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Beach Litter - Median number of fishing and aquaculture related plastic items normalized per 100m & to 1 survey - Other sources 2001/2020 v2021

This visualization product displays the fishing & aquaculture related plastic items abundance of marine macro-litter (> 2.5cm) per beach per year from non-MSFD monitoring surveys, research & cleaning operations.

EMODnet Chemistry included the collection of marine litter in its 3rd phase. Since the beginning of 2018, data of beach litter have been gathered and processed in the EMODnet Chemistry Marine Litter Database (MLDB).

The harmonization of all the data has been the most challenging task considering the heterogeneity of the data sources, sampling protocols and reference lists used on a European scale.

Preliminary processing were necessary to harmonize all the data:

- Exclusion of OSPAR 1000 protocol: in order to follow the approach of OSPAR that it is not including these data anymore in the monitoring;

- Selection of surveys from non-MSFD monitoring, cleaning and research operations;

- Exclusion of beaches without coordinates;

- Selection of fishing and aquaculture related plastic items only. The list of selected items is attached to this metadata. This list was created using EU Marine Beach Litter Baselines and EU Threshold Value for Macro Litter on Coastlines from JRC (these two documents are attached to this metadata);

- Exclusion of surveys without associated length;

- Normalization of survey lengths to 100m & 1 survey / year: in some case, the survey length was not 100m, so in order to be able to compare the abundance of litter from different beaches a normalization is applied using this formula:

Number of fishing & aquaculture related plastic items of the survey (normalized by 100 m) = Number of fishing & aquaculture related items of the survey x (100 / survey length)

Then, this normalized number of fishing & aquaculture related plastic items is summed to obtain the total normalized number of fishing & aquaculture related plastic items for each survey. Finally, the median abundance of fishing & aquaculture related plastic items for each beach and year is calculated from these normalized abundances of fishing & aquaculture related items per survey.

Percentiles 50, 75, 95 & 99 have been calculated taking into account fishing & aquaculture related plastic items from other sources data for all years.

More information is available in the attached documents.

Warning: the absence of data on the map doesn't necessarily mean that they don't exist, but that no information has been entered in the Marine Litter Database for this area.

 
Citation proposal
Ifremer, VIGIES (Information Valuation Service for Integrated Management and Monitoring) - IFREMER, SISMER, Scientific Information Systems for the SEA. Beach Litter - Median number of fishing and aquaculture related plastic items normalized per 100m & to 1 survey - Other sources 2001/2020 v2021. https://services.mspdata.eu:/geonetwork/srv/api/records/157ed871-30a8-4088-baa0-0291618d0e4f

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Alternate title
bl_fishing_other
Date ( Creation )
2021-05-06
Edition
1.0
Identifier
DOI:10.13120/157ed871-30a8-4088-baa0-0291618d0e4f
Credit
EMODnet Chemistry

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No information provided.

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  Resource provider

IFREMER / IDM / SISMER - Scientific Information Systems for the SEA  
IFREMER Centre de Bretagne ZI Pointe du diable CS 10070 PLOUZANE 29280 France

  +33 (0)2 98.22.49.16  
  +33 (0)2 98.22.46.44 
Website
web site  

  Resource provider

Ifremer / VIGIES (Information Valuation Service for Integrated Management and Monitoring)  
Rue de l'Ile d'Yeu BP 1105 NANTES CEDEX 03 44311 France

  +33 (02 40.37.40.00  
  +33 (0)2 40.37.40.01 
Website
web site  

  Resource provider

National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics - OGS, Division of Oceanography  
Borgo Grotta Gigante 42/c Sgonico (Trieste) 34010 Italy

Website
web site  

  Custodian

Ifremer, VIGIES (Information Valuation Service for Integrated Management and Monitoring)  
Rue de l'Ile d'Yeu BP 1105 NANTES CEDEX 03 44311 France

  +33 (02 40.37.40.00  
  +33 (0)2 40.37.40.01 
Website
web site  

  Custodian

IFREMER, SISMER, Scientific Information Systems for the SEA  
IFREMER Centre de Bretagne ZI Pointe du diable CS 10070 PLOUZANE 29280 France

  +33 (0)2 98.22.49.16  
  +33 (0)2 98.22.46.44 
Website
web site  

  Originator

Aarhus University,Danish Centre for Environment and Energy  

Frederiksborgvej 399

Postboks 358

Roskilde DK_4000 Denmark

Website
web site  

  Originator

Aarhus University, Department of Bioscience  
Ny Munkegade 116 Aarhus DK-8000 Denmark

  +45 8715 0000  
  +45 8715 4326 
Website
web site  

  Originator

Aegean Greeners  
Michael Libanou 54 Chios 82100 Greece

Website
web site  

  Originator

Archipelagos Institute of Marine Conservation  
Archipelagos Institute of Marine Conservation, P.O. Box 42 Pythagorio 83103 Greece

  +30 22730-61191  
Website
web site  

  Originator

Asociación Vertidos Cero  
Av. de Castilla y León, 45 San Sebastián de los Reyes 28702 Spain

Website
web site  

  Originator

Black Sea NGO Network  

Regional Office

P.O.Box 91, 2 Dr. L. Zamenhof Str., fl. 2

Varna 9000 Bulgaria

  +359 52 615856  
  +359 52 602047 
Website
web site  

  Originator

Department of Fisheries and Marine Research, Division of Marine Biology and Ecology  
101 Vithleem Street Nicosia 2033 Cyprus

  +357-22807807  
  +357-22775955 
Website
web site  

  Originator

Disciplinary Centre of Marine Research and Environmental  
Rua dos Bragas, 289 Porto 289 - 4050 Portugal

  +351 223 401 800  
  +351 223 390 608 
Website
web site  

  Originator

ECAT-Environmental Center for Administration & Technology  
Tirana Albania

  +355 4 223930 / 274553  
  +355 4 223930 
Website
web site  

  Originator

Estonian Green Movement  
Tiigi 8–24 Tartu 51003 Estonia

Website
web site  

  Originator

European Environment Agency  
Kongens Nytorv 6 Copenhagen 1050 Denmark

Website
web site  

  Originator

eXXpedition  
76C Denbigh Street London SW1V 2EX United Kingdom

Website
web site  

  Originator

Foundation for Environmental Education, Latvia  
Lapu str. 17, 2nd floor Riga LV-1002 Latvia

  +371 67225112  
Website
web site  

  Originator

Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Institute of Oceanography  

46.7 km Athinon-Souniou Av.

P.O.Box 712

Anavyssos 19013 Greece

  +30-22910-76452. -76460  
  +30-22910-76347 
Website
web site  

  Originator

Hold Danmark Rent  
Frederiksgade 12 Svendborg 5700 Denmark

Website
web site  

  Originator

Institute for Water of the Republic of Slovenia  
Dunajska 156 Ljubljana 1000 Slovenia

  +386(0)14775300  
Website
web site  

  Originator

Institute of Marine Biology (IMBK)  
Put I Bokeljske brigade 68 Kotor 85330 Montenegro

  +382 32 33 45 70  
  +382 32 33 45 70 
Website
web site  

  Originator

Institute of Marine Sciences, Middle East Technical University  
P.O.Box 28 Erdemli 33731 Turkey

  +90 (324) 5212406  
  +90 (324) 5212327 
Website
web site  

  Originator

Institute of Oceanology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences  

40 Parvi may str.

PO Box 152

Varna 9000 Bulgaria

  +359 52370486  
  +359 52370483 
Website
web site  

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International Council for the Exploration of the Sea  
H. C. Andersens Boulevard 44-46 Copenhagen V DK-1553 Denmark

  +45 3338 6700  
  +45 3393 4215 
Website
web site  

  Originator

Isotech Ltd Environmental Research and Consultancy  
95 Kyrenias, Platy Aglantzias Nicosia 2113 Cyprus

  +357 22452727  
Website
web site  

  Originator

Istanbul University, Institute of Marine Science and Management  

Müsküle Sok. No. 1

Vefa

Istanbul 34470 Turkey

Website
web site  

  Originator

Iv.Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Centre of Relations with UNESCO Oceanological Research Centre and GeoDNA (UNESCO)  

1 I. Chavchavadze Ave., 0128,Tbilisi, Georgia

Iv.Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University

Tbilisi Georgia

  +995 32 253222; +99532 222372  
  +99532 253222 
Website
web site  

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KIMO International Secretariat  
Shetland Islands Council, 8 North Ness Business Park Lerwick ZE1 0LZ United Kingdom

Website
web site  

  Originator

Legambiente  
Via Salaria 403 Roma 00199 Italy

  +39 06862681  
  +39 0686218474 
Website
web site  

  Originator

Marine Conservation Society  

Unit 3, Wolf Business Park

Alton Road

Ross-on-Wye HR9 5NB United Kingdom

  01989 566017  
  01989 567815 
Website
web site  

  Originator

Maritime Training Center for Pollution Prevention, Safety at Sea and Environmental Awareness  
5, Pergamou Str., Athens 171 21 Greece

Website
web site  

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Mediterranean Information Office for Environment, Culture and Sustainable Development  
Kyrristou str., 12 Athens 105 56 Greece

  +30 2103247490  
  +30 2103317127 
Website
web site  

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National Institute for Marine Research and Development "Grigore Antipa"  
300 Mamaia Blvd. Constanta 900581 Romania

  40 241 543288  
  40 241 831274 
Website
web site  

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National Institute of Marine Geology and Geoecology  
Dimitrie Onciu Street 23-25 Bucharest 024053 Romania

  40 21 2522594  
  40 212522594 
Website
web site  

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Non-governmental environmental organization "Mare Nostrum"  
16, Bogdan Voda str. Constanta Romania

  +40 241 612422  
Website
web site  

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Norwegian Environment Agency  
P.O. Box 5672 Sluppen Trondheim N-7485 Norway

  +47 73 58 05 00  
  +47 73 58 05 01 
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web site
Function
Information

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OceanCare  
Gerbestrasse 6 Wädenswil 8820 Switzerland

Website
web site  

  Originator

Plastic Change  
Islands Brygge 39 København S 2300 Denmark

Website
web site  

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Portuguese Association for Marine Litter, APLM  
Departamento de Ciências e Engenharia do Ambiente Caparica Portugal

Website
web site  

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State Oceanographic Institute  
Kropotkinsky Lane 6 Moscow 119034 Russian Federation

  +7 (499) 246-7288  
  +7 (499) 246-72-88 
Website
web site  

  Originator

Surfers Against Sewage  
Unit 2, Wheal Kitty Workshops St Agnes, Cornwall United Kingdom

Website
web site  

  Originator

Surfrider Foundation Europe  
33 Allée du Moura, 64200 Biarritz, France Biarritz France

Website
web site  

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Turkish Marine Research Foundation  
P.O.Box: 10 , Beykoz Istanbul 81650 Turkey

  + 90 216 424 07 72  
  + 90 216 424 07 71 
Website
web site  

  Originator

Ukrainian scientific center of Ecology of Sea  
89 Frantsuzsky Blvd. Odessa 65009 Ukraine

  +38 0482 636622  
  +380 482 636873 
Website
web site  
Thèmes Sextant ( Theme )
  • /Human Activities/Pollution
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 ( Theme )
  • Oceanographic geographical features
Parameter Discovery Vocabulary (P02) ( parameter )
  • Litter abundance and type , Beach litter abundance
SeaVoX salt and fresh water body gazetteer ( reference-geographical-area )
  • Arctic Ocean , Black Sea , Northeast Atlantic Ocean (40W) , North Sea , Mediterranean Sea , Baltic Sea
Keywords ( Theme )
  • EMODnet Chemistry
Matrix Categories ( parameter )
  • sediment
EMODnet Chemistry chemical groups ( parameter )
  • Marine litter
Use limitation
CC BY 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Access constraints
Other restrictions
Use constraints
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
Other constraints
Usage is subject to mandatory citation: "This resource was generated in the framework of EMODnet Chemistry, under the support of DG MARE Call for Tender EASME/EMFF/2018/1.3.1.8 - lot4."
Spatial representation type
Vector
Metadata language
eng
Topic category
  • Oceans
Description
bounding box
N
S
E
W


Vertical extent

Minimum value
-5500.0
Maximum value
0.0
Vertical CRS
  •   http://spatialreference.org/ref/epsg/5714/
Reference system identifier
EPSG / WGS 84 (EPSG 4326)
Geometric object type
Point
Distribution format
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OnLine resource
bl_fishing_other  

Beach Litter - Fishing & aquaculture related plastic items abundance per year - Other sources

OnLine resource
Visualization products for Beach Litter data  

Methodologies applied to create the maps

OnLine resource
List of selected items  

List of selected items

OnLine resource
EU Threshold Value for Macro Litter on Coastlines  

EU Threshold Value for Macro Litter on Coastlines

OnLine resource
EU Marine Beach Litter Baselines  

EU Marine Beach Litter Baselines

OnLine resource
Marine litter database document  

Marine litter database document

OnLine resource
Data Access and Citation  

Data Access and Citation

OnLine resource
Direct Download  

Direct Download

Hierarchy level
Series

Conformance result

Date ( Publication )
2010-12-08
Explanation
See the referenced specification
Statement
The data used as input for this product have been extracted from the EMODnet Chemistry Download Service: https://emodnet-chemistry.maris.nl/search

Metadata

File identifier
157ed871-30a8-4088-baa0-0291618d0e4f   XML
Metadata language
English
Character set
UTF8
Hierarchy level
Series
Hierarchy level name
Product record
Date stamp
2021-11-26T14:44:37
Metadata standard name
ISO 19115:2003/19139 - EMODNET - SDN
Metadata standard version
1.0

  Point of contact

EMODnet Chemistry -  

Website
http://www.emodnet.eu/chemistry  
 
 

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