Fishing plastic waste: Knowns and known unknowns.

Autor: Apete L; Division of Environmental Sciences, College of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Brunel University London, Kingston Lane, Uxbridge UB8 3PH, United Kingdom; Plastic Waste Innovation Hub, Department of Arts and Science, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom., Martin OV; Plastic Waste Innovation Hub, Department of Arts and Science, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom., Iacovidou E; Division of Environmental Sciences, College of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Brunel University London, Kingston Lane, Uxbridge UB8 3PH, United Kingdom. Electronic address: eleni.iacovidou@brunel.ac.uk.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Marine pollution bulletin [Mar Pollut Bull] 2024 Aug; Vol. 205, pp. 116530. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jun 10.
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.116530
Abstrakt: Plastics entering the marine environment primarily originate from land-based sources, prompting significant attention on single-use plastic packaging. However, fishing plastic waste also contributes substantially to marine plastic pollution, though it is often overlooked in the literature due to the challenges in pinpointing pollution sources. This study addresses this key knowledge gap by synthesizing existing literature to explore and document the knowns and known unknowns surrounding fishing plastic waste's environmental, health, and socio-economic impacts. Through the development of a causal loop diagram, the study offers a preliminary understanding of the issue, serving as a foundation for a deeper exploration of the complexities within the fishing industry's plastic waste dynamics. Finally, the study highlights that short-sighted views and approaches are likely to lead to systemic failures. Therefore, it advocates for strategic and meaningful measures to tackle marine plastic pollution, emphasizing the critical importance of a holistic and integrated understanding of the various plastic waste streams infiltrating and polluting our oceans.
Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare the following financial interests/personal relationships which may be considered as potential competing interests: Larisha Apete reports financial support was provided by Natural Environment Research Council (NERC). Olwenn V. Martin reports a relationship with Food Packaging Forum that includes: board membership, consulting or advisory, and travel reimbursement. Olwenn V. Martin is one of the European Parliament's representatives on the management board of the European Chemical Agency. She is also a member of the OECD's Plastics Expert Group and sits on the Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) of the Food Packaging Forum. If there are other authors, they declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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