Marine Strategy Framework Directive Review and analysis of EU Member States’ 2018 reports - Descriptor 5: Eutrophication
Assessment (Art.8) and Good Environmental Status (Art. 9)
EU Member States (MS) have reported under Article 17 of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) last 6-year reporting cycle (2012-2018) for Articles 8, 9 and 10 of the Directive, for the. This report analyses the information on MSFD Descriptor 5 (Human-induced eutrophication is minimized, especially adverse effects thereof, such as losses in biodiversity, ecosystem degradation, harmful algae blooms and oxygen deficiency in bottom waters).
Information was retrieved from 21 MS on the methodological approaches followed for the assessment of the eutrophication status. This information was analysed regarding the parameters considered, monitoring methods, agreement in relation to threshold values, integration methods for overall eutrophication status and achievement of good environmental status.
The gaps, limitations and need for improvement in current assessments, are highlighted and recommendations provided for improvement in the next MSFD reporting cycle.
DOS SANTOS FERNANDES DE ARAUJO Rita;
BOSCHETTI Simona;
2021-04-22
Publications Office of the European Union
JRC124915
978-92-76-36246-3 (online),
1831-9424 (online),
EUR 30677 EN,
OP KJ-NA-30677-EN-N (online),
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC124915,
10.2760/180642 (online),
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