Abundance and Distribution of Mammals

Assessment Units

Spatial representation of the areas used in OSPAR Assessments

Cables and Pipelines

Data regarding the location and function of cables and pipelines

Comprehensive Atmospheric Monitoring Programme (CAMP)

CAMP aims to assess the input of selected contaminants to the OSPAR maritime area and its regions via atmospheric deposition

Discharges of Radionuclides from the Non-Nuclear Sectors

Discharges of Radioactive Substances from non-nuclear sectors in the OSPAR Maritime Area, including: the oil & gas sector; the medical sector; universities and research centres; the phosphate industry; titanium dioxide pigment manufactures; primary steel manufacture; radiochemical production

Discharges, Spills and Emissions from Offshore Oil and Gas Installations

Number of installations, the use and discharge of drilling fluids and cuttings, discharges of oil in produced water, chemicals used and discharged offshore, accidental spills of oil and chemicals and emissions to air

Dumping and Placement of Wastes or Other Matter at Sea

Data are reported on Contaminated material; Deposit site coordinates; Dredging site coordinates; Details of activity; and Contaminant loads, around dumping or placement of waste or other matter activities

EEA

Data made available via the European Environment Agency

EMODnet Human Activities

Data linked to OSPAR activities which are made available via the EMODnet Human Activities portal. Data presented here are served as a webservice from the EMODnet Portal

Encounters with Dumped Chemical and Conventional Munitions

Locations of encounters with dumped chemical weapons and munitions in the OSPAR maritime area

Environmental Monitoring of Radioactive Substances

Concentrations of radioactive substances in the marine environment: surface seawater and biota

Eurostat

Data from the European Statistical data provider, Eurostat

Extraction of Marine Sediments

Fishing for Litter

Locations of Harbours in the OSPAR area where participating fishing vessels deposit bags filled with litter recovered in hauls

Food webs

Habitats in the North-East Atlantic Ocean

OSPAR threatened or declining habitats

IA2017

Shapefiles, data snapshots and data results for the Intermediate Assessment 2017

Inventory of Offshore Installations

Location of Offshore Installations

Levels and Trends in Marine Contaminants and their Biological Effects

Levels and Trends in Marine Contaminants and their Biological Effects - Measurements in Water, Sediment and Biota http://dome.ices.dk/osparmime/main.html

Liquid Discharges from Nuclear Installations - Nuclear Sector

Location of Nuclear Facilities in OSPAR countries discharging directly or indirectly to the OSPAR maritime area

Litter ingested by Sea Turtles

Mapping of Bottom Fishing Intensity

Mapping of bottom fishing intensity using VMS data to support the development of common and candidate OSPAR biodiversity indicators for benthic habitats

Marine Litter Beach Monitoring

Marine Litter Monitoring Beaches in OSPAR Maritime area

Marine Protected Areas Network

OSPAR Network of Marine Protected Areas. https://mpa.ospar.org/

Mercury losses from the Chlor-alkali Industry

Location and status of mercury-based chlor-alkali plants in the OSPAR Maritime Area

NEAFC Regulatory Areas

Noise

OSPAR Impulsive Underwater Noise. Data hosted by ICES: https://www.ices.dk/data/data-portals/Pages/impulsive-noise.aspx

Non-Indigenous Species

Offshore Renewable Energy

Location of offshore renewable energy developments

OSPAR Regions

A polyline shapefile containing the external and internal region lines to describe the OSPAR area. A shapefile describing the OSPAR regions.

Other Effective Area-Based Conservation Measures

Plastic Particles in the Stomachs of Seabirds

Locations of Fulmarus glacialis reporting, together with the birds sex, age and the numbers and mass of plastic particles found

Recovery of sensitive fish species

Riverine Inputs and direct Discharges (RID)

Riverine inputs and direct discharges of selected pollutants to the OSPAR Maritime Area

Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems

Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems (VMEs), (and organisms considered to be indicators of VMEs)