Stranded and beached marine debris in the Falkland Islands
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Additional Info
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Last Updated | December 14, 2020, 09:51 (PST) |
| Created | January 30, 2020, 05:19 (PST) |
| Region | Falkland Islands |
| Language | eng |
| Topic Category | Environment; environmental resources, protection and conservation |
| Temporal Extent Start | 2013-01-01 |
| Temporal Extent End | 2013-12-31 |
| Dataset Reference Date | 2014 |
| Lineage | The database comprises of two tables which can be related to each other: one specific to the type of beach surveyed and it provides data on: geographic location of the beach, type of substrata, date and length of the beach. The second table refers to the types of debris found on the beach. The debris is classified into three main tiers: the first groups the debris into general categories based on the use and sources, for example fishing and boating, clothes and shoes, containers etc. The second tier groups the debris according to the material component, e.g. plastic, metal, wood etc. The last tier provides a detailed description of the form of the debris collected, for example plastic bottles, sigarette lighter, nets, ropes etc. The sites were chosen were access was available and were current works from FC were undertaken (the surveys of offshore islands were opportunistic, while the sites on the main islands are to be considered dedicated). The beaches were also chosen to be shallow, with a length of at least 100 metres and wider than 5 metres to allow the debris to be collected. Rocks and platforms were not considered as too exposed, whereas gullies with a beach at the end were surveyed as they act as collectors. |
| West Longitude | -61.4548 |
| South Latitude | -52.9257 |
| East Longitude | -57.6865 |
| North Latitude | -50.9992 |
| Spatial Reference System | WGS84 |
| Responsible Organisation Name | Hidden (personal data protection) |
| Contact Mail Address | Hidden (personal data protection) |
| Responsible Party Role | Hidden (personal data protection) |
| Access Limitations | Restricted, send data request to data owner |
| Use Constraints | Open, but copyright and/or Intellectual Property Rights apply |
| Resource Reference | Cite data source as: Sarah Crofts 2014 An interim report on baseline level of beached marine debris at the Falkland Islands - Falklands Conservation |
| Data Format | |
| Update Frequency | not planned |
| Accuracy | GPS location of beach between 3 or 4 metres. Length of the beach close to 1 metre and debris data is certain. |
| Resource Type | Report |
| Original Title | Hidden (internal use only) |
| Metadata Date | 2014-07-17 |
| Metadata Point of Contact | datamanager@saeri.ac.fk |
| Contact Consent | Contact details hidden |
| Unique Resource ID | FK-FC-72 |