The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto

The animal component of the plankton; animals suspended or drifting in the water column including larvae of many fish and benthic invertebrates

Animals that live on or in the seabed

The vertical column of water extending from the sea surface to the seabed

A body of water within an ocean characterised by its physicochemical properties of temperature, salinity, depth and movement

A protein in blood plasma used as a biomarker for exposure to endocrine disrupters that promote the development of female sex characteristics

For the purposes of OSPAR reporting on emissions from offshore installations, volatile organic compounds comprise all hydrocarbons, other than methane released to the atmosphere

Pertaining to nutrition

The degree to which the water loses its transparency due to the presence of suspended particulates

A poisonous substance produced by living organisms and biological processes, usually proteinaceous