Marine debris dataset of Heard Island and Macquarie Island beaches and observed from ships, 1987-2002

• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Australian Ocean Data Network
• Subjects: oceans; environment; EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS > CONTAMINANT LEVELS/SPILLS; OCEANS > WATER QUALITY > OCEAN CONTAMINANTS; OCEAN CIRCULATION > OCEAN CURRENTS; FISHING DEBRIS; FLOTSAM; JETSAM; PLASTICS; VISUAL OBSERVATIONS; FIELD SURVEYS; AMD/AU; CEOS; AMD; OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN; SOUTHERN OCEAN > MACQUARIE ISLAND; GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR; HEARD AND MCDONALD ISLANDS; Antarctic; Southern Ocean; Heard Island; Heard; McDonald Islands; Antarc*; Macquarie Island
• Online Access: https://researchdata.edu.au/marine-debris-dataset-1987-2002/2821548

Progress Code: completed Marine debris records from beaches on Heard and Macquarie Islands and floating debris spotted on voyages. Data were collected by observers surveying beaches either methodically or opportunistically, and by observers spotting debris as it floated past ships. The data were ori...