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Environmental information systems
Human activities at sea can introduce several forms of energy into the marine environment (e.g., underwater noise, thermal pollution, electromagnetism and artificial light). The increase of energy levels in the seas and oceans due to emissions from human activities has been identified to cause various impacts on the marine ecosystem.
Which are the related MSFD Descriptors?
Introduction of energy, including underwater noise, is at levels that do not adversely affect the marine environment
General outcomes from the regional assessments
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Outcomes from the MSFD assessments
In 2018, Member States had to update the Good Environmental Status (GES) assessments performed under Marine Strategy Framework Directive Article 8. The present dashboard displays the overall status reported by countries for the features, where the results show which is the percentage of assessments where GES has been achieved, not achieved or is unknown or not assessed.
References
- ↵EC, 2008. Directive 2008/56/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008 establishing a framework for community action in the field of marine environmental policy (Marine Strategy Framework Directive) (Text with EEA relevance), Directive - 2008/56 - EN - EUR-Lex (europa.eu)
- ↵EC, 2017. Commission Directive (EU) 2017/845 of 17 May 2017 amending Directive 2008/56/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the indicative lists of elements to be taken into account for the preparation of marine strategies (Text with EEA relevance), https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2017/845/oj
- a bEEA, 2020, Marine messages II, EEA Report No 17/2019, European Environment Agency, https://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/marine-messages-2/at_download/file
- a bETC/ICM Report 4/2019: Multiple pressures and their combined effects in Europe's seas, https://www.eionet.europa.eu/etcs/etc-icm/products/etc-icm-report-4-2019-multiple-pressures-and-their-combined-effects-in-europes-seas
- ↵OSPAR Commission, 2017, OSPAR Intermediate Assessment 2017 Extent of Physical Damage to Predominant and Special Habitats, https://oap.ospar.org/en/ospar-assessments/intermediate-assessment-2017/biodiversity-status/habitats/extent-physical-damage-predominant-and-special-habitats/
- HELCOM, 2018. State of the Baltic Sea – Underwater sound↵
- ↵UNEP MAP, 2017. Mediterranean Quality Status Report, https://www.unep.org/unepmap/resources/quality-status-report-mediterranean-med-qsr-2017
- ↵BSC, 2019. State of the Environment of the Black Sea (2009-2014/5), http://www.blacksea-commission.org/Inf.%20and%20Resources/Publications/SOE2014/