- Overall assessments: conclusion on whether the GES has been achieved or not yet for each one of the GES Descriptors and features (e.g. species groups, habitat types, ecosystems, etc.).
- Element assessments: for each one of the GES Descriptors and features, conclusion on whether the different elements assessed (e.g. species, habitats, fish stocks, eutrophication elements, contaminants, etc) are in Good status or not.
- Criteria assessments: for each one of the elements, conclusion on whether the different criteria assessed (as in the Commission Decision (EU) 2017/848) are in good status or not.
- Parameter assessments: for each one of the elements and criteria used, conclusion on whether the different parameters assessed (e.g. concentration in water, sediment or biota) has achieved the threshold values or not, as well as the trends.
Good Environmental Status (GES) assessments of EU marine waters by integration level
In the present dashboards, the results on the GES assessments under Article 8 are presented for all the Member States and regions at their different levels:
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