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Marine litter

Marine debris, also known as marine litter, is human-created waste that has deliberately or accidentally been released in a sea or ocean. Floating oceanic debris tends to accumulate at the center of gyres and on coastlines, frequently washing aground, when it is known as beach litter or tidewrack. Deliberate disposal of wastes at sea is called ocean dumping.

  • Beach litter

  • Seabed litter

Maritime spatial planning

Marine spatial planning (MSP) is a process that brings together multiple users of the ocean - including energy, industry, government, conservation and recreation - to make informed and coordinated decisions about how to use marine resources sustainably. MSP generally uses maps to create a more comprehensive picture of a marine area - identifying where and how an ocean area is being used and what natural resources and habitat exist. It is similar to land-use planning, but for marine waters.

  • Biophysical environment

  • Human activities

  • Vessel activities (AIS)

  • Marine life

  • Biological classification

Marine Protected Area

Marine protected areas (MPA) are protected areas of seas, oceans, estuaries or in the US, the Great Lakes. These marine areas can come in many forms ranging from wildlife refuges to research facilities. MPAs restrict human activity for a conservation purpose, typically to protect natural or cultural resources. Such marine resources are protected by local, state, territorial, native, regional, national, or international authorities and differ substantially among and between nations. This variation includes different limitations on development, fishing practices, fishing seasons and catch limits, moorings and bans on removing or disrupting marine life.

  • Create MPA bulletin

  • MPA terrain model

  • Monthlty observations

  • SST Time series

  • Chl-a Time series

Marine traffic

The automatic identification system (AIS) is an automatic tracking system that uses transceivers on ships. Information provided by AIS equipment, such as unique identification, position, course, and speed, can be displayed on a screen or an electronic chart display and information system (ECDIS). AIS is intended to assist a vessel's watchstanding officers and allow maritime authorities to track and monitor vessel movements.

Marine Strategy Framework Directive

The Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD; full title: Directive 2008/56/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008 establishing a framework for community action in the field of marine environmental policy) is a European Directive aimed at achieving or maintaining Good Environmental Status in European seas.

  • MSFD units Chl-a

  • MSFD units classification

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  • Climate change

  • ICES advice

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  • Marine Minerals

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Beach litter (European standardized, harmonized and validated datasets 2001/2018 v2019)

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Content
1/ Litter abundance
2/ Composition of litter
3/ Cigarettes
4/ Fishing items
5/ Plastic bags
6/ Survey locations

Litter abundance
Mean total number of litter items per 100m & to 1 survey
 
Data source: EMODnet
Official monitoring
Other sources
Composition of litter
Composition of litter by material categories
 
Data source: EMODnet
Official monitoring
Other sources
Cigarettes
Mean number of cigarettes
 
Data source: EMODnet
Official monitoring
UNEP MARLIN
Other sources
 
 
Fishing items
Mean number of fishing related items
 
Data source: EMODnet
Official monitoring
Other sources
Plastic bags
Mean number of plastic bags
 
Data source: EMODnet
Official monitoring
Other sources
Survey locations
Beaches locations and litter list used
Official monitoring
 
Data source: EMODnet
Number surveys & temporal coverage
Official monitoring
 
Data source: EMODnet

Reference:
Guidelines and forms for gathering marine litter data
Other references:
https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/search/site/marine litter
    Topic: #Marine litter
  • • Beach litter
  • • Seabed litter

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