CLiP Belize Marine Litter Abundance and Composition 2019
Description
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.
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https://data.cefas.co.uk/view/19962 |