Observations of trash in the deep tropical Atlantic and Caribbean Sea.

Autor: Fuller N; Biology Department, State University of New York at Geneseo, 1 College Circle, Geneseo, NY 14454, USA., McMahon E; Biology Department, State University of New York at Geneseo, 1 College Circle, Geneseo, NY 14454, USA., North A; Biology Department, State University of New York at Geneseo, 1 College Circle, Geneseo, NY 14454, USA., Petty AJ; Biology Department, State University of New York at Geneseo, 1 College Circle, Geneseo, NY 14454, USA., Tzetzis C; Biology Department, State University of New York at Geneseo, 1 College Circle, Geneseo, NY 14454, USA., Calus J; Biology Department, State University of New York at Geneseo, 1 College Circle, Geneseo, NY 14454, USA., Sekarore A; Biology Department, State University of New York at Geneseo, 1 College Circle, Geneseo, NY 14454, USA., Rosado G; Biology Department, State University of New York at Geneseo, 1 College Circle, Geneseo, NY 14454, USA., Patton E; Biology Department, State University of New York at Geneseo, 1 College Circle, Geneseo, NY 14454, USA., Cappiello J; Biology Department, State University of New York at Geneseo, 1 College Circle, Geneseo, NY 14454, USA., Quattrini AM; Department of Invertebrate Zoology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, USA., Cantwell K; NOAA Ocean Exploration, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Silver Spring, MD, USA., Wagner D; NOAA Ocean Exploration, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Silver Spring, MD, USA; Ocean Exploration Trust, Honolulu, HI, USA., Kennedy BRC; NOAA Ocean Exploration, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Silver Spring, MD, USA; Ocean Discovery League, Saunderstown, RI, USA; Biology Department, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA., Morrow T; NOAA Ocean Exploration, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Silver Spring, MD, USA., Candio S; NOAA Ocean Exploration, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Silver Spring, MD, USA., Soule SA; Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, Narragansett, RI, USA., Michel APM; Department of Applied Ocean Physics and Engineering, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, USA., Gerringer ME; Biology Department, State University of New York at Geneseo, 1 College Circle, Geneseo, NY 14454, USA. Electronic address: gerringer@geneseo.edu.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Marine pollution bulletin [Mar Pollut Bull] 2024 Dec; Vol. 209 (Pt A), pp. 117182. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Oct 30.
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.117182
Abstrakt: Evidence of anthropogenic impacts on deep-ocean systems is frequently observed, even upon the first explorations of these remote environments. One of these impacts comes from marine debris, trash that is dumped or transported into the deep ocean. Understanding the abundance and distribution of marine debris is critical to identifying holistic changes and feedbacks that influence the health and sustainability of ocean ecosystems. Here, we document widespread plastic, metal, and glass debris in deep waters of the tropical Atlantic and Caribbean Sea, observed by remotely operated and human occupied submersibles. Trash was observed from depths 250 to >6000 m. A total of 139 pieces of debris were found, including a ladder, clothing, cans, cutlery, single-use sauce packages, and a parachute. These findings further illustrate the extent of debris pollution in deep waters and the need to understand the impact of debris pollution on sustainability in Earth's largest habitat. Con frecuencia se observan evidencias de que los desechos antropógenos afectan a los sistemas oceánicos profundos, incluso en las primeras exploraciones de estos ambientes remotos. Uno de estos impactos viene de desechos marinos, basura que es tirada o transportada a los oceánicos profundos. Entendiendo la abundancia y la distribución de los desechos marinos es crítico para identificar cambios holísticos y comentarios que influencian la salud y la sostenibilidad de los ecosistemas oceánicos. En esta investigacion documentamos una extensa variedad de desechos como: plásticos, metal y vidrio en los ecosistemas oceánicos del Atlántico tropical y el Mar Caribe, observados por vehiculos robóticos controlados remotamente y ocupados por humanos. La basura fue observada desde las profundidades de 250 a más de 6000 m. Se encontraron un total de 139 piezas de desechos, incluyendo una escalera, ropa, latas, cubiertos, paquetes de salsa de un solo uso y un paracaídas. Estos descubrimientos ilustran la gran relevancia de la contaminación por los desechos en aguas profundas y la necesidad de comprender el impacto de dicha polución por desechos en la sostenibilidad en el hábitat más grande de la Tierra.
Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare the following financial interests/personal relationships which may be considered as potential competing interests: Adam Soule reports financial support was provided by the National Science Foundation. Mackenzie Gerringer, Andrea Quattrini reports financial support was provided by NOAA Ocean Exploration. Mackenzie Gerringer reports that funding was provided by the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation. 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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