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In relation to nvs-vocabs/EMODnetChemVocabs#15:
H0400007 has been deprecated (https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/H04/current/H0400007/) and replaced by H0400009 (URI: https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/H04/current/H0400009/).

The EMODnet chemistry microlitter group has reviewed the existing bibliography and consolidated protocols for microlitter. They are proposing to revise the vocabulary H04 with the addition of new colour classes in order to support the MSFD Technical Group on Marine Litter (TGML) protocol.

We have received the following request to add new terms to the H04 vocabulary to accommodate for other colour classification protocols.
For example, some microlitter data are reported using the Baseman Protocol (Frias et al., (2018). Standardised protocol for monitoring microplastics in sediments. JPI-Oceans BASEMAN project. ).
In this protocol, they consider the following categories regarding colours:
blue, black, red, white, green, transparent, others: yellow, orange, pink, purple, tan, multicolor

In EMODnet, the H04 (http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/H04/current/) classifies the colours following CEFAS protocol from 2017 (https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2017.00135).
And the TGML considers another classification: Transparent, crystalline, white, clear-white-cream, red, orange, blue, opaque, black, grey, brown, green, pink, tan, yellow
It is possible that other classifications are being used as well.
As a result it is being proposed to define some of the categories with the protocol that uses them when needed. For example "others_baseman"