Member State report / Art18 / 2018 / D2 / Latvia / Baltic Sea

Report type Member State report to Commission
MSFD Article Art. 18 Interim report on programme of measures
Report due 2018-10-15
GES Descriptor D2 Non-indigenous species
Member State Latvia
Region/subregion Baltic Sea
Reported by Latvian Institute of Aquatic Ecology
Report date 2019-01-31
Report access BALLV_msfd-ART18.xml
Marine reporting units
Features
Measure code
BALLV-M001
BALLV-M002
BALLV-M003
BALLV-M015
BALLV-M016
BALLV-M017
Measure name
Monitoring implementation in order to accurately assess locations and spreading pathways of alien species entering the Latvian marine waters
Research to improve the knowledge base in order to ascertain the impact of alien species in the marine environment
Preparations for the ratification and implementation of the International Ballast Water Convention; socio-economic analysis of the associated measures
Launch of marine data information system in order to ensure effective and timely exchange of data on marine ecosystems between all parties involved
Initiate the development of methodologies for spatial cumulative impact assessment for a variety of marine space uses in order to ensure application of the methodology in of the EIA process.
Research to improve knowledge and information base and to reduce uncertainty in respect of D1, D2, D4, D6, D8, D11
Measure category (type)
2a
2b
2a
2b
Progress in implementation
Implementation started
Implementation not started
Implementation started
Measure withdrawn
No
Reason for withdrawal
Year of implementation (Temporal coverage - timeline for implementation)
2020
2018
2020
2020
Delay
0
0
Reasons for delay
Other obstacles (Obstacles to implementation)
No
Type of obstacle
Further information on obstacle (Description)
Brief description of progress (measurement of effectiveness of measure)