CLiP Vanuatu Marine Litter Abundance and Composition
This dataset contains 3 csv files. One file contains data on marine litter abundance and composition expressed in number of items per category. One file contains location names and GPS coordinates in decimal degrees. One file contains metadata collected during the clean-ups. A READ-ME text file contains description of columns content for the three csv files. Marine litter items were collected during beach clean-ups in the Efate Island (Vanuatu) between November 2018 and February 2019. Category list was obtain merging OSPAR and Tangaroa Blue protocols with the addition of region-specific items. The dataset includes metadata collected during the clean-ups.
dataset
https://data.cefas.co.uk/view/19634
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description: The Cefas Data Portal contains metadata records and data sets available to download and connect to in support of our commitment to open science. Data is available in the following formats: Binary download, CSV, ESRI Shapefile. The data can also be accessed via the WFS and WMS protocols.
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CEFAS19634
https://data.cefas.co.uk
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environment
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2011-03-25
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2008-06-01
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2010-05-18
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2012-01-11
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2012-01-11
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2018-11-01
2019-02-28
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2019-04-15
revision
2024-07-12
creation
2019-01-31
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The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) defines marine litter as 'any persistent, manufactured or processed solid material discarded, disposed of or abandoned in the marine and coastal environment'. The data were collected on seven sandy beaches in Efate Island in Vanuatu between November 2018 and February 2019. Marine litter items were removed from a 100 m linear transects (if not otherwise stated in the comments/metadata) between the high tide line and the back of the beach. The latter was identified by change in topography and/or vegetation. The items are divided in 11 material-categories (Plastic, Rubber, Textile, Paper, Wood, Metal, Glass, Ceramic, Sanitary, Medical, Other) and 168 sub categories (specific items). The list of categories was obtained by merging protocols from OSPAR and Tangaroa Blue and was expanded with country-specific items found more frequently during initial clean-ups (the number of items for these latter categories had been annotated even before their official inclusion in the list). The country-specific categories are marked by '*' after their name. Metadata were collected between the high tide line and the back of the beach as per OSPAR protocol. All data were collected by or under the supervision of CEFAS personnel, but some trainees helped during some of the activities. GPS positions at the start and end of the transects are reported for each activity. Clean-ups undertaken on the same beach targeted the same transect with a higher accuracy than GPS instrumentation, so the GPS coordinates are the same. All items were removed from the beach and properly disposed of and recycled (where possible).
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2013-12-10
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2010-12-08
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Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory (CEFAS)
Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory
Pakefield Road
Lowestoft
NR33 0HT
UK
originator
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory (CEFAS)
Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory
Pakefield Road
Lowestoft
NR33 0HT
UK
custodian
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory (CEFAS)
Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory
Pakefield Road
Lowestoft
NR33 0HT
UK
distributor
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory (CEFAS)
owner
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
owner
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory (CEFAS)
Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory
Pakefield Road
Lowestoft
NR33 0HT
UK
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