Details of Marine Litter in the Croatian Coastal Waters – Sea surface Microplastics
BackDataset identification
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Title of dataset | Marine Litter in the Croatian Coastal Waters – Sea surface Microplastics |
Narrative summary of dataset | The dataset was collected and created through DeFishGear project from 2013 to 2017. The current dataset contains data on microplastic litter collected on the Croatian open and coastal marine surface waters. |
Supporting documentation | Biota-litter-protocol |
Project/programme | Derelict Fishing Gear Management System in the Adriatic Region |
Start date | 2013-07-22 |
End date | 2017-09-23 |
Frequency of observations | year to sub-decade |
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/UCfRl3gvr0mK6PM |
Dataset format | Delimited |
Public access | No limitations |
License for use | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Type | Dataset |
Locations
Map | © OpenStreetMap contributors |
Latitude north boundary | 44.719631874622 |
Longitude east boundary | 18.392071086773 |
Latitude south boundary | 42.557349357667 |
Longitude west boundary | 14.524883586773 |
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 | The methodology followed the „DeFishGear protocols for sea surface and beach sediment sampling and sample analysis” that was prepared within the framework of the DeFishGear project and has been based on the EU MSFD TG10 “Guidance on Monitoring of Marine Litter in European Seas (2013)”. |
Process information
Submitting organisation | Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries |
Submission identifier (UUID) | 9e665650-d3d5-4ac9-b467-1e2db3596073 |
Date of dataset creation | 2017-11-01 |
Date of metadata creation | 2018-05-23 |
Date of metadata latest revision | 2018-05-23 |
Date of publishing | 2018-06-08 |
Processing data centre | Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries |
Summary record-ID | 179 |