Beached marine debris from Goudier Island, Port Lockroy, recorded during monitoring surveys from November 2014 to March 2020

• Main Authors: Dunn, Michael, Nichol, Camilla
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: UK Polar Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, UK Research & Innovation 2020
• Subjects: "EARTH SCIENCE","SOLID EARTH","GEOMORPHIC LANDFORMS/PROCESSES","COASTAL LANDFORMS","BEACHES"; "EARTH SCIENCE","OCEANS","MARINE ENVIRONMENT MONITORING"; Goudier Island; Port Lockroy; environmental monitoring; marine debris; plastic; Antarctic; Lockroy; Goudier; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5285/32a8c71b-e70f-4fdf-9767-57b237b50660; https://data.bas.ac.uk/full-record.php?id=GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/01441

Marine debris washed up on beaches on Goudier Island has been recorded since 2014. Surveys are conducted on a monthly basis when the station is occupied during the summer season. This data contributes to the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) Marine Debris programme. : Surveys are conducted following CCAMLR protocol for Marine Debris collection and reporting. During field season (usually March to November) monthly surveys of Goudier Island's shoreline are conducted. All marine debris is recorded and, where possible, removed. Each item of debris is recorded using CCAMLR's beach debris categories (item code and description). The number, weight and size of the debris is also recorded. Debris item size is categorised as follows S = small (less than 2.5cm), M = medium (2.5cm to 10cm), L = large (10cm to 1m), and VL = very large (more than 1m). Port Lockroy was established in 1944 and it is probable that some of the debris found originates from this period. Debris descriptions have been examined by an expert in the field and items which are probably of historical origin have been identified and highlighted. Data on surveys that found no debris, as well as additional comments, are included as additional information.