Publications

This page contains links to all OSPAR publications. OSPAR publications may be written by a variety of authors but all go through the OSPAR publication process and as such the content is endorsed by OSPAR Contracting Parties. These publications are scrutinised and approved at OSPAR committee level before going for sign off and endorsement at the annual OSPAR Commission meeting usually held in June.

Found 915 Publications:

Implementation of OSPAR Recommendation 2006/3 as amended by OSPAR Recommendation 2019/02 on Environmental Goals for the Discharge by the Offshore Industry of Chemicals that Are, or Which Contain Substances Identified as Candidates for Substitution

Year:

2025

Publication Number:

1095

Work Area(s):

Offshore Industry

ISBN:

N/A

Language:

English

Publications

Implementation of OSPAR Recommendation 2006/3 as amended by OSPAR Recommendation 2019/02 on Environmental Goals for the Discharge by the Offshore Industry of Chemicals that Are, or Which Contain Substances Identified as Candidates for Substitution

Levels and trends in marine contaminants and their biological effects – CEMP Assessment report 2025

Status of the OSPAR Network of Marine Protected Areas in 2024

Background document on use of chafing gear with a focus on dolly ropes as a source of marine litter in the OSPAR Maritime Area

Biofouling management guidance for recreational craft

Interim review and evaluation of OSPAR’s Second Regional Action Plan for the Prevention and Management of Marine Litter in the North-East Atlantic (2022 – 2030) (OSPAR Agreement 2022-05)

Overview assessment report of Recommendation 2021/06 on the reduction of plastic pellet loss into the marine environment

Background document for the development of programmes and measures to reduce Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) and Extruded Polystyrene (XPS) pollution in the North-East Atlantic Ocean

Background document for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)

Report and inventory of measures to mitigate the emission and environmental impact of underwater noise (2025 update)

OSPAR Background document to support best practices for restoration of eelgrass Zostera beds

OSPAR Annual Report July 2023 - June 2024

Report and assessment of the status of the OSPAR network of Marine Protected Areas in 2023

Assessment of Discharges, Spills and Emissions from Offshore Oil and Gas Operations on the German Continental Shelf in 2018 - 2022

Assessment of the discharges, spills and emissions from offshore oil & gas operations on the Danish Continental Shelf 2018-2022

Nitrogen Depositions to the OSPAR Maritime Area in the period 1990-2021

Status of the OSPAR Network of Marine Protected Areas in 2023

Background document for marine bird bycatch

The OSPAR Regional Action Plan for Marine Birds in the North-East Atlantic (2024-2030)

Comprehensive Study and assessment of Riverine Inputs and Direct Discharges (RID) OSPAR Contracting Parties’ RID 2022 Data Report

Scoping study on potential actions for large whale protection

OSPAR Scoping study on methods for riverine litter monitoring In support of OSPAR’s second Marine Litter Regional Action Plan – Action A.3.1 on Riverine litter

OSPAR Arctic Waters report: Evidence and options for action

Annual Report and Assessment of Discharges of Radionuclides from the Non-Nuclear Sectors in 2022

Liquid Discharges from Nuclear Installations in 2022

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