Marine Litter Monitoring Programe 5 Step Guide

We have launched a marine litter monitoring and evaluation programme to improve our understanding of the distribution and impacts of marine litter. Sharing our data with the European Environment Agency, Defra and the public will ensure our dataset feeds into the Marine Strategy Framework Directive, influences industry and policy makers. We are asking community beach clean volunteers to carry out monitoring to support this programme.

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The marine litter monitoring will be captured on the Marine LitterWatch app, available for free on iOS and Android devices. The app has been developed by the European Environment Agency.

Below there are links to a simple 5 step guide for both survey coordinators and survey volunteers. These will help you fill out high quality marine litter surveys using the Marine LitterWatch app. Following on from the survey guides is a helpful FAQ section.

Marine LitterWatch Survey Volunteer 5 Step Guide

Marine LitterWatch Survey Coordinator 5 step guide

Marine LitterWatch Survey FAQs