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Using Material Flow Analysis (MFA) to generate the evidence on plastic waste management from commercial fishing gears in Norway

Resources, Conservation & Recycling: X, 2020
Plastic debris is an ever-growing concern adversely affecting the coastal and marine ecosystem. Among marine plastic waste, a particularly troublesome waste fraction is Abandoned, Lost or Discarded Fishing Gears (ALDFG) that continues to trap marine life
Paritosh C. Deshpande, Gaspard Philis, Helge Brattebø, Annik M. Fet   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Optimizing stereo‐baited remote underwater video sampling efficiency in turbid waters through horizontal field of view adjustments

Limnology and Oceanography: Methods, EarlyView.
Abstract Accurate length data underpin many ecological and physiological analyses, from assessing population size structure to parameterizing biomass and bioenergetic models. Stereo‐baited remote underwater video systems (stereo‐BRUVs) provide a non‐intrusive means of collecting these data in situ, supporting management and conservation of motile ...
Reece D. Mills, Ruairí Gallagher, Samuel Smith, Patrick C. Collins, Jonathan D. R. Houghton   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Forecasting the impact of food‐provisioning and other stressors on a marine top‐predator population

Oikos, EarlyView.
Wildlife tourism can alter animal behavior, affect vital rates and diminish population viability but its impact in the context of other human‐ and environmental disturbances, remain largely unstudied. Using simulation models and leveraging a robust long‐term dataset spanning eight years, we evaluated the contribution of wildlife feeding, in the context
Valeria Senigaglia, Leslie New, Oliver Manlik, Kate R. Sprogis, Lars Bejder   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Statistical evaluation of nylon chemical recycling through acidolysis

Polymer International, EarlyView.
Sustainable PA6 recycling through acidolysis enabled temperature‐driven depolymerization, modeled by regression analysis. Recycled products successfully replaced up to 30% monomer while preserving PA6 chemical composition or crystalline structure. Abstract This study focuses on the sustainability of plastics reporting the recycling of polyamide (PA ...
Diego Penzo, Bruno Godinho, Gabriele Rossignolo, Michele Modesti, Artur Ferreira, Alessandra Lorenzetti, Ana Barros‐Timmons, Nuno Gama   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Multi‐Method Approach to Assessing Barrier Effectiveness in Preventing the Spread of Invasive Signal Crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus)

River Research and Applications, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Relieving barriers and increasing free flowing rivers is a global imperative to restore habitat connectivity for migratory fish stocks. While reducing river fragmentation will certainly improve biodiversity, the spread of non‐native species throughout a river system may be facilitated as an inadvertent outcome.
Matthew Harwood, Andrew W. Bray, Karis A. Woolfenden, Paul D. Stebbing, Alison M. Dunn, Josie South   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of gillnet mesh size on the capture probability and capture patterns in the Asian paddle crab (Charybdis japonica) fishery

Heliyon
In the Asian paddle crab (Charybdis japonica) gillnet fishery in the Yellow Sea, China, the minimum mesh size (MMS) regulation has been of a major importance due to high bycatch rates of undersized crabs. In this study, we evaluated how gillnet mesh size
Mengjie Yu, Bent Herrmann, Kristine Cerbule, Changdong Liu, Liyou Zhang, Yanli Tang   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Multi‐Platform Deployments of Low‐Cost Devices for Cetacean Passive Acoustic Monitoring

Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, EarlyView.
Recent advances in affordable, user‐friendly devices offer new opportunities to overcome cost constraints of underwater passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) and expand acoustic data collection. In this study, we deployed low‐cost acoustic recorders and underwater cameras across a range of platforms in the Western Mediterranean, including fishing gear ...
Greta Jankauskaite, François Poisson, Irati Abascal, Javier Menéndez‐Blázquez, Clara Cánovas Pérez, Sofia Conti, Ricardo Sagarminaga, Juan Antonio Raga, David March   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing the sustainability of artisanal fishing practices in Mediterranean Lagoons: Insights from Manzala Lagoon, Egypt

Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Research
This study investigates the fishing activities in Manzala Lagoon, Egypt—a critical ecosystem facing anthropogenic pressures. Data on fishing gear usage, catch composition, and catch per unit effort (CPUE) were collected from 132 traditional fishing boats
Walid Aly, Kariman Shalloof, Alaa El-Far, Mohamed A Fetouh   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sentipensar [Feel‐Thinking] Cultivates Collective Scientific Sensemaking and Worldbuilding Within and Beyond Ecological Despair

Science Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Educating youth about environmental and climate justice is crucial in realizing a sustainable and flourishing future. Yet this can be challenging given the intense eco‐emotions youth experience and express while learning about these consequential realities and their implications.
Kelsie Fowler
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of government subsidies on microplastic pollution control in mariculture: an evolutionary game theory analysis in Qingdao, China

Frontiers in Marine Science
Mariculture constitutes the primary origin of microplastic pollution, necessitating immediate action to address microplastic pollution by focusing on both the supply and demand aspects of fishing gear.
Haiming Song, Xinting Wang, Xiaomeng Huan, Lin Yang   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source