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5 Programmes and Measures in the North-East Atlantic ....................................................................... 645.1 Port reception facilities (PRFs) ...................................................................................676 Existing Monitoring Programmes related to Marine Litter in the North-East Atlantic...................... 717 Scientific Studies and Research in Marine Litter................................................................................. 728 Summary of Marine Litter Situation in the OSPAR Maritime Area Regions ...................................... 748.1 Arctic Waters ..........................................................................................................748.2 Greater North Sea ....................................................................................................748.3 Celtic Seas .............................................................................................................758.4 Bay of Biscay and Iberian Coast .................................................................................768.5 Wider Atlantic .........................................................................................................769 Gaps, Needs, Priorities and Recommendations .................................................................................. 779.1 Gaps and Needs ......................................................................................................779.2 Priorities and Recommendations ................................................................................789.3 Proposals for Action.................................................................................................79Annex 1. Assessment of the marine litter problem in the North-East Atlantic Maritime Area andpriorities for response. National Questionnaire...................................................................................... 84Annex 2. Monitoring programmes related to marine litter ................................................................... 104Annex 3. Scientific studies and research in marine litter .................................................................... 116List of FiguresFigure 1.1 OSPAR Maritime Area Regions ........................................................................................................2Figure 2.1 Average number of marine litter items per 100 meters on the reference beaches .....................5Figure 2.2 Most common (total numbers) items on reference beaches .........................................................6Figure 2.3 Average number of items in different categories. ..........................................................................6Figure 2.4 Average number of marine litter items on Northern North Sea reference beaches ....................7Figure 2.5 Average number of marine litter items on Southern North Sea reference beaches............................ 7Figure 2.6 Amounts of marine litter from on the Dutch reference beaches, 2001-2007................................8Figure 2.7 Mean number of items of litter/km surveyed recorded in Beachwatch surveys 1994- 2007for the whole of the UK...............................................................................................................................9Figure 2.8 Mean number of items of litter/km surveyed recorded in the Channel Islands duringBeachwatch...............................................................................................................................................10Figure 2.9 Weight (Kg) of marine litter items per km during 2004-2008. Legend: Metaal en blikjes:metal and cans, Restafval: rest – other, Hout: Wood, Touw en textiel: rope and cord, textile,Papier en carton: paper and cardboard, Plastiek: plastic, Glas: glass ...............................................11Figure 2.10 Average number of marine litter items on Celtic Sea reference beaches ................................11Figure 2.11 Items per km surveyed in MCS Beachwatch on Northern Irish beaches .................................12Figure 2.12 Items per km surveyed in MCS Beachwatch on Welsh beaches………………………………………. 12Figure 2.13 Average number of marine litter items on Iberian coast reference beaches ...........................13Figure 2.14 Spatial and Temporal Analysis of Microscopic Plastic Particles..............................................15Figure 2.15 Fulmars feeding at sea taken from Fulmar Litter EcoQO Monitoring in the North Sea -results to 2006...........................................................................................................................................16Figure 2.16 Summary view of Filmar-Litter monitoring results in the Netherlands from 1982 to 2006;comparing average data for incidence, number of items and mass (arithmetic average) in the 1980’swhilst running 5-year averages for the more recent period......................................................................... 17Figure 2.17 Amount of litter collected in the Fishing for litter project 2000-2007 in kg ..............................18Figure 2.18 Tonnages of marine litter collected by FFL Scotland. In the Greater North Sea .....................19Figure 2.19 Tonnages of marine litter collected by FFL Scotland......................................................................... 20VII