
Circalittoral rock and biogenic reef
  • D7C2 (8)
Circalittoral sand
  • D7C2 (1)
  • D7C2 (9)
Infralittoral coarse sediment
  • D7C2 (6)
Infralittoral mixed sediment
  • D7C2 (1)
  • D7C2 (4)
Infralittoral mud
  • D7C2 (1)
  • D7C2 (6)
Infralittoral rock and biogenic reef
  • D7C2 (1)
  • D7C2 (8)
Infralittoral sand
  • D7C2 (1)
  • D7C2 (6)
Littoral sediment
  • D7C2 (1)
Offshore circalittoral coarse sediment
  • D7C2 (9)
Offshore circalittoral mixed sediment
  • D7C2 (5)
Offshore circalittoral mud
  • D7C2 (10)
Offshore circalittoral rock and biogenic reef
  • D7C2 (6)
Offshore circalittoral sand
  • D7C2 (1)
  • D7C2 (9)
Water temperature
  • D7C1 (2)
Element2
Element sources No. of elements per level
  • EU (4)
  • National (0)
  • EU (0)
  • National (4)
  • EU (0)
  • National (1)
  • EU (2)
  • National (0)
  • EU (106)
  • National (77)
  • EU (1)
  • National (10)
Criteria and parameters used (number of parameters) D7 Hydrographical changes
D7C1 Permanent alteration of hydrographical conditions (7.1, 7.1.1)
  • Other - extent of hydrographic changes in the watercolumn (1)
  • Other - extent of hydrographic changes on the seafloor (1)
  • Extent (2)
  • Other - Not specified (4)
  • Extent (1)
  • Extent (1)
  • Extent (77)
  • Other - Extent of permanent change to hydrographical condition caused by dredging and disposal of dredged spoil. (1)
  • Extent (2)
  • Other - Correntes (1)
  • Other - Ondulação (1)
  • Other - Outros parâmetros:pH da superfície do mar, pressão parcial de CO2, gradiente de CO2 oceano-atmosfera, velocidade do vento e fluxos de CO2 mar-ar. (1)
  • Other - Salinidade (1)
  • Other - Temperatura (1)
  • Other - Topografia (1)
  • Other - Turbidez (1)
D7C2 Adverse effects from permanent alteration of hydrographical conditions (7.2, 7.2.1, 7.2.2)
  • Other - Extent of negative effects caused by permanent hydrographical changes (4)
  • Habitat condition (2)
  • Extent (1)
  • Other - Area negatively impacted (2)
  • Extent (106)
  • Habitat condition (1)
  • Other - Artificialização para as Ilhas do Grupo Ocidental dos Açores (Flores e Corvo) (1)
  • Other - Artificialização para as Ilhas do Grupo Oriental dos Açores (São Miguel e Santa Maria) (1)
  • Other - Artificialização para as ilhas do Grupo Central dos Açores (Faial, Pico, São Jorge, Graciosa e Terceira) (1)
Threshold values % of parameters with values (no. of parameters)
0% (0)
0% (0)
50% (1)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
Threshold value sources D7 Hydrographical changes
D7C1 Permanent alteration of hydrographical conditions (7.1, 7.1.1)
  • Other (1)
D7C2 Adverse effects from permanent alteration of hydrographical conditions (7.2, 7.2.1, 7.2.2)
  • Not applicable (1)
Value achieved upper % of parameters with values (no. of parameters)
100% (6)
0% (0)
50% (1)
100% (3)
0% (0)
100% (1)
0% (0)
Value achieved lower % of parameters with values (no. of parameters)
100% (6)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
Value unit/Value unit other (count of use per criterion) D7 Hydrographical changes
D7C1 Permanent alteration of hydrographical conditions (7.1, 7.1.1)
  • square kilometre (2)
  • square kilometre (1)
  • square kilometre (1)
  • Percentage of Irish MSFD area (1)
  • square kilometre (1)
D7C2 Adverse effects from permanent alteration of hydrographical conditions (7.2, 7.2.1, 7.2.2)
  • square kilometre (4)
  • percentage (1)
  • square kilometre (2)
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: 100-100% (1 of 2 parameters)
Range: 99-99% (2 of 3 parameters)
Range: 3-38461% (164 of 183 parameters)
Proportion threshold value units
% area of MRU achieving threshold value
extent in km2 of pressure
% 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 (6 or 100.0%)
  • Stable (4 or 50.0%)
  • Unknown (4 or 50.0%)
  • Stable (2 or 100.0%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Stable (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (3 or 100.0%)
  • Stable (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (183 or 100.0%)
  • Stable (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (1 or 100.0%)
  • Stable (11 or 84.6%)
  • Unknown (2 or 15.4%)
Parameters achieved No. of parameters per category
  • 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%)
  • Not assessed (6 or 75.0%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Yes (0 or 0.0%)
  • Yes, based on low risk (2 or 25.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Yes (2 or 100.0%)
  • Yes, based on low risk (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (1 or 33.3%)
  • Unknown (2 or 66.7%)
  • Yes (0 or 0.0%)
  • Yes, based on low risk (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (183 or 100.0%)
  • Yes (0 or 0.0%)
  • Yes, based on low risk (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Yes (1 or 100.0%)
  • Yes, based on low risk (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (1 or 7.7%)
  • Unknown (1 or 7.7%)
  • Yes (10 or 76.9%)
  • Yes, based on low risk (1 or 7.7%)
Related indicators
  • DK-HYDROGRAFICCHANGE
  • NAT-DE-PHYLOSS
  • ANSNL-D7C1 hydrografische eigenschappen
  • ANSNL-D7C2 hydrografische eigenschappen
  • ANS-BE-HYDR2018
  • FR-D7-Extent-AlterationHydro
  • FR-D7-Extent-HabAltered
  • D7el1
  • AMA-PT-AZO_AHI-CORR
  • AMA-PT-AZO_AHI-ONDU
  • AMA-PT-AZO_AHI-OPAR
  • AMA-PT-AZO_AHI-SALI
  • AMA-PT-AZO_AHI-TEMP
  • AMA-PT-AZO_AHI-TOPO
  • AMA-PT-AZO_AHI-TURB
  • AMA-PT-AZO_HAB-ARTI
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 (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (6 or 100.0%)
  • Contributes to assessment of another criterion/ele (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good, based on low risk (2 or 25.0%)
  • Not assessed (6 or 75.0%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Contributes to assessment of another criterion/ele (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good (2 or 100.0%)
  • Good, based on low risk (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • 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%)
  • Unknown (3 or 100.0%)
  • Contributes to assessment of another criterion/ele (77 or 42.1%)
  • Good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good, based on low risk (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (106 or 57.9%)
  • Contributes to assessment of another criterion/ele (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good (1 or 100.0%)
  • Good, based on low risk (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • 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 (6 or 100.0%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Contributes to assessment of another criterion/ele (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good (11 or 84.6%)
  • Good, based on low risk (2 or 15.4%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
Element status No. of elements per category
  • Good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good, based on low risk (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (4 or 100.0%)
  • Good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good, based on low risk (4 or 100.0%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good (1 or 100.0%)
  • Good, based on low risk (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good, based on low risk (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (2 or 100.0%)
  • Good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good, based on low risk (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (183 or 100.0%)
  • Good (11 or 100.0%)
  • Good, based on low risk (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
Integration rule type for parameters
Not relevant (6 or 100.0%)
OTH (2 or 100.0%)
Not relevant (3 or 100.0%)
Not relevant (183 or 100.0%)
SPATIAL (2 or 100.0%)
Integration rule description for parameters
Thresholds have not yet been established in relation to hydrographic changes, and there is therefore not a sufficient basis for assessing when good environmental conditions are achieved.
No integration
Integration rule type for criteria
Not relevant (6 or 100.0%)
OTH (2 or 100.0%)
Not relevant (3 or 100.0%)
Not relevant (183 or 100.0%)
Not relevant (6 or 100.0%)
OTH (2 or 100.0%)
Integration rule description for criteria
Thresholds have not yet been established in relation to hydrographic changes, and there is therefore not a sufficient basis for assessing when good environmental conditions are achieved.
No integration
According to the new metrics, it is only with the finalisation of the programme cycle and measures that the spatial extent (Km2) of the permanent changes can be assessed in the meantime, but it is not necessary to assess whether good environmental status is achieved or not (OINONEN et al., 2016, ...
GES extent threshold
  • 100.00 (2 of 2, or 100.0%)
GES extent achieved
  • 100.00 (2 of 2, or 100.0%)
  • 99.89 (1 of 1, or 100.0%)
GES extent unit
  • Proportion of area in good status (2 of 2, or 100.0%)
  • Not relevant (3 of 3, or 100.0%)
  • Proportion of area in good status (1 of 1, or 100.0%)
  • Proportion of area in good status (2 of 2, or 100.0%)
GES achieved Benthic broad habitats
  • Unknown (4)
  • GES achieved (1)
  • Not relevant (2)
  • Not relevant (106)
Hydrographical changes
  • Unknown (2)
  • Not relevant (8)
  • GES achieved (1)
  • Not relevant (1)
  • Not relevant (77)
  • GES achieved (1)
  • Not assessed (6)
  • GES achieved (13)
Assessment period
1983-2016 (6 or 100.0%)
2011-2016 (8 or 100.0%)
2012-2018 (2 or 100.0%)
2011-2016 (3 or 100.0%)
2012-2018 (183 or 100.0%)
2014-2018 (1 or 100.0%)
2012-2018 (6 or 100.0%)
2012-2018 (10 or 76.9%)
2013-2018 (2 or 15.4%)
2014-2018 (1 or 7.7%)
Related pressures
  • Changes to hydrological conditions (6 or 100.0%)
  • Changes to hydrological conditions (8 or 50.0%)
  • Physical loss of the seabed (8 or 50.0%)
  • Physical loss of the seabed (2 or 100.0%)
  • Hydrographical changes (3 or 100.0%)
  • Changes to hydrological conditions (1 or 33.3%)
  • Physical disturbance to seabed (1 or 33.3%)
  • Physical loss of the seabed (1 or 33.3%)
  • Hydrographical changes (6 or 50.0%)
  • Physical disturbance to seabed (6 or 50.0%)
  • All physical pressures (12 or 42.9%)
  • Changes to hydrological conditions (2 or 7.1%)
  • Hydrographical changes (10 or 35.7%)
  • Physical disturbance to seabed (2 or 7.1%)
  • Physical loss of the seabed (2 or 7.1%)
Related targets
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4
1
2
1
43
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