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

Created 23/06/2025

Updated 23/06/2025

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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.

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Title Marine debris dataset of Heard Island and Macquarie Island beaches and observed from ships, 1987-2002
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/220e756a-eb40-4091-a0fc-edfad9c6630b
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
metadata@aad.gov.au
Reference Period 22/01/1987 - 18/02/2002
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
{
  "coordinates": [
    [
      [
        73.27,
        -53.01
      ],
      [
        73.4,
        -53.01
      ],
      [
        73.4,
        -52.95
      ],
      [
        73.27,
        -52.95
      ],
      [
        73.27,
        -53.01
      ]
    ]
  ],
  "type": "Polygon"
}
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Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Marine debris dataset of Heard Island and Macquarie Island beaches and observed from ships, 1987-2002". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/marine-debris-dataset-of-heard-island-and-macquarie-island-beaches-and-observed-from-1987-2002