Surface microplastics concentration in the global ocean collected by the Oceaneye Association from 2011-08-31 to 2024-09-01 (NCEI Accession 0276422)

This dataset contains surface microplastics (i.e., plastics measuring less than 5mm, reported in unit of pieces/m^3) concentration in the global ocean collected by the Oceaneye Association. Microplastics data was collected from 2011-08-31 to 2021-10-05 using manta nets by several trained volunteer groups and Citizen Scientists. This dataset contains the results from all 802 sampling efforts, in a spreadsheet format.

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Temporal extent2011-08-31 – 2024-09-01
Date (publication)2023-01-26
Date (creation)2023-01-26
Date (revision)2025-12-04
StatusonGoing
Update frequencyasNeeded
LicenseCreative Commons Attribution 4.0
Source metadataISO 19115 XML
Last updated2026-11-05
Created2026-11-05
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