Comparison of extrapolated spatial extent of human activities in the OSPAR area in 2005.

Estimates and extrapolations of the spatial extent of six major human activities occurring directly on the sea floor, including structures and artefacts present on the seafloor resulting from past activities, within the OSPAR maritime area of the North East Atlantic in waters >200 m during 2005. Estimates for bottom trawling and marine scientific research are based on 2005 data only.wd: water depth;*Carter et al., 2009] [23].1Information from NPD and Statoil datasets and Eastwood et al., 2007 [19].2Boundaries merged and dissolved.3SERPENT Project, unpublished data.