European beach litter standardized, harmonized and validated datasets 2001/2020 v2021

EMODnet Chemistry aims to provide access to marine chemistry data sets and derived data products concerning eutrophication, ocean acidification, contaminants and litter. The chosen parameters are relevant for the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD), in particular for descriptors 5, 8, 9 and 10. The dataset contains standardized, harmonized and validated data collections from beach litter (monitoring and other sources).

Datasets concerning beach and seafloor litter data are loaded in a central database after a semi-automated validation phase. Once loaded, a data assessment is performed in order to check data consistency and potential errors are corrected thanks to a feedback loop with data originators.

For beach litter, the harmonized datasets contain all unrestricted or SeaDataNet License EMODnet Chemistry data on beach litter data, including 12390 CDI records, in which 11152 refer to monitoring data, 1208 to data from cleaning surveys and 29 to data from research. A relevant part of the monitoring data has been considered for assessment purposes by the European institutions and therefore is tagged as MSFD_monitoring. The temporal range for monitoring data is from 2001-01-01 to 2020-08-26 and includes data from 582 beaches. For data from cleaning, the temporal range is from 2013-03-12 to 2020-04-22 and includes data from 831 beaches. For data from research, the temporal range is from 2014-04-07 to 2016-10-12 and includes data from 21 beaches. EMODnet beach litter data and databases are hosted and maintained by 'Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale, Division of Oceanography (OGS/NODC)' from Italy.

Data are formatted following Guidelines and forms for gathering marine litter data, which can be found at: https://doi.org/10.6092/15c0d34c-a01a-4091-91ac-7c4f561ab508. The updated vocabularies of admitted values are available in https://nodc.ogs.it/marinelitter/vocab.

The harmonized datasets can be downloaded as EMODnet Beach litter data format Version 1.0, which is a spreadsheet file composed of 4 sheets: beach metadata, survey metadata, animals and litter.

The original datasets can be searched and downloaded from EMODnet Chemistry Chemistry CDI Data and Discovery Access Service: https://emodnet-chemistry.maris.nl/search

Alternate title: European_beach_litter_standardized_harmonized_validated_datasets_ 2001/2020_v2021

Date ( Creation ): 2021-03-16

Edition: 1.0

Identifier: 2b444000-036e-49ee-92c8-e5b265cf4a4f

Credit: EMODnet Chemistry

Author

National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics - OGS, Division of Oceanography -

Italy

Originator

Aarhus University,Danish Centre for Environment and Energy

Frederiksborgvej 399 Postboks 358 , Roskilde , DK_4000 , Denmark

http://dce.au.dk/en/

Originator

Aarhus University, Department of Bioscience, Marine Ecology Aarhus

Finlandsgade 14 , Aarhus N , DK-8200 , Denmark

http://bios.au.dk/en

Originator

ARPA Emilia-Romagna - Struttura Oceanografica Daphne

Centro Ricerche Marine Viale Vespucci 2 , Cesenatico , 47042 , Italy

http://www.arpa.emr.it/Daphne/index.asp

Originator

Black Sea Basin Directorate

33 Alexander Diakovich street , Varna , 9000 , Bulgaria

++359 52 631447
++359 52 631448
http://www.bsbd.org

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
http://www.bsnn.org

Originator

Cedre / Cedre

715 rue Alain Colas CS 41836 , BREST CEDEX 2 , 29218 , France

+33(0)2 98 33 10 10
+33(0)2 98 44 91 38
http://www.cedre.fr/index.html

Originator

Chief Inspectorate for Environmental Protection

Wawelska 52/54 , Warszawa , 00-922 , Poland

+48-22-369-22-08
http://gios.gov.pl

Originator

Department of Fisheries and Marine Research, Division of Marine Biology and Ecology

101 Vithleem Street 1416 , Nicosia , 1416 , Cyprus

+357-22893980-88
+357-22892575
http://www.oceanography.ucy.ac.cy/cycofos/

Originator

Environment and Resources Authority

Hexagon House , Marsa , MRS 1441 , Malta

(+356) 2292 3500
http://era.org.mt

Originator

EUCC - The Coastal Union Germany

Organisation Headquarters: Poststraße 6 , Rostock-Warnemünde , 18119 , Germany

+49 (0)381-5196420
+49 (0)381-5197211
https://www.eucc-d.de/home.html

Originator

Foundation for Environmental Education — Latvia

Lapu str. 17, 2nd floor , Riga , LV-1002 , Latvia

+371 67225112
http://www.videsfonds.lv

Originator

Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Institute of Oceanography (HCMR/IO)

46.7 km Athinon-Souniou Av. P.O.Box 712 , Anavyssos , 19013 , Greece

+30-22910-76452. -76460
+30-22910-76347
http://www.hcmr.gr

Originator

French Agency For Biodiversity

2 Avenue de Charlemagne , Argelès-sur-Mer , 66700 , France

+33 (0)4 68 68 40 20
+33 (0)4 68 37 16 59
http://www.parc-marin-golfe-lion.fr/

Originator

Institute for Water of the Republic of Slovenia

Dunajska 156 , Ljubljana , 1000 , Slovenia

+386(0)14775300
http://www.izvrs.si/?lang=en

Originator

Institute of Marine Biology (IMBK)

Dobrota bb, P.O. box 69 , Kotor , 85330 , Montenegro

+382 32 33 45 70
+382 32 33 45 70
http://www.ibmk.ucg.ac.me

Originator

Institute of Marine Sciences, Middle East Technical University

P.O.Box 28 , Erdemli , 33731 , Turkey

+90 (324) 5212406
+90 (324) 5212327
http://www.ims.metu.edu.tr

Originator

Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries

Setaliste Ivana Mestrovica 63 P.O.BOX 500 , SPLIT , 21000 , Croatia

+385 21 408000/8011
+385 21 358650
http://www.izor.hr

Originator

Institute of Oceanology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (IO-BAS)

40 Parvi may str. PO Box 152 , Varna , 9000 , Bulgaria

+359 52370486
+359 52370483
http://www.io-bas.bg

Originator

International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES)

H. C. Andersens Boulevard 44-46 , Copenhagen V , DK-1553 , Denmark

+45 3338 6700
+45 3393 4215
http://www.ices.dk

Originator

Istanbul University, Institute of Marine Science and Management

Müsküle Sok. No. 1 Vefa , Istanbul , 34470 , Turkey

http://www.istanbul.edu.tr/enstituler/denizbilimleri/denizbilimleri.htm

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
http://www.oceandna.ge

Originator

Jordsand Association

Bornkampsweg 35 , Ahrensburg , 22926 , Germany

+49 04102-32656
+49 04102-31983
https://www.jordsand.de/

Originator

Keep the Archipelago Tidy Association

Turku , 20100 , Finland

02 274 5500
https://www.pidasaaristosiistina.fi/

Originator

Keep the Estonian Sea Tidy Association

Pirita tee 17, Tallinn 11911 , Tallinn , 11911 , Estonia

+372 5176019
http://hem.ee/

Originator

Legambiente

Via Salaria 403 , Roma , 00199 , Italy

+39 06862681
+39 0686218474
https://www.legambiente.it/

Originator

Directorate for Coast and Sea Sustainability. Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment (MAGRAMA)

Plaza San Juan de la Cruz s/n , Madrid , 28071 , Spain

+34 91 597 63 44
+34 91 597 59 07
http://www.magrama.gob.es/es/costas/temas/default.aspx

Originator

Marine Conservation Society

9 Gloucester Road , Ross-on-Wye , HR9 5BU , United Kingdom

http://www.mcsuk.org

Originator

Mediterranean Information Office for Environment, Culture and Sustainable Development

Kyrristou str., 12 , Athens , 105 56 , Greece

+30 2103247490
+30 2103317127
http://mio-ecsde.org/

Originator

National Institute for Marine Research and Development "Grigore Antipa"

300 Mamaia Blvd. , Constanta , 900581 , Romania

40 241 543288
40 241 831274
http://www.rmri.ro

Originator

National Institute of Marine Geology and Geoecology

Dimitrie Onciu Street 23-25 , Bucharest , 024053 , Romania

40 21 2522594
40 212522594
http://www.geoecomar.ro

Originator

National Park Authority Vorpommern

Im Forst 5 , Born , 18375 , Germany

+49 038234-502-0
+49 038234-502-24
http://www.nationalpark-vorpommersche-boddenlandschaft.de/

Originator

Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union Germany

Charitéstraße 3 , Berlin , 10117 , Germany

+49 0302849840
+49 0302849842000
https://www.nabu.de/

Originator

Norwegian Environment Agency

P.O. Box 5672 Sluppen , Trondheim , N-7485 , Norway

+47 73 58 05 00
+47 73 58 05 01
http://www.miljødirektoratet.no

Originator

Office of Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea National Park

Schlossgarten 1 , Toenning , 25832 , Germany

+49 48 61616 - 0
http://cwss.www.de/TMAP/Data-Unit/Data.html

Originator

Portuguese Environment Agency

Av. Almirante Gago Coutinho, nº 30 , Lisboa , 1049-066 , Portugal

+351 21 843 00 00
+351 21 847 35 71
http://www.apambiente.pt/

Originator

Regional School "Windland" Altenkirchen

Schulstraße 1 , Altenkirchen , 18556 , Germany

+49 038391/216
+49 038391/439854
http://windland-schule.de/

Originator

Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences

Vautierstraat 29 , Brussels , B-1000 , Belgium

+32 2 627 42 11
http://www.naturalsciences.be/

Originator

Southeast Rügen Biosphere Reserve Office

Circus 1 , Putbus , 18581 , Germany

+49 038301 / 8829-0
+49 038301 / 8829-50
https://www.biosphaerenreservat-suedostruegen.de/de/das_amt

Originator

State Agency for Environment, Nature and Geology, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Landesamt fuer Umwelt, Naturschutz und Geologie, Goldberger Strasse 12 , Guestrow , 18273 , Germany

++49 3843 / 777 - 0
++49 3843 / 777 - 106
http://www.lung.mv-regierung.de

Originator

State Oceanographic Institute (SOI)

Kropotkinsky Lane 6 , Moscow , 119034 , Russian Federation

+7 (499) 246-7288
+7 (499) 246-72-88
http://www.oceanography.ru

Originator

State Office for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Areas of Schleswig Holstein (LLUR)

Hamburger Chaussee 25 , Flintbek , 24220 , Germany

+49-4347 704-0
+49-4347 704-102
http://www.schleswig-holstein.de/LLUR/DE/LLUR_node.html

Originator

The Danish Environmental Protection Agency

Haraldsgade 53 , Copenhagen Ø , 2100 , Denmark

+45 72 54 40 00
https://eng.mst.dk/

Originator

The Keep Sweden Tidy Foundation

Rosterigränd 4 , Stockholm , 117 61 , Sweden

46 (0)8 505 263 00
http://www.hsr.se/english

Originator

Ukrainian scientific center of Ecology of Sea (UkrSCES)

89 Frantsuzsky Blvd. , Odessa , 65009 , Ukraine

+38 0482 636622
+380 482 636873
http://www.sea.gov.ua

Originator

University of Patras, Department of Geology, Laboratory of Marine Geology and Physical Oceanography (ETHAGEPHO/UP)

University campus, 26504, Rio , Patras , 265 00 , Greece

+30-2610-997646
http://www.gaiaocean.geology.upatras.gr/marine_geology/index_engl.htm

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Isotech Ltd Environmental Research and Consultancy

95 Kyrenias, Platy Aglantzias , Nicosia , 2113 , Cyprus

+357 22452727
https://www.isotech.com.cy/

Originator

Aegean Greeners

Michael Libanou 54 , Chios , 82100 , Greece

https://es-la.facebook.com/Aegean-Greeners-2171999923067555/

Originator

Archipelagos Institute of Marine Conservation

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

+30 22730-61191
http://archipelago.gr/en/about-us/

Originator

ARPA Calabria

Via Lungomare, Loc. Mosca (zona Giovino-Porto) , Catanzaro Lido , 88063 , Italy

http://www.arpacal.it

Originator

ARPA Liguria

Via Bombrini 8 , Genova , 16149 , Italy

+3901064371
https://www.arpal.gov.it/

Originator

Asociación Vertidos Cero

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

http://www.vertidoscero.com

Originator

ECAT-Environmental Center for Administration & Technology

Tirana , Albania

+355 4 223930 / 274553
+355 4 223930
http://www.ecat-tirana.org

Originator

Estonian Green Movement

Tiigi 8–24 , Tartu , 51003 , Estonia

https://www.roheline.ee/en/

Originator

European Environment Agency

Kongens Nytorv 6 , Copenhagen , 1050 , Denmark

https://www.eea.europa.eu/about-us

Originator

eXXpedition

76C Denbigh Street , London , SW1V 2EX , United Kingdom

https://exxpedition.com/

Originator

Hold Danmark Rent

Frederiksgade 12 , Svendborg , 5700 , Denmark

https://www.holddanmarkrent.dk

Originator

KIMO Denmark

Bytoften 2 , Varde , 6800 , Denmark

Originator

KIMO International Secretariat

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

http://www.kimointernational.org/about-us/mission-statement/

Originator

Marine Research Institute of Klaipeda University

Universiteto ave. 17 , Klaipėda , LT-92294 , Lithuania

+370 46 398846
+370 46 398845
http://apc.ku.lt/en/

Originator

Maritime Training Center for Pollution Prevention, Safety at Sea and Environmental Awareness

5, Pergamou Str., , Athens , 171 21 , Greece

http://helmepa.gr/en/

Originator

Mer-Terre

21 Rue Montgrand , MARSEILLE , 13006 , France

+33 (0)9 86 78 79 02
http://mer-terre.org/

Originator

National Institute of Chemistry

Hajdrihova 19 , Ljubljana , 1000 , Slovenia

+386 1 4760498
+386 1 4760300
https://www.ki.si/en

Originator

Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union, Marine Conservation Office

Muehlenstr. 53 , Stralsund , 18439 , Germany

+49 (0) 30-284984-1631

Originator

Non-governmental environmental organization "Mare Nostrum"

16, Bogdan Voda str. , Constanta , Romania

+40 241 612422
https://www.marenostrum.ro/

Originator

OceanCare

Gerbestrasse 6 , Wädenswil , 8820 , Switzerland

https://www.oceancare.org

Originator

Plastic Change

Islands Brygge 39 , København S , 2300 , Denmark

https://plasticchange.org

Originator

Portuguese Association for Marine Litter, APLM

Departamento de Ciências e Engenharia do Ambiente , Caparica , Portugal

https://www.aplixomarinho.org

Originator

Surfers Against Sewage

Unit 2, Wheal Kitty Workshops , St Agnes, Cornwall , United Kingdom

https://www.sas.org.uk

Originator

Surfrider Foundation Europe

33 Allée du Moura, 64200 Biarritz, France , Biarritz , France

https://surfrider.eu/en/organization/

Originator

The North Sea Foundation

Mariahoek 16 , Utrecht , WC2H 9JQ , Netherlands

+31(0)30 2340016
https://www.noordzee.nl/contact/

Originator

Treanbeg Marine

Newport , Ireland

http://treanbeg.com/

Thèmes Sextant ( Theme )

/Human Activities/Pollution
/Chemical Environment/Sediment

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 ( Theme )

Oceanographic geographical features

Parameter Discovery Vocabulary (P02) ( parameter )

Beach litter abundance

Keywords ( Theme )

EMODnet Chemistry
Beach litter,

SeaVoX salt and fresh water body gazetteer ( reference-geographical-area )

Keywords ( Place )

Coastal Area

Matrix Categories ( parameter )

sediment

EMODnet Chemistry chemical groups ( parameter )

Marine litter

Keywords

Use limitation: CC BY 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Access constraints: Other restrictions

Use constraints: unrestricted

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/2019/OP/0003-lot4."

Spatial representation type: Vector

Metadata language: eng

Topic category

Oceans
Environment

Description: bounding box

Begin date: 2001-01-01

End date: 2020-08-26

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Maximum value: 0.0

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http://spatialreference.org/ref/epsg/5714/

Reference system identifier: EPSG / WGS 84 (EPSG:4326)

Geometric object type: Point

Distribution format

EMODnet Beach litter data format ( 1.0 )

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OnLine resource: Digital Object Identifier (DOI) ( DOI )

OnLine resource: EMD_beach_litter_Europe_2021_unrestricted.zip ( WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-link--download )

Hierarchy level: Series

Conformance result

Date ( Publication ): 2010-12-08

Explanation: See the referenced specification

Statement: The original datasets can be searched and downloaded from EMODnet Chemistry Chemistry CDI Data and Discovery Access Service: https://emodnet-chemistry.maris.nl/search

File identifier: 2b444000-036e-49ee-92c8-e5b265cf4a4f XML

Metadata language: en

Character set: UTF8

Hierarchy level: Series

Date stamp: 2025-02-21T09:27:52.876004Z

Metadata standard name: ISO 19115:2003/19139 - EMODNET - SDN

Metadata standard version: 1.0

Point of contact

EMODnet Chemistry -

https://emodnet.ec.europa.eu/en/chemistry

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