North Sea Forum report: March 1987

The North Sea forum includes voluntary and statutory organisations interested in many aspects of the marine environment and its management. Thirty 'topic briefs' have been compiled to make recommendations on a variety of subjects. These have been consolidated in the Statement of the North Sea Forum which is included. The thirty topic briefs include the oceanography of the North Sea, reports on imputs of inorganic and organic contaminants from rivers, direct discharges, the atmosphere, dumping ships and platforms. One of this group, on the radioactivity in the North Sea, is indexed separately. (9 papers) The ecological effects of man's activities on plankton, benthos, fishes, shellfish, mammals, seabirds, waders, wildfowl, seaducks and plants are covered. (11 papers). The effects of other human uses on the marine environment are covered in 9 papers -military activities, recreation etc. (UK)