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Marine debris dataset of Heard Island and Macquarie Island beaches and observed from ships, 1987-2002

Australian Antarctic Data Centre
BURTON, HARRY ; ERIKSSON, CECILIA
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Marine debris records from beaches on Heard and Macquarie Islands and floating debris spotted on voyages.

Data were collected by observers surveying beaches either methodically or opportunistically, and by observers spotting debris as it floated past ships.

The data were originally collated into a searchable database, but the application is no longer supported by the Australian Antarctic Data Centre. An extract of the data is attached to this metadata record. The extract is in Excel format, and each worksheet is a copy of a database table.

Issued: 2006-03-23

Data time period: 1987-01-22 to 2002-02-18

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CONTAMINANT LEVELS/SPILLS | EARTH SCIENCE | ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS | FIELD SURVEYS | FISHING DEBRIS | FLOTSAM | GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR | HUMAN DIMENSIONS | JETSAM | OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN | OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN > HEARD AND MCDONALD ISLANDS | OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN > MACQUARIE ISLAND | OCEAN CIRCULATION | OCEAN CONTAMINANTS | OCEAN CURRENTS | OCEANS | PLASTICS | VISUAL OBSERVATIONS | WATER QUALITY | environment | oceans |

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