Member State report / Art10 / 2018 / D7 / France / NE Atlantic: Greater North Sea

Report type Member State report to Commission
MSFD Article Art. 10 Environmental targets (and Art. 17 updates)
Report due 2018-10-15
GES Descriptor D7 Hydrographical changes
Member State France
Region/subregion NE Atlantic: Greater North Sea
Reported by Ministère de la transition Ecologique et Solidaire
Report date 2020-02-19
Report access ART10_TARGETS_FR_2019-12-12.xml

Target code
D07-OE01
D07-OE02
D07-OE03
D07-OE03
D07-OE04
OE_ATL_ope_D7.1
OE_ATL_ope_D7.2
OE_MMN_gen_D7.1
Target description
Avoid significant residual impacts* of turbidity on the habitats and the main fish functional zones of importance most sensitive to this pressure, under the influence of marine works, material extraction, dredging, dumping of dredged material, developments and land-based discharges *notable residual impacts within the meaning of environmental assessment N. B. 1: This objective targets the main fish functional zones of importance (FFZIs) and the following habitats: maerl beds, phanerogam meadows (eelgrass, posidonia, cymodocae), belts of rockweed, kelp and cystose, lithophyllum sidewalks, sabellarid bioconstructions and coralligenous (coastal and deep). N.B. 2: Maps of FFZIswill be produced as part of M004.
Avoid any new anthropogenic modification of the hydrographic conditions having a significant residual impact* on the current and sedimentology of the sectors at stake and in priority in the macro-tidal bays, areas of maximum current and sectors of hydraulic dunes * significant residual impacts in the sense of the environmental assessment
Limiting pressures and barriers to sea-land connectivity in estuaries and coastal lagoons
Limiting pressures and barriers to sea-land connectivity in estuaries and coastal lagoons
Ensuring an adequate volume of freshwater in the coastal sector throughout the year, including by reducing the levels of water abstraction (groundwater and surface water) at the catchment level
To preserve marine ecosystems, their functionalities and uses by ensuring a sufficient quantitative supply of fresh water in the coastal sector.
Preserve marine ecosystems and their functionality by controlling turbid discharges from maritime (dredging, aggregate extraction, etc.) and land-based (dewatering, dam flushing, etc.) activities.
Preserve areas with little or no impact through permanent modification of hydrographic processes, especially those hosting habitats with a key functional role / Reduce pressures impacting habitats and their functionalities
Feature(s)
  • Circalittoral coarse sediment
  • Circalittoral mixed sediment
  • Circalittoral rock and biogenic reef
  • Infralittoral mixed sediment
  • Infralittoral rock and biogenic reef
  • Infralittoral sand
  • Input of organic matter - diffuse sources and point sources
  • Littoral rock and biogenic reef
  • Littoral sediment
  • Offshore circalittoral mixed sediment
  • Offshore circalittoral rock and biogenic reef
  • Turbidity (silt/sediment loads)
  • Changes to hydrological conditions
  • Circalittoral coarse sediment
  • Circalittoral mixed sediment
  • Circalittoral sand
  • Current regime
  • Offshore circalittoral coarse sediment
  • Offshore circalittoral mixed sediment
  • Offshore circalittoral sand
  • Other benthic habitats
  • Turbidity (silt/sediment loads)
  • Changes to hydrological conditions
  • Freshwater input
  • Input of water - point sources (e.g. brine)
  • Littoral sediment
  • Other benthic habitats
  • Changes to hydrological conditions
  • Freshwater input
  • Input of water - point sources (e.g. brine)
  • Littoral sediment
  • Other benthic habitats
  • Freshwater input
  • Input of water - point sources (e.g. brine)
  • Changes to hydrological conditions
  • Changes to hydrological conditions
  • Turbidity (silt/sediment loads)
  • All physical and hydrological characteristics
  • Changes to hydrological conditions
GES components
  • D7
  • D7
  • D7
  • D7
  • D7
  • D7
  • D7
  • D7
Timescale
202612
202612
202612
202612
202612
202012
202012
201812
Update date
201909
201909
201909
201909
201909
201909
201909
201909
Update type
New target
New target
New target
New target
New target
Target no longer needed
Target no longer needed
Target no longer needed
Marine reporting unit
  • ANS-FR-MS-MMN
  • ANS-FR-MS-MMN
  • ANS-FR-MS-MMN
  • ANS-FR-MS-MMN
  • ANS-FR-MS-MMN
  • ANS-FR-MS-MMN
  • ANS-FR-MS-MMN
  • ANS-FR-MS-MMN
Element
Habitats
Habitats
Area physically lost, disturbed or hydrographicall
Habitats
Habitats
Habitats
Area physically lost, disturbed or hydrographicall
Element 2
Parameter
Other
Other
Other
Extent
Other
Habitat condition
Habitat condition
Parameter - other
Number
Number
Number
Apports d'eau douce en secteur côtier
Target value
100.0
100.0
Value achieved - upper
Value achieved - lower
Value unit
percentage
percentage
Value unit - other
Target status
Target not yet achieved
Target not yet achieved
Target not yet achieved
Target not yet achieved
Assessment period
2015-2021
2015-2021
2015-2021
2015-2021
2012-2018
2012-2018
2012-2018
Target assessment description
Target: 100% of new authorizations and renewals of authorizations concern projects with no significant residual impacts as a result of the application of the ERC sequence, as of the adoption of the seafront strategy.
Target: 100% of new authorizations concern projects with no significant residual impact following the ERC sequence, excluding tidal turbines, and 100% of tidal turbine projects minimizing their impact, as of the adoption of the seafront strategy.
target: Defined and concerted in facade and adopted at the same time as the action plan of the facade strategic document
target: Defined and concerted on the façade as part of measure M003, and adopted at the same time as the Facade Strategic Document (Document Stategique de Facade) action plan.
The environmental objective is dropped as it does not correspond to the definition of a second cycle environmental objective. Indeed, it does not aim to reduce a well-identified pressure. It is replaced in the second cycle by environmental objective D07-OE04.
The environmental objective is dropped as it does not correspond to the definition of a second cycle environmental objective. Indeed, it does not aim to reduce a well-identified pressure. It is replaced in the second cycle by environmental objective D07-OE01.
The environmental objective is abandoned as it does not correspond to the definition of an environmental target for the second cycle. It is too general, it is not intended to reduce a clearly identified pressure and does not have an indicator enabling it to be assessed.
Related indicator
Related measures
  • FRANS-M005_KTM1b
  • FRANS-M006_KTM1b
  • FRANS-M007-KTM1b
  • FRANS-M008_KTM1b
  • FRANS-M009_KTM1b
  • FRANS-M010_KTM1b
  • FRANS-M011_KTM1b
  • FRANS-M013_KTM1b
  • FRANS-M017_KTM1b
  • FRANS-M023_KTM1b
  • FRANS-M228-NAT1a
  • FRANS-M006_KTM1b
  • FRANS-M229-NAT1a
  • FRANS-M230-NAT1a