Member State report / Art9 / 2018 / D6 / Belgium / NE Atlantic: Greater North 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 D6 Sea-floor integrity/D1 Benthic habitats
Member State Belgium
Region/subregion NE Atlantic: Greater North Sea
Reported by RBINS - Scientific Service MUMM
Report date 2020-01-14
Report access ART9_GES_BE.xml

GES component
D6
D6C1
D6C2
D6C3
D6C4
D6C5
Marine reporting units
  • ANS-BE-MS-1
  • ANS-BE-MS-1
  • ANS-BE-MS-1
  • ANS-BE-MS-1
  • ANS-BE-MS-1
  • ANS-BE-MS-1
Features
  • Benthic habitats
  • Physical disturbance to seabed
  • Physical loss of the seabed
  • Benthic habitats
  • Physical disturbance to seabed
  • Physical loss of the seabed
  • Benthic habitats
  • Physical disturbance to seabed
  • Benthic habitats
  • Physical disturbance to seabed
  • Benthic habitats
  • Pelagic habitats
  • Benthic habitats
  • Pelagic habitats
GES description
The integrity of the seabed is such that the structure and functions of the ecosystems are ensured and that benthic ecosystems in particular are not disproportionately affected.
Permanent changes to the seabed (km² or per cent relative to the natural size of the habitat) due to different human activities (including permanent changes to the seabed substrate or natural seabed morphology through physical restructuring, infrastructure development and loss of substrate throug...
Physical disturbances (km² or per cent relative to the natural size of the habitat) due to different human activities (such as seabed disturbances) which change the seabed, but whose seabed can recover if the activities causing disturbances are eliminated.
The spatial extent of each habitat type (km² or % relative to the natural size of the habitat) that has been harmed by changes in the biotic and abiotic structure and its functions (e.g. due to changes in species composition and their relative density, non-habitat occurrence of particularly sensi...
The extent of the loss of the habitat type as a result of anthropogenic loads is no greater than a determined part of the natural size of the habitat type in the area under assessment. Member States shall determine the maximum allowable extent of habitat loss as part of the total natural size of ...
The extent of the harmful effects of anthropogenic loads on the state of the habitat type, including modification of the biotic and abiotic structure and its functions (eg their characteristic species composition and their relative density, the non-occurrence of particularly sensitive or vulnerab...
Determination date
201208
201809
201809
201809
201809
201208
Update type
Same as last reported determination
New determination
New determination
New determination
New determination
Modified from reported determination
Justification for non-use of criterion
Justification for delay in setting EU/regional requirements