A harmonized and coordinated assessment of the abundance and composition of seafloor litter in the Adriatic-Ionian macroregion (Mediterranean Sea)
| Autor: | Monika Peterlin, Francesca Ronchi, Tomaso Fortibuoni, Cristina Mazziotti, Dubravka Bojanić Varezić, Mosor Prvan, Stelios Somarakis, Thomais Vlachogianni, Pero Tutman, Michael Prevenios, Christina Zeri, Vesna Mačić, Manca Kovač Viršek, Milica Mandić |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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0106 biological sciences
Croatia Slovenia Marine life Aquaculture 010501 environmental sciences Aquatic Science Oceanography 01 natural sciences Mediterranean sea Marine debris Mediterranean Sea 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Bosnia and Herzegovina Waste Products geography geography.geographical_feature_category Continental shelf business.industry 010604 marine biology & hydrobiology Water Pollution Food Packaging Pollution Seafloor spreading Montenegro Fishery Litter Seafloor litter Single-use plastic Mussel nets Trawl survey Scuba visual survey EU plastics strategy Environmental science business Plastics Bay Environmental Monitoring |
| Zdroj: | Marine Pollution Bulletin. 139:412-426 |
| ISSN: | 0025-326X |
| Popis: | Marine litter is a threat to marine life and an economic burden for coastal communities, but efforts to address the issue are hampered by the lack of data for many countries. We performed the first harmonized assessment of seafloor litter (trawl and visual surveys) in six countries of the Adriatic-Ionian macroregion. Seafloor litter showed an uneven distribution throughout the area, with large differences in litter densities and composition among countries and locations. An emerging problem in the area resulted in short-term & single-use objects that represented the largest fraction of litter. Packaging was the economic sector contributing most to seafloor litter on the continental shelf and upper slope, while in some areas aquaculture (mussel farming) represented a key activity producing marine litter. In coastal areas and bays (e.g. Boka Kotorska bay, Montenegro), seafloor litter was mainly related to construction activities and electronic goods, which are a consequence of fly-tipping/illegal dumping. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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