Southern Bight of the North Sea surface water data on floating microplastic, mesoplastic, and macroplastic abundances collected during 2022 surveys. Measurements include particle counts per square kilometer, form, polymer type, and estimated sampled water volume using a Neuston trawl. The dataset was reported according to EMODnet and JRC guidance on marine litter monitoring.
Use Cases
- Modeling spatial distribution of marine plastic pollution based on location data.
- Analyzing polymer composition of marine litter based on reported polymer types.
- Estimating water volume sampled for concentration calculations based on flowmeter methodology.
- Comparing abundance of micro, meso, and macro plastics based on the three reported size classes.
Strengths
- Data collection follows standardized JRC guidance for marine litter monitoring.
- Includes three distinct size classes (micro, meso, macro) and polymer type information.
- Sampling methodology using a Neuston Catamaran trawl and flowmeter is documented.
Limitations
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Provenance
- Source
- Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
- Collection Method
- Environmental surveys conducted on the RV Endeavour using a Neuston Microplastic Catamaran trawl with a flowmeter.
- Time Range
- 2022
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-06-11 08:12:18.345506; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Southern Bight of the North Sea