Member State report / Art8 / 2018 / D11 / Baltic

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 Baltic
Reported by Member state
Member state
Finland
Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
Poland
Germany
Denmark
Sweden
Member state report
Marine reporting units MRUs used
  • BAL-FI
  • L2-SEA-007-POL
  • L2-SEA-008-POL
  • BALDE_MS
  • BAL-DK-TOTAL
Features Physical and hydrological
  • Continuous low frequency sound (3)
  • Impulsive sound in water (1)
  • Continuous low frequency sound (2)
  • Impulsive sound in water (4)
  • Continuous low frequency sound (1)
  • Impulsive sound in water (1)
  • Continuous low frequency sound (1)
Element2
Element sources No. of elements per level
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)
  • Duration (2)
  • Level of noise (2)
  • Other - Incidence (1)
Criteria and parameters used (number of parameters) D11C2 Anthropogenic continuous low-frequency sound (11.2, 11.2.1)
  • Other - Underwater sound level at 125 Hz (1)
  • Other - Underwater sound level at 2000 Hz (1)
  • Other - Underwater sound level at 63Hz (1)
  • Underwater sound level (2)
  • Other - Not specified (1)
  • Underwater sound level (1)
Threshold values % of parameters with values (no. of parameters)
0% (0)
33% (2)
0% (0)
0% (0)
Threshold value sources D11 Energy, incl. underwater noise
Threshold value sources D11C1 Anthropogenic impulsive sound (11.1, 11.1.1)
Threshold value sources D11C2 Anthropogenic continuous low-frequency sound (11.2, 11.2.1)
  • Not applicable (1)
Value achieved upper % of parameters with values (no. of parameters)
0% (0)
33% (2)
0% (0)
0% (0)
Value achieved lower % of parameters with values (no. of parameters)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
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 (2)
Value unit/Value unit other (count of use per criterion) D11C2 Anthropogenic continuous low-frequency sound (11.2, 11.2.1)
Proportion threshold values Range of % values (no. of parameters)
Proportion values achieved Range of % values (no. of parameters)
Proportion threshold value units
Trends No. of trends per category
  • Unknown (4 or 100.0%)
  • Unknown (6 or 100.0%)
  • Unknown (2 or 100.0%)
  • Unknown (1 or 100.0%)
Parameters achieved No. of parameters per category
  • No (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (4 or 100.0%)
  • Yes (0 or 0.0%)
  • No (1 or 16.7%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (4 or 66.7%)
  • Yes (1 or 16.7%)
  • No (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (2 or 100.0%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Yes (0 or 0.0%)
  • No (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (1 or 100.0%)
  • Yes (0 or 0.0%)
Related indicators
  • ICES_Underwater noise
  • BAL-HELCOM-CONTINUOUS LOW FREQUENCY SOUNDS
Criteria status No. of criteria per category
  • Good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (4 or 100.0%)
  • Good (2 or 33.3%)
  • Not assessed (2 or 33.3%)
  • Not good (2 or 33.3%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good (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%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (1 or 100.0%)
Element status No. of elements per category
Integration rule type for parameters
Not relevant (6 or 100.0%)
Not relevant (1 or 100.0%)
Integration rule description for parameters
No integration rule agreed.
Integration rule type for criteria
OTH (6 or 100.0%)
Not relevant (1 or 100.0%)
Integration rule description for criteria
No integration rule agreed.
GES extent threshold
GES extent achieved
GES extent unit
  • Proportion of area in good status (2 of 2, or 100.0%)
GES achieved Continuous low frequency sound
  • Unknown (3)
  • Not assessed (2)
  • Not assessed (1)
  • Unknown (1)
GES achieved Impulsive sound in water
  • Unknown (1)
  • Not assessed (4)
  • Not assessed (1)
Assessment period
2011-2016 (4 or 100.0%)
2011-2016 (2 or 33.3%)
2012-2017 (4 or 66.7%)
2011-2016 (2 or 100.0%)
2014 (1 or 100.0%)
Related pressures
  • Input of anthropogenic sound (impulsive, continuous) (4 or 100.0%)
  • Disturbance of species (e.g. where they breed, rest and feed) due to human presence (6 or 100.0%)
  • Input of anthropogenic sound (impulsive, continuous) (2 or 100.0%)
  • Continuous low frequency sound (1 or 100.0%)
Related targets
4
3
2
2