Guidance on the Monitoring of Marine Litter in European Seas - An update to improve the harmonised monitoring of marine litter under the Marine Strategy Framework Directive.
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2023Author
Galgani, F.
Ruiz-Orejón, L.F.
Ronchi, F.
Tallec, K.
Fischer, E.K.
Matiddi, m.
Anastasopoulou, A.
Andresmaa, E.
Angiolillo, M.
Bakker Paiva, M.
Booth, A.M.
Buhhalko, N.
Cadiou, B.
Clarò, F.
Consoli, P.
Darmon, G.
Deudero, S.
Fleet, D.
Fortibuoni, T.
Fossi, M.C.
Gago, J.
Gérigny, O.
Giorgetti, A.
González-Fernández, D.
Guse, N.
Haseler, M.
Ioakeimidis, C.
Kammann, U.
Kühn, S.
Lacroix, C.
Lips, I.
Loza, A.L.
Molina Jack, M.E.
Norén, K.
Papadoyannakis, M.
Pragnel-Raasch, H.
Rindor, A.
Ruiz, M.
Setälä, O.
Schulz, M.
Schultze, M.
Silvestri, C.
Soederberg, L.
Stoica, E.
Storr-Paulsen, M.
Strand, J.
Valente, T.
van Franeker, J.
van Loon, W. M. G. M.
Vighi, M.
Vinci, M.
Vlachogianni, T.
Volckaert, A.
Weiel, S.
Wenneker, B.
Werner, S.
Zeri, C.
Zorzo, P.
Hanke, G.
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MSFD Technical Subgroup on Marine Litter
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The Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) Technical Group on Marine Litter developed the ‘Guidance on monitoring of marine litter in European seas’ in 2013 to enable EU Member States to launch monitoring programmes for MSFD Descriptor 10: ‘no harm caused by marine litter’. The maturity of methodological protocols for marine litter monitoring has increased over the last 10 years, based on research advances and Member States’ efforts.
This document updates the previous guidance to facilitate the harmonisation of the monitoring framework for the MSFD, including protocols, recommendations, and information required to increase the comparability of data and assessments among Member States. The document comprises chapters dedicated to the protocols for monitoring marine litter across different marine environmental compartments (i.e. the coastline/beach, the surface layer of the water column, the seafloor/seabed) and types of litter (i.e. macro litter, mesolitter, microlitter, ingested l.....
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https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/43d9f818-9a30-11ee-b164-01aa75ed71a1/language-enPublisher
Publications Office of the European UnionLuxembourg
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EUR 31539 EN;JRC133594;
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enSustainable Development Goals (SDG)
14.1Essential Ocean Variables (EOV)
Marine debrisMaturity Level
MatureSpatial Coverage
EuropeISBN
978-92-68-04093-5DOI Original
https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2760/59137Citation
MSFD Technical Group on Marine Litter (2023) Guidance on the Monitoring of Marine Litter in European Seas An update to improve the harmonised monitoring of marine litter under the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (Galgani, F., et al). Luxembourg, Publications Office of the European Union, 193pp. (EUR 31539 EN; JRC133594). DOI: https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2760/59137Collections
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