N NE E SE S SW W NW N/A. onshore offshore sideshore side-on side-off

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1 COASTAL SITE SURVEY Survey Guidelines: Complete one Coastal Litter survey form per site and one transect data form for each transect at the site. Record all coordinates in WGS84 datum only. Minimum of three transects and maximum of six per site. Minimum of one transect located within each major habitat type (transects proportional to habitat type). Transects located at least 50 m from site access point (ideally not located both sides of access points, unless different habitat types). Transect to include two meters into continuing backshore terrestrial vegetation. SURVEYOR DETAILS Organisation: Surveyor name: Contact number: Contact Access point location: GPS accuracy: Organisation responsible for survey. Name of chief surveyor. Contact number for surveyor. Contact for surveyor. Latitude and longitude of access point where you enter the beach. Accuracy (meters) of GPS at time of reading. SITE DETAILS Location/Municipality Country: Survey date: Site name: Photo number/s: Town location of site Country in which site was sampled. Date survey undertaken (dd/mm/yyyy). Unique name of site The name of photos from the site Current weather: Clear Rain/Storm Overcast Drizzle Circle best option to describe the weather. Wind speed: Circle Speed estimate: 0: calm (flat ocean) 1: light breeze (wavelets, <10km/h, <6 knots) 2: moderate breeze (small waves braking crests, 10-25km/h, 6-20 knots) 3: strong breeze (waves and many white caps, 25-49km/h, knots) 4: high wind (white caps and airborne spray, km/h, knots) 5: gale (high waves, foam and spray present, km/h, knots) Wind direction: (compass) Wind direction: (relative to shore) Date of last clean up: N NE E SE S SW W NW N/A onshore offshore sideshore side-on side-off Direction from which wind is coming measured by the compass. N/A if no wind. Onshore: wind blowing towards shore Offshore: wind blowing towards sea Sideshore: wind blowing parallel to shore Side-onshore: wind blowing sideways and towards shore Side-offshore: wind blowing sideways and towards sea If known. Time of day (00:00): Number of humans: Visible distance (m): No. of people: Are there trash cans present? Yes No Number of people counted in the visible area measured by instantaneous count. Visible distance is length of shore with a clear and unobstructed view. Type of access to beach: Paved Unpaved trail Other (specify): Cleanliness: No debris visible Scattered debris visible Lots of debris visible Large amounts of dumped debris Evidence of dumping: Yes No Type (circle one or more): Construction Household Other(specify): Comments:

2 Coastal Transect Data Site Name: Total No. of surveyors: Transect Number: of Transect length (m): Transect width (m): Subsample No: of Subsampled? Y N Area of subsamples: Dimension of subsample area per interval (e.g. 50cm x 1m) Transect start: Start Time (00:00): Record Start Time of Transect Number of photo, taken from transect start point Transect end: End Time (00:00): Record End Time of Transect Number of photo, taken from transect end point Distance to dominant debris line (m): Beach gradient: Distance from water edge to major debris line (in meters) at time of survey. If no obvious debris line use NA. Difference in elevation from start to end of transect. 1 = < 1 m (less than hip height) 2 = 1-2 m (hip to head height) 3 = 2-4 m (1-2 body length) 4 = 4-8 m (2-4 body lengths) 5 = > 8 m (more than 4 body lengths) Substrate type: Substrate colour (if visible): Backshore type: Shore exposure or shape: Mud Sand Pebble / Gravel Boulders Rock slab Mangrove White / cream Yellow Orange Brown Black Grey Red Cliff Seawall Urban building Forest / Tree (> 3m) Shrub (< 3m) Dune Grass - tussock Grass - pasture Mangrove Concave (cove) Straight Convex (headland) Major substrate type. Predominant colour of substrate. Physical structure of backshore, where beach meets terrestrial vegetation. Shape of beach where survey is conducted. Based on 50m each side of transect. Aspect: N NE E SE S SW W NW Direction when you are facing the water Comments:

3 Hard Plastic Soft Plastic Plastic Straps Fishing Metal Glass Rubber Foam ITEMS ID Fragment Whole ITEMS Cont. ID Fragment Whole Cloth String/twine/rope/strap Beverage bottle H2 Clothing/towel C2 Other bottle H3 Wipes/cloths C3 Bottle cap/lid H4 Insulation/stuffing C4 Food container H5 Timber Wood/timber Utensils/plates/bowls H6 Ice cream stick/utensil T2 Bucket/Crate H7 Bottle cork T3 Cigarette lighter H8 Pallet T4 Lollipop stick/earbud H9 Other timber T5 Piping/PVC 0 Paper/Cardboard Paper/cardboard Unknown/other soft S1 Magazine/newspaper P2 Plastic bag S2 Food container/box P3 Food wrapper/label S3 Food wrapper/bag P4 Sheeting S4 Beverage container P5 Cup/lid S5 Cigarette/butt P6 Straw S6 Bag P7 String/twine/rope BP1 Box P8 Packing strap BP2 Plates/bowls P9 Cable ties BP3 Cups P10 Net F1 Other paper P11 Fishing line F2 Battery Z1 Fishing Lures F3 Brick/cement Z2 Buoys/floats F4 Carpet Z3 Glow stick F5 Ceramic Z4 Fishhook/sinker F6 E Waste Z5 Unknown/other soft M1 Furniture Z6 Small appliances Z7 M2 White goods Z8 Large car parts Z9 Pipe M3 Large boat parts Z10 Wire M4 Aerosol M5 O2 Beverage can M6 O3 Food can/tin M7 O4 Food wrapper M8 O5 Aluminium foil M9 O6 Bucket/drum M10 O7 Unknown/other glass G1 O8 Beverage bottle Jar G2 G3 Miscellaneous Other C1 T1 P1 O1 Size Class Light globe/tube G4 Item ID Size Class Notes Thong/shoe R1 1 Tyre R2 2 Balloon R3 3 Rubber band R4 4 Other rubber R5 5 Unknown/other D1 6 Food container D2 7 Cup/plates/bowls D3 8 Buoy/float D4 9 Polystyrene D5 10

4 Coastal Transect Data Site Name: Total No. of surveyors: Transect Number: of Transect length (m): Transect width (m): Subsample No: of Subsampled? Y N Area of subsamples: Dimension of subsample area per interval (e.g. 50cm x 1m) Transect start: Start Time (00:00): Record Start Time of Transect Number of photo, taken from transect start point Transect end: End Time (00:00): Record End Time of Transect Number of photo, taken from transect end point Distance to dominant debris line (m): Beach gradient: Distance from water edge to major debris line (in meters) at time of survey. If no obvious debris line use NA. Difference in elevation from start to end of transect. 1 = < 1 m (less than hip height) 2 = 1-2 m (hip to head height) 3 = 2-4 m (1-2 body length) 4 = 4-8 m (2-4 body lengths) 5 = > 8 m (more than 4 body lengths) Substrate type: Substrate colour (if visible): Backshore type: Shore exposure or shape: Mud Sand Pebble / Gravel Boulders Rock slab Mangrove White / cream Yellow Orange Brown Black Grey Red Cliff Seawall Urban building Forest / Tree (> 3m) Shrub (< 3m) Dune Grass - tussock Grass - pasture Mangrove Concave (cove) Straight Convex (headland) Major substrate type. Predominant colour of substrate. Physical structure of backshore, where beach meets terrestrial vegetation. Shape of beach where survey is conducted. Based on 50m each side of transect. Aspect: N NE E SE S SW W NW Direction when you are facing the water Comments:

5 Hard Plastic Soft Plastic Plastic Straps Fishing Metal Glass Rubber Foam ITEMS ID Fragment Whole ITEMS Cont. ID Fragment Whole Cloth String/twine/rope/strap Beverage bottle H2 Clothing/towel C2 Other bottle H3 Wipes/cloths C3 Bottle cap/lid H4 Insulation/stuffing C4 Food container H5 Timber Wood/timber Utensils/plates/bowls H6 Ice cream stick/utensil T2 Bucket/Crate H7 Bottle cork T3 Cigarette lighter H8 Pallet T4 Lollipop stick/earbud H9 Other timber T5 Piping/PVC Paper/Cardboard Paper/cardboard Unknown/other soft S1 Magazine/newspaper P2 Plastic bag S2 Food container/box P3 Food wrapper/label S3 Food wrapper/bag P4 Sheeting S4 Beverage container P5 Cup/lid S5 Cigarette/butt P6 Straw S6 Bag P7 String/twine/rope BP1 Box P8 Packing strap BP2 Plates/bowls P9 Cable ties BP3 Cups P10 Net F1 Other paper P11 Fishing line F2 Battery Z1 Fishing Lures F3 Brick/cement Z2 Buoys/floats F4 Carpet Z3 Glow stick F5 Ceramic Z4 Fishhook/sinker F6 E Waste Z5 Unknown/other soft M1 Furniture Z6 Small appliances Z7 M2 White goods Z8 Large car parts Z9 Pipe M3 Large boat parts Z10 Wire M4 Aerosol M5 O2 Beverage can M6 O3 Food can/tin M7 O4 Food wrapper M8 O5 Aluminium foil M9 O6 Bucket/drum M10 O7 Unknown/other glass G1 O8 Beverage bottle Jar G2 G3 Miscellaneous Other C1 T1 P1 O1 Size Class Light globe/tube G4 Item ID Size Class Notes Thong/shoe R1 1 Tyre R2 2 Balloon R3 3 Rubber band R4 4 Other rubber R5 5 Unknown/other D1 6 Food container D2 7 Cup/plates/bowls D3 8 Buoy/float D4 9 Polystyrene D5 10

6 Coastal Transect Data Site Name: Total No. of surveyors: Transect Number: of Transect length (m): Transect width (m): Subsample No: of Subsampled? Y N Area of subsamples: Dimension of subsample area per interval (e.g. 50cm x 1m) Transect start: Start Time (00:00): Record Start Time of Transect Number of photo, taken from transect start point Transect end: End Time (00:00): Record End Time of Transect Number of photo, taken from transect end point Distance to dominant debris line (m): Beach gradient: Distance from water edge to major debris line (in meters) at time of survey. If no obvious debris line use NA. Difference in elevation from start to end of transect. 1 = < 1 m (less than hip height) 2 = 1-2 m (hip to head height) 3 = 2-4 m (1-2 body length) 4 = 4-8 m (2-4 body lengths) 5 = > 8 m (more than 4 body lengths) Substrate type: Substrate colour (if visible): Backshore type: Shore exposure or shape: Mud Sand Pebble / Gravel Boulders Rock slab Mangrove White / cream Yellow Orange Brown Black Grey Red Cliff Seawall Urban building Forest / Tree (> 3m) Shrub (< 3m) Dune Grass - tussock Grass - pasture Mangrove Concave (cove) Straight Convex (headland) Major substrate type. Predominant colour of substrate. Physical structure of backshore, where beach meets terrestrial vegetation. Shape of beach where survey is conducted. Based on 50m each side of transect. Aspect: N NE E SE S SW W NW Direction when you are facing the water Comments:

7 Hard Plastic Soft Plastic Plastic Straps Fishing Metal Glass Rubber Foam ITEMS ID Fragment Whole ITEMS Cont. ID Fragment Whole Cloth String/twine/rope/strap Beverage bottle H2 Clothing/towel C2 Other bottle H3 Wipes/cloths C3 Bottle cap/lid H4 Insulation/stuffing C4 Food container H5 Timber Wood/timber Utensils/plates/bowls H6 Ice cream stick/utensil T2 Bucket/Crate H7 Bottle cork T3 Cigarette lighter H8 Pallet T4 Lollipop stick/earbud H9 Other timber T5 Piping/PVC Paper/Cardboard Paper/cardboard Unknown/other soft S1 Magazine/newspaper P2 Plastic bag S2 Food container/box P3 Food wrapper/label S3 Food wrapper/bag P4 Sheeting S4 Beverage container P5 Cup/lid S5 Cigarette/butt P6 Straw S6 Bag P7 String/twine/rope BP1 Box P8 Packing strap BP2 Plates/bowls P9 Cable ties BP3 Cups P10 Net F1 Other paper P11 Fishing line F2 Battery Z1 Fishing Lures F3 Brick/cement Z2 Buoys/floats F4 Carpet Z3 Glow stick F5 Ceramic Z4 Fishhook/sinker F6 E Waste Z5 Unknown/other soft M1 Furniture Z6 Small appliances Z7 M2 White goods Z8 Large car parts Z9 Pipe M3 Large boat parts Z10 Wire M4 Aerosol M5 O2 Beverage can M6 O3 Food can/tin M7 O4 Food wrapper M8 O5 Aluminium foil M9 O6 Bucket/drum M10 O7 Unknown/other glass G1 O8 Beverage bottle Jar G2 G3 Miscellaneous Other C1 T1 P1 O1 Size Class Light globe/tube G4 Item ID Size Class Notes Thong/shoe R1 1 Tyre R2 2 Balloon R3 3 Rubber band R4 4 Other rubber R5 5 Unknown/other D1 6 Food container D2 7 Cup/plates/bowls D3 8 Buoy/float D4 9 Polystyrene D5 10

8 7 (larger than page) Guidelines: Marine Debris Size Chart * This chart should be used as a guide to help estimate the size of marine debris during each beach transect (see transect sheet) * The squares below represent different size classes 1 = 0 1 cm 2 ; 2 = 1 2 cm 2 ; 3 = 2 4 cm 2 ; 4 = 4 8 cm 2 ; 5 = 8 16 cm 2 ; 6 = cm 2 ; 7 = >22 cm 2 * To estimate size, the longest dimension of an item must fit wholly within a size class. 6 (whole of page)

NOAA Marine Debris Shoreline Survey Field Guide

NOAA Marine Debris Shoreline Survey Field Guide Sarah Opfer, Courtney Arthur, and Sherry Lippiatt U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Ocean Service Marine