OSPAR Beach litter monitoring in the Netherlands 2011-2016 : annual report

Large quantities of marine litter are washed ashore worldwide. Marine litter is an environmental concern of global scale that may harm species in our seas; it affects the ecological, social, and economic status of coastal areas. Qualitative and quantitative information about marine litter in our seas and oceans is required for policy development aiming to reduce marine litter and/or to assess effectiveness of existing programmes of measures.
This annual report provides an overview of the Dutch beach monitoring and analysis results for 2011-2016.