bmdc.be:dataset:2936 English UTF-8 Dataset Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS), Directorate Natural Environment (OD Nature), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC) Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS), Directorate Natural Environment (OD Nature), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC) Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique (IRSNB), Direction opérationnelle Milieux naturels (DO Nature), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC) Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen (KBIN), Operationele Directie Natuurlijk Milieu (OD Natuur), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC) Königliches Belgisches Institut für Naturwissenschaften (KBIN), Operationelle Direktion Natürliche Umwelt (OD Natur), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC) Vautierstraat 29 Vautierstraat 29 Vautierstraat 29 Rue Vautier 29 Vautierstraat 29 Brussel Brussels Brussel Bruxelles Brüssel 1000 Belgium Belgium Belgique België Belgien bmdc@naturalsciences.be https://www.bmdc.be http Point of contact 2026-09-15T15:30:32.270Z Geographic information -- Metadata ISO 19115:2003/19139 http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/4258 Marine litter on the seafloor and on beaches dataset supporting the 2024 Belgian MSFD assessment of D10C1 2025-02-13 Creation 2026-09-14 Revision 2026-09-15 Publication Digital Object Identifier 2016-05-19 https://doi.org/10.24417/bmdc.be:dataset:2936 Belgian Marine Data Centre bmdc.be:dataset:2936 http://metadata.naturalsciences.be This dataset is composed of the following sources: (1) Thomas Kerkhove, Francis Kerckhof (n.d.). Beach litter. (2) Thomas Kerkhove, Francis Kerckhof (n.d.). Beach litter Report MSFD 2024. (3) Bavo De Witte, David Vanavermaete, Katrien Verlé, Kris Hostens (n.d.). Composition and spatial distribution of litter on the seafloor yearly environmental monitoring surveys in the Belgian part of the North Sea Report MSFD 2024. (4) David Vanavermate (n.d.). Litter collected on the seafloor. This dataset is part of the 2024 Belgian submission for the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) linked to descriptor 10, criterion 1. The seafloor dataset describes the litter gathered between 2012 and 2014 during beam trawl (BTS) fishery surveys in the Belgian part of the North Sea (BPNS). It provides the date, location and haul information, type of litter found and information on the size of the items. Additionally the ship name and cruise references are reported. The data is recorded following ICES guidelines allowing future inclusion in the ICES online database DATRAS (Database of Trawl Surveys). The sludge dataset describes the litter found between 2013 and 2016 on dredge disposal sites located in the coastal area of the Belgian part of the North Sea (BPNS). It provides the date, location, amount and type of litter as well as methodological information (e.g. mesh size). Additionally, the ship name and cruise references are reported. The beach litter dataset contains information on beach litter for the period 2016-2021, washed ashore on reference beaches (Oostende Halve Maan, Oostende Raversijde and, from 2020 onwards, Nieuwpoort Lombardsijde). 17 surveys (100m transects) have been executed until Spring 2021. Monitoring & data recording has been done according to the OSPAR Guideline for Monitoring Marine Litter on the beaches in the OSPAR maritime area (OSPAR, 2010). Besides the number of litter items, the category is also noted. The dataset is characterized by a high variation in the number of items. The data are under consideration to be reported to the OSPAR beach litter database, under the condition that the data cannot be used for trend analyses, because of the nature of the data. Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS), Directorate Natural Environment (OD Nature), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC) Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS), Directorate Natural Environment (OD Nature), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC) Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique (IRSNB), Direction opérationnelle Milieux naturels (DO Nature), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC) Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen (KBIN), Operationele Directie Natuurlijk Milieu (OD Natuur), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC) Königliches Belgisches Institut für Naturwissenschaften (KBIN), Operationelle Direktion Natürliche Umwelt (OD Natur), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC) Vautierstraat 29 Vautierstraat 29 Vautierstraat 29 Rue Vautier 29 Vautierstraat 29 Brussel Brussels Brussel Bruxelles Brüssel 1000 Belgium Belgium Belgique België Belgien bmdc@naturalsciences.be https://www.bmdc.be http Custodian Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS) Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS) Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique (IRSNB) Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen (KBIN) Königliches Belgisches Institut für Naturwissenschaften (KBIN) Natur) Vautierstraat 29 Vautierstraat 29 Vautierstraat 29 Rue Vautier 29 Vautierstraat 29 Brussel Brussels Brussel Bruxelles Brüssel 1000 Belgium Belgium Belgique België Belgien info@naturalsciences.be https://www.naturalsciences.be http Owner Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS) Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS) Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique (IRSNB) Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen (KBIN) Königliches Belgisches Institut für Naturwissenschaften (KBIN) Natur) Vautierstraat 29 Vautierstraat 29 Vautierstraat 29 Rue Vautier 29 Vautierstraat 29 Brussel Brussels Brussel Bruxelles Brüssel 1000 Belgium Belgium Belgique België Belgien info@naturalsciences.be https://www.naturalsciences.be http Publisher https://metadata.naturalsciences.be/geonetwork/images/harvesting/MSFD-logo.jpg large_thumbnail jpg Oceanographic geographical features Reporting INSPIRE Reporting INSPIRE Reporting INSPIRE Reporting INSPIRE Reporting INSPIRE Federal government Federal government Federale Overheid Gouvernement Fédéral Bundesregierung Oceanographic geographical features Ozeanografisch-geografische Kennwerte Oceanographic geographical features Caractéristiques géographiques océanographiques Oceanografische geografische kenmerken Theme GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-06-01 Publication 1.0 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/138 of 21 December 2022 laying down a list of specific high-value datasets and the arrangements for their publication and re-use (Text with EEA relevance) Theme European Legislation Identifier Belgian part of the North Sea Greater North Sea, incl. the Kattegat and the English Channel Place Marine Regions 2018-02-21 Publication 10 marine monitoring Marine Strategy Framework Directive Theme GEMET - Concepts, version 4.2.1 2021-06-01 Publication 4.2.1 Oceanographic Geographical Features Theme INSPIRE Registry: feature concepts 2013-03-25 Publication Directive 2008/56/EC Theme INSPIRE Registry: Priority Datasets 2018-04-04 Publication Environment Theme Themes for open data catalogi in Belgium 2019-01-31 Publication Properties and quantities of marine litter do not cause harm Theme NERC Vocabulary Server - C45 Vocabulary version 3.0 2017-02-25 Publication 3.0 National National Nationales Nationaal National Theme INSPIRE Registry: Spatial scope 2019-05-22 Publication Earth observation and environment Theme High-value dataset categories 2023-09-05 Publication (Criteria) D10C1 - Litter (excluding micro-litter) Theme Eionet Central Data Repository 2018-06-15 Publication Other restrictions No conditions apply to access and use https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Other restrictions No limitations on public access. 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Thomas Kerkhove, Francis Kerckhof An HTTP link to view information Information Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS), Directorate Natural Environment (OD Nature), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC) Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS), Directorate Natural Environment (OD Nature), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC) Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique (IRSNB), Direction opérationnelle Milieux naturels (DO Nature), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC) Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen (KBIN), Operationele Directie Natuurlijk Milieu (OD Natuur), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC) Königliches Belgisches Institut für Naturwissenschaften (KBIN), Operationelle Direktion Natürliche Umwelt (OD Natur), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC) Vautierstraat 29 Vautierstraat 29 Vautierstraat 29 Rue Vautier 29 Vautierstraat 29 Brussel Brussels Brussel Bruxelles Brüssel 1000 Belgium Belgium Belgique België Belgien bmdc@naturalsciences.be https://www.bmdc.be http Custodian Unknown 0.462071 https://odnature.naturalsciences.be/msfd_media/documents/D10-ANS-BE-SFLITTER-ENV-2024-Seafloor_litter_Belgian_part_North_Sea.pdf WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Composition and spatial distribution of litter on the seafloor yearly environmental monitoring surveys in the Belgian part of the North Sea Report MSFD 2024. Bavo De Witte, David Vanavermaete, Katrien Verlé, Kris Hostens An HTTP link to view information Information Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS), Directorate Natural Environment (OD Nature), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC) Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS), Directorate Natural Environment (OD Nature), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC) Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique (IRSNB), Direction opérationnelle Milieux naturels (DO Nature), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC) Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen (KBIN), Operationele Directie Natuurlijk Milieu (OD Natuur), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC) Königliches Belgisches Institut für Naturwissenschaften (KBIN), Operationelle Direktion Natürliche Umwelt (OD Natur), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC) Vautierstraat 29 Vautierstraat 29 Vautierstraat 29 Rue Vautier 29 Vautierstraat 29 Brussel Brussels Brussel Bruxelles Brüssel 1000 Belgium Belgium Belgique België Belgien bmdc@naturalsciences.be https://www.bmdc.be http Custodian application/vnd.ms-excel Unknown 0.066466 https://www.bmdc.be/NODC/ditsAttach/datasource/7728/DATA_ANS-BE-BLITTER-2024_BeachLitter_MSFD.xlsx WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download Beach litter. Thomas Kerkhove, Francis Kerckhof An HTTP link to download this dataset in Excel Download Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS), Directorate Natural Environment (OD Nature), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC) Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS), Directorate Natural Environment (OD Nature), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC) Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique (IRSNB), Direction opérationnelle Milieux naturels (DO Nature), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC) Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen (KBIN), Operationele Directie Natuurlijk Milieu (OD Natuur), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC) Königliches Belgisches Institut für Naturwissenschaften (KBIN), Operationelle Direktion Natürliche Umwelt (OD Natur), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC) Vautierstraat 29 Vautierstraat 29 Vautierstraat 29 Rue Vautier 29 Vautierstraat 29 Brussel Brussels Brussel Bruxelles Brüssel 1000 Belgium Belgium Belgique België Belgien bmdc@naturalsciences.be https://www.bmdc.be http Custodian application/vnd.ms-excel Unknown 1.78901 https://www.bmdc.be/NODC/ditsAttach/datasource/7740/DATA_ANS-BE-SFLITTER-ENV-2024_EMS_2013-2019.xlsx WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download Litter collected on the seafloor. David Vanavermate An HTTP link to download this dataset in Excel Download https://doi.org/10.24417/bmdc.be:dataset:2936 DOI Digital Object Identifier (DOI) Dataset COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services Verordening (EU) n r. 1089/2010 van de Commissie van 23 november 2010 ter uitvoering van Richtlijn 2007/2/EG van het Europees Parlement en de Raad betreffende de interoperabiliteit van verzamelingen ruimtelijke gegevens en van diensten met betrekking tot ruimtelijke gegevens Règlement (UE) N° 1089/2010 de la Commission du 23 novembre 2010 portant modalités d'application de la directive 2007/2/CE du Parlement européen et du Conseil en ce qui concerne l'interopérabilité des séries et des services de données géographiques Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1089/2010 der Kommission vom 23. November 2010 zur Durchführung der Richtlinie 2007/2/EG des Europäischen Parlaments und des Rates hinsichtlich der Interoperabilität von Geodatensätzen und -diensten 2010-12-08 Publication See the referenced specification See the referenced specification Zie de gerefereerde specificatie Voir la spécification référencée Siehe die angegebene Spezifikation true Beach litter counts follow the Guideline for Monitoring Marine Litter on the Beaches in the OSPAR maritime area (2010); litter items are noted on monitoring sheets against pre-defined categories. Seafloor litter is collected within the annual Beam Trawl Survey (BTS), at 5 fixed locations sampled yearly since 2011. Beach litter monitoring is carried out by RBINS under the OSPAR Coordinated Environmental Monitoring Programme; seafloor litter is collected within the Beam Trawl Survey (BTS), funded under the National Data Gathering Program. Beach litter: visual survey and manual counting along fixed beach transects, four times a year (seasonal); seafloor litter: 4m beam trawl hauls (BTS). Classification and tallying of litter items against the pre-defined OSPAR beach-litter categories.