Member State report / Art8 / 2018 / D9 / 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 D9 Contaminants in seafood
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-01
  • MAD-SI-MRU-1
  • MAD-HR-MRU_1
  • MAL-CY-MS
Features Chemical
  • Contaminants - in seafood (2)
  • Contaminants - in seafood (11)
  • Contaminants - in seafood (30)
  • Contaminants - in seafood (25)
  • Contaminants - in seafood (12)
  • Contaminants - in seafood (6)
  • Contaminants - in seafood (1)
Element Benzo(a)pyrene
  • D9C1 (1)
  • D9C1 (3)
  • D9C1 (2)
  • D9C1 (2)
  • D9C1 (1)
Element Cadmium and its compounds
  • D9C1 (1)
  • D9C1 (6)
  • D9C1 (5)
  • D9C1 (2)
  • D9C1 (1)
  • D9C1 (1)
Element Dioxins and dioxin-like compounds (7 PCDDs + 10 PCDFs + 12 PCB-DLs)
  • D9C1 (1)
  • D9C1 (3)
  • D9C1 (2)
  • D9C1 (1)
Element Domoic acid (ASP)
  • D9C1 (1)
Element Lead and its compounds
  • D9C1 (1)
  • D9C1 (6)
  • D9C1 (5)
  • D9C1 (2)
  • D9C1 (1)
Element Lipophilic toxins (Okadaic acid, Dinophysistoxins, pectenotoxins, Azaspiracids, Yessotoxins)
  • D9C1 (1)
Element Mercury and its compounds
  • D9C1 (1)
  • D9C1 (6)
  • D9C1 (5)
  • D9C1 (2)
Element Non-dioxin like PCB (sum of 6 PCB: 28, 52, 101, 138, 153 and 180)
  • D9C1 (1)
  • D9C1 (4)
Element Saxitoxins (PSP)
  • D9C1 (1)
Element Sum of PAHs (Benzo(a)pyrene, Benzo(b)fluoranthene, Benzo(k)fluoranthene, Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene)
  • D9C1 (1)
  • D9C1 (3)
Element Sum of benz (a) pyrene, benz (a) anthracene, benzo (b) fluoranthene and chrysene
  • D9C1 (1)
Element Sum of dioxins (WHO-PCDD/F-TEQ)
  • D9C1 (3)
  • D9C1 (4)
  • D9C1 (2)
  • D9C1 (1)
Element Total dioxins and furans (PCDD + PCDF)
  • D9C1 (1)
Element2
  • Bivalve molluscs
  • Commercially exploited fish and shellfish
  • Merluccius merluccius; Mullus spp
  • Merluccius merluccius; Mullus spp; Mytilus galloprovincialis
  • Mytilus galloprovincialis
  • Aristaeomorpha foliacea
  • Coryphaena hippurus
  • Merluccius merluccius
  • Mullus barbatus
  • Parapenaeus longirostris
  • Thunnus thynnus
  • Xiphias gladius
  • Mytilus galloprovincialis
  • Sardina pilchardus
  • All fish
  • Bivalves
  • Mullus sp.
Element sources No. of elements per level
  • EU (8)
  • National (3)
  • Other (0)
  • EU (30)
  • National (0)
  • Other (0)
  • EU (25)
  • National (0)
  • Other (0)
  • EU (10)
  • National (0)
  • Other (2)
  • EU (6)
  • National (0)
  • Other (0)
  • EU (1)
  • National (0)
  • Other (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)
  • Concentration in biota (11)
  • CONC-B-MU (6)
  • Concentration in biota (24)
  • Other - CONC-B-MU (25)
  • Other - Koncentracija v mišičnini sardel (Sardina pilchardus) (3)
  • Other - Koncentracija v tkivu užitnih klapavic (Mytilus galloprovincialis) (3)
  • Other - Koncentracije PAO v mišičnini sardel (Sardina pilchardus) (1)
  • Other - Koncentracije PAO v tkivu užitnih klapavic (Mytilus galloprovincialis) (1)
  • Other - Vsota dioksinov in dioksinom podobnih PCB v mišičnini sardel (Sardina pilchardus) (1)
  • Other - Vsota dioksinov in dioksinom podobnih PCB v tkivu užitnih klapavic (Mytilus galloprovincialis) (1)
  • Other - Vsota dioksinov v mišičnini sardel (Sardina pilchardus) (1)
  • Other - Vsota dioksinov v tkivu užitnih klapavic (Mytillus galloprovincialis) (1)
  • Other - Concentration of Benzo(a)pyrenein the soft tissue of shellfish (1)
  • Other - Concentration of PAHs in the soft tissue of shellfish (1)
  • Other - Concentration of Sum of dioxins (WHO-PCDD/F-TEQ) in the soft tissue of fish (1)
  • Other - Concentration of dioxins and (PCDD/F) and non-dioxins like PCB in the soft tissue of fish (1)
  • Other - Concentration of metal in the soft tissue of shelfish (1)
  • Other - Concentration of metal in the soft tissue of shellfish (1)
  • Other - CONC-B-MU (1)
Threshold values % of parameters with values (no. of parameters)
0% (0)
100% (30)
100% (25)
100% (12)
100% (6)
100% (1)
Threshold value sources D9 Contaminants in seafood
Threshold value sources D9C1 Contaminants in seafood (9.1, 9.1.1)
  • Foodstuffs (8)
  • Other (3)
  • Foodstuffs (24)
  • Foodstuffs (25)
  • Foodstuffs (12)
  • Foodstuffs (6)
  • Foodstuffs (1)
Value achieved upper % of parameters with values (no. of parameters)
0% (0)
100% (30)
80% (20)
91% (11)
100% (6)
0% (0)
Value achieved lower % of parameters with values (no. of parameters)
0% (0)
100% (30)
80% (20)
66% (8)
100% (6)
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 (6)
  • milligram per kilogram of wet weight (1)
  • ng/kg ww (1)
  • picogram per gram of wet weight (2)
  • µg eq./kg ww (1)
  • milligram per kilogram of wet weight (18)
  • ng/g wet weight (3)
  • picogram per gram of wet weight (6)
  • μg/g ww (3)
  • microgram per kilogram of wet weight (2)
  • milligram per kilogram of wet weight (15)
  • picogram per gram of wet weight (8)
  • microgram per kilogram of wet weight (2)
  • milligram per kilogram of wet weight (6)
  • picogram per gram of wet weight (4)
  • microgram per kilogram of wet weight (2)
  • milligram per kilogram of wet weight (2)
  • picogram per gram of wet weight (2)
  • milligram per kilogram (1)
Proportion threshold values Range of % values (no. of parameters)
Range: 100-100% (11 of 11 parameters)
Range: 70-70% (30 of 30 parameters)
Range: 100-100% (6 of 6 parameters)
Proportion values achieved Range of % values (no. of parameters)
Range: 92-100% (11 of 11 parameters)
Range: 42-100% (20 of 25 parameters)
Range: 100-100% (6 of 6 parameters)
Proportion threshold value units
% of samples achieving threshold value
% area of MRU achieving threshold value
% of samples achieving threshold value
% area of MRU achieving threshold value
Trends No. of trends per category
  • Improving (0 or 0.0%)
  • Stable (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (11 or 100.0%)
  • Improving (30 or 100.0%)
  • Stable (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Improving (0 or 0.0%)
  • Stable (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (25 or 100.0%)
  • Improving (0 or 0.0%)
  • Stable (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (12 or 100.0%)
  • Improving (0 or 0.0%)
  • Stable (6 or 100.0%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Improving (0 or 0.0%)
  • Stable (1 or 100.0%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
Parameters achieved No. of parameters per category
  • No (4 or 36.4%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Yes (7 or 63.6%)
  • No (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Yes (30 or 100.0%)
  • No (1 or 4.0%)
  • Not assessed (5 or 20.0%)
  • Yes (19 or 76.0%)
  • No (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Yes (12 or 100.0%)
  • No (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Yes (6 or 100.0%)
  • No (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Yes (1 or 100.0%)
Related indicators
  • FR-D9-ContamSeafood
  • FR-D9-PhycotoxinSeafood
  • Chemical Index D9C1_Contam_Seafood
  • CI 20
Criteria status No. of criteria per category
  • Good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (2 or 100.0%)
  • Not good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good (7 or 63.6%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not good (4 or 36.4%)
  • Good (30 or 100.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good (19 or 76.0%)
  • Not assessed (5 or 20.0%)
  • Not good (1 or 4.0%)
  • Good (12 or 100.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good (6 or 100.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good (1 or 100.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not good (0 or 0.0%)
Element status No. of elements per category
  • Good (7 or 63.6%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not good (4 or 36.4%)
  • Good (30 or 100.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good (19 or 76.0%)
  • Not assessed (5 or 20.0%)
  • Not good (1 or 4.0%)
  • Good (12 or 100.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good (6 or 100.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not good (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good (1 or 100.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not good (0 or 0.0%)
Integration rule type for parameters
Not relevant (11 or 100.0%)
NHIE_WEI (20 or 66.7%)
Not relevant (10 or 33.3%)
THRES (6 or 100.0%)
Not relevant (1 or 100.0%)
Integration rule description for parameters
No integration rule is necessary since only one parameter is evaluated to fill a criterion.
Integration rule type for criteria
TREE (2 or 100.0%)
Not relevant (11 or 100.0%)
Not relevant (10 or 33.3%)
OOAO (20 or 66.7%)
Integration rule description for criteria
No integration rule is necessary, the criterion status directly informs the element status.
National MSFD method when several species tested per contaminant
OOAO
GES extent threshold
  • 90.00 (30 of 30, or 100.0%)
  • 100.00 (6 of 6, or 100.0%)
GES extent achieved
  • 64.00 (11 of 11, or 100.0%)
  • 60.00 (30 of 30, or 100.0%)
  • 86.00 (25 of 25, or 100.0%)
  • 100.00 (6 of 6, or 100.0%)
  • 100.00 (1 of 1, or 100.0%)
GES extent unit
  • Proportion of substances in good status (2 of 2, or 100.0%)
  • Proportion of substances in good status (11 of 11, or 100.0%)
  • Proportion of substances in good status (30 of 30, or 100.0%)
  • Proportion of substances in good status (25 of 25, or 100.0%)
  • Proportion of substances in good status (12 of 12, or 100.0%)
  • Proportion of substances in good status (6 of 6, or 100.0%)
  • Proportion of substances in good status (1 of 1, or 100.0%)
GES achieved Contaminants - in seafood
  • Not assessed (2)
  • Unknown (11)
  • GES expected to be achieved by 2020 (30)
  • GES achieved (25)
  • GES achieved (12)
  • GES achieved (6)
  • GES achieved (1)
Assessment period
2012-2017 (2 or 100.0%)
2010-2015 (11 or 100.0%)
2012-2017 (30 or 100.0%)
2012-2018 (25 or 100.0%)
2011-2018 (12 or 100.0%)
2013-2018 (6 or 100.0%)
2012-2018 (1 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 (2 or 100.0%)
  • Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events (30 or 100.0%)
  • Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events (25 or 100.0%)
  • Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events (12 or 100.0%)
Related targets
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