Data submission & deadlines
Here you will find the current reporting formats, instructions and deadlines for the reporting of data related to the Environmental Impacts of Human Activities Committee
| Group | Datastream | Data Manager | Submission Deadline |
| EIHA | Encounters with conventional and chemical munitions | ODIMS | 01/09 |
| Dredged Material EAP | Dumping and placement of wastes and other matter at sea | ODIMS | 01/10 |
| ICG-ML | Fishing for Litter | ODIMS | 01/10 |
| ICG-NOISE | Impulsive noise | Data Centre; ICES | 01/10 |
| ICG-ML | Seabed Litter | Data Centre; ICES | 15/12 |
| ICG-ML | Plastic particles in Fulmars' stomachs | ODIMS | 31/12 |
| EIHA | Sustainability education programmes for fishers | OSPAR Secretariat | 31/01 every 3 years |
| EIHA | Offshore renewable energy developments | ODIMS | 01/01 |
| ICG-ML | Marine Litter Beach Monitoring | OSPAR Secretariat | 4 times per year |
Reporting formats and guidance
Encounters with conventional and chemical munitions in the OSPAR Maritime Area
Please submit completed reporting formats in accordance with instructions in the data call.
Data: Encounters with conventional and chemical munitions in the OSPAR maritime area | ||
Data Holder: ODIMS | Submission Deadline: 01/09 | |
Guidance: Guidance (OSPAR Recommendation 2023/08) | Reporting Format: Reporting format | |
Dumping and placement of wastes and other matter at sea
Please submit completed reporting formats in accordance with instructions in the data call.
Datastream: Dumping and placement of wastes and other matter at sea | ||
Data Holder: ODIMS | Submission Deadline: 01/10 | |
Guidance: Guidance (OSPAR Agreement 2018-02) | Reporting Format: Reporting format | |
Fishing for Litter data
Please submit completed reporting formats in accordance with instructions in the data call.
Datastream: Fishing for Litter | ||
Data Holder: ODIMS | Submission Deadline: 01/10 | |
Guidance: Guidance (OSPAR Agreement 2016-03) | Reporting Format: Reporting format | |
Impulsive underwater noise
Please ensure data are submitted to ICES by the submission deadline:
Data: Impulsive Underwater Noise | |
Data Holder: ICES | Submission Deadline: 01/10 |
Reporting Format Agreement: Guidance (OSPAR Agreement 2014-10) | Reporting Format: https://www.ices.dk/data/Documents/NoiseRegistry/NoiseRegister.zip |
Seabed litter data
Please ensure data are submitted to ICES by the submission deadline:
Data: Seabed Litter | ||
Data Holder: ICES | Submission Deadline: 15/12 | |
Guidance: Seabed litter data are submitted to the ICES DATRAS database along with the Fisheries Survey Data from coordinated international surveys such as, International Bottom Trawl Survey (IBTS) | Reporting Format: | |
Plastic particles in Fulmars' stomachs in the North Sea
Offshore renewable energy developments
Beach litter monitoring programme
Please submit completed reporting formats to https://beachlitter.ospar.org/ by the submission deadline:
Data: Beach litter monitoring programme | ||
Data Holder: https://beachlitter.ospar.org/ | Submission Deadline: Quarterly | |
Guidance: Guidance (OSPAR Agreement 2020-02) Guideline for Monitoring Marine Litter on the Beaches in the OSPAR Maritime Area | Reporting Format: | |
Sustainability Education Programmes for Fishers
Please submit completed reporting formats in accordance with instructions in the data call.
Data: Sustainability Education Programmes for Fishers | ||
Data Holder: OSPAR Secretariat | Submission Deadline: TBC | |
Guidance: Guidance document and explanatory notes | Reporting Format: | |
