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 DatastreamData ManagerSubmission Deadline
EIHAEncounters with conventional and chemical munitionsODIMS01/09
Dredged Material EAPDumping and placement of wastes and other matter at seaODIMS01/10
ICG-MLFishing for LitterODIMS31/12
ICG-NOISEImpulsive noiseData Centre; ICES01/10
ICG-MLSeabed LitterData Centre; ICES15/12
ICG-MLPlastic particles in Fulmars' stomachsODIMS31/12
EIHASustainability education programmes for fishersOSPAR Secretariat31/01 every 3 years
EIHAOffshore renewable energy developmentsODIMS31/01
ICG-MLMarine Litter Beach MonitoringOSPAR Secretariat4 times per year

Reporting formats and guidance

Please submit completed reporting formats in accordance with the published guidance.

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

Reporting Format Agreement:

Guidance (OSPAR Agreement 2020-02)

Guideline for Monitoring Marine Litter on the Beaches in the OSPAR Maritime Area

Reporting Format:

https://beachlitter.ospar.org/

Dumping and placement of wastes and other matter at sea

Datastream: Dumping and placement of wastes and other matter at sea

Data Holder: ODIMS

Submission Deadline: 01/10

Reporting Format Agreement:

Guidance (OSPAR Agreement 2018-02)

Reporting Format:

Excel: Template

Geopackage: Latest version

Encounters with conventional and chemical munitions

Data: Encounters with conventional and chemical munitions in the OSPAR maritime area

Data Holder: ODIMS

Submission Deadline: 01/09

Reporting Format Recommendation:

Guidance (OSPAR Recommendation 2023/08)

Reporting Format:

Excel: Template

Shapefile (zip file): Template

Fishing for Litter data

Datastream: Fishing for Litter

Data Holder: ODIMS

Submission Deadline: 31/12

Reporting Format Agreement:

Guidance (OSPAR Agreement 2016-03)

Reporting Format:

Excel: Template

Impulsive underwater noise

Data: Impulsive Underwater Noise

Data Holder: ICES

Submission Deadline: 01/10

Reporting Format Agreement:

Guidance (OSPAR Agreement 2014-10)

Reporting Format:

Zip file: https://www.ices.dk/data/Documents/NoiseRegistry/NoiseRegister.zip

Offshore renewable energy developments

Data: Offshore renewable energy developments

Data Holder: ODIMS

Submission Deadline: 31/01

Reporting Format Agreement:

Guidance (OSPAR Agreement 2018-03)

Reporting Format:

Excel: Template

Shapefile, point & polygon (zip file): Template

Plastic particles in Fulmars' stomachs in the North Sea

Data: Plastic particles in Fulmars' stomachs in the North Sea

Data Holder: ODIMS

Submission Deadline: 31/12

Reporting Format Agreement:

Guidance (OSPAR Agreement 2015-09)

Reporting Format:

Excel: Template

Excel: Area codes reference

Seabed litter data

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:

https://datras.ices.dk/Data_products/ReportingFormat.aspx

Sustainability Education Programmes for Fishers

Data: Sustainability Education Programmes for Fishers

Data Holder: OSPAR Secretariat

Submission Deadline: TBC

Guidance:

Guidance document and explanatory notes

OSPAR Recommendation 2019/01 on the reduction of marine litter through the Implementation of Sustainability Education Programmes for Fishers

Reporting Format:

Recommendation reporting form for the implementation report on compliance with OSPAR Recommendation 2019/01 on the reduction of marine litter through the Implementation of Sustainability Education Programmes for Fishers