Plastic pollution within "The Gully" Marine Protected Area of the Scotian Shelf, Northwest Atlantic

<p>This dataset contains information on&nbsp;plastic particle densities, characteristics (colour, morphology), size, and polymer types collected from seawater in &quot;The Gully&quot; Marine Protected Area between 1990 and 2019. Also included are the characteristics, sizes, and polymer types of ingested debris removed from the stomachs of two Endangered northern bottlenose whales (<em>Hyperoodon ampullatus</em>) stranded in Canada in 2019 and 2021.&nbsp;These data appear across 4 tabs in a single .xlsx file, connected by a SampleID column.&nbsp;</p> <p>Please see the following publication for full details:&nbsp;</p> <p>Kelly, N.E., Feyrer, L., Gavel, H., Trela, O., Ledwell, W., Breeze, H., Marotte, E.C., McConney, L. and Whitehead, H., 2023. <em>Long term trends in floating plastic pollution within a marine protected area identifies threats for Endangered northern bottlenose whales</em>.&nbsp;Environmental Research,&nbsp;227, p.115686.&nbsp;https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2023.115686.&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>