Rubber Coastline items per 100 m items per 100 m No x y Cloth/textile Coastline items per 100 m items per 100 m Yes x y Paper/cardboard Coastline items per 100 m items per 100 m Yes x y Processed/ Coastline items per 100 m items per 100 m Yes x y worked wood Metal Coastline items per 100 m items per 100 m Yes x y Glass/ceramics Coastline items per 100 m items per 100 m No x y Chemicals Coastline items per 100 m items per 100 m No x y Undefined Coastline items per 100 m items per 100 m No x y Food waste Coastline items per 100 m items per 100 m No x y D10C2: Micro-litter (<5 mm) Artificial polymer Seabed items per kg sediment items per kg sediment Yes x y materials sediment g per kg sediment g per kg sediment x y Other Seabed items per kg sediment items per kg sediment Yes x y sediment g per kg sediment g per kg sediment x y Artificial polymer Surface layer of items per m² items per m² Yes x y materials water column g per m² g per m² x y Other Surface layer of items per m² items per m² Yes x y water column g per m² g per m² x y D10C3 The assessment outputs for D10C3 can be presented as shown in Table 22, as the quantities of litter and micro-litter ingested per species assessed, in each subdivision of the region or subregion (divided where needed by national boundaries). Table 22. Initial outline and illustrative example for presenting the assessment output for Descriptor 10, D10C3 Threshold Species Litter category Threshold Amount of litter achieved Fulmar Artificial polymer items per individual items per individual No x y material >5 mm g per individual g per individual x y Other >5 mm items per individual items per individual Yes x y g per individual g per individual x y Artificial polymer items per individual items per individual Yes x y material <5 mm g per individual g per individual x y Other <5 mm items per individual items per individual Yes x y g per individual g per individual x y Etc. Note: It may be necessary to further categorise the individuals of the species sampled into size categories (weight or length, as appropriate) D10C4 The assessment outputs for D10C4 can be presented as shown in Table 23, as the number of individuals affected per species assessed, according to the assessment areas used for the species under Descriptor 1.
Rubber Coastline x items per 100 m y items per 100 m No Cloth/textile Coastline x items per 100 m y items per 100 m Yes Paper/cardboard Coastline x items per 100 m y items per 100 m Yes Processed/ worked wood Coastline x items per 100 m y items per 100 m Yes Metal Coastline x items per 100 m y items per 100 m Yes Glass/ceramics Coastline x items per 100 m y items per 100 m No Chemicals Coastline x items per 100 m y items per 100 m No Undefined Coastline x items per 100 m y items per 100 m No Food waste Coastline x items per 100 m y items per 100 m No D10C2: Micro-litter (<5 mm) Artificial polymer materials Seabed sediment x items per kg sediment x g per kg sediment y items per kg sediment y g per kg sediment Yes Other Seabed sediment x items per kg sediment x g per kg sediment y items per kg sediment y g per kg sediment Yes Artificial polymer materials Surface layer of water column x items per m² x g per m² y items per m² y g per m² Yes Other Surface layer of water column x items per m² x g per m² y items per m² y g per m² Yes D10C3 The assessment outputs for D10C3 can be presented as shown in Table 22, as the quantities of litter and micro-litter ingested per species assessed, in each subdivision of the region or subregion (divided where needed by national boundaries). Table 22. Initial outline and illustrative example for presenting the assessment output for Descriptor 10, D10C3 Species Litter category Threshold Amount of litter Threshold achieved Fulmar Artificial polymer material >5 mm x items per individual x g per individual y items per individual y g per individual No Other >5 mm x items per individual x g per individual y items per individual y g per individual Yes Artificial polymer material <5 mm x items per individual x g per individual y items per individual y g per individual Yes Other <5 mm x items per individual x g per individual y items per individual y g per individual Yes Etc. Note: It may be necessary to further categorise the individuals of the species sampled into size categories (weight or length, as appropriate) D10C4 The assessment outputs for D10C4 can be presented as shown in Table 23, as the number of individuals affected per species assessed, according to the assessment areas used for the species under Descriptor 1.
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