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LC-LP.1/Circ.92 10 February 2020

CONVENTION ON THE PREVENTION OF MARINE POLLUTION BY DUMPING OF WASTES AND OTHER MATTER, 1972 AND ITS 1996 PROTOCOL

Final report on permits issued in 2016

1 A summary report on dumping activities of Contracting Parties covering the year 2016 is attached hereto.

2 This report, which is provided in English only, has been compiled by the Secretariat on the basis of the submissions received from Contracting Parties, directly or through regional bodies responsible for implementing instruments related to dumping or incineration of wastes at . Maps showing the locations of the wastes dumped have been included where provided.

3 The report covers in principle only permits issued in 2016, or where indicated, data on amounts actually dumped under permits issued in 2016 or in earlier years. Note that some of the actual dumping activities envisaged in the recorded permits may have taken place after 2016.

4 The permits in this report are categorized in accordance with annex 1 to the London Protocol.

5 The use in this document of particular designations of countries and territories does not imply any judgement by the Secretariat as to the legal status of such countries or territories, of their authorities and institutions or of the delimitation of their boundaries.

6 In 2016, 87 States were registered as Contracting Parties to the London Convention and 48 States were registered as Contracting Parties to the London Protocol. To date, 37 Contracting Parties and one non-Contracting Party have provided a report on their dumping activities for that year.

7 Out of the 37 reporting Parties, 11 are Party only to the Convention, and 26 are Party to the Protocol (either only the Protocol or both the Convention and Protocol) (table 1). This is equivalent to an overall reporting rate of 37.7% for Parties to the Convention and Protocol.

Table 1. Summary of Contracting Parties reporting dumping permits issued in 2016 Party Status No. Parties No. Reporting LC only 50 11 (22%) LC & LP 37 24 (64.8%) LP only 11 2 (18.2%)

8 Contracting Parties are invited to take note of this report.

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REPORT ON PERMITS ISSUED IN 2016

Table of contents

Annex 1 Information on Contracting Parties' reports on dumping activities in 2016

Table 1 Number of permits issues for disposal at sea in 2016

Table 2.1 Information on permits issued in 2016 for disposal at sea in East Atlantic and adjacent waters (Northern and North Western Europe and Africa)

Table 2.2 Information on permits issued in 2016 for disposal at sea in Indian Ocean, Western Pacific and adjacent waters (East Asia, Australasia)

Table 2.3 Information on permits issued in 2016 for disposal at sea in West Atlantic, Eastern Pacific and adjacent waters (North, Central, South America and Caribbean)

Annex 2 Maps indicating sites for dumping activities in 2016

Map 1: China Map 2: Japan Map 3: South Africa Map 4: Netherlands Map 5: Spain Map 6: Sweden Map 7:

Note: The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the International Maritime Organization.

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ANNEX 1

Table 1: Information on reports provided on activities in 2016 Received by the Secretariat as at 25 January 2020 - includes dumping activities in internal waters Number No Number No COUNTRY of Information COUNTRY of Information Valid Supplied Permits Supplied Permits AFGHANISTAN X MARSHALL ISLANDS NIL ANGOLA (1) X MEXICO 19 ANTIGUA/BARBUDA X MONACO X ARGENTINA (5) NIL MONTENEGRO X AUSTRALIA (4) 14 MOROCCO X AZERBAIJAN X NAURU X BARBADOS NIL NETHERLANDS 9 BELARUS X 2 BELGIUM 87 NIGERIA X BENIN X NORWAY 19 BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF) X OMAN X BRAZIL 10 PAKISTAN X BULGARIA X PANAMA 3 CANADA 116 PAPUA NEW GUINEA X CABO VERDE X PERU 3 CHILE 1 PHILIPPINES 387 CHINA 420 POLAND 12 - HONG KONG, CHINA (3) 203 PORTUGAL X COSTA RICA X REPUBLIC OF CONGO X COTE D'IVOIRE X REPUBLIC OF KOREA 7 CROATIA X RUSSIAN FEDERATION X CUBA X SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS X CYPRUS (6) 1 SAINT LUCIA X DEM. REP. CONGO X SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES X DENMARK 47 SAUDI ARABIA X DOMINICAN REP. X SERBIA (2) X EGYPT 3 SEYCHELLES X EQUATORIAL GUINEA X SIERRA LEONE X ESTONIA 11 SLOVENIA X FINLAND (7) NI SOLOMON ISLANDS X FRANCE 61 SOUTH AFRICA 7 GABON X SPAIN 24 GEORGIA (1) X SURINAME X GERMANY 220 SWEDEN 26 GHANA X SWITZERLAND X (6) 1 SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC X GUATEMALA X TONGA X HAITI X TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO X HONDURAS X TUNISIA X HUNGARY X UKRAINE NIL ICELAND 11 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES X IRAN X 108 IRELAND 13 UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA X ITALY (8) 11 UNITED STATES 85 NIL URUGUAY X JAPAN 22 VANUATU X JORDAN X YEMEN X KENYA X KIRIBATI X (non-Party) (6) 1 LIBYA X LUXEMBOURG X TOTAL 1,955 MALTA X Contracting Parties not reporting: 61

Notes: (1) Countries are Party to the London Protocol only (bolded) (2) Formerly reported under Yugoslavia (3) China ratification is effective in respect of Hong Kong, China, which is however, reporting independently (4) In 2016 there were 87 Parties to the Convention and 48 to the Protocol, 37 of who are also Party to the Convention (shaded) (5) NIL - Report submitted, no dumping permits issued (6) Information or part thereof submitted by agent/surveyor/monitor (7) NI - No information on number of permits issued submitted (8) Includes multi year permits for years 2013-2018

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Permits issued in 2016 for disposal at sea Table 2.1 East Atlantic and adjacent waters (Northern and North Western Europe and Africa) Number Quantity licensed or disposed (in tonnes ) 2/ Location C o u n t r y T y p e o f w a s t e permits Atlantic North English Irish Other of site(s) issued Ocean Sea Channel Sea Areas 1/

BELGIUM Dredged material Maintenance dredging 87 32,781,871

DENMARK Dredged material Maintenance dredging 44 2,465,684 North Sea, Kattegat, Skagerrak Capital dredging 2 117,177 Limfjorden

EGYPT Dredged material

Maintenance dredging 3/ 3 1,950,650

ESTONIA Dredged material Maintenance dredging 11 26,787

FINLAND Dredged material NI Maintenance dredging 3,133 Gulf of Bothnia and Archipelago Gulf of Finland, Gulf of Bothnia and Capital dredging 238,559 Archipelago

FRANCE Dredged material Maintenance dredging 61 24,388,876 North East Atlantic, English Channel Capital dredging 2 38,109 North East Atlantic

GERMANY Dredged material Maintenance dredging 218 45,252,100 Capital dredging 2 668,230

ICELAND Dredged material Maintenance dredging 8 789,486 Capital dredging 2 134,054

IRELAND Dredged material Maintenance dredging 13 1,072,439 Location not specified

ITALY Dredged material Maintenance dredging 11 148,850 Adriatic Sea

NETHERLANDS Dredged material Maintenance dredging 8 10,344,173 Capital dredging 1 943,250

NORWAY Dredged material Maintenance dredging 13 354,893 Capital dredging 5 548,052

POLAND Dredged material Maintenance dredging 11 1,104,300 Baltic Sea Capital dredging 1 636,585 Baltic Sea

SOUTH AFRICA Dredged material 3/ Maintenance dredging 6 3,327,028 South East Atlantic Capital dredging 1 300,031 South East Atlantic

SPAIN Dredged material Maintenance dredging 18 2,391,283 North East Atlantic Capital dredging 2 201,356 Mediterranean Sea 4 87,965 North East Atlantic

SWEDEN Dredged material 3/ Maintenance dredging 14 335,271 Skagerrak, Kattegat, Baltic Sea, Capital dredging 8 1,441,246 Bothnian sea

UNITED KINGDOM Dredged material Maintenance dredging 55 3,720 7,253,230 1,580,674 1,820,123 1,893,118 Bristol Channel, Marlin,Sea, Other Capital dredging 23 856,338 43,676 Fish waste 301 Organic material of natural origin 2 392

1/ Figures refer to Maps in Appendix and to dumpsite codes indicated in these maps (not included in draft). 2/ Dumped amount in tonnes dry-weight, unless otherwise indicated. 3/ Amount reported in cubic meters (V) and unless specified, converted to tonnes dry-weight by 1.3 x V.

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Permits issued in 2016 for disposal at sea Table 2.2 Indian Ocean, Western Pacific and adjacent waters (East Asia, Australasia) Number Quantity licensed or disposed (in tonnes) 2/ of Location C o u n t r y T y p e o f w a s t e permits South West East Asian Indian of site(s) issued Pacific Ocean Other 1/

AUSTRALIA Dredged material Maintenance dredging 4/ 7 2,148,292 2,612,609 Coral Sea 662,025 Tasman Sea Capital dredging 5/ 2 115,318 324,663 Coral Sea Sewage sludge 6/ 1 13 402 Coral Sea Vessels and platforms or other man- made structures at sea 7/ Vessel 1 Coral Sea Steel wave generator 1 Tasman Sea Organic material of natural origin at sea 2 2 Coral Sea, Tasman Sea

CHINA Dredged material Maintenance and capital dredging 3/ 420 206,979,806

Hong Kong, China Dredged material Maintenance dredging 167 1,173,431 Capital dredging 36 975,960

CYPRUS Organic material of natural origin Water damaged nickel ore 7/ 1 37,274

EGYPT Dredged material 3/ 1 6,500 Red Sea 1,950,650 Mediterranean Sea

GREECE Spoilt cargo Seawater damaged bulk yellow corn 1 1,984 Arabian Sea

JAPAN Dredged material Maintenance dredging 18 2,426,779 Western Pacific Ocean Inert inorganic geological material and adjacent waters Sand and silt from consruction activities 4 588,680

NEW ZEALAND Dredged material Maintenance dredging 2 312,366 Capital dredging 8/ NI 433,914

REPUBLIC OF KOREA Dredged material Maintenance dredging 3 399,385 Fish waste 3 9,138 Organic material of natural origin 1 1,628

PANAMA Dredged material Maintenance dredging 3 30,000 Panama Bay 2,187,000 Caribbean Sea

PHILIPPINES Dredged material 77 192,500 Organic material of natural origin 28 29,400 Non-toxic waste/organic slop/molasses 10/ 282 381,000

SINGAPORE Spoilt Cargo Bulk barley 1 30,000 Sea of Japan

SOUTH AFRICA Dredged material Maintenance dredging 3/ 6 3,327,029 Capital dredging 3/ 1 300,031

1/ Figures refer to Maps in Appendix and to dumpsite codes indicated in these maps (not included in draft). 2/ Amount in tonnes dry-weight or as indicated. 3/ Amount reported in cubic meters (V) and unless specified, converted to tonnes dry-weight by 1.3 x V. 4/ Making a total of 21 active permits in 2016. 5/ Making a total of 21 active permits in 2016. 6/ Making a total of three active permits in 2016. 7/ Nickel ore dumped on the high seas in the South West Pacific due to cargo liquefaction. 8/ NI - No information on number of permits issued submitted. 9/ Information or part thereof submitted by agent/surveyor/monitor 10/ Dumping permit issued for each vessel voyage

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Permits issued in 2016 for disposal at sea Table 2.3: West Atlantic, Eastern Pacific and adjacent waters (North, Central, South America and Caribbean) Number Quantity licensed or disposed (in tonnes) 2/ of Location C o u n t r y T y p e o f w a s t e permits W Atlantic E Pacific Arctic Other of site(s) issued Ocean Ocean seas areas 1/

BRAZIL Dredged material 3/ 10 19,700,765 South Atlantic Ocean

CANADA Dredged material Maintenance dredging 71 1,049,270 2,553,433 Inert material 5 640,949 Fish waste 39 18,686 Vessel 1 42,000

CHILE Fish Waste 4/ 1 4,655

MEXICO Dredged material Maintenance dredging 15 6,685,088 10 37,033,343 Gulf of Mexico 4 6,685,088 Gulf of Vessel 3 100,375

PERU Dredged material Maintenance dredging 3 2,264,939

UNITED STATES Dredged material 3/ Maintenance dredging 66 26,096,664 Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, Gulf of Maine, Capital dredging 11 8,403,117 Southern Atlantic Bight, South California Bight Organic material of natural origin Whale Carcasses 5/ 4 85 Burial at sea 1 Spolit cargo Distiller's Dried Grains with Solubles 6/ 1 318 Eastern Atlantic Ocean (International waters) Vessels and platforms 7/ 2 1 2 2 Bering Sea

1/ Map figures, where appropriate, refer to maps in appendix and to dumpsite codes indicated (not included in draft). 2/ Dumped amount in tonnes dry-weight (i.e., dredged material). 3/ Dumped amount in cubic meters (V) and unless specified, converted to tonnes dry-weight by 1.3 x V. 4/ Permit issued under LP Article 8.2 (force majeure) 5/ The whale carcasses, one fin whales and two humpback whale carcasses, were dumped under thre emergency premits and reported in tonnes. 6/ Issued as an emergency permit. 7/ Five vessels were dumped. No weight was indicated in the Contracting Party's annual report, figures represent the number of vessels. Also a permit for a man-made ice pier was issued.

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ANNEX 2

MAPS INDICATING SITES USED FOR DUMPING ACTIVITIES IN 2016

Map 1: Dumping sites used by China in 2016

Dumping sites in the Bohai Sea and Yellow Sea in 2016

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Dumping sites in the South China Sea in 2016

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Dumping sites in the East China Sea in 2016

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Dumping sites in Hong Kong, China in 2016

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Map 2: Dumping sites used by Japan in 2016

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Map 3: Dumping sites used by the Netherlands in 2016

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Map 4: Dumping sites used by South Africa in 2016

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MAP 5: Dumping sites used by Spain in 2016

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MAP 6: Dumping sites used by Sweden in 2016

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Map 7: Dumping sites used by the United States in 2016

Map of Disposal Site for Vessel (Gypsea Lee) (LC Code: US271)

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Map of Disposal Site for Vessel (Katina) (LC Code: US272)

Map of Disposal Site for Vessel (Redeemer) (LC Code: US273)

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Map of Disposal Site for Vessel (Point Grenville) (LC Code: US274)

Map of Disposal Site for female sub-adult humpback whale carcass and humpback whale carcass (LC Code: US275)

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Map of Disposal Site for fin whale carcass (LC Code: US276)

Map of Disposal Site selected for Spoilt DDGS Cargo (LC Code: US277) * Disposal to occur between the two points selected

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