Research and analysis

C5a: Changes in phytoplankton and zooplankton communities: proportion of lifeforms consistent with Good Environmental Status, Greater North Sea and Celtic Seas, 1960 to 2019

Updated 1 December 2025
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OSPAR Region Habitat Result value
Greater North Sea Variable salinity Not good 0
Greater North Sea Coastal Not good 0
Greater North Sea Shelf Not good 2
Greater North Sea Variable salinity Unknown 7
Greater North Sea Coastal Unknown 8
Greater North Sea Shelf Unknown 5
Greater North Sea Variable salinity Not assessed 1
Greater North Sea Coastal Not assessed 0
Greater North Sea Shelf Not assessed 1
Celtic Seas Variable salinity Not good 1
Celtic Seas Coastal Not good 4
Celtic Seas Shelf Not good 3
Celtic Seas Variable salinity Unknown 7
Celtic Seas Coastal Unknown 3
Celtic Seas Shelf Unknown 4
Celtic Seas Variable salinity Not assessed 0
Celtic Seas Coastal Not assessed 1
Celtic Seas Shelf Not assessed 1