| dc.contributor | Science Division | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Pollution (GESAMP) | en_US |
| dc.contributor.other | Kershaw, Peter | en_US |
| dc.contributor.other | Turra, Alexander | en_US |
| dc.contributor.other | Galgani, Francois | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-09-19T09:40:55Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-09-19T09:40:55Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2019 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11822/30009 | |
| dc.description | The principal purpose of this report is to provide recommendations, advice and practical guidance, for establishing programmes to monitor and assess the distribution and abundance of plastic1 litter, also referred to as plastic debris, in the ocean. It is a product of the GESAMP Working Group (WG40) on ‘Sources, fate and effects of plastics and microplastics in the marine environment’2, co-led by
the Intergovernmental Commission on Oceanography (IOC-UNESCO) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The term ‘plastic litter’ is used throughout, but is synonymous with ‘plastic debris’. In some cases the report refers to monitoring strategies and sampling protocols that have been designed for the monitoring of all forms of marine litter (i.e. processed wood, metal, textiles, glass, munitions, and plastics). | en_US |
| dc.format | Text | en_US |
| dc.language | English | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartof | GESAMP Reports and Studies | en_US |
| dc.rights | Public | en_US |
| dc.subject | PLASTICS | en_US |
| dc.subject | PLASTIC LITTER | en_US |
| dc.subject | OCEANS | en_US |
| dc.subject | ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING | en_US |
| dc.subject | MARINE LITTER | en_US |
| dc.subject | MARINE POLLUTION | en_US |
| dc.subject | MICROPLASTICS | en_US |
| dc.subject | ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS | en_US |
| dc.subject | SURVEYS | en_US |
| dc.subject | CITIZEN SCIENCE | en_US |
| dc.subject | SHORELINES | en_US |
| dc.title | Guidelines for the Monitoring and Assessment of Plastic Litter in the Ocean - GESAMP Reports and Studies No. 99 | en_US |
| dc.type | Reports and Books | en_US |
| wd.identifier.sdg | SDG 14 - Life Below Water | en_US |
| wd.tags | Coastal and Marine Ecosystems | en_US |
| wd.tags | Marine Litter | en_US |
| wd.tags | Pollution | en_US |
| wd.topics | Ecosystems | en_US |
| wd.topics | Environment under review | en_US |
| wd.topics | Oceans & seas | en_US |
| wd.identifier.pagesnumber | 138 p. | en_US |
