'''Short description:''' Le modèle biogéochimique ECO-MARS3D sur la façade Manche Atlantique (PREVIMER_B1-ECOMARS3D-MANGA4000) est un modèle 3D de résolution spatiale 4km qui fournit les concentrations de nutriments et de plancton toutes les heures sur 30 niveaux (fenêtre de prévision à 4 jours). '''Paramètres calculés :''' Les paramètres calculés sont les suivants : * SAL : sea_water_salinity * TEMP : sea_water_temperature * suspended_inorganic_particulate_matter : mass_concentration_of_suspended_matter_in_sea_water * nanopicoplankton_nitrogen : mole_concentration_of_nanoplankton_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water * diatom_nitrogen : mole_concentration_of_diatoms_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water * dinoflagellate_nitrogen : mole_concentration_of_dinoflagellates_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water * microzooplankton_nitrogen : mole_concentration_of_microzooplankton_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water * mesozooplankton_nitrogen : mole_concentration_of_mesozooplankton_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water * colonial_phaeocystis_nitrogen : mole_concentration_of_colonial_phaeocystis_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water * phaeocystis_mucus : concentration_of_phaeocystis_mucus_expressed_as_mass_in_sea_water * ammonium : mole_concentration_of_ammonium_in_sea_water * nitrate : mole_concentration_of_nitrate_in_sea_water * dissolved_silicate : mole_concentration_of_silicate_in_sea_water * dissolved_phosphate : mole_concentration_of_phosphate_in_sea_water * dissolved_oxygen : dissolved_oxygen_in_water_column * cumulative_nanoflagellate_carbon_production : cumulative_nanoflagellate_production_expressed_as_carbon_in_sea_water * cumulative_diatom_carbon_production : cumulative_diatom_production_expressed_as_carbon_in_sea_water * cumulative_dinoflagellate_carbon_production : cumulative_dinoflagellate_production_expressed_as_carbon_in_sea_water * cumulative_phaeocystis_carbon_production : cumulative_phaeocystis_production_expressed_as_carbon_in_sea_water * organic_nitrogen_benth : mole_concentration_of_organic_detritus_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_benthos Les paramètres diagnostiques calculés sont les suivants : * XE : sea_surface_height_above_geoid * maximum_de_diat : maximum_diatom_mass_concentration_in_sea_water * maximum_de_dino : maximum_dinoflagellate_mass_concentration_in_sea_water * maximum_de_nano : maximum_nanoflagellate_mass_concentration_in_sea_water * grad_vert_salinite : maximum_vertical_gradient_of_sea_water_salinity * grad_vert_temp : maximum_vertical_gradient_of_sea_water_temperature * extinction_lumineuse : light_extinction_in_sea_water * prod_diat : cumulated_production_of_diatoms_in_sea_water_column_expressed_in_carbon * prod_dino : cumulated_production_of_dinoflagellates_in_sea_water_column_expressed_in_carbon * prod_nano : cumulated_production_of_nanoflagellates_in_sea_water_column_expressed_in_carbon * chlorophylle_a : chlorophyll_mass_concentration_in_sea_water * prod_cumul_chloro : cumulated_total_production_in_sea_water_column_expressed_in_carbon * maximum_de_phaeocystis : maximum_phaeocystis_mass_concentration_in_sea_water * prod_phaeocystis : cumulated_production_of_phaeocystis_in_sea_water_column_expressed_in_carbon * oxygen_saturation : oxygen_saturation * ammoniumGIRON_tracer_sign: mole_concentration_of_ammonium_in_sea_waterGIRON_tracer_sign * ammoniumGIRON_tracer_age: mole_concentration_of_ammonium_in_sea_waterGIRON_tracer_age * nitrateGIRON_tracer_sign: mole_concentration_of_nitrate_in_sea_waterGIRON_tracer_sign * nitrateGIRON_tracer_age: mole_concentration_of_nitrate_in_sea_waterGIRON_tracer_age * nanopicoplankton_nitrogenGIRON_tracer_sign: mole_concentration_of_nanoplankton_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterGIRON_tracer_sign * nanopicoplankton_nitrogenGIRON_tracer_age: mole_concentration_of_nanoplankton_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterGIRON_tracer_age * diatom_nitrogenGIRON_tracer_sign: mole_concentration_of_diatoms_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterGIRON_tracer_sign * diatom_nitrogenGIRON_tracer_age: mole_concentration_of_diatoms_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterGIRON_tracer_age * dinoflagellate_nitrogenGIRON_tracer_sign: mole_concentration_of_dinoflagellates_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterGIRON_tracer_sign * dinoflagellate_nitrogenGIRON_tracer_age: mole_concentration_of_dinoflagellates_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterGIRON_tracer_age * microzooplankton_nitrogenGIRON_tracer_sign: mole_concentration_of_microzooplankton_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterGIRON_tracer_sign * microzooplankton_nitrogenGIRON_tracer_age: mole_concentration_of_microzooplankton_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterGIRON_tracer_age * mesozooplankton_nitrogenGIRON_tracer_sign: mole_concentration_of_mesozooplankton_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterGIRON_tracer_sign * mesozooplankton_nitrogenGIRON_tracer_age: mole_concentration_of_mesozooplankton_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterGIRON_tracer_age * detrital_nitrogenGIRON_tracer_sign: mole_concentration_of_organic_detritus_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterGIRON_tracer_sign * detrital_nitrogenGIRON_tracer_age: mole_concentration_of_organic_detritus_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterGIRON_tracer_age * colonial_phaeocystis_nitrogenGIRON_tracer_sign: mole_concentration_of_colonial_phaeocystis_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterGIRON_tracer_sign * colonial_phaeocystis_nitrogenGIRON_tracer_age: mole_concentration_of_colonial_phaeocystis_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterGIRON_tracer_age * phaeocystis_cells_nitrogenGIRON_tracer_sign: mole_concentration_of_phaeocystis_cells_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterGIRON_tracer_sign * phaeocystis_cells_nitrogenGIRON_tracer_age: mole_concentration_of_phaeocystis_cells_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterGIRON_tracer_age * organic_nitrogen_benthGIRON_tracer_sign: mole_concentration_of_organic_detritus_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_benthosGIRON_tracer_sign * organic_nitrogen_benthGIRON_tracer_age: mole_concentration_of_organic_detritus_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_benthosGIRON_tracer_age * phytoplankton_sign_N_GIRON: nitrogen_fraction_in_phytoplankton_from_source_GIRON * phytoplankton_age_N_GIRON: age_of_nitrogen_fraction_in_phytoplankton_from_source_GIRON * ammoniumLOIRE_tracer_sign: mole_concentration_of_ammonium_in_sea_waterLOIRE_tracer_sign * ammoniumLOIRE_tracer_age: mole_concentration_of_ammonium_in_sea_waterLOIRE_tracer_age * nitrateLOIRE_tracer_sign: mole_concentration_of_nitrate_in_sea_waterLOIRE_tracer_sign * nitrateLOIRE_tracer_age: mole_concentration_of_nitrate_in_sea_waterLOIRE_tracer_age * nanopicoplankton_nitrogenLOIRE_tracer_sign: mole_concentration_of_nanoplankton_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterLOIRE_tracer_sign * nanopicoplankton_nitrogenLOIRE_tracer_age: mole_concentration_of_nanoplankton_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterLOIRE_tracer_age * diatom_nitrogenLOIRE_tracer_sign: mole_concentration_of_diatoms_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterLOIRE_tracer_sign * diatom_nitrogenLOIRE_tracer_age: mole_concentration_of_diatoms_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterLOIRE_tracer_age * dinoflagellate_nitrogenLOIRE_tracer_sign: mole_concentration_of_dinoflagellates_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterLOIRE_tracer_sign * dinoflagellate_nitrogenLOIRE_tracer_age: mole_concentration_of_dinoflagellates_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterLOIRE_tracer_age * microzooplankton_nitrogenLOIRE_tracer_sign: mole_concentration_of_microzooplankton_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterLOIRE_tracer_sign * microzooplankton_nitrogenLOIRE_tracer_age: mole_concentration_of_microzooplankton_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterLOIRE_tracer_age * mesozooplankton_nitrogenLOIRE_tracer_sign: mole_concentration_of_mesozooplankton_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterLOIRE_tracer_sign * mesozooplankton_nitrogenLOIRE_tracer_age: mole_concentration_of_mesozooplankton_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterLOIRE_tracer_age * detrital_nitrogenLOIRE_tracer_sign: mole_concentration_of_organic_detritus_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterLOIRE_tracer_sign * detrital_nitrogenLOIRE_tracer_age: mole_concentration_of_organic_detritus_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterLOIRE_tracer_age * colonial_phaeocystis_nitrogenLOIRE_tracer_sign: mole_concentration_of_colonial_phaeocystis_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterLOIRE_tracer_sign * colonial_phaeocystis_nitrogenLOIRE_tracer_age: mole_concentration_of_colonial_phaeocystis_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterLOIRE_tracer_age * phaeocystis_cells_nitrogenLOIRE_tracer_sign: mole_concentration_of_phaeocystis_cells_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterLOIRE_tracer_sign * phaeocystis_cells_nitrogenLOIRE_tracer_age: mole_concentration_of_phaeocystis_cells_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterLOIRE_tracer_age * organic_nitrogen_benthLOIRE_tracer_sign: mole_concentration_of_organic_detritus_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_benthosLOIRE_tracer_sign * organic_nitrogen_benthLOIRE_tracer_age: mole_concentration_of_organic_detritus_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_benthosLOIRE_tracer_age * phytoplankton_sign_N_LOIRE: nitrogen_fraction_in_phytoplankton_from_source_LOIRE * phytoplankton_age_N_LOIRE: age_of_nitrogen_fraction_in_phytoplankton_from_source_LOIRE * ammoniumSEINE_tracer_sign: mole_concentration_of_ammonium_in_sea_waterSEINE_tracer_sign * ammoniumSEINE_tracer_age: mole_concentration_of_ammonium_in_sea_waterSEINE_tracer_age * nitrateSEINE_tracer_sign: mole_concentration_of_nitrate_in_sea_waterSEINE_tracer_sign * nitrateSEINE_tracer_age: mole_concentration_of_nitrate_in_sea_waterSEINE_tracer_age * nanopicoplankton_nitrogenSEINE_tracer_sign: mole_concentration_of_nanoplankton_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterSEINE_tracer_sign * nanopicoplankton_nitrogenSEINE_tracer_age: mole_concentration_of_nanoplankton_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterSEINE_tracer_age * diatom_nitrogenSEINE_tracer_sign: mole_concentration_of_diatoms_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterSEINE_tracer_sign * diatom_nitrogenSEINE_tracer_age: mole_concentration_of_diatoms_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterSEINE_tracer_age * dinoflagellate_nitrogenSEINE_tracer_sign: mole_concentration_of_dinoflagellates_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterSEINE_tracer_sign * dinoflagellate_nitrogenSEINE_tracer_age: mole_concentration_of_dinoflagellates_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterSEINE_tracer_age * microzooplankton_nitrogenSEINE_tracer_sign: mole_concentration_of_microzooplankton_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterSEINE_tracer_sign * microzooplankton_nitrogenSEINE_tracer_age: mole_concentration_of_microzooplankton_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterSEINE_tracer_age * mesozooplankton_nitrogenSEINE_tracer_sign: mole_concentration_of_mesozooplankton_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterSEINE_tracer_sign * mesozooplankton_nitrogenSEINE_tracer_age: mole_concentration_of_mesozooplankton_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterSEINE_tracer_age * detrital_nitrogenSEINE_tracer_sign: mole_concentration_of_organic_detritus_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterSEINE_tracer_sign * detrital_nitrogenSEINE_tracer_age: mole_concentration_of_organic_detritus_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterSEINE_tracer_age * colonial_phaeocystis_nitrogenSEINE_tracer_sign: mole_concentration_of_colonial_phaeocystis_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterSEINE_tracer_sign * colonial_phaeocystis_nitrogenSEINE_tracer_age: mole_concentration_of_colonial_phaeocystis_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterSEINE_tracer_age * phaeocystis_cells_nitrogenSEINE_tracer_sign: mole_concentration_of_phaeocystis_cells_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterSEINE_tracer_sign * phaeocystis_cells_nitrogenSEINE_tracer_age: mole_concentration_of_phaeocystis_cells_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterSEINE_tracer_age * organic_nitrogen_benthSEINE_tracer_sign: mole_concentration_of_organic_detritus_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_benthosSEINE_tracer_sign * organic_nitrogen_benthSEINE_tracer_age: mole_concentration_of_organic_detritus_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_benthosSEINE_tracer_age * phytoplankton_sign_N_SEINE: nitrogen_fraction_in_phytoplankton_from_source_SEINE * phytoplankton_age_N_SEINE: age_of_nitrogen_fraction_in_phytoplankton_from_source_SEINE

OSPAR is the mechanism by which 15 Governments & the EU cooperate to protect the marine environment of the North-East Atlantic. OSPAR started in 1972 with the Oslo Convention against dumping and was broadened to cover land-based sources of marine pollution and the offshore industry by the Paris Convention of 1974. These two conventions were unified, up-dated and extended by the 1992 OSPAR Convention. The new annex on biodiversity and ecosystems was adopted in 1998 to cover non-polluting human activities that can adversely affect the sea. The fifteen Governments are Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom. OSPAR is so named because of the original Oslo and Paris Conventions ("OS" for Oslo and "PAR" for Paris). OSPAR Data & Information Management System (ODIMS) is a fully featured platform for accessing OSPAR's geospatial maps, data and metadata. 61 Maps and 254 layers regarding: - Cables and pipelines - Comprehensive atmospheric monitoring programme - Discharges of radionuclides from the non-nuclear sectors - Discharges, spills and emissions from offshore oil and gas installations - Dumping and placement of wastes or other matter at sea - Environmental monitoring of radioactive substances - Fishing for litter - Vulnerable marine ecosystems - etc.

This visualization product displays fishing related items density per trawl. EMODnet Chemistry included the collection of marine litter in its 3rd phase. Since the beginning of 2018, data of seafloor litter collected by international fish-trawl surveys have been gathered and processed in the EMODnet Chemistry Marine Litter Database (MLDB). The harmonization of all the data has been the most challenging task considering the heterogeneity of the data sources, sampling protocols (OSPAR and MEDITS protocols) and reference lists used on a European scale. Moreover, within the same protocol, different gear types are deployed during fishing bottom trawl surveys. In cases where the wingspread and/or the number of items were unknown, data could not be used because these fields are needed to calculate the density. Data collected before 2011 are affected by this filter. When the distance reported in the data was null, it was calculated from: - the ground speed and the haul duration using this formula: Distance (km) = Haul duration (h) * Ground speed (km/h); - the trawl coordinates if the ground speed and the haul duration were not filled in. The swept area is calculated from the wingspread (which depends on the fishing gear type) and the distance trawled: Swept area (km²) = Distance (km) * Wingspread (km) Densities have been calculated on each trawl using the following computation: Density of fishing related items (number of items per km²) = ∑Number of fishing related items / Swept area (km²) Percentiles 50, 75, 95 & 99 have been calculated taking into account data for all years. The list of selected items for this product is attached to this metadata. Information on data processing and calculation is detailed in the attached methodology document. Warning: the absence of data on the map doesn't necessarily mean that they don't exist, but that no information has been entered in the Marine Litter Database for this area.

The Human Activities portal was not included in the first phase of EMODnet, and its development only begun in September 2013. Nonetheless, in the previous EMODnet phase, the Human Activities team caught up with the other portals, and now work towards providing a seamless multi-resolution digital map of European waters, with the highest resolution possible. EMODnet Human Activities aims to facilitate access to existing marine data on activities carried out in EU waters, by building a single entry point for geographic information on 14 different themes. The portal makes available information such as geographical position, spatial extent of a series of activities related to the sea, their temporal variation, time when data was provided, and attributes to indicate the intensity of each activity. The data are aggregated and presented so as to preserve personal privacy and commercially-sensitive information. The data also include a time interval so that historic as well as current activities can be included. The information provided through the portal is collated from a variety of sources, harmonised and made interoperable. Data are free and free of any restrictions, in such a way as to ensure their use from a multitude of stakeholders (policy makers, researchers, students, spatial planners, etc.).

Moving 10-years analysis of chlorophyll-a at Mediterranean Sea for each season : - winter (January-March), - spring (April-June), - summer (July-September), - autumn (October-December). Every year of the time dimension corresponds to the 10-year centered average of each season. Decades span from 1972-1981 until 2006-2015. Observational data span from 1911 to 2015. Depth range (IODE standard depths): -2500.0, -2000.0, -1750.0, -1500.0, -1400.0, -1300.0, -1200.0, -1100.0, -1000.0, -900.0, -800.0, -700.0, -600.0, -500.0, -400.0, -300.0, -250.0, -200.0, -150.0, -125.0, -100.0, -75.0, -50.0, -30.0, -20.0, -10.0, -5.0, -0.0. Data Sources: observational data from SeaDataNet/EMODNet Chemistry Data Network. Description of DIVA analysis: Geostatistical data analysis by DIVA (Data-Interpolating Variational Analysis) tool. Profiles were interpolated at standard depths using weighted parabolic interpolation algorithm (Reiniger and Ross, 1968). GEBCO 1min topography is used for the contouring preparation. Analyzed filed masked using relative error threshold 0.3 and 0.5. DIVA settings: A constant value for signal-to-noise ratio was used equal to 1. Correlation length was optimized and filtered vertically and a seasonally-averaged profile was used. Logarithmic transformation applied to the data prior to the analysis. Background field: the data mean value is subtracted from the data. Detrending of data: no. Advection constraint applied: no. Originators of Italian data sets-List of contributors: o Brunetti Fabio (OGS) o Cardin Vanessa, Bensi Manuel doi:10.6092/36728450-4296-4e6a-967d-d5b6da55f306 o Cardin Vanessa, Bensi Manuel, Ursella Laura, Siena Giuseppe doi:10.6092/f8e6d18e-f877-4aa5-a983-a03b06ccb987 o Cataletto Bruno (OGS) o Cinzia Comici Cinzia (OGS) o Civitarese Giuseppe (OGS) o DeVittor Cinzia (OGS) o Giani Michele (OGS) o Kovacevic Vedrana (OGS) o Mosetti Renzo (OGS) o Solidoro C.,Beran A.,Cataletto B.,Celussi M.,Cibic T.,Comici C.,Del Negro P.,De Vittor C.,Minocci M.,Monti M.,Fabbro C.,Falconi C.,Franzo A.,Libralato S.,Lipizer M.,Negussanti J.S.,Russel H.,Valli G., doi:10.6092/e5518899-b914-43b0-8139-023718aa63f5 o Celio Massimo (ARPA FVG) o Malaguti Antonella (ENEA) o Fonda Umani Serena (UNITS) o Bignami Francesco (ISAC/CNR) o Boldrini Alfredo (ISMAR/CNR) o Marini Mauro (ISMAR/CNR) o Miserocchi Stefano (ISMAR/CNR) o Zaccone Renata (IAMC/CNR) o Lavezza, R., Dubroca, L. F. C., Ludicone, D., Kress, N., Herut, B., Civitarese, G., Cruzado, A., Lefèvre, D., Souvermezoglou, E., Yilmaz, A., Tugrul, S., and Ribera d'Alcala, M.: Compilation of quality controlled nutrient profiles from the Mediterranean Sea, doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.771907, 2011. Units: mg/m^3

Geomorphologic map at 1 : 500 000 of the French metropolitan EEZ produced in the work-package 4 (sea-floor geology / geomorphology) of the European project EMODnet Geology. This version of the dataset corresponds to the phase IV of the project.

'''This product has been archived''' '''Short description: ''' For the '''Global''' Ocean '''Satellite Observations''', ACRI-ST company (Sophia Antipolis, France) is providing '''Bio-Geo-Chemical (BGC)''' products based on the '''Copernicus-GlobColour''' processor. * Upstreams: SeaWiFS, MODIS, MERIS, VIIRS-SNPP & JPSS1, OLCI-S3A & S3B for the '''"multi"''' products, and S3A & S3B only for the '''"olci"''' products. * Variables: Chlorophyll-a ('''CHL'''), Phytoplankton Functional types and sizes ('''PFT'''), Primary Production ('''PP'''), Suspended Matter ('''SPM'''), Secchi Transparency Depth ('''ZSD'''), Diffuse Attenuation ('''KD490'''), Particulate Backscattering ('''BBP'''), Absorption Coef. ('''CDM''') and Reflectance ('''RRS'''). * Temporal resolutions: '''monthly''' plus, for some variables, '''daily gap-free''' based on a space-time interpolation to provide a "cloud free" product. * Spatial resolutions: '''4 km''' and a finer resolution based on olci '''300 meters''' inputs. * Recent products are organized in datasets called Near Real Time ('''NRT''') and long time-series (from 1997) in datasets called Multi-Years ('''MY'''). To find the '''Copernicus-GlobColour''' products in the catalogue, use the search keyword '''"GlobColour"'''. '''DOI (product) :''' https://doi.org/10.48670/moi-00281

Seasonal Climatology of Dissolved Inorganic Nitrogen (DIN) for Loire River for the period 1990-2019 and for the following seasons: - winter: January-March, - spring: April-June, - summer: July-September, - autumn: October-December Observational data span from 1990 to 2019. Depth levels (m): -125.0, -100.0, -75.0, -50.0,-40.0, -30.0, -25.0, -20.0, -15.0, -10.0, -8.0, -6.0, -4.0, -2.0, -0.0 Data Sources: observational data from SeaDataNet/EMODNet Chemistry Data Network. Description of DIVAnd analysis: The computation was done with DIVAnd (Data-Interpolating Variational Analysis in n dimensions), version 2.7.4, using GEBCO 30sec topography for the spatial connectivity of water masses. The horizontal resolution of the produced DIVAnd maps grids is 0.01 degrees. Correlation length was optimized and filtered vertically and a seasonally-averaged profile was used. Signal to noise ratio was fixed to 1 for vertical profiles and to 0.1 for time series to account for the redundancy in the time series observations. Logarithmic transformation applied to the data prior to the analysis. Background field: the data mean value is subtracted from the data. . Detrending of data: no, Advection constraint applied: no. Units: umol/l.

This visualization product displays fishing related items density per trawl. EMODnet Chemistry included the collection of marine litter in its 3rd phase. Since the beginning of 2018, data of seafloor litter collected by international fish-trawl surveys have been gathered and processed in the EMODnet Chemistry Marine Litter Database (MLDB). The harmonization of all the data has been the most challenging task considering the heterogeneity of the data sources, sampling protocols (OSPAR and MEDITS protocols) and reference lists used on a European scale. Moreover, within the same protocol, different gear types are deployed during bottom trawl surveys. In cases where the wingspread and/or the number of items were/was unknown, it was not possible to use the data because these fields are needed to calculate the density. Data collected before 2011 are concerned by this filter. When the distance reported in the data was null, it was calculated from: - the ground speed and the haul duration using the following formula: Distance (km) = Haul duration (h) * Ground speed (km/h); - the trawl coordinates if the ground speed and the haul duration were not filled in. The swept area was calculated from the wingspread (which depends on the fishing gear type) and the distance trawled: Swept area (km²) = Distance (km) * Wingspread (km) Densities were calculated on each trawl using the following computation: Density of fishing related items (number of items per km²) = ∑Number of fishing related items / Swept area (km²) Percentiles 50, 75, 95 & 99 were calculated taking into account data for all years. The list of selected items for this product is attached to this metadata. Information on data processing and calculation is detailed in the attached methodology document. Warning: the absence of data on the map does not necessarily mean that they do not exist, but that no information has been entered in the Marine Litter Database for this area.