Summary: The OSPAR Convention (The Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic ) 1992 requires Contracting Parties to protect the marine environment of the North-East Atlantic from pollution and regulate dumping at sea.
Member countries MUST report to OSPAR annually with details of all substances dumped at sea. In Ireland Dumping at Sea permit holders are obliged to include their OSPAR return as part of their Annual Environmental Report to the EPA.
