Member State report / Art8 / 2018 / D7 / 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 | D7 Hydrographical changes |
| 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 |
Kuestengewaesser Nordsee (ANSDE_CW)
GES component |
D7
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D7
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D7
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D7
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Feature |
Hydrographical changes
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Hydrographical changes
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Hydrographical changes
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Hydrographical changes
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Element |
Salinity |
Water temperature |
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Element code |
EEA_3141-01-3 |
EEA_3121-01-5 |
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Element code source |
Eutrophication (D5) and contaminants (D8-D9) http://dd.eionet.europa.eu/vocabulary/wise/ObservedProperty/view
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Eutrophication (D5) and contaminants (D8-D9) http://dd.eionet.europa.eu/vocabulary/wise/ObservedProperty/view
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Element 2 |
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Element 2 code |
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Element 2 code source |
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Element source |
National |
National |
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Criterion |
D7C1
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D7C1
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D7C1
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D7C2
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Parameter |
Extent
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Other
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Other
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Habitat condition
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Parameter other |
Not specified
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Not specified
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Threshold value upper |
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Threshold value lower |
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Threshold qualitative |
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Threshold value source |
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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 |
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Value unit other |
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Proportion threshold value |
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Proportion value achieved |
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Proportion threshold value unit |
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Trend |
Stable |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Stable |
Parameter achieved |
Yes, based on low risk |
Not assessed |
Not assessed |
Not assessed |
Description parameter |
The assessment of the above elements applies to the entire North Sea.
The physical loss resulting from damage to the sea bed from sand and gravel extraction, offshore and coastal protection facilities, fairway maintenance and dredging amounted to 0.3-0.5% in coastal waters (< 1 sm).
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The loss of habitats due to damage to the sea bed from sand and gravel extraction, offshore and coastal protection facilities, fairway maintenance and dumping of dredging material amounted to less than 0.3-.05% in coastal waters (< 1 sm).
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Related indicator |
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Criteria status |
Not assessed |
Not assessed |
Not assessed |
Good, based on low risk |
Description criteria |
Not assessed
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Not assessed
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The loss of habitats due to damage to the sea bed from sand and gravel extraction, offshore and coastal protection facilities, fairway maintenance and dumping of dredging material amounted to less than 0.3-.05% in coastal waters (< 1 sm).
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Element status |
Good, based on low risk |
Good, based on low risk |
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Description element |
The values of the salt content remain within the limits of natural variability.
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The annual mean surface temperature average of the entire North Sea has been at an increased level compared to long-term mean since the mid-1980s. The extreme warm regime of the first decade of the new millennium, where the annual average of the North Sea SST was fluctuating at around a mean of 10.8 °C, ended with the cold winter of 2010. After four significantly colder years, North Sea SST reached the highest annual average to date of 11,4C in 2014, while the two subsequent years of 2015 and 2016 were again clearly cooler (Klein et al. 2017). But the values remain within the range of natural variability.
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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 |
Not relevant |
Not relevant |
Not relevant |
Not relevant |
Description overall status |
not required
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not required
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not required
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not required
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Assessments period |
2011-2016 |
2011-2016 |
2011-2016 |
2011-2016 |
Related pressures |
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Related targets |
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Offshore Nordsee (ANSDE_offshore)
GES component |
D7
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D7
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D7
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D7
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
Feature |
Hydrographical changes
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Hydrographical changes
|
Hydrographical changes
|
Hydrographical changes
|
Element |
Salinity |
Water temperature |
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Element code |
EEA_3141-01-3 |
EEA_3121-01-5 |
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Element code source |
Eutrophication (D5) and contaminants (D8-D9) http://dd.eionet.europa.eu/vocabulary/wise/ObservedProperty/view
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Eutrophication (D5) and contaminants (D8-D9) http://dd.eionet.europa.eu/vocabulary/wise/ObservedProperty/view
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Element 2 |
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Element 2 code |
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Element 2 code source |
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Element source |
National |
National |
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Criterion |
D7C1
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D7C1
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D7C1
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D7C2
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Parameter |
Extent
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Other
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Other
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Habitat condition
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Parameter other |
Not specified
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Not specified
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Threshold value upper |
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Threshold value lower |
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Threshold qualitative |
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Threshold value source |
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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 |
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Value unit other |
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Proportion threshold value |
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Proportion value achieved |
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Proportion threshold value unit |
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Trend |
Stable |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Stable |
Parameter achieved |
Yes, based on low risk |
Not assessed |
Not assessed |
Not assessed |
Description parameter |
The assessment of the above elements applies to the entire North Sea.
The physical loss resulting from the damage to the sea bed from sand and gravel extraction, offshore and coastal defences, fairway maintenance and dumping of dredged material was 0,8-1.0 % in the marine waters (> 1 sm).
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The loss of habitats due to disturbance to the sea bed from sand and gravel extraction, offshore and coastal protection facilities, fairway maintenance and dredging amounted to 0,8 1.0 % in the marine waters (> 1 sm).
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Related indicator |
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Criteria status |
Not assessed |
Not assessed |
Not assessed |
Good, based on low risk |
Description criteria |
Not assessed
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Not assessed
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The loss of habitats due to damage to the sea bed from sand and gravel extraction, offshore and coastal protection facilities, fairway maintenance and dumping of dredging material was less than 0,8-1.0 % in marine waters (> 1 sm).
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Element status |
Good, based on low risk |
Good, based on low risk |
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Description element |
The values remain within the range of natural variability.
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The annual mean surface temperature average of the entire North Sea has been at an increased level compared to long-term mean since the mid-1980s. The extreme warm regime of the first decade of the new millennium, where the annual average of the North Sea SST was fluctuating at around a mean of 10.8 °C, ended with the cold winter of 2010. After four significantly colder years, North Sea SST reached the highest annual average to date of 11,4C in 2014, while the two subsequent years of 2015 and 2016 were again clearly cooler (Klein et al. 2017). But the values remain within the range of natural variability.
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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 |
Not relevant |
Not relevant |
Not relevant |
Not relevant |
Description overall status |
not required
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not required
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not required
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not required
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Assessments period |
2011-2016 |
2011-2016 |
2011-2016 |
2011-2016 |
Related pressures |
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Related targets |
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