Abstract:
Marine debris washed up on beaches on Goudier Island has been recorded since 2014. Surveys are conducted on a monthly basis when the station is occupied during the summer season. This data contributes to the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) Marine Debris programme.
Keywords:
Goudier Island, Port Lockroy, environmental monitoring, marine debris, plastic
Dunn, M., & Nichol, C. (2020). Beached marine debris from Goudier Island, Port Lockroy, recorded during monitoring surveys from November 2014 to March 2020 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. UK Polar Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, UK Research & Innovation. https://doi.org/10.5285/32a8c71b-e70f-4fdf-9767-57b237b50660
| Creation Date: | 2020-12-02 |
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| Dataset Progress: | Planned |
| Dataset Language: | English |
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| Personnel: | |
| Name | UK Polar Data Centre |
| Role(s) | Metadata Author |
| Organisation | British Antarctic Survey |
| Name | Michael Dunn |
| Role(s) | Investigator |
| Organisation | British Antarctic Survey |
| Name | Camilla Nichol |
| Role(s) | Investigator |
| Organisation | UK Antarctic Heritage Trust |
| Parent Dataset: | N/A |
| Reference: | Waluda CM, Staniland IJ, Dunn MJ, Thorpe SE, Grilly E, Whitelaw M, Hughes KA, 2020. Thirty years of marine debris in the Southern Ocean: Annual surveys of two island shores in the Scotia Sea. Environment International DOI 10.1016/j.envint.2020.105460 | |
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| Lineage/Methodology: | Surveys are conducted following CCAMLR protocol for Marine Debris collection and reporting. During field season (usually March to November) monthly surveys of Goudier Island's shoreline are conducted. All marine debris is recorded and, where possible, removed. Each item of debris is recorded using CCAMLR's beach debris categories (item code and description). The number, weight and size of the debris is also recorded. Debris item size is categorised as follows S = small (less than 2.5cm), M = medium (2.5cm to 10cm), L = large (10cm to 1m), and VL = very large (more than 1m). Port Lockroy was established in 1944 and it is probable that some of the debris found originates from this period. Debris descriptions have been examined by an expert in the field and items which are probably of historical origin have been identified and highlighted. Data on surveys that found no debris, as well as additional comments, are included as additional information. |
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| Spatial Coverage: | |
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| Latitude | |
| Southernmost | -64.825 |
| Northernmost | -64.825 |
| Longitude | |
| Westernmost | -63.49333 |
| Easternmost | -63.49333 |
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| Min Altitude | N/A |
| Max Altitude | N/A |
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| Min Depth | N/A |
| Max Depth | N/A |
| Location: | |
| Location | Antarctica |
| Detailed Location | Port Lockroy, Goudier Island |