MARLISCO Deliverables

D1.1 Understanding of the distribution quantities and types of marine litter.

The report aims to review the current state of information and understanding in the distribution, quantities and types of marine litter in European Seas. It combines a traditional review of published literature with a survey amongst national partners of monitoring or survey...Read more

D1.2 Methods to Monitor and Assess Marine Litter

Gathering data on marine litter is a relatively new concept and this report provides an overview and summary of possible approaches, internationally agreed monitoring methods and protocols. The guidance is also intended to support litter monitoring by the general public or other non-research trained persons and includes links to...Read more

D1.3 Policies that may be applied to mitigate the impact of marine litter

Existing policies that directly or indirectly may be applied to mitigate the impact of marine litter are reviewed to identify where policy gaps might. This report also examines which actions and policies specifically designed to deal with...Read more

D2.1 Baseline evaluation of stakeholder perceptions and attitudes towards issues surrounding marine litter

The baseline evaluation provides a “snapshot” of societal awareness and perceptions about marine litter across Europe, and trends across a range of stakeholder groups. It examines individuals’ perceptions about the quantity, location, causes and...Read more

D2.2 Collection of best practices that aim to reduce the amount of marine litter

The MARLISCO project has recorded 73 best practices that aim to reduce the amount of marine litter in Europe’s seas. These examples of potential solutions have been identified and compiled through a ‘best practice’ approach focusing on the processes, types of problems and...Read more

D2.3 Analysis of the processes and solutions involved in the best practices

This report provides an analysis of the main characteristics of the best practice examples recorded within MARLISCO and introduces the reader to them...Read more 

D2.4 What-to-do: problem – processes – solution

This deliverable is ‘The MARLISCO Guide for Reducing Marine Litter: Get Inspired and Become Innovative Through Best Practices’, which has been developed to provide an overview of the types of activities that different stakeholders could implement to reduce marine litter...Read more 

D2.5 Evaluation of specific educational and outreach activities related to marine litter

This report deliverable documents the development of four European-wide surveys to measure the impact of participation in specific outreach and educational activities...Read more 

D2.6 How to communicate with stakeholders about marine litter - a short guide to influencing behavioural change

This deliverable provides a guide to communicating with stakeholders about the issue of marine litter and influencing behavioural change. It draws on large scale stakeholder surveys conducted within the MARLISCO project across Europe...Read more 

D3.2 Final Multimedia tool integrated in the web portal

Trouble Waters is an interactive web-documentary trying to raise awareness on marine litter, focusing on best practices (waste hierarchy model and co-responsibility) and concrete solutions...Read more 

D4.2 Videos from each of the national events

The present document provides the list of links to the videos produced during the occasion of the national forums...Read more 

D4.3 Document of outcomes for each of the twelve national events and for all four regional seas

Work Package 4 of MARLISCO hosted 12 national fora to raise awareness of marine litter and find potential long-term solutions by providing participants with the necessary scientific information, the opportunity for stakeholders to become more informed on the issues and impacts of marine litter, and to provide an opportunity for debate and active contribution in the provision of viable solutions to marine litter...Read more 

D5.1 Rules of European Video Contest

This document contains the basis for the general Rules and Conditions (R&C) for the European MARLISCO Video Contest (WP 5), which was launched in September 2013...Read more 

D5.2 Final compilation of the 14 winning videos

A compilation of winning videos from MARLISCO's European Video Contest, with English subtitles...Read more 

D6.1 Educational Pack in the web-portal, in 14 languages

Within MARLISCO the educational material “Know Feel Act! To Stop Marine Litter” (T.6.1) has been prepared to inform, sensitise and enable European teachers and students to take action to tackle the problem of litter in our seas and coasts. This is a joint product of the MARLISCO consortium and within the project duration (2012-2015) it is being translated and applied in the partner countries...Read more 

D6.4 Brochure sectors-specific, in English

This document is targeted to citizens, mainly in their professional capacity but also as individuals. The economic sectors that are addressed are tourism, the maritime and wider manufacturing sector. It provides essential information on the marine litter issue...Read more

D6.6 Project synthesis: "Recommendations for science and society interactions: A case study from ML"

This document has been developed within the framework of the FP7 MARLISCO project that seeks to raise public awareness, trigger co-responsibility across the different sectors and facilitate dialogue between the different actors on both the problems and the potential solutions related to marine litter...Read more 

D6.7 MARLISCO Exhibition: The European Journey

The “MARLISCO Exhibition: The European Journey”, is the MARLISCO Project ‘MARine Litter in Europe Seas: Social AwarenesS and CO-Responsibility’ deliverable 6.7, an additional deliverable added at the end of the project as a means of further disseminating project products and activities...Read more 

D6.8 MARLISCO Marine Litter Database

The “MARLISCO Marine Litter Database”, is the MARLISCO Project ‘MARine Litter in Europe Seas: Social AwarenesS and CO-Responsibility’ deliverable 6.8, an additional deliverable added at the end of the project as a means of further disseminating project products and activities...Read more