This dataset contains 2 csv files. The file
South_Africa_Marine_Litter_Data.csv contains data on marine litter found
during beach surveys in Umhlanga (north of Durban) and Amanzimtoti (south of
Durban) in South Africa in September 2019. The number of items and the weight
in kg is reported for each litter category. Each survey is named with the name
of the location plus a capital letter between A and L for Amanzimtoti; and
between A and K for Umhlanga. The capital letter indicates the order of the
returning surveys at the same site. The list of item 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, item categories marked with '' were added during the
operations in Belize, and item categories marked with '' were added during
the operations in South Africa. An array of metadata (location names, survey
date, GPS coordinates in decimal degrees) is also reported per each data
point.
The file South_Africa_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.
