Member State report / Art9 / 2018 / D1-P / France / Mediterranean: Western Mediterranean Sea

Report type Member State report to Commission
MSFD Article Art. 9 Determination of GES (and Art. 17 updates)
Report due 2018-10-15
GES Descriptor D1 Pelagic habitats
Member State France
Region/subregion Mediterranean: Western Mediterranean Sea
Reported by Ministère de la transition Ecologique et Solidaire
Report date 2020-02-19
Report access ART9_GES_FR_2019-12-12.xml

GES component
D1
D1-P
D1C6
Marine reporting units
Features
GES description
Determination date
Update type
Justification for non-use of criterion
Justification for delay in setting EU/regional requirements
The evaluation of component D1 "Pelagic habitats" is based exclusively on the study of planktonic communities. This assessment is based on the use of 3 indicators developed within the framework of the OSPAR Regional Sea Convention, in particular within the EcApRHA project. In the absence of thres...