MPA network assessment
OSPAR carries out biennial status assessments of the OSPAR MPA network including assessments of ecological coherence and management effectiveness. Annual assessment sheets of the general statistics are also prepared. The assessments build on information in the OSPAR MPA database.
Assessment sheets
2023 Status of the OSPAR Network of Marine Protected Areas
2022 Status of the OSPAR Network of Marine Protected Areas
2021 Status of the OSPAR Network of Marine Protected Areas
2020 Status of the OSPAR Network of Marine Protected Areas
2019 Status of the OSPAR Network of Marine Protected Areas
2018 Status of the OSPAR Network of Marine Protected Areas
2017 Status of the OSPAR Network of Marine Protected Areas
2016 Status of the OSPAR Network of Marine Protected Areas
2015 Status of the OSPAR Network of Marine Protected Areas
Assessment reports
2021 Status Report and Assessment on the OSPAR Network of Marine Protected Areas
2018 Status Report on the OSPAR Network of Marine Protected Areas
2016 Status Report on the OSPAR Network of Marine Protected Areas
2014 Status Report on the OSPAR Network of Marine Protected Areas
2012 Status Report on the OSPAR Network of Marine Protected Areas
An assessment of the ecological coherence of the OSPAR Network of Marine Protected Areas in 2012
2009/10 Status Report on the OSPAR Network of Marine Protected Areas