1060140Edited by MartynC.110012795layer_information_pageund1449064507150658178400150658178455<p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> full_html<p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p> </p> 5963255msfd_-_ospar_and_charting_progree_2_regions.pngpublic://msfd_-_ospar_and_charting_progree_2_regions.pngimage/png11175011506581770imageMSFD - OSPAR and Charting Progress 2 regionsMSFD - OSPAR and Charting Progress 2 regionsMSFD - OSPAR and Charting Progress 2 regionsMSFD - OSPAR and Charting Progress 2 regionsMSFD - OSPAR and Charting Progress 2 regions375615375615602<p>Contained within the OSPAR Convention are a series of Annexes which deal with the following specific areas:</p> <p>Annex I: Prevention and elimination of pollution from land-based sources;<br> Annex II: Prevention and elimination of pollution by dumping or incineration;<br> Annex III: Prevention and elimination of pollution from offshore sources; and<br> Annex IV: Assessment of the quality of the marine environment.</p> <p>Annex V,&nbsp;&nbsp;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.</p> full_html<p>Contained within the OSPAR Convention are a series of Annexes which deal with the following specific areas:</p> <p>Annex I: Prevention and elimination of pollution from land-based sources;<br /><br /> Annex II: Prevention and elimination of pollution by dumping or incineration;<br /><br /> Annex III: Prevention and elimination of pollution from offshore sources; and<br /><br /> Annex IV: Assessment of the quality of the marine environment.</p> <p>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.</p> 5275130285276882sioc:Itemfoaf:Documentdc:datedc:createdxsd:dateTimedate_iso8601dc:modifiedxsd:dateTimedate_iso8601content:encodedsioc:has_creatorrelfoaf:namesioc:num_repliesxsd:integersioc:last_activity_datexsd:dateTimedate_iso8601https://marine.gov.scot/?q=information/ospar-area-regions09348710601412795publishedpublished5515065817841115065817849348710601412795publishedpublished5515065817841115065817849348710601412795publishedpublished551506581784111506581784