Member State report / Art8 / 2012 / D9 / 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 | D9 Contaminants in seafood |
| 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 | ImpactPressureFunctionalGroup (3) ImpactPressureSeabedHabitats (3) ImpactlPressureFishSeafood (3) LevelPressureAir (3) LevelPressureEnvironment (3) LevelPressureFunctionalGroups (3) LevelPressureLand (3) LevelPressureSea (3) |
ImpactPressureFunctionalGroup (3) ImpactPressureSeabedHabitats (3) ImpactlPressureFishSeafood (3) LevelPressureAir (3) LevelPressureEnvironment (3) LevelPressureFunctionalGroups (2) LevelPressureLand (3) LevelPressureSea (3) |
ImpactPressureFunctionalGroup (3) ImpactPressureSeabedHabitats (3) ImpactlPressureFishSeafood (3) LevelPressureAir (3) LevelPressureEnvironment (3) LevelPressureFunctionalGroups (3) LevelPressureLand (3) LevelPressureSea (3) |
ImpactPressureFunctionalGroup (3) ImpactPressureSeabedHabitats (3) ImpactlPressureFishSeafood (3) LevelPressureAir (3) LevelPressureEnvironment (3) LevelPressureFunctionalGroups (3) LevelPressureLand (3) LevelPressureSea (3) |
ImpactPressureFunctionalGroup (1) ImpactPressureSeabedHabitats (3) ImpactlPressureFishSeafood (3) LevelPressureAir (3) LevelPressureEnvironment (3) LevelPressureFunctionalGroups (3) LevelPressureLand (3) LevelPressureSea (3) |
ImpactPressureFunctionalGroup (3) ImpactPressureSeabedHabitats (3) ImpactlPressureFishSeafood (3) LevelPressureAir (3) LevelPressureEnvironment (3) LevelPressureFunctionalGroups (3) LevelPressureLand (3) LevelPressureSea (3) |
ImpactPressureFunctionalGroup (3) ImpactPressureSeabedHabitats (3) ImpactlPressureFishSeafood (3) LevelPressureAir (3) LevelPressureEnvironment (3) LevelPressureFunctionalGroups (3) LevelPressureLand (3) LevelPressureSea (3) |
ImpactPressureFunctionalGroup (3) ImpactPressureSeabedHabitats (3) ImpactlPressureFishSeafood (3) LevelPressureAir (3) LevelPressureEnvironment (3) LevelPressureFunctionalGroups (3) LevelPressureLand (3) LevelPressureSea (3) |
LevelPressureAir (2) LevelPressureEnvironment (1) LevelPressureLand (2) LevelPressureSea (2) |
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| Elements | No theme | Not assessed (4) Not reported (2) |
NotRelevant (3) |
NotRelevant (5) |
NotRelevant (4) |
NotRelevant (2) |
NotRelevant (4) |
Littoral Rock and Biogenic Reef (1) Not assessed (1) NotRelevant (3) Unknown (1) |
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| Elements | Functional group | FunctionalGroupOther (1) |
FishDemersal (2) FishPelagic (2) FunctionalGroupOther (6) ReptilesTurtles (2) |
MammalsToothedWhales (1) |
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| Elements | Predominant habitats | HabitatsOther (1) |
ShallSand (1) |
LitRock (2) LitSed (2) ShallCoarseSed (2) ShallMud (2) ShallMxdSed (2) ShallRock (2) ShallSand (2) ShelfCoarseSed (2) ShelfMud (2) ShelfMxdSed (2) ShelfRock (2) ShelfSand (2) |
LitRock (1) LitSed (1) ShallMud (1) ShelfMud (1) |
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| Elements | Species group | FishAll (5) |
BirdsAll (2) CephalopodsAll (2) MammalsAll (2) |
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| Criteria used | D9 Contaminants in seafood | ||||||||||
| Criteria used | D9C1 Contaminants in seafood (9.1, 9.1.1) | 9.1 |
9.1, 9.1.1 |
9.1 |
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| Threshold values | % of indicators with values (no. of indicators reported) | 46.2% (13) |
100.0% (5) |
100.0% (99) |
0.0% (0) |
100.0% (8) |
0.0% (0) |
100.0% (15) |
0.0% (0) |
0.0% (0) |
0.0% (0) |
| Proportion threshold values | Range of % values (no. of indicators reported) | -7777 - -7777 (15) |
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| Baseline | No. of indicators reported per response | According to EU regulation (4) |
Avaliable for PAHs; see: Background Document onCEMP Assessment Criteria for QSR 2010. Monitoring and Assessment Series Publ.-No. 461. OSPAR Commission 2009 (9) Die PCB sind alle künstlichen Ursprungs, die Hintergrundkonzentrationen liegen daher bei oder unter 1pg/L. (9) Die Pestizide sind alle künstlichen Ursprungs, die Hintergrundkonzentrationen liegen daher bei oder unter 0.01ng/g TM (9) Die Pestizide sind alle künstlichen Ursprungs, die Hintergrundkonzentrationen liegen daher bei oder unter 1pg/L. (9) Die Pestizide sind alle künstlichen Ursprungs, die Hintergrundkonzentrationen liegen daher bei oder unter der Bestimmungsgrenze. (9) DiePCBs/PBDEs sind alle künstlichen Ursprungs, die Hintergrundkonzentrationen liegen daher bei oder unter 0.01ng/g TMLow Cconcentration (LC) and Background Assessment Concentrations (BAC)Avaliable for PCBs; see: Background Document onCEMP Assessment Criteria for QSR 2010. Monitoring and Assessment Series Publ.-No. 461. OSPAR Commission 2009 (9) ICES BAC recommendation for 1-hydroxypyrene in dab: 16 ng/ml (9) OPSAR BCs/BACs normalisiert auf 5% Al: Hg 50/70; Cd: 200/310; Pb: 25000/38000 (3) OSPAR LL, BAC: Mussels: OSPAR-BAC (µg/kg dry weight): Hg 140, Cd 1940, Pb 1520; Fish OSPAR-BAC (µg/kg wet weight): Hg: 35, Cd 26 , Pb 26(Source:Background Document on CEMP Assessment Criteria for QSR 2010) (3) mussels OSPAR LC: CB118, CB153, CB180 =0.25 µg/kg dwFish, seabirds: OSPAR LC: CB118, CB153, CB180 =0.05 µg/kg ww; OSPAR BAC CB 118 = 1.3 µg/kg ww; CB153 = 0.2 µg/kg ww; Cb180 = 0.5 µg/kg ww(Source: Background Document onCEMP Assessment Criteria for QSR 2010. Monitoring and Assessment Series. Publ.-No. 461. OSPAR Commission, 2009) (9) not defined (12) see: OSPAR Commission, 2004:OSPAR/ICES Workshop on evaluation and update of BRCs and EACs (ISBN 1-904426-52-2) (9) |
BAC used as a baseline for demersal fish (1) Background reference concentrations (BACs) and EC limit values (1) Background reference concentrations (BACs) and EC limit values; (1) Exposure from natural sources (estimated at 60 μGy/hr) (3) Low concentrations for PAHs and BACs for PCBs (1) Unknown (2) not available (2) not relevant (3) |
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| Proportion values achieved | No. of criteria reported per category | Cd: 1397 Cu: 618.37 Ni: 355.59 Pb: 287.09 Zn: 246.667 Hg: 0.201 (1 or 4.2%) Not assessed (9 or 37.5%) Not reported (4 or 16.7%) NotReported (5 or 20.8%) Unknown (1 or 4.2%) Unknown_NotAssessed (4 or 16.7%) |
75-100% (2 or 12.5%) NotReported (2 or 12.5%) Unknown_NotAssessed (12 or 75.0%) |
5-25% (2 or 8.3%) 50-75% (1 or 4.2%) 75-100% (1 or 4.2%) Fish (3 or 12.5%) Period: 2003-2005; All sources: Quecksilber 2,5 t/a, Cadmium 10 t/a, Blei 200t/a (3 or 12.5%) Unknown_NotAssessed (14 or 58.3%) |
Unknown_NotAssessed (24 or 100.0%) |
Unknown_NotAssessed (22 or 100.0%) |
Unknown_NotAssessed (24 or 100.0%) |
0 (1 or 4.2%) 1 (2 or 8.3%) 103 (1 or 4.2%) 2 (2 or 8.3%) 245 (1 or 4.2%) 911.1 (1 or 4.2%) Unknown_NotAssessed (11 or 45.8%) lessthan1% (5 or 20.8%) |
0 (1 or 4.2%) NotReported (14 or 58.3%) Unknown_NotAssessed (9 or 37.5%) |
Unknown_NotAssessed (6 or 85.7%) lessthan1% (1 or 14.3%) |
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| Assessment trend (status) | No. of criteria assessments per category | Improving (2 or 15.4%) Unknown_NotAssessed (11 or 84.6%) |
Declining (1 or 100.0%) |
Unknown_NotAssessed (15 or 100.0%) |
Improving (7 or 46.7%) Stable (3 or 20.0%) Unknown_NotAssessed (5 or 33.3%) |
Stable (6 or 66.7%) Unknown_NotAssessed (3 or 33.3%) |
Declining (1 or 6.7%) Unknown_NotAssessed (14 or 93.3%) |
Declining (2 or 13.3%) Improving (5 or 33.3%) Stable (3 or 20.0%) Unknown_NotAssessed (5 or 33.3%) |
Improving (6 or 40.0%) Unknown_NotAssessed (9 or 60.0%) |
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| Criteria status | No. of criteria assessments per category | Description (12 or 92.3%) NotGood (1 or 7.7%) |
Descriptive (1 or 33.3%) Good (2 or 66.7%) |
Descriptive (2 or 13.3%) Good (2 or 13.3%) NotAssessed (6 or 40.0%) NotGood (3 or 20.0%) OtherStatus (2 or 13.3%) |
NotAssessed (5 or 33.3%) OtherStatus (10 or 66.7%) |
Descriptive (1 or 11.1%) NotAssessed (1 or 11.1%) OtherStatus (7 or 77.8%) |
Descriptive (9 or 60.0%) NotAssessed (6 or 40.0%) |
NotAssessed (4 or 26.7%) OtherStatus (11 or 73.3%) |
Good (6 or 40.0%) NotAssessed (6 or 40.0%) OtherStatus (3 or 20.0%) |
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| Assessment period | 1990 - 2012 |
2010 - 2010 |
1990 - 2007 1991 - 2008 2006 - 2011 |
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| Related activities | AgricultForestry, Industry, NotReported, Urban |
AgricultForestry, Industry, NotReported, Shipping, Urban |
ActivitiesUsesAll, AgricultForestry, Industry, Urban |
NotReported, Shipping, UsesActivitiesOther |
NotReported, Shipping |
NotReported |
Industry, NotReported, OilGas, ResearchSurvey, Shipping, TourismRecreation |
Industry, Shipping, Urban, UsesActivitiesOther |
Ports, Shipping, Urban |