Member State report / Art8 / 2018 / D10 / Germany / NE Atlantic: Greater North Sea
| Report type | Member State report to Commission |
| MSFD Article | Art. 8 Initial assessment (and Art. 17 updates) |
| Report due | 2018-10-15 |
| GES Descriptor | D10 Litter |
| Member State | Germany |
| Region/subregion | NE Atlantic: Greater North Sea |
| Reported by | Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz und nukleare Sicherheit |
| Report date | 2020-02-17 |
| Report access | DE_ART8_GES.xml |
Deutsche Nordsee (ANSDE_MS)
GES component |
D10
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D10
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D10
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D10
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D10
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D10
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Feature |
Litter in the environment
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Litter in the environment
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Litter in the environment
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Micro-litter in the environment
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Litter and micro-litter in species
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Marine species
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Element |
Macrolitter (all) |
Macrolitter (all) |
Macrolitter (all) |
Artificial polymer materials |
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Element code |
FI_Macrolitter |
FI_Macrolitter |
FI_Macrolitter |
ARTPOLY |
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Element code source |
Undefined
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Undefined
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Undefined
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Link to other vocabulary or code lists that may be relevant
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Element 2 |
Fulmarus glacialis
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Element 2 code |
137195
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Element 2 code source |
Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/
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Element source |
EU |
EU |
EU |
EU |
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Criterion |
D10C1
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D10C1
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D10C1
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D10C2
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D10C3
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D10C4
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Parameter |
Amount on coastline
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Amount on seabed
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Amount on water surface
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Other
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Mass
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Other
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Parameter other |
Not specified
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Not specified
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Threshold value upper |
0.1 |
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Threshold value lower |
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Threshold qualitative |
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Threshold value source |
OSPAR Convention
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OSPAR Convention
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OSPAR Convention
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OSPAR Convention
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Threshold value source other |
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Value achieved upper |
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Value achieved lower |
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Value unit |
Other
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Value unit other |
GRAM per individual
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Proportion threshold value |
10.0 |
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Proportion value achieved |
60.0 |
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Proportion threshold value unit |
% of species group adversely affected |
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Trend |
Stable |
Unknown |
Stable |
Unknown |
Stable |
Unknown |
Parameter achieved |
No |
No |
No |
Not assessed |
No |
Not assessed |
Description parameter |
OSPAR Intermediate Assessment 2017
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In the framework of the International Bottom Trawl Survey (IBTS, Thuenen Institut)coordinated by ICES, "by-caught" waste on the seabed is recorded.
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OSPAR Intermediate Assessment 2017
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Related indicator |
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Criteria status |
Not good |
Not good |
Not good |
Not assessed |
Not good |
Not good |
Description criteria |
Regarding the presence of micro-litter on the beach, on the water surface and in sediment, first surveys in the Wadden Sea show that microplastics are found in all compartments (Wattenmeer QSR 2017). However, further investigations have to be carried out to quantify and broaden these results, meaning that at this stage an assessment cannot be carried out.
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Element status |
Not good |
Not good |
Not good |
Not good |
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Description element |
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Integration rule type parameter |
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Integration rule description parameter |
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Integration rule type criteria |
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Integration rule description criteria |
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GES extent threshold |
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GES extent achieved |
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GES extent unit |
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GES achieved |
GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported |
GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported |
GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported |
Not assessed |
GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported |
Not assessed |
Description overall status |
The primary criterion D10C2 is currently not sufficiently covered and a regional indicator is missing.
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The second secondary criterion D10C4 is not yet adequately recorded through an established long term monitoring effort in the German North Sea. The number of individuals that are negatively affected by getting caught in litter (entanglement and strangulation) will be first of all determined for the German North Sea coast via the number of birds caught in litter in breeding colonies. At present, there are no regional assessment procedures that can be used. In 2014 and 2015, first surveys were carried out in Helgoland to determine the rate of entanglement of breeding bird species. The rate of entanglement of gannets was 2% for adult individuals and 3.5 % for juveniles. Mortality was therefore estimated to account for one quarter of total mortality. Mortality during the breeding season is two to five times higher than the natural mortality rate. GES is unlikely to be achieved for this aspect.
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Assessments period |
2009-2016 |
2009-2016 |
2009-2016 |
2013-2018 |
2010-2015 |
2014-2015 |
Related pressures |
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