Bergmann, Melanie; Gutow, Lars (2017): Marine Litter quantities on six Beaches of northern Svalbard in 2016 determined by citizen scientists [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.880814, Supplement to: Bergmann, Melanie; Lutz, Birgit; Tekman, Mine Banu; Gutow, Lars (2017): Citizen scientists reveal: Marine litter pollutes Arctic beaches and affects wild life. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 125(1-2), 535-540, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.09.055
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Published: 2017-09-20 • DOI registered: 2017-10-19
Abstract:
Beaches on remote Arctic islands may be sinks for marine litter and reflect pollution levels of the surrounding waters particularly well. We provide the first quantitative data from surveys carried out by citizen scientists on six beaches of northern Svalbard. Litter quantities recorded by cruise tourists varied from 9-524 g m-2 and were similar to those from densely populated areas. Plastics accounted for >80% of the overall litter, most of which originated from fisheries. Our study highlights the potential of citizen scientists to provide scientifically valuable data on the pollution of sensitive remote ecosystems. The results stress once more that current legislative frameworks are insufficient to tackle the pollution of Arctic ecosystems.
Further details:
Original (clean) data and litter collection protocols provided by citizens (raw data) [dataset]. Master_Beach_Monitoring.xlsx
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Coverage:
Median Latitude: 79.850603 * Median Longitude: 17.785193 * South-bound Latitude: 78.449936 * West-bound Longitude: 11.712260 * North-bound Latitude: 80.690940 * East-bound Longitude: 24.752890
Date/Time Start: 2016-05-31T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2016-08-22T00:00:00
Event(s):
Alpinioya * Latitude: 80.351310 * Longitude: 24.752890 * Date/Time: 2016-08-22T00:00:00 * Location: Svalbard * Method/Device: Sampling by hand (HAND)
Parameter(s):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Event label | Event | Bergmann, Melanie | |||
| 2 | Latitude of event | Latitude | Bergmann, Melanie | |||
| 3 | Longitude of event | Longitude | Bergmann, Melanie | |||
| 4 | DATE/TIME | Date/Time | Bergmann, Melanie | Geocode | ||
| 5 | Method comment | Method comm | Bergmann, Melanie | Distance to water (m) | ||
| 6 | Sediment type | Sediment | Bergmann, Melanie | |||
| 7 | Method comment | Method comm | Bergmann, Melanie | Survey length x width (m) | ||
| 8 | Area | Area | m2 | Bergmann, Melanie | ||
| 9 | Marine litter, plastic | Plastic | g/m2 | Bergmann, Melanie | non-fisheries | |
| 10 | Marine litter, plastic | Plastic | g/m2 | Bergmann, Melanie | fisheries | |
| 11 | Marine litter, fabric | Fabric | g/m2 | Bergmann, Melanie | clothing | |
| 12 | Marine litter, metal | Metal | g/m2 | Bergmann, Melanie | ||
| 13 | Marine litter, glass | Glass | g/m2 | Bergmann, Melanie | ||
| 14 | Marine litter, biotic | Biotic | g/m2 | Bergmann, Melanie | ||
| 15 | Marine litter, total | Marine litter | g/m2 | Bergmann, Melanie |
License:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC-BY-NC-SA-3.0)
Size:
66 data points