Litterbase
Also known as Online Portal for Marine Litter
LITTERBASE summarises results from 3,071 scientific studies in understandable global maps and figures and opens scientific knowledge on marine litter to the public. In LITTERBASE, we compile information from 3,071 scientific publications on marine litter in a comprehensive data base. This forms the basis of continuously updated maps and figures for policy makers, authorities, scientists, media and the general public on the global amount, distribution and composition of marine litter and its impacts on aquatic life. The portal conveys a broad, fact-based understanding of this environmental problem.
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About this database
| Website | https://litterbase.awi.de/ |
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| Subjects | Life Sciences · Natural Sciences · Biology · Geosciences (including Geography) · Atmospheric Science and Oceanography · Oceanography |
| Last updated | 2026-10-02 |