1. D 11 Energy, including underwater noise
TG NOISE
D 11 Energy, including underwater noise
Process:
TG noise draft
consultation & responses to WGGES, NGOs & DGENV

2. TG NOISE
D 11 Recommendations
Maintain current criteria, with some minor rewording to improve clarity.

3. D 11 Outstanding Issues, Resolution, Potential Time Frame
TG NOISE
Policy development
D 11 Outstanding Issues, Resolution, Potential Time Frame
1. Many policy level issues still exist that cannot be resolved at technical level
WG-GES or MSCG to resolve based on document supplied by TG Noise
2015
Policy level initiative required

4. D 11 Outstanding Issues, Resolution, Potential Time Frame
TG NOISE
State & impact indicators
D 11 Outstanding Issues, Resolution, Potential Time Frame
2. No “State” or “impact” indicator defined due to low understanding of relationship of underwater noise to state.
A “habitat loss” (impact) indicator is probably feasible once current Criteria are implemented (at regional sea scales)
2018
Support for research on defining state and impact indicators for noise.

5. D 11 Outstanding Issues, Resolution, Potential Time Frame
TG NOISE
Implementation
D 11 Outstanding Issues, Resolution, Potential Time Frame
3. Difficult to progress with current Criteria if MS have not implemented them
MS to be further encouraged to work together to implement current Criteria
Member states required to initiate focused implementation of energy and noise criteria

6. D 11 Outstanding Issues, Resolution, Potential Time Frame
TG NOISE
Knowledge base
D 11 Outstanding Issues, Resolution, Potential Time Frame
4. Inadequate knowledge of effects of underwater sound
Research projects (defined approximately already in Commission funded project).
Research initiatives to be encouraged to improve our knowledge of trends in ambient noise, and effects of impulsive noise, (especially to quantify effects on ecosystem and population levels).

7. State & impact indicators Implementation Knowledge base
TG NOISE
D 11 Outstanding Issues, Resolution, Potential Time Frame
Summary
Policy development
State & impact indicators
Implementation
Knowledge base