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ICES WKGMSFDD6-II REPORT 2015 - Report of the Workshop on guidance for the review of MSFD decision descriptor 6 - seafloor integrity II



	Report of the 2nd Workshop (WKGMSFDD6-II, Copenhagen, 16-19 February 2015) to review the 2010 Commission Decision on criteria and methodological standards on good environmental status (GES) of marine waters in what concerns Descriptor 6 (Sea-floor Integrity). Discussions are summarized focusing on consolidating the newly-suggested function-based approach to the descriptor and addressing relevant scientific comments and requests for clarification received on the earlier version of the MSFD review D6 manual. A new conceptual approach is proposed for D6 by establishing three overarching criteria (i.e. pressure, state and impact) that have manifest links with the existing criteria but still require further development.

Keywords: D6, review, Commission Decision 2010/477/EU

Type	Report
Published	16/02/2015
Source	ICES - CIEM
Ref.	ICES CM 2015\ACOM:50
Level	DE
Language	EN

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