2018 - 2019 Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (Cefas) CLiP Solomon Islands Marine Litter Abundance and Composition

This dataset contains 2 csv files. The file Solomon_Marine_Litter_Data.csv contains data on litter found on marine beaches in Solomon Islands <span style="box-sizing: border-box;">...</span> . The number of itemsis reported for each litter category <span style="box-sizing: border-box;">...</span> An array of metadata (location names, survey date, GPS coordinates in decimal degrees) is also reported per each data point. The file <span style="box-sizing: border-box;">...</span> other metadata collected <span style="box-sizing: border-box;">...</span> following the OSPAR protocol to describe factors potentially influencing litter characteristics. A READ-ME text file contains a legend of the columns of the csv files. This dataset contains 3 csv files. One file contains data on marine litter abundance and composition expressed in number of items per category. One file contains location names and GPS coordinates in decimal degrees. One file contains metadata collected during the clean-ups. A READ-ME text file contains description of columns content for the three csv files. Marine litter items were collected during beach clean-ups on Guadalcanal Island (Solomon Islands) between November 2018 and January 2019. Category list was obtain merging OSPAR and Tangaroa Blue protocols with the addition of region-specific items.