Details of Marine Litter in the Croatian Coastal Waters – Floating Litter
BackDataset identification
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Title of dataset | Marine Litter in the Croatian Coastal Waters – Floating Litter |
Narrative summary of dataset | The dataset was collected and created through DeFishGear project from 2013 to 2017. The current dataset contains data on floating litter collected in both coastal and open waters of the Croatian Adriatic Sea water surface and is mostly consisted of macroplastics. The data are described using specific vocabulary, created for the purposes of the project. |
Supporting documentation | Sea_surface_litter_monitoring_metodology |
Project/programme | Derelict Fishing Gear Management System in the Adriatic Region |
Start date | 2013-07-22 |
End date | 2017-09-23 |
Responsible organisations
Country | Croatia |
Organisation name | Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries |
Role of organisation | Dataset Holding Organisation |
Dataset availability
Original dataset download link | https://cloud.emodnet-ingestion.eu/index.php/s/V93zr4pmz0XneQZ |
Date of original dataset publication | 2018-06-07 |
Dataset format | Delimited |
Public access | No limitations |
License for use | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Type | Dataset |
Locations
Map | © OpenStreetMap contributors |
Latitude north boundary | 45.220181850415 |
Longitude east boundary | 17.974590618023 |
Latitude south boundary | 42.479612839574 |
Longitude west boundary | 13.052715618023 |
Coordinate reference system | World Geodetic System 84 |
Sea area | Adriatic Sea |
Data types, collection and processing
Observation type | Pollution |
Parameter | Litter abundance and type |
Data quality processing information | Surveys performed followed the “Methodology for Monitoring Marine Litter on the Sea Surface-Visual observation” that was prepared within the framework of the DeFishGear project and has been prepared based on the EU MSFD TG10 “Guidance on Monitoring of Marine Litter in European Seas (Galgani et al., 2013)” and the NOOA “Marine Debris Monitoring and Assessment: Recommendations for Monitoring Debris Trends in the Marine Environment (Lippiat et al., 2013), taking into consideration the draft “UNEP/MAP MEDPOL Monitoring Guidance Document on Ecological Objective 10: Marine Litter (2014)”. |
Process information
Submitting organisation | Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries |
Submission identifier (UUID) | e50a4f10-00ff-4b1d-a208-7c325388af7a |
Date of dataset creation | 2017-10-22 |
Date of metadata creation | 2018-05-15 |
Date of metadata latest revision | 2018-05-22 |
Date of publishing | 2018-06-07 |
Processing data centre | Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries |
Summary record-ID | 172 |