Member State report / Art9 / 2012 / D5 / Estonia / Baltic Sea

Report type Member State report to Commission
MSFD Article Art. 9 Determination of GES (and Art. 17 updates)
Report due 2012-10-15
GES Descriptor D5 Eutrophication
Member State Estonia
Region/subregion Baltic Sea
Reported by Estonian Marine Institute
Report date 2012-10-19
Report access MSFD9GES_20130430_141744.xml
GES component
5.1 Nutrients level
5.1.1 Nutrient concentration
5.2 Direct effects of nutrient enrichment
5.2.1 Chlorophyll concentration
5.2.2 Water transparency
5.2.3 Abundance of macroalgae
5.2.4 Shift in floristic species composition
5.3 Indirect effects of nutrient enrichment
5.3.1 Abundance of seaweeds and seagrasses
5.3.2 Dissolved oxygen
Method used
BAL-EE-AA: Targets were set on criteria level and indicators were selected from those used for GES determination.
BAL-EE-AA: Targets were set on criteria level and indicators were selected from those used for GES determination.
BAL-EE-AA: Targets were set on criteria level and indicators were selected from those used for GES determination.
Marine reporting units
  • Estonian marine waters
Feature
  • Functional group - other (highly mobile/widely dispersed species groups)
  • Functional group - other (highly mobile/widely dispersed species groups)
  • Functional group - other (highly mobile/widely dispersed species groups)
Criterion/indicator
5.1
5.1.1
5.2
5.2.1
5.2.2
5.2.3
5.2.4
5.3
5.3.1
5.3.2
GES description
EQR above treshold value
EQR above sertain treshold
EQR above sertain treshold
Threshold values
  • Estonian marine waters = 0,67
  • Estonian marine waters = 0,5
  • Estonian marine waters = 0,5
Threshold value unit
EQR
EQR
EQR
Proportion of area to achieve threshold value
100%
100%
100%
Reference point type
TargetReferencePoint
TargetReferencePoint
TargetReferencePoint
Baseline
reference conditions
reference conditions
reference conditions
Assessment method
Development status
Fully operational
Fully operational
Fully operational