This dataset contains 1 csv file. The dataset contains data of floating
microplastic abundances including meso and macro plastics at different
locations collected in the North Sea during environmental surveys on the RV
Endeavour, in 2022. Microplastic abundances were reported per unit area (km-2
). A flowmeter attached to the bottom of the Neuston Microplastic Catamaran
trawl was used to estimate the volume of water sampled. The volume sampled was
estimated following Russel and Webster (2021) (Microplastics in sea surface waters around Scotland - ScienceDirect). Form and polymer type of all three
size classes (micro, meso and macroplastics) are also provided. The reporting
of microlitter in surface water was done according to the recent Guidance on
Monitoring of Marine Litter in European Seas (
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC133594).
Microlitter types and polymer types was reported according to EMODnet.
.. _microplastics in sea surface waters around scotland - sciencedirect:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025326X21002447
.. _https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/jrc133594:
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC133594
