Member State report / Art8 / 2012 / D7 / Belgium / NE Atlantic: Greater North Sea
| Report type | Member State report to Commission |
| MSFD Article | Art. 8 Initial assessment (and Art. 17 updates) |
| Report due | 2012-10-15 |
| GES Descriptor | D7 Hydrographical changes |
| Member State | Belgium |
| Region/subregion | NE Atlantic: Greater North Sea |
| Reported by | FPS Health, Food Chain safety and Environment - Service Marine environment |
| Report date | 2012-08-16 |
| Report access | MSFD8bPressures_20130514.xml |
Belgian Part of the North Sea
GES component |
GESOther: See ThresholdValue |
GESOther: Assessments under BHD and in EIAs, fit in with criterion 7.2 |
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Feature |
LevelPressure |
ImpactPressureWaterColumn |
ImpactPressureSeabedHabitats |
ImpactPressureFunctionalGroup |
Assessment Topic |
Hydrological7_1
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HydrologicalWaterColumnHabitats7_2
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HydrologicalSeabedHabitats7_2
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HydrologicalFunctionalGroups7_2
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Element |
MarineCoast, MarineShelf |
ShallMud, ShelfMxdSed, ShelfSand |
NotRelevant |
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Element 2 |
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ThresholdValue |
Conditions related to the bottom stress on a 14 days spring tide/neap tide cycle |
Compliance with the existing regulatory regime (e.g. EIA, SEA, Bird and Habitat Directives) and regulatory assessments to avoid impact |
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Threshold value/Value unit |
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Proportion threshold value |
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Status of criteria/indicator |
OtherStatus |
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Status trend |
Unknown_NotAssessed |
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Status confidence |
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Description (status of criteria/indicator) |
Assessments under BHD and in EIAs
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Limitations |
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Assessment period |
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Description |
Hydrographical changes resulting from human activities have been ongoing for many centuries. Examples of such human activities are the Zeebrugge port expansion and the deepening of the sea lanes towards the ports of Ostend, Zeebrugge and the Scheldt estuary. These changes in hydrodynamics have in turn caused or enhanced other phenomena, including the silting up of the Paardenmarkt east of Zeebrugge (Van den Eynde et al. 2010).
In the second half of the 20th century, the number and scope of hydrographical interventions increased significantly: sand extraction for coastal defences and filling sand, dredging of waterways to seaports, construction of wind farms, installing cables. |
Hydrographical changes resulting from human activities have been ongoing for many centuries. Examples of such human activities are the Zeebrugge port expansion and the deepening of the sea lanes towards the ports of Ostend, Zeebrugge and the Scheldt estuary. These changes in hydrodynamics have in turn caused or enhanced other phenomena, including the silting up of the Paardenmarkt east of Zeebrugge (Van den Eynde et al. 2010). |
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Input load |
Unknown_NotAssessed
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Load unit |
Unknown_NotAssessed
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Confidence |
Non related GES component
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Trends (recent) |
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Trends (future) |
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Description (activities) |
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Activity type |
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Information gaps |
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