Member State report / Art8 / 2018 / D11 / Mediterranean

Report type Member State report to Commission
MSFD Article Art. 8 Initial assessment (and Art. 17 updates)
Report due 2018-10-15
GES Descriptor D11 Energy, incl. underwater noise
Region/subregion Mediterranean
Reported by Member state
Member state
United Kingdom
Spain
France
Italy
Malta
Slovenia
Croatia
Greece
Cyprus
Member state report
Marine reporting units MRUs used
  • MWE-ES-SD-ESAL
  • MWE-ES-SD-LEV
  • MWE-FR-MS-MO
  • IT-AS-0001
  • IT-ISCMS-0001
  • IT-WMS-0001
  • MIC-MT-MS-02
  • MAD-SI-MRU-1
Features Physical and hydrological
  • Continuous low frequency sound (2)
  • Impulsive sound in water (2)
  • Continuous low frequency sound (4)
  • Impulsive sound in water (10)
  • Continuous low frequency sound (3)
  • Impulsive sound in water (9)
  • Continuous low frequency sound (1)
  • Impulsive sound in water (2)
  • Continuous low frequency sound (1)
  • Impulsive sound in water (1)
Element Ambiant noise from maritime traffic (frequency band centred on 165 Hz)
  • D11C2 (2)
Element Ambiant noise from maritime traffic (frequency band centred on 63 Hz)
  • D11C2 (2)
Element Potentially annoying impulsive emissions
  • D11C1 (5)
Element Potentially lethal impulsive emissions
  • D11C1 (5)
Element2
Element sources No. of elements per level
  • National (14)
Criteria and parameters used (number of parameters) D11 Energy, incl. underwater noise
Criteria and parameters used (number of parameters) D11C1 Anthropogenic impulsive sound (11.1, 11.1.1)
  • Other - Duration (quarter 1) (2)
  • Other - Duration (quarter 2) (2)
  • Other - Duration (quarter 3) (2)
  • Other - Duration (quarter 4) (2)
  • Other - Duration (year) (2)
  • Duration (3)
  • Level of noise (3)
  • Other - Duration of noise events per year (3)
  • Duration (1)
  • Level of noise (1)
Criteria and parameters used (number of parameters) D11C2 Anthropogenic continuous low-frequency sound (11.2, 11.2.1)
  • Underwater sound level (2)
  • Other - Evolution of underwater sound level (2)
  • Underwater sound level (2)
  • Other - Sound level per unit area (3)
  • Underwater sound level (1)
Threshold values % of parameters with values (no. of parameters)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
Threshold value sources D11 Energy, incl. underwater noise
Threshold value sources D11C1 Anthropogenic impulsive sound (11.1, 11.1.1)
  • Other (9)
Threshold value sources D11C2 Anthropogenic continuous low-frequency sound (11.2, 11.2.1)
  • Other (3)
Value achieved upper % of parameters with values (no. of parameters)
0% (0)
85% (12)
0% (0)
66% (2)
Value achieved lower % of parameters with values (no. of parameters)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
33% (1)
Value unit/Value unit other (count of use per criterion) D11 Energy, incl. underwater noise
Value unit/Value unit other (count of use per criterion) D11C1 Anthropogenic impulsive sound (11.1, 11.1.1)
  • days/trimestre (8)
  • days/year (2)
  • Noise level in dB re 1 μPa2 (3)
  • days (6)
  • dB re 1 μPa m (1)
  • days per year (1)
Value unit/Value unit other (count of use per criterion) D11C2 Anthropogenic continuous low-frequency sound (11.2, 11.2.1)
  • Decibels reference 1 microPascal squared second (2)
  • annual average dB re 1 μPa per unit area (2)
  • annual average dB re 1 μPa per unit area (e.g. 25km2) (1)
Proportion threshold values Range of % values (no. of parameters)
Proportion values achieved Range of % values (no. of parameters)
Range: 6-75% (4 of 14 parameters)
Proportion threshold value units
% area of MRU with the pressure
% area of MRU achieving threshold value
Trends No. of trends per category
  • Unknown (2 or 100.0%)
  • Unknown (14 or 100.0%)
  • Unknown (12 or 100.0%)
  • Unknown (3 or 100.0%)
Parameters achieved No. of parameters per category
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (2 or 100.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (14 or 100.0%)
  • Not assessed (12 or 100.0%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (1 or 33.3%)
  • Unknown (2 or 66.7%)
Related indicators
  • FR-D11-SoundContinuous
  • FR-D11-SoundImpulsive
  • FR-D11-SoundImpulsive-HighLevel
  • D11 TGNoise Values
Criteria status No. of criteria per category
  • Not assessed (2 or 50.0%)
  • Unknown (2 or 50.0%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (14 or 100.0%)
  • Not assessed (12 or 100.0%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (3 or 100.0%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not assessed (2 or 100.0%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
Element status No. of elements per category
  • Unknown (14 or 100.0%)
Integration rule type for parameters
Not relevant (4 or 100.0%)
OTH (14 or 100.0%)
Not relevant (2 or 100.0%)
Integration rule description for parameters
The integration rule has yet to be determined at European level.
Integration rule type for criteria
Not relevant (4 or 100.0%)
OTH (14 or 100.0%)
Not relevant (1 or 100.0%)
Integration rule description for criteria
The integration rule has yet to be determined at European level.
GES extent threshold
GES extent achieved
GES extent unit
GES achieved Continuous low frequency sound
  • Unknown (2)
  • Unknown (4)
  • Not assessed (3)
  • Not assessed (1)
  • Not assessed (1)
GES achieved Impulsive sound in water
  • Unknown (2)
  • Unknown (10)
  • Not assessed (9)
  • Not assessed (2)
  • Not assessed (1)
Assessment period
2014-2018 (2 or 50.0%)
2016 (2 or 50.0%)
2012-2016 (14 or 100.0%)
2012-2017 (12 or 100.0%)
2012-2018 (3 or 100.0%)
2012-2017 (2 or 100.0%)
Related pressures
  • Input of anthropogenic sound (impulsive, continuous) (4 or 100.0%)
  • Input of anthropogenic sound (impulsive, continuous) (12 or 100.0%)
  • Continuous low frequency sound (1 or 16.7%)
  • Impulsive sound in water (2 or 33.3%)
  • Input of anthropogenic sound (impulsive, continuous) (3 or 50.0%)
  • Input of anthropogenic sound (impulsive, continuous) (2 or 100.0%)
Related targets
22
3
2