MARLISCO’ s overarching goal is to raise public awareness, facilitate dialogue and promote co-responsibility among the different actors towards a joint vision for the sustainable management of marine litter across all European seas.
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MARLISCO Deliverables
D1.1 Understanding of the distribution quantities and types of marine litter.
The report aims to review the current state of information and understanding in the distribution, quantities and types of marine litter in European Seas. It combines a traditional review of published literature with a survey amongst national partners of monitoring or survey…Read more
D1.2 Methods to Monitor and Assess Marine Litter
Gathering data on marine litter is a relatively new concept and this report provides an overview and summary of possible approaches, internationally agreed monitoring methods and protocols. The guidance is also intended to support litter monitoring by the general public or other non-research trained persons and includes links to…Read more
D1.3 Policies that may be applied to mitigate the impact of marine litter
Existing policies that directly or indirectly may be applied to mitigate the impact of marine litter are reviewed to identify where policy gaps might. This report also examines which actions and policies specifically designed to deal with…Read more
D2.1 Baseline evaluation of stakeholder perceptions and attitudes towards issues surrounding marine litter
The baseline evaluation provides a “snapshot” of societal awareness and perceptions about marine litter across Europe, and trends across a range of stakeholder groups. It examines individuals’ perceptions about the quantity, location, causes and…Read more
D2.2 Collection of best practices that aim to reduce the amount of marine litter
The MARLISCO project has recorded 73 best practices that aim to reduce the amount of marine litter in Europe’s seas. These examples of potential solutions have been identified and compiled through a ‘best practice’ approach focusing on the processes, types of problems and…Read more
D2.3 Analysis of the processes and solutions involved in the best practices
This report aims to identify examples of potential solutions through a ‘best practice’ approach...Read more
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