Oceanographer and Public Survey on Pollution Criticism of Research Drifters

A study exploring how oceanographers from Europe and the US experience public criticism regarding pollution from unrecovered research drifters. The research used focus group discussions followed by a survey among members of the Dutch public with an interest in oceanography to collect and evaluate response strategies. The dataset, a 143.7 KB PDF authored by Remco J.M. Sleiderink and last updated in May 2026, presents findings on the frequency of criticism and the effectiveness of different responses.

Use Cases

• Analyzing public perception of scientific research's environmental footprint based on survey responses.
• Evaluating the effectiveness of different communication strategies for addressing criticism based on focus group findings.
• Studying the disconnect between researcher and public perspectives on pollution scale based on the described survey results.

Strengths

• Data is openly licensed under CC-BY-4.0.
• The study design incorporates both qualitative (focus groups) and quantitative (survey) methods.

Limitations

• The dataset is a 143.7 KB PDF; the underlying raw data (rows, columns) is unavailable.
• The survey sample is limited to the Dutch public with an interest in oceanography, which may limit generalizability.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred from the PDF report.

Provenance

Source

Remco J.M. Sleiderink via figshare.

Collection Method

Focus group discussions followed by a survey.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-28 06:21:43.

Geography

Survey participants were from the Dutch public; oceanographers were from Europe and the US.