Member State report / Art8 / 2018 / D10 / Mediterranean

Report type Member State report to Commission
MSFD Article Art. 8 Initial assessment (and Art. 17 updates)
Report due 2018-10-15
GES Descriptor D10 Litter
Region/subregion Mediterranean
Reported by Member state
Member state
United Kingdom
Spain
France
Italy
Malta
Slovenia
Croatia
Greece
Cyprus
Member state report
Marine reporting units MRUs used
  • MWE-ES-SD-ESAL
  • MWE-ES-SD-LEV
  • MWE-FR-MS-MO
  • IT-AS-0001
  • IT-ISCMS-0001
  • IT-WMS-0001
  • MIC-MT-MS-02
  • MAD-SI-MRU-1
  • MAL-CY-MS
Features Chemical
  • Litter and micro-litter in species (10)
  • Litter in the environment (6)
  • Micro-litter in the environment (3)
  • Litter and micro-litter in species (2)
  • Litter in the environment (26)
  • Micro-litter in the environment (3)
  • Litter and micro-litter in species (6)
  • Litter in the environment (9)
  • Micro-litter in the environment (3)
  • Litter in the environment (30)
  • Micro-litter in the environment (1)
  • Litter in the environment (4)
  • Litter in the environment (1)
  • Micro-litter in the environment (1)
Element Litter in the environment
  • D10C1 (3)
Element Artificial polymer materials
  • D10C1 (2)
  • D10C3 (1)
  • D10C1 (3)
Element Ceramics/pottery
  • D10C1 (1)
Element Chemicals
  • D10C1 (1)
  • D10C1 (3)
Element Cloth
  • D10C1 (1)
Element Cloth/textile
  • D10C1 (1)
  • D10C1 (3)
Element Food waste
  • D10C1 (1)
  • D10C1 (3)
Element Glass
  • D10C1 (1)
Element Glass/ceramics
  • D10C1 (1)
  • D10C1 (3)
Element Machined wood
  • D10C1 (1)
Element Macrolitter (all)
  • D10C1 (6)
  • D10C3 (10)
  • D10C1 (9)
  • D10C3 (6)
  • D10C1 (3)
  • D10C1 (1)
Element Medical waste
  • D10C1 (1)
Element Metal
  • D10C1 (3)
  • D10C1 (3)
Element Micro-litter - Artificial polymer materials
  • D10C2 (2)
  • D10C2 (1)
Element Micro-litter - Other
  • D10C2 (1)
  • D10C2 (1)
Element Microlitter (all)
  • D10C2 (3)
Element Other litter/ micro-litter
  • D10C3 (1)
Element Paper/cardboard
  • D10C1 (2)
  • D10C1 (3)
Element Plastic/polystyrene
  • D10C1 (1)
Element Processed/worked wood
  • D10C1 (1)
  • D10C1 (3)
Element Rubber
  • D10C1 (2)
  • D10C1 (3)
Element Sanitary waste
  • D10C1 (1)
Element Undefined
  • D10C1 (2)
  • D10C1 (3)
Element2
  • Boops boops
  • Caretta caretta
  • Galeus melastomus
  • Mullus barbatus
  • Mullus surmuletus
  • Sardina pilchardus y Engraulis encrasicolus
  • Trachurus mediterraneus, Sardina pilchardus, Engraulis encrasicolus y Boops boops
  • Caretta caretta
  • macrolitter
  • microlitter
Element sources No. of elements per level
  • EU (0)
  • National (6)
  • OSPAR (0)
  • Other (10)
  • EU (21)
  • National (0)
  • OSPAR (10)
  • Other (0)
  • EU (18)
  • National (0)
  • OSPAR (0)
  • Other (0)
  • EU (30)
  • National (0)
  • OSPAR (0)
  • Other (0)
  • EU (4)
  • National (0)
  • OSPAR (0)
  • Other (0)
  • EU (0)
  • National (2)
  • OSPAR (0)
  • Other (0)
Criteria and parameters used (number of parameters) D10 Litter
Criteria and parameters used (number of parameters) D10C1 Litter (excluding micro-litter) (10.1, 10.1.1, 10.1.2)
  • Amount on coastline (2)
  • Amount on seabed (2)
  • Amount on water surface (2)
  • Amount on coastline (10)
  • Amount on seabed (6)
  • Amount on water surface (5)
  • Other - Trend in sediment (coastline) (1)
  • Other - Trend in sediment (seabed) (1)
  • Other - Trend in water (1)
  • Amount on coastline (3)
  • Amount on seabed (3)
  • Amount on water surface (3)
  • Amount on coastline (10)
  • Amount on seabed (10)
  • Amount on water surface (10)
  • Amount on coastline (1)
  • Amount on seabed (1)
  • Amount on water surface (1)
  • Amount on coastline (1)
Criteria and parameters used (number of parameters) D10C2 Micro-litter (10.1, 10.1.3)
  • Amount on coastline (2)
  • Other - Microplásticos en sedimentos (1)
  • Amount on water surface (1)
  • Other - Trend in water (1)
  • Amount on water surface (3)
  • Amount on water surface (1)
  • Amount on coastline (1)
Criteria and parameters used (number of parameters) D10C3 Litter ingested (10.1, 10.2.1)
  • Mass (2)
  • Other - Abundancia de particulas antropogenicas (1)
  • Other - abundancia de particulas antropogenicas (1)
  • Other - abundancia microplasticos (1)
  • Other - analisis contenidos estomacales (1)
  • Other - cantidad ingerida microplasticos (1)
  • Other - contenio estomacal (1)
  • Other - microplasticos ingeridos (1)
  • Other - particulas antropogenicas (1)
  • Mass (3)
  • Other - Marine Litter iingested (3)
Criteria and parameters used (number of parameters) D10C4 Adverse effects of litter (10.2)
Threshold values % of parameters with values (no. of parameters)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
100% (30)
100% (4)
0% (0)
Threshold value sources D10 Litter
Threshold value sources D10C1 Litter (excluding micro-litter) (10.1, 10.1.1, 10.1.2)
  • Other (3)
  • BarCon (30)
Threshold value sources D10C2 Micro-litter (10.1, 10.1.3)
  • Other (1)
Threshold value sources D10C3 Litter ingested (10.1, 10.2.1)
Threshold value sources D10C4 Adverse effects of litter (10.2)
Value achieved upper % of parameters with values (no. of parameters)
21% (4)
73% (19)
83% (15)
23% (7)
75% (3)
0% (0)
Value achieved lower % of parameters with values (no. of parameters)
21% (4)
65% (17)
22% (4)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
Value unit/Value unit other (count of use per criterion) D10 Litter
Value unit/Value unit other (count of use per criterion) D10C1 Litter (excluding micro-litter) (10.1, 10.1.1, 10.1.2)
  • Promedio del numero de objetos por playa (2)
  • no unit (3)
  • number of items per 100 meters (10)
  • number of items per square kilometre (11)
  • number of items per 100 meters (3)
  • number of items per square kilometre (6)
  • median items / 100 m (10)
  • median items / km2 (20)
  • items/100 m (1)
  • number of items per square kilometre (2)
  • Number of items of X larger than 0.5 cm per 100 m of coastline c (1)
Value unit/Value unit other (count of use per criterion) D10C2 Micro-litter (10.1, 10.1.3)
  • number of items per kilogram of dry weight (3)
  • no unit (1)
  • units/ha (1)
  • number of items per square metre (3)
  • number of itmes per square kilometer (1)
Value unit/Value unit other (count of use per criterion) D10C3 Litter ingested (10.1, 10.2.1)
  • Frequency of occurrence % (3)
  • amount of litter ingested in grams (g) (3)
Value unit/Value unit other (count of use per criterion) D10C4 Adverse effects of litter (10.2)
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
  • Deteriorating (0 or 0.0%)
  • Stable (3 or 15.8%)
  • Unknown (16 or 84.2%)
  • Deteriorating (0 or 0.0%)
  • Stable (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (26 or 100.0%)
  • Deteriorating (0 or 0.0%)
  • Stable (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (18 or 100.0%)
  • Deteriorating (0 or 0.0%)
  • Stable (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (30 or 100.0%)
  • Deteriorating (1 or 25.0%)
  • Stable (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (3 or 75.0%)
  • Deteriorating (0 or 0.0%)
  • Stable (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (2 or 100.0%)
Parameters achieved No. of parameters per category
  • No (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (6 or 31.6%)
  • Unknown (13 or 68.4%)
  • Yes (0 or 0.0%)
  • No (2 or 7.7%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (23 or 88.5%)
  • Yes (1 or 3.8%)
  • No (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (18 or 100.0%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Yes (0 or 0.0%)
  • No (7 or 23.3%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Yes (23 or 76.7%)
  • No (2 or 50.0%)
  • Not assessed (1 or 25.0%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Yes (1 or 25.0%)
  • No (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (2 or 100.0%)
  • Yes (0 or 0.0%)
Related indicators
  • BM-fon->Basuras en el fondo marino
  • BM-pla->Basuras en playas
  • FR-D10-MicroLitter-Surface
  • OSPAR/FR-D10-Litter-Beach
  • OSPAR/FR-D10-Litter-Seafloor
  • OSPAR/FR-D10-Litter-Surface
  • CI 22
  • CI 23
Criteria status No. of criteria per category
  • Good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not good (6 or 31.6%)
  • Unknown (13 or 68.4%)
  • Good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (5 or 16.1%)
  • Not good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (26 or 83.9%)
  • Good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (18 or 100.0%)
  • Not good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good (30 or 96.8%)
  • Not assessed (1 or 3.2%)
  • Not good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not good (4 or 100.0%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (2 or 100.0%)
Element status No. of elements per category
  • Good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not good (6 or 37.5%)
  • Unknown (10 or 62.5%)
  • Good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (5 or 16.1%)
  • Not good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (26 or 83.9%)
  • Good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (18 or 100.0%)
  • Not good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good (30 or 100.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not good (4 or 100.0%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (2 or 100.0%)
Integration rule type for parameters
Not relevant (3 or 100.0%)
OTH (29 or 100.0%)
Not relevant (30 or 100.0%)
OOAO (4 or 100.0%)
Integration rule description for parameters
Methods for integrating the parameters for assessing the status of the D10C1 criterion will be discussed at the European level during the next MSFD assessment cycle.

Methods for integrating the parameters for assessing the status of the D10C2 criterion will be discussed at the European level during the next MSFD assessment cycle.
Integration rule type for criteria
Not relevant (9 or 100.0%)
Not relevant (31 or 100.0%)
OOAO (4 or 100.0%)
Integration rule description for criteria
GES extent threshold
GES extent achieved
GES extent unit
  • Proportion of litter categories in good status (1 of 1, or 100.0%)
GES achieved Litter in the environment
  • GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported (6)
  • Unknown (26)
  • GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported (9)
  • GES achieved (30)
  • GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported (4)
  • Unknown (1)
GES achieved Micro-litter in the environment
  • Unknown (3)
  • Unknown (3)
  • GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported (3)
  • Not assessed (1)
  • Unknown (1)
GES achieved Litter and micro-litter in species
  • Unknown (10)
  • Not assessed (2)
  • GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported (6)
Assessment period
2012-2018 (10 or 52.6%)
2013-2018 (6 or 31.6%)
2016-2018 (3 or 15.8%)
2010-2017 (26 or 83.9%)
2011-2015 (5 or 16.1%)
2012-2017 (18 or 100.0%)
2012-2018 (31 or 100.0%)
2013-2018 (4 or 100.0%)
2012-2018 (2 or 100.0%)
Related pressures
  • Input of litter (solid waste matter, including micro-sized litter) (19 or 37.3%)
  • Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events (16 or 31.4%)
  • Newly-introduced non-indigenous species (16 or 31.4%)
  • Input of litter (solid waste matter, including micro-sized litter) (18 or 100.0%)
  • Input of litter (solid waste matter, including micro-sized litter) (30 or 50.0%)
  • Litter in the environment (30 or 50.0%)
  • Input of litter (solid waste matter, including micro-sized litter) (4 or 100.0%)
Related targets
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2
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