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Seafloor Marine Litter from UK EEZ zones between 2012 and 2017

Publisher
Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
Updated
23 July 2026
Topic
Not set
Licence
Not set

Summary

This data set was used to assess the density of litter in the seafloor for the MSFD indicator assessment that was completed in 2018 and published in 2019 at https://moat.cefas.co.uk/pressures-from-human-activities/marine-litter/seafloor-litter. The data contained counts of each type of litter category. The data is contained in the file, litter 2017 new.csv. Details on what the data columns mean are shown in the readme file.

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Additional information

Source Metadata
XML, HTML
Date added
28 August 2024
Harvest GUID
CEFAS25d3cdb7-c7f2-4af0-b0a6-bbbae37830ab
Extent (Latitude)
61.50° to 51.50°
Extent (Longitude)
-14.50° to 3.00°
Dataset reference date (publication)
2020-01-22
Dataset reference date (revision)
2024-08-28
Dataset reference date (creation)
2020-01-22
Frequency of update
notPlanned
Responsible party
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory (CEFAS) (originator, custodian, distributor, owner); Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) (owner)
ISO 19139 resource type
dataset
Metadata language
eng