OSPAR area - Regions

What is it: 

The Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic (the ‘OSPAR Convention') undertakes its work based on a number of Regions of the North-East Atlantic, which this layer shows.

The Convention was open for signature at the Ministerial Meeting of the Oslo and Paris Commissions in Paris on 22 September 1992. It was adopted together with a Final declaration and an Action Plan.

 

Links to Scotland's Marine Atlas: 
Chapter 1: Introduction
Data originators: 
OSPAR Commission
This information page is part of the theme: 
Limits and Boundaries
MSFD - OSPAR and Charting Progress 2 regions
More Information: 

Contained within the OSPAR Convention are a series of Annexes which deal with the following specific areas:

Annex I: Prevention and elimination of pollution from land-based sources;

Annex II: Prevention and elimination of pollution by dumping or incineration;

Annex III: Prevention and elimination of pollution from offshore sources; and

Annex IV: Assessment of the quality of the marine environment.

Annex V,  to extend the cooperation of the Contracting Parties to cover all human activities that might adversely affect the marine environment of the North-East Atlantic, was added in 1998.

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Web link OSPAR Convention - Convention for the Protection of the marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic 1992 www.ospar.org