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Marine Plastics EOV and common sampling protocol
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This report describes efforts to establish global coordination for monitoring marine plastic litter as an official Essential Ocean Variable within the Global Ocean Observing System. It outlines common sampling protocols for tracking marine plastic debris across Europe and beyond to enable consistent international data collection.
This deliverable describes the process of establishing global coordination for sustained observations of marine plastics litter as a new type of Essential Ocean Variable (EOV) addressing the aspect of observing human impacts on the ocean. The document reports on the EuroSea efforts to implement a community vision for an Integrated Marine Debris Observing System (IMDOS) as a new element of the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS). First version of the Marine Plastics Litter EOV Specification Sheet is included. Progress towards establishing common sampling protocols for marine plastic litter in Europe and beyond are described.
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