Member State report / Art11 / 2014 / D11 / Belgium / NE Atlantic: Greater North Sea

Report type Member State report to Commission
MSFD Article Art. 11 Monitoring programmes (and Art. 17 updates)
Report due 2014-10-15
GES Descriptor D11 Energy, incl. underwater noise
Member State Belgium
Region/subregion NE Atlantic: Greater North Sea
Reported by Reporter not found
Report date Date not found
Report access
Monitoring programme Monitoring programme name
MP_D11
Reference existing programme
Marine Unit ID
Q4e - Programme ID
ANSBE-D11 Energy, incl. underwater noise
Q4f - Programme description
The Belgian MSFD monitoring programme ‘Contaminants in seafood’ aims at assessing the following ETs: • ET 49 – The level of anthropogenic impulsive sound is less than 185 dB re 1 μPa (zero-to-peak SPL) at 750m from the source • ET 50 – No positive trend in the yearly mean ambient noise level within the 1/3 octave bands 63 and 125 Hz Two sub-programmes can be discerned: ANSBE-D11 Energy-SP29 (delivering data to assess ET49), targeting the quantification of anthropogenic underwater sound levels ANSBE-D11 Energy-SP30 (delivering data to assess ET50), targeting the quantification of ambient noise level at two moored stations inside the Belgian Continental Part of the North Sea
Q5e - Natural variability
Q5d - Adequacy for assessment of GES Q5d - Adequate data
N
Q5d - Established methods
Y
Q5d - Adequate understanding of GES
Y
Q5d - Adequate capacity
N
Q5f - Description of programme for GES assessment
Q5g - Gap-filling date for GES assessment
By2018
Q5h - Plans to implement monitoring for GES assessment
Q6a -Relevant targets Q6a - Environmental target
Target 49 Target 50
Q6a - Associated indicator
Target 49 Target 50
Q6b - Adequacy for assessment of targets Q6b_SuitableData
N
Q6b_EstablishedMethods
N
Q6d_AdequateCapacity
N
Q6c - Target updating
N
Q6d - Description of programme for targets assessment
N.A.
Q6e - Gap-filling date for targets assessment
By2018
Q6f - Plans to implement monitoring for targets assessment
Q7a - Relevant activities
Q7b - Description of monitoring of activities
Q7c - Relevant measures
Q7e - Adequacy for assessment of measures Q7d - Adequate data
Q7d - Established methods
Q7d - Adequate understanding of GES
Q7d - Adequate capacity
Q7d - Addresses activities and pressures
Q7d - Addresses effectiveness of measures
Q7d - Description of monitoring for measures
Q7f - Gap-filling date for activities and measures
By2014
Q8a - Links to existing Monitoring Programmes
Reference sub-programme Sub-programme ID
Sub-programme name
Diffuse underwater noise - distribution, frequency and levels
Q4g - Sub-programmes Sub-programme ID
Sub-programme name
Diffuse underwater noise - distribution, frequency and levels
Q4k - Monitoring purpose
Q4l - Links of monitoring programmes of other Directives and Conventions
Q5c - Features Q5c - Habitats
Q5c - Species list
Q5c - Physical/Chemical features
Q5c - Pressures
  • Noise
Q9a - Elements
Q5a - GES criteria Relevant GES criteria
  • 11.1
  • 11.2
Q5b - GES indicators Relevant GES indicators
  • 11.1.1
  • 11.2.1
Q9b - Parameters monitored (state/impact) Species distribution
Species population size
Species population characteristics
Species impacts
Habitat distribution
Habitat extent
Habitat condition (physical-chemical)
Habitat condition (biological)
Habitat impacts
Q9b - Parameters monitored (pressures) Pressure input
Pressure output
Q9b - Parameters monitored (activity) Activity
Q9b Parameters monitored (other) Other
Q41 Spatial scope
Q4j - Description of spatial scope
Marine Unit IDs
  • ANS-BE-MS-1
Q4h - Temporal scope Start date- End date
-
Q9h - Temporal resolution of sampling
Q9c - Monitoring method
Q9d - Description of alteration to method
Q9e - Quality assurance
Q9f - Quality control
Q9g - Spatial resolution of sampling Q9g - Proportion of area covered %
Q9g - No. of samples
Q9i - Description of sample representivity
Q10a - Scale for aggregation of data
Q10b - Other scale for aggregation of data
Q10c - Access to monitoring data Q10c - Data type
Q10c - Data access mechanism
Q10c - Data access rights
Q10c - INSPIRE standard
Q10c Date data are available
Q10c - Data update frequency
Q10d - Description of data access