Member State report / Art8 / 2018 / D9 / 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 D9 Contaminants in seafood
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
  • BAL-AS-EE-ICES_SD_29
  • BAL-EGB-EE-ICES_SD_28-2
  • BAL-GF-EE-ICES_SD_32
  • BAL-GR-EE-ICES_SD_28-1
  • BAL-LV-AAA-006
  • BAL-LT-MS-01
  • BAL-POL-FAO27-3D24
  • BAL-POL-FAO27-3D25
  • BAL-POL-FAO27-3D26
  • BALDE_MS
  • DK-BAL-EAST-ICES
  • DK-BAL-WEST-ICES
  • DK-TOTAL-part-BAL
  • BAL-SE-RG-Ostersjon
Features Chemical
  • Contaminants - in seafood (6)
  • Contaminants - in seafood (108)
  • Contaminants - in seafood (5)
  • Contaminants - in seafood (8)
  • Contaminants - in seafood (52)
  • Contaminants - in seafood (1)
  • Contaminants - in seafood (22)
  • Contaminants - in seafood (6)
Element Benzo(a)pyrene
  • D9C1 (1)
  • D9C1 (1)
  • D9C1 (1)
Element Brominated diphenylethers (congener numbers 28, 47, 99, 100, 153 and 154)
  • D9C1 (6)
Element Cadmium and its compounds
  • D9C1 (18)
  • D9C1 (1)
  • D9C1 (1)
  • D9C1 (6)
  • D9C1 (4)
  • D9C1 (1)
Element Dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (12 PCB-DLs: 77,81,105,114,118,123,126,156,157,167,169,189)
  • D9C1 (1)
  • D9C1 (2)
Element Dioxins and dioxin-like compounds (7 PCDDs + 10 PCDFs + 12 PCB-DLs)
  • D9C1 (1)
  • D9C1 (18)
  • D9C1 (1)
  • D9C1 (1)
  • D9C1 (4)
  • D9C1 (7)
  • D9C1 (1)
Element Hexabromocyclododecanes (HBCDD)
  • D9C1 (6)
Element Lead and its compounds
  • D9C1 (1)
  • D9C1 (18)
  • D9C1 (1)
  • D9C1 (1)
  • D9C1 (6)
  • D9C1 (3)
  • D9C1 (1)
Element Mercury and its compounds
  • D9C1 (2)
  • D9C1 (18)
  • D9C1 (1)
  • D9C1 (1)
  • D9C1 (6)
  • D9C1 (1)
  • D9C1 (1)
Element Non-dioxin like PCB (sum of 6 PCB: 28, 52, 101, 138, 153 and 180)
  • D9C1 (18)
  • D9C1 (1)
  • D9C1 (2)
  • D9C1 (6)
  • D9C1 (6)
  • D9C1 (1)
Element Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) and its derivatives
  • D9C1 (6)
Element Sum of dioxins (WHO-PCDD/F-TEQ)
  • D9C1 (18)
Element Tributyltin-cation
  • D9C1 (6)
Element2
  • Clupea harengus
  • Clupea harengus and Perca fluviatilis
  • Mytilus trossulus
  • Clupea harengus membras
  • Lampetra fluviatilis
  • Perca fluviatilis
  • Platichthys flesus
  • Salmo salar
  • Sprattus sprattus balticus
  • Gadus morhua
  • Clupea harengus
  • Platichthys flesus
  • Clupea harengus (Linnaeus, 1758) Herring
  • Clupea harengus Linnaeus, 1758 Herring
  • Perca fluviatilis (Linnaeus, 1758) Perch
  • Platichthys flesus (Linnaeus, 1758) Flounder
  • Fish
  • Fish and shellfish
  • molluscs
  • Clupea Harengus, Salmo salar, Salmo trutta
  • Clupea harengus
  • Mytilus edulis
  • mytilus edilus
Element sources No. of elements per level
  • EU (0)
  • HELCOM (6)
  • EU (108)
  • HELCOM (0)
  • EU (5)
  • HELCOM (0)
  • EU (8)
  • HELCOM (0)
  • EU (52)
  • HELCOM (0)
  • EU (22)
  • HELCOM (0)
  • EU (6)
  • HELCOM (0)
Criteria and parameters used (number of parameters) D9 Contaminants in seafood
Criteria and parameters used (number of parameters) D9C1 Contaminants in seafood (9.1, 9.1.1)
  • Other - Benzo(a)pyrene in Mytilus trossulus (1)
  • Other - Dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls in Clupea harengus (1)
  • Other - Dioxins and dioxin-like compounds in Clupea harengus (1)
  • Other - Lead in Clupea harengus (1)
  • Other - Mercury in Clupea harengus (1)
  • Other - Mercury in Perca fluviatilis (1)
  • Other - concentration in baltic herring (Clupea harengus membras) muscle tissue (1)
  • Other - concentration in baltic muscle meat of fish (1)
  • Other - concentration in muscle meat of fish (106)
  • Other - concentration (5)
  • Other - CONC-B-LI (2)
  • Other - CONC-B-MU (6)
  • CONC-B-LI (12)
  • CONC-B-MU (40)
  • Other - Not specified (1)
  • Other - Concentration in Herring, cod, plaice (muscle) (1)
  • Other - Concentration in Herring, mackerel, cod, plaice (muscle) (1)
  • Other - Concentration in Herring, mackerel, cod, plaice, shrimp, molluscs (muscle) (1)
  • Other - Concentration in Smelt, lumpsucker, herring (muscle) (2)
  • Other - Concentration in cod liver (muscle) (2)
  • Other - Concentration in eel (muscle) (2)
  • Other - Concentration in fish (muscle) (1)
  • Other - Concentration in mackerel (muscle) (1)
  • Other - Concentration in makrel (muscle) (3)
  • Other - Concentration in molluscs (muscle) (2)
  • Other - Concentration in mussel (1)
  • Other - Concentration in salmon (muscle) (2)
  • Other - Concentration in shrimp (muscle) (2)
  • Other - Concentration in trimmed salmon (muscle) (1)
  • Other - Concentration (6)
Threshold values % of parameters with values (no. of parameters)
100% (6)
100% (108)
0% (0)
100% (8)
100% (52)
0% (0)
100% (22)
100% (6)
Threshold value sources D9 Contaminants in seafood
Threshold value sources D9C1 Contaminants in seafood (9.1, 9.1.1)
  • Foodstuffs (6)
  • Foodstuffs (108)
  • Foodstuffs (5)
  • Foodstuffs (8)
  • Foodstuffs (28)
  • Other (12)
  • PSD (12)
  • Foodstuffs (22)
  • Foodstuffs (6)
Value achieved upper % of parameters with values (no. of parameters)
100% (6)
44% (48)
0% (0)
100% (8)
100% (52)
0% (0)
0% (0)
83% (5)
Value achieved lower % of parameters with values (no. of parameters)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
37% (3)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
Value unit/Value unit other (count of use per criterion) D9 Contaminants in seafood
Value unit/Value unit other (count of use per criterion) D9C1 Contaminants in seafood (9.1, 9.1.1)
  • microgram per kilogram of wet weight (1)
  • milligram per kilogram of wet weight (3)
  • picogram per gram of wet weight (2)
  • milligram per kilogram of wet weight (54)
  • nanogram per gram of wet weight (8)
  • nanogram per gram wet weight (11)
  • picogram per gram of wet weight (35)
  • microgram per kilogram of wet weight (5)
  • microgram per kilogram of wet weight (1)
  • milligram per kilogram of wet weight (4)
  • picogram per gram of wet weight (3)
  • microgram per kilogram of wet weight (30)
  • milligram per kilogram of wet weight (18)
  • ug kg-1 TEQ (4)
  • microgram per kilogram of wet weight (1)
  • milligram per kilogram of wet weight (8)
  • nanogram per gram of wet weight (6)
  • picogram per gram of wet weight (7)
  • microgram per kilogram of wet weight (6)
Proportion threshold values Range of % values (no. of parameters)
Range: 100-100% (8 of 8 parameters)
Proportion values achieved Range of % values (no. of parameters)
Range: 98-100% (6 of 8 parameters)
Proportion threshold value units
% of samples achieving threshold value
Trends No. of trends per category
  • Improving (0 or 0.0%)
  • Stable (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (6 or 100.0%)
  • Improving (0 or 0.0%)
  • Stable (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (108 or 100.0%)
  • Improving (0 or 0.0%)
  • Stable (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (5 or 100.0%)
  • Improving (2 or 25.0%)
  • Stable (6 or 75.0%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Improving (3 or 5.8%)
  • Stable (16 or 30.8%)
  • Unknown (33 or 63.5%)
  • Improving (0 or 0.0%)
  • Stable (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (1 or 100.0%)
  • Improving (0 or 0.0%)
  • Stable (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (22 or 100.0%)
  • Improving (0 or 0.0%)
  • Stable (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (6 or 100.0%)
Parameters achieved No. of parameters per category
  • No (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Yes (6 or 100.0%)
  • No (10 or 9.3%)
  • Not assessed (60 or 55.6%)
  • Yes (38 or 35.2%)
  • No (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Yes (5 or 100.0%)
  • No (4 or 50.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Yes (4 or 50.0%)
  • No (6 or 11.5%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Yes (46 or 88.5%)
  • No (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (1 or 100.0%)
  • Yes (0 or 0.0%)
  • No (5 or 22.7%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Yes (17 or 77.3%)
  • No (1 or 16.7%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Yes (5 or 83.3%)
Related indicators
  • BALEED9C1.1
  • BALEED9C1.2
  • BALEED9C1.3
  • BALEED9C1.4
  • BALEED9C1.5
  • BALEED9C1.6
  • BAL-EU-contaminants4
  • SEAFOOD_HBCDD
  • SEAFOOD_Metals
  • SEAFOOD_PBDE
  • SEAFOOD_PCDD+PCDF+PCB-DL
  • SEAFOOD_PFOS
  • SEAFOOD_TBT
  • DK-CONTAMINANTS-FISH-DIOXIN-LIKE-PCB
  • DK-CONTAMINANTS-FISH-NON-DIOXIN-LIKE-PCB
  • DK-CONTAMINANTS-MUSSELS-BENZ(A)PYRENE
  • DK-CONTAMINANTS-SEAFOOD-CADMIUM
  • DK-CONTAMINANTS-SEAFOOD-DIOXIN-LIKE-PCB
  • DK-CONTAMINANTS-SEAFOOD-LEAD
  • DK-CONTAMINANTS-SEAFOOD-MERCURY
  • DK-CONTAMINANTS-SEAFOOD-NON-DIOXIN-LIKE-PCB
  • DK-TOTAL-CONTAMINANTS-FISH-NON-DIOXIN-LIKE-PCB
  • BALSE-9.1A_Farliga_ämnen_fisk_skaldjur
Criteria status No. of criteria per category
  • Good (6 or 100.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good (38 or 35.2%)
  • Not assessed (60 or 55.6%)
  • Not good (10 or 9.3%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good (5 or 100.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good (3 or 37.5%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not good (5 or 62.5%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good (46 or 88.5%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not good (6 or 11.5%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (1 or 100.0%)
  • Not good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good (12 or 54.5%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not good (3 or 13.6%)
  • Unknown (7 or 31.8%)
  • Good (5 or 83.3%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not good (1 or 16.7%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
Element status No. of elements per category
  • Good (6 or 100.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good (38 or 35.2%)
  • Not assessed (60 or 55.6%)
  • Not good (10 or 9.3%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good (5 or 100.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good (3 or 37.5%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not good (5 or 62.5%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good (46 or 88.5%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not good (6 or 11.5%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good (12 or 54.5%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not good (3 or 13.6%)
  • Unknown (7 or 31.8%)
  • Good (5 or 83.3%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not good (1 or 16.7%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
Integration rule type for parameters
OOAO (6 or 100.0%)
OOAO (108 or 100.0%)
OOAO (5 or 100.0%)
OOAO (8 or 100.0%)
Not relevant (52 or 100.0%)
OOAO (6 or 100.0%)
Integration rule description for parameters
OOAO is used between the five most consumed marine fish species (from the Baltic Sea) and the contaminants under the food safety legislation.
Integration rule type for criteria
OOAO (108 or 100.0%)
OOAO (5 or 100.0%)
Not relevant (22 or 100.0%)
Not relevant (6 or 100.0%)
Integration rule description for criteria
no integration rule has been applied
GES extent threshold
  • 100.00 (90 of 90, or 100.0%)
  • 100.00 (8 of 8, or 100.0%)
  • 100.00 (6 of 6, or 100.0%)
GES extent achieved
  • 20.00 (30 of 90, or 33.3%)
  • 36.70 (36 of 90, or 40.0%)
  • 95.00 (24 of 90, or 26.7%)
  • 50.00 (8 of 8, or 100.0%)
  • 83.00 (6 of 6, or 100.0%)
GES extent unit
  • Proportion of substances in good status (108 of 108, or 100.0%)
  • Proportion of substances in good status (8 of 8, or 100.0%)
  • Proportion of substances in good status (6 of 6, or 100.0%)
GES achieved Contaminants - in seafood
  • GES achieved (6)
  • GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, Article 14 exception reported (90)
  • Not assessed (18)
  • GES achieved (5)
  • GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, Article 14 exception reported (8)
  • GES expected to be achieved by 2020 (52)
  • Not assessed (1)
  • GES achieved (3)
  • GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported (3)
  • Unknown (16)
  • GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported (6)
Assessment period
2011-2016 (6 or 100.0%)
2011-2016 (108 or 100.0%)
2011-2016 (5 or 100.0%)
2012-2017 (8 or 100.0%)
2011-2016 (52 or 100.0%)
2011-2016 (1 or 100.0%)
2006-2016 (3 or 13.6%)
2006-2017 (16 or 72.7%)
2015-2016 (3 or 13.6%)
2011-2016 (6 or 100.0%)
Related pressures
  • Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events (6 or 100.0%)
  • Acute pollution events (108 or 33.3%)
  • All pressures related to inputs of substances, litter and energy (108 or 33.3%)
  • Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events (108 or 33.3%)
  • Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events (5 or 100.0%)
  • Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events (8 or 100.0%)
  • Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events (52 or 100.0%)
  • Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events (1 or 100.0%)
  • All pressures related to inputs of substances, litter and energy (22 or 33.3%)
  • Contaminants - UPBT substances (22 or 33.3%)
  • Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events (22 or 33.3%)
  • Contaminants - UPBT substances (6 or 50.0%)
  • Contaminants - non UPBT substances (6 or 50.0%)
Related targets
3
1
1
2
5
5
1