in the Oslo Connnission and lCNAF Areas set up to replace the Working Group on the Study of the Pollution of the North
Sea:-(a) to extend the Baseline Study to the Oslo Commission and ICNAF regions in such a way that ICES would from time to time be able to answer enquiries from bodies such as the Oslo Commission and LOCo In this e'xtension priorities should be given to the same pollutants and media as were studied in the North Sea,
(b) to co-ordinate the task of monitoring the North Sea coastal areas, the Southern Bight, Skaggerak and Kattegat on the basis of national prograuunes t to supervise the submiss i.on of such monitoring data and the preparation of monitoring reports, and
to make recomemldations to the Advisory Committee on Marine Pollution regarding such changes or additions to national programmes as appear to be necessary,
(c) to collect information on the input of pollutants to the extended area and especiallY to improve the cove rage and quality uf existing information on inputs for the North Sea.
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(i i) the Intergovernmental Uceanographic Commission.
(2) Water: Me tal Leve ls in the Nort h Sea and NEAFC/ ICNA~ Areas
26 task this sub-group should pay attention particularly to:
(i) Confirmation of the year classes of fish to be sampled (before 3U April, 1975) (ii) Confirmation of the list of pollutants which should be covered
(a) as a matter of priority and (b) optionally.
(iii) To circulate the results of the 197}/74 intercalibration exercise and to exchange information on anomalies revealed and their causes.
(iv) 'fa arrange for the conduct of a new intercalibration exercise. Analysis,
monitoring context.
Additional members are requested to contact Dr Portmann.
3. Sub-Group on Input data - Chairman, Mr 0 Vagn Olsen
pollutants on living resources and their exploitation.
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(ii) To examine how such effects may be demonstrated or measured experimentally;
how the results of such work may be interpn!ted and applied to their detection and evaluation in the field, including their relevance to data from current baseline and monitoring progrannnes.
Hembersilip to be arranged.
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-All samples to consist of 10 fish.
ANNEX 6
page 2
For metals each fish to be analysed individually for muscle tissue and in duplicate on an homogenate of the livers.
For organochlorines and PCBs each fish to be analysed individually for liver tissue and in duplicate on an homogenate of the muscle tissues.
*
where cod are not available, use hake.+ to be assisted by Sweden with analysis if necessary_
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Country Canada
Greenland
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-Area
Grand Banks Emerald Banks Scotia Shelf 3 other major ICN.AIt' area I;
all ICNAF sub-areas will be sampled if possible
*
if required by IcelandSEecies
Herring, Mackerel;
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11 11
Capelin, Greenland Deep-Sea Prawn
ANNEX 6 page 4
Capelin?
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Halibut and
Each sample to consist of 10 fish, liver and muscle tissue to be analysed either separately or in duplicate on homogenates of muscle samples from the 10 fish, and of the livers from the 10 fish.
.. 33 - ANNEX 6 substances, organochlorine pesticide residues, peDs, and wherever possible poly-chlorinated terphyenyls; all samples will also be analysed for mercury. cadmium, lead, copper and zinc, and wherever possible for organic mercury. Other metals and organics may be included at the discretion of the analyst concerned, (see paras 5.5 to 5.7 of the l{eport), but certainly wherever possible, for all liver
sdrnples~ results for pesticides and pells to be expressed on both fat and fresh weigtlt basis.
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(3) Full details of the sample and its area of collection should accompany the analytical results, which should include brief ,details of methods used. In addition, for each substance analysed the limit of detection and blank values should be given. If duplicate analyses are conducted, provide both results.
ANNEX 1 page 1 Years Parameters Area Frequency Type Age/Length
No./
Amount Insti- of of tute Measurem. Sample BELGIU1-r 1911 Metals to (see note) South Fish (muscle IRe 1914 North Sea and liver). etc all year Cod 1969 to 1971 >1 0 indi vid. n '1 Sole 1968 to 1971 >10 individ. n " Plaice 1963 to 1911 >10 individ. September Herring 1972 >10 individ. 11 Pesticides " tt .; It eRA \.).j 1911 Metals South twice/year Cod 1969 to 1911 >10 individ. IRe \Jl to (see note) North Sea"
Plaice 1968 to 1971 >10 individ. 1914 and Belgian..
Whiting 1969 to 1971 >10 individ. etc. coast 11 Sprat >10 lots"
Shrimps >10 lots n Pesticides tI"
rt" "
CRA and PCBs 1971 I-fetals, Nutri-South. North 4 times a water 25 (3 depths) VUE to ents and other Sea. Ma.th. year and. and addit. U Lg 1975 chem. I-lodel area addit. (25 points)"
Pesticides tI 't" n"
VUE and PCBs It Metals and tI 11 11 If VUE other chem. U Lg Metals and South. all year water >10 ULB other chem. -North Sea EstuariesBELGIUM (continued) ~. Metals: Hg, tot.org. Hg, Me-Hg, Cd, Cu, Pb, Zn, (Se, Sn ••• )* Key:-IRC Institut de Recherches Chimiques (min.Agri.), Tervuren CRA Centre Rech. Agronomiques (min.Agri.), State Phycopharmacie, Gembloux VUE Vrije Universiteit, Brussels U Lg Universite de Liege ULB Universite Libre de Bruxelles
*
ether institutes have nrogrammes which are relevant but have not been intercalibrated. Start of Project DEm-1ARK Jan. 1973 Parameters Hg, Cd, Pb, Cu, Zn ,;rea Kattegat and North Sea?reQuency Type of of f·leasurem. Honthly
SaIlOple Cod Cod liver Flounder Herring
Age/Length No./ Amount 500 g IT tI Note. Other programmes are in operation which are relevant but w'hich have not been intercalibrated Abbreviations NFI Hational Food Institute, Copenhagen. G~~Y, Fed. Rep. of I'l8.y Heavy metals 1) German twice Fish 4-6 5-10 1973 (Mn,Fe,Co,Ni,Cu Bight per year (Cod,plaice) years individually Zn,Cd,Hg,Pb) (SE muscle old North Sea) 2) Estuary of River Elbe 1972 PCBs,Pesticides North Sea 1/year Fish Plaice 10 1973 Shrimp 4 years (homogen. ) 1974 :fIluss'el Mussels 55-65 mm Note. Other institutes and programmes are of relevance but have not been intercalibrated. Abbreviations BfF(I) Bundesforschungsanstalt fur Fischerei, Isotopenlaboratorium TfKuBF Institut fur Kusten-und Binnenfischerei der BfF
AL'fflEX 7 page 2 Insti- tute NFI BfF(I) IfKuBF
\..N 0\
Start Parameters Area Frequency Type Age/Length of of of Project Neasurem. Sample NErHERLANDS Oct Heavy mf'tals Texel 4/year Sole Average 1971 (Hg. Cd, Pb, Cu, Rhine-mouth market Zn,As,Cr, and W.Scheldt sample others) estuary PCBs and Organo-chlorine Ems estuary Shrimp pesticides Jan Heavy metals 6 lines 9/year Water 1972 (Hg, Cd,Pb,Cu, (between (filtered and Zn,Ni,As,Cr the Belgium non-filtered) and others). border and Organo-chlorine Den Helder, compounds 30 km into the North Sea, 6 stats. per line) Note Other Abbreviations
institutes have relevant programmes but have not intercalibrated RIVO Rijksinstituut voor Visserijonderzoek, IJmuiden NORWAY Sep 1971 Jun 1972 Jun 1973
RIZA RIZA, ~esteinde 3A, Voorbing (Z.R.) RZS Rijkszuivelstation, Vreewijkstraat 12b, Leiden Hydrocarbons Bergen-monthly Seawater Shetland Hydrocarbons Ekofisk once a Seawater year Heavy metals: Oslofjord monthly Flounder Pb,Cd,Cu,Zn, (muscle,liver Fe,Hg gonad, heart, skin, stomach content), Seawater and sediment . All age groups
ANNEX 7 page 3 No./ Amount Insti- tute 10 kg RIVO 10 kg 10 kg 15 kg RZS 1 litre bottles (3 at every station) RIZA \.>J -..J
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IMR 24Hm
Individuals H1BL 50 from 7 diff. locoStart of Project
Parameters NOKv/AY (continued) 1970 Heavy metals Hg (Cd,Cu,Zn Pb) Area Hor.-regian coastal w"aters Frequency of T'ieasurem. reg ';l:;rly
Type of Sample Commercial fish, shell- fish and fish products Abbreviations
urn.
IMBL Insti tute of 1·1arine Research, Bergen Institute of Marine Biology and Limnology University of Oslo SWEDEN 1970 Tot.Hg,Zn,Cu, Goteborg Irreg. Cr,Pb,Cd Archipelage Dill + deriv., FCB 1971 Tot.Hg,Zn,Cu, er Kattegat Irreg. Pb,Cd and Skagerrak, DIYI' + deriv., 4 localities FCB 1972 Tot.Hg,Zn,Cu,Cr, From Norw. once Pb,Cd border to Dill + derive South of PCB Goteborg Abbreviations FB Fishery Board ED3Environment Protection Board Cod Herring muscle Flounder Cod liver Cod Herring muscle Plaice Cod liver Hytilus edulis:'1.ge/Length Available groups Various Various 45-50 mm 50-55 mm 55-60 mm No./Amount 200-500 About 10 of each species
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25 in each sample (less , in some cases)AnnEX
7 page 4 Insti- tute Hill FB and EPB 11 l!\.>.I (Xl
ANNEX. 7 page 5 Start Parameters Area Frequency Type Age/Length No./Amount Insti- of of of tute Project Measurem. Sample UNITED KINGDOM 1972 Petroleum 7 Areas to be re-Surface film, Generally of MAFF/ derived Scotland peated at Sub-surface each item per DAFS hydro-carbons 6 Areas approx. 2 water, site England year Sediment, Benthos/Fish intervals Plankton, as available Benthos, Fish 1973 fI In vicinity As neces-As above + f.JAFF/ of N. Sea sary more fish DAFS Oil Wells 1971 Hg,Cd.Cu,Zn, England Twice Cod,Plaice) Specified 10 fish :t<L4..FF Pb,Cr coast . )mus-'-.N year Herr~ng 1 size \.0 )c e each species mackerel I 1971 Hg,Cd,Cu,Zn
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Irreg. Misc. comm-10 fish MA.FF Pb,Cr ercial fish and shell- fish: Edible Portion 1971 Hg,Pb,Cd Thames Irreg. Fish and Commercial 10 fish IvIAFF Shellfish: catch 50-100 Edible shellfish Portions 1968 O/Cs, PCBs* 14 areas Twice Cod, Whiting, Specified 10 fish I-L'l.FF/ England, year r~ackerel, size ranges D.AFS wales, Herring and Scotland Plaice: muscle and liver homogenatesStart Parameters Area Frequency Type Age/Length of of of I'ro,;ect r·:easurem. Samples 'TNITED }~nJGD()N (continued) 1972
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I re i vS. ~CBs-~ 14 Areas Twice Cod, Herring 11 ~ngland. year Plaice: mus- ',vales, cle and liver Scotland homogenates 1974 Relevant Coastal Approx. Fish and Catch from pollutants dumping areas 1-2 times various research includes around per year benthic vessels by O/Cs, FCBs, Eneland according animals grab, dredge Hg,Cd,Pb, to site and trawl Cr,Cu,Zn as appro:- priate* 1969 Zn,Fe,r/ill, Cu, Br::.tish 1/year Sea water Sampling Ni,Pb,Cd,Co coastal and sediments by research Haters vessels Horth Sea ~. Other programmes are relevant but have not been intercalibrated Abbreviations }1AFF DAFS Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland*
Only data for North Sea programmes are relevant.No./Amount 10 fish /cs available
AL"'rnEX 7 page 6 lnsti- tute MAFF/ D1~~~ ..... ~ ~lA.FF !'.iAFF
\ ..j::>. 0
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sources which national authorities consider should be specified separately.2. inputs which are of concern are via the following pathways or routes. discretion of national authorities, so that input figures for the various individual pathways can be given for each section of the coast. However, major estuaries or
International bodies. However. details are required of the volume and temperature
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Total population contributing to the flow Per capita water usage
Organochlorine compounds, especially pesticides and PCBs.
Petroleum waste and tar products
Metals, ie lead, cadmium, mercury, zinc, copper, arsenic and chromium Other substances
Heated effluents (flow and temperature elevation).
2. A map should be provided showing major estuaries and the way in which the coastline has been divided.
J. Information should be provided concerning the degree of treatment of sewage and industrial wastes, especially where data on individual pollutant concentrations and these quantities, are not available.
C. Dumping
I. Include industrial wastes, sewage sludges, mining wastes, harbour dredging (see note above) household refuse, etc. Provide information on approved dumping
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activities over the most recently available twelve month period in terms of
quantities, composition and origin. Details are also required of the position of dumping, whether or not the waste was in a container, and whether the waste is expected to disperse or remain in the immediate vicinity of the area of disposal.
O. Atmospheric input
Give details of national programmes to determine atmospheric fallout including sampling sites. Wherever possible estimates should be given of the annual input for the individual pollutants specified above.
E. Other sources
Data appropriate to incineration at sea should include quantities, composition, origin, temperature of incineration and location of vessel conducting incineration.
Please include any other known source not already listed.
The following members agreed to act as initial contacts in distributing the Questionnaire and returning the collected information to ICES and Or Vagll 018en.
Canada Or J F Uthe
Norway Dr Saetersdahl for attention of Mr G Berge
Belgium Professor E Elskens
Scotland Dr A McIntyre
England Mr A Preston
Portugal Dr M Figueiredo
France ~1me Soudan
Greenland Mr P J Johansen
Germany (Fed,Rep.of) DHI
Netherlands Mr D Tromp
Sweden Fishery Board (GHteborg)
Denmark Mr 0 Vagn Olsen
Iceland Mr J Olafsson
Ireland Dr A Gibson
Spain Delegates
Replies to be in not later than 31 December, 1975.