German Environment Agency

Sixth International Conference OSPAR Regional Action Plan on Marine - State of affairs and outlook

Stefanie Werner Federal Environment Ageny, Marine Protection Unit & Co-chair of OSPAR Intersessional Correspondence Group on Marine Litter (ICG ML)

@ Heidi Acampora OSPAR Regional Action Plan on Marine Litter – State of affairs and outlook Outline

1 BACKGROUND 1.1 Scope of OSPAR to address marine litter 1.2 History RAP ML 1.3 Structure RAP ML 1.4 Key action areas

2 STATE OF AFFAIRS & OUTLOOK 2.1 Fisheries and shipping 2.2 and /stormwater management 2.3 2.4 Single use items/product design/ packaging

13.03.2018 6IMDC 2 OSPAR Regional Action Plan on Marine Litter – State of affairs and outlook

General role of OSPAR to use its scope to address marine litter

• Implementing OSPAR convention and ensuring enforcement with broad mandate for land-based and offshore sources directly contributing to of North-East Atlantic (NEA) following the precautionary principle

• Reaching out to international organizations, NGOs and industry to to create integrated approaches to combat and further institutionalize marine litter

• Coordination function, where OSPAR considers actions nessessary to protect the NEA, it draws those questions to relevant fora (e.g. IMO, NEAFC, EU COM – working through information exchanges, data provisions, morandums of Understanding etc.)

• Identification of concrete BAT and BEPs in OSPAR region for possible incorporation into EU legislation to facilitate emission standards

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Reporting units L2.2.2 & L2.2.5 Southern

% of total number Item median average SD History RAP ML of items

Plastic polystyrene pieces < 50 cm [301] 80,6 176,7 220,3 41,10% • Long established dedicated Nets and ropes [300] 99,1 98,2 38 22,80% Plastic: Caps and lids [15] 28,6 32,5 19,7 7,60% Group on Marine Litter and Plastic: Drinks bottles and containers [4] 10,1 10,4 7,3 2,40% good database on top items Plastic: Foam sponge [45] 5,2 9,3 6,6 2,20% Plastic: Crisp/sweet packets and lolly sticks [19] H 9,3 8,0 3,9 1,90% • Joined objectives to reduce Wood: Other items < 50 cm [74] 3 7,8 10 1,80% marine litter in line with EU Plastic: Food containers incl. fast food containers [6] 7,2 6,4 2,8 1,50% Marine Strategy Framework Plastic: Tangled nets/cord/rope and string [33] H 6,4 5,3 2 1,20% Plastic: Plastic/polystyrene pieces > 50 cm [47] H 2,2 5,1 6,6 1,20% Directive Rubber: Balloons [49] 5,3 4,9 1,8 1,10% Plastic: Industrial packaging, plastic sheetingl [40] H 3,9 4,6 1,3 1,10% Plastic: Shotgun cartridges [43] 3,6 4,0 2,2 0,90% Plastic: Small plastic bags, e.g., freezer bags [3] 3,3 4,0 2 0,90% Glass: Other items [93] 2,5 3,7 3,6 0,80%

• OSPAR Contribution to Berlin conference in 2013 • Series of workshops, coordinated by as lead country, involving relevant expertise from the public and private sectors, academics and NGOs • Adopted in 2014 • Actions implemented in Lead-country approach

13.03.2018 6IMDC 4 Structure RAP ML Section 1 - General requirements • Scope and area of application • Definitions, objectives and guiding principles

Section 2 - Actions to be implemented • To combat sea-based sources • To combat land-based sources • Removal • Education & outreach

Section 3 – Monitoring and assessment Section 4 - Implementation and reporting Types of actions Core: Joint actions carried out by OSPAR CPs or by Raising to other competent bodies (third parties)

Plus: National Actions for regular reporting and information exchange

13.03.2018 / 6IMDC 5 Key action areas

Sea-based Land-based • Improving Port Reception • Improving Facilities • Improving sewage/stormwater • Improving waste management run-off management in fishing industry • Targeting single use items • Evaluating fines for littering at sea • Removing micro plastics from products/achieving zero pellet • Applying Fishing for Litter- loss scheme • Redesigning harmful products • Preventing and removing ghost nets/gear (ALDFG) • Working towards sustainable packaging • Mapping floating Litter hotspots

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13.03l2018 / 6IMDC 6 Fisheries & shipping

• Guidelines to facilitate and reward advanced onboard waste management • Background document on inspections, fees and sanctions • Wide application of and (revised) guidelines for Fishing-for-Litter initiative • Improvement of EU PRF-Directive • Education tools/material for fishermen • Project on substitution of dolly ropes

Planned: • Workshop on waste disposal offences at sea • Development of green deals for fishing sector • Development of subregional and regional maps of hotspots of floating litter • Identification of hotspots areas of ALDFG through mapping of snagging sites @ OSPAR

13.03.2018 6IMDC 7 Waste & sewage/stormwater management & riverine inputs

• Close cooperation with International Waste Working Group – awareness rasing in waste sector through workshops on waste management conferences • Questionnaire to identify loopholes and BEP in waste management • Working session and continued cooperation with River Basin Management Commission • Assistance in International Conference on Plastics in Freshwater Systems 2015

Planned: • Background document on improved waste management • Discussion paper/stakeholder dialogue on stormwater and sewage sludge

@ S. Werner

23.04.2018 / Hier steht der Veranstaltungstitel in 12 Punkt 8 Primary Microplastics

• Evidence base - Assessment of land-based inputs of microplastics in the marine environment • Stakeholder conference for sources on primary/secondary MP (NL/OSPAR) • Dialogue with CosmeticsEurope and PlasticsEurope and call on EU to ban MP in cosmetica • Background document on pre-production pellets

• Assistance in stakeholder Estimated microplastic emissions in OSPAR catchments dialogues of EU COM for [tonnes/year]

development of EU Strategy 1 10 100 1,000 10,000 100,000 1,000,000

on Plastics in a circular economy tyre wear

land-based litter

Planned: paints

• Stakeholder dialogue on pellets microplastic pellets

with plastic production chain cosmetics

• Follow up on EU approach to tackle laundry fibres

through chemical regulation artifical turf and infill

detergents

13.03,2018 6IMDC 9 Single use items, product design and packaging • Study to identify and assess relevant instruments and incentives to reduce the use of single use items, which impact the marine environment • Background document for measures to reduce the consumption of single-use plastic bags and their presence in the marine environment • EU Project CleanAtlantic : assessment of harm of cigarette butts through ecotoxicological tests on marine species

Planned: • Interreg Proposal Ocean Wise : to investigate prevalance and impact of EPS and engange with industry to substitute • Specific target for presence of plastic bags in the marine environment • Study on 25 successful existing eco-innovative solutions (design and material substitutions)

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