Member State report / Art9 / 2018 / D10 / Netherlands / NE Atlantic: Greater North 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 | D10 Litter |
| Member State | Netherlands |
| Region/subregion | NE Atlantic: Greater North Sea |
| Reported by | Rijkswaterstaat Centre for Water management, Ministry of infrastructure and the environment |
| Report date | 2019-04-15 |
| Report access | XML_ART9_201904091515.xml |
GES component |
D10
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D10C1
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D10C2
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D10C3
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D10C4
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Marine reporting units |
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Features |
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GES description |
A significant downward trend in the number of Northern storm petrels with more than 0.1 g of plastic particles in the stomach during the past 10 years.
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A significant decrease in the total amount of waste on the seabed.
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A significant downward trend in the total of the most common categories of waste (which contribute to 80% of the total amount of waste) found on the beach.
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Justification: No GES determination available, this is provided to make the coupling to the MRU |
A significant downward trend in the number of Northern storm petrels with more than 0.1 g of plastic particles in the stomach during the past 10 years.
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Determination date |
201807 |
201807 |
201807 |
201807 |
201807 |
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Update type |
New determination |
New determination |
New determination |
New determination |
New determination |
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Justification for non-use of criterion |
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Justification for delay in setting EU/regional requirements |
The methods and knowledge about the presence and effects of microplastics are not yet ready to set direct goals. In 2017, a study will be conducted for standardization and measurement uncertainty of the method for microplastics in sediment. A GES for D10C2 will not be drawn up until the next asse...
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