This dataset contains 2 csv files. The file Belize Marine Litter Data.csv
contains data on litter found on marine beaches, river banks and along city
canals in Belize between May and June 2019. The number of items and the weight
in kg is reported for each litter category. The list of litter categories was
obtain merging OSPAR and Tangaroa Blue protocols with the addition of
region-specific items. Item categories marked with ^ were added during the
operations in South Pacific, while item categories marked with ^^ were added
during the operations in Belize. An array of metadata (location names, survey
date, GPS coordinates in decimal degrees) is also reported per each data
point.
The file Belize Marine Litter Metadata.csv reports other metadata collected
during the surveys following the OSPAR protocol to describe factors
potentially influencing litter characteristics. A READ-ME text file contains a
legend of the columns of the csv files.
