Member State report / Art9 / 2018 / D10 / Black Sea

Report type Member State report to Commission
MSFD Article Art. 9 Determination of GES (and Art. 17 updates)
Report due 2018-10-15
GES Descriptor D10 Litter
Region/subregion Black Sea
Reported by Member state
Member state
Bulgaria
Romania
Member state report
Marine reporting units MRUs used
  • BLK-BG-AA-Coastal
  • BLK-BG-AA-EmineMaslennos
  • BLK-BG-AA-GalataEmine
  • BLK-BG-AA-KaliakraGalata
  • BLK-BG-AA-MaslennosRezovo
  • BLK-BG-AA-OpenSea
  • BLK-BG-AA-Shelf
  • BLK-BG-AA-SivriburunKaliakra
  • BLK_RO_RG_CT
Pressure levels and impacts in marine environment: Chemical Litter in the environment
  • D10C1 (8)
  • D10C1 (1)
Pressure levels and impacts in marine environment: Chemical Micro-litter in the environment
  • D10C2 (8)
GES description D10 Litter
GES description D10C1 Litter (excluding micro-litter) (10.1, 10.1.1, 10.1.2)
The composition, amount and spatial dis­tribution of litter on the coastline, in the surface layer of the water column, and on the seabed, are at levels that do not cause harm to the coastal and marine environ­ment.
The composition, amount and spatial distribution of litter on the coastline, and on the seabed, are at levels that do not cause harm to the coastal and marine environment.
GES description D10C2 Micro-litter (10.1, 10.1.3)
The composition, amount and spatial dis­tribution of micro-litter on the coastline, in the surface layer of the water column, and in seabed sediment, are at levels that do not cause harm to the coastal and marine environment
GES description D10C3 Litter ingested (10.1, 10.2.1)
GES description D10C4 Adverse effects of litter (10.2)
Determination date
  • 2021-07 (D10C1)
  • 2021-09 (D10C2)
  • 2018-12 (D10C1)
Update type
  • Modified from reported determination (D10C1)
  • New determination (D10C2)
  • New determination (D10C1)
Justification for non-use of criterion
D10C2: None
Justification for delay in setting EU/regional requirements
D10C2: No historical data available.


D10C3: No historical data available


D10C4: No historical data available