Plastic Metadata.xlsx (2.42 MB)
Ocean plastic data from the 2018-2019 voyages aboard RV Pangaea, Australia
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posted on 2021-01-11, 10:48 authored by Bruna CalmanoviciBruna Calmanovici, Sara HajbaneSara Hajbane, Julia ReisserJulia Reisser, Adam Jolly, Vyvyan Summers, Francesco Ferrari, Anas Ghadouani, Charitha PattiaratchiHere we provide a .xlsx file containing data associated with a field study sampling Australian waters to quantify plastic pollution in coastal areas.
Please refer to the first tab (Read Me) in the Excel file for a detailed explanation of the data.
The sampling occurred between the 18th of September 2018 and 10th of March 2019 during 4 voyages in Australian waters- Ashmore Reef and Long Reef, located north-west of Australia and Esperance and Bremer Bay, located south-west of Australia.
The sites for this field campaign were selected mostly at random, except for a few sites in Ashmore Reef targeting the coastal fronts encountered, with visible accumulated plastics, organisms, and feeding megafauna.
Sampling was done using manta trawls and drone transects, with additional random snorkelling surveys within the identified CGPs. The plastics found in the samples were characterised by size, type, colour, and weight in the laboratory.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact us at bru_calma@hotmail.com
