Results 201 to 210 of about 1,446,959 (230)

Floating marine litter and their risks to cetaceans off Portugal

Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2021
Floating Dangerous Debris For Cetaceans (DDFC) and cetacean abundances were assessed by shipboard visual surveys off continental Portugal. Plastic litter (other than fishing gear) was the most abundant category, corresponding to 56.53% of the total recorded DDFC.
Sara, Sá, Jorge, Bastos-Santos, Hélder, Araújo, Andreia Torres, Pereira, Marisa, Ferreira, Pedro, Sarmento, José, Vingada, Catarina, Eira   +7 more
openaire   +2 more sources

The influence of monsoons on the spatial distribution and composition of floating marine litter

Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2022
Floating marine litter (FML) surveys were conducted in the near shore waters of Mombasa, Kilifi and Kwale Counties of Kenya through trawling using a manta net. A mean density of 26,665 ± 2869 items km-2 composed of 34.8% hard plastic, 40.5% soft plastics and 22.0% plastic lines/fibers was reported in this study.
Eric Ochieng, Okuku, Gilbert, Owato, Kenneth, Otieno, Maureen Mokeira, Kombo, Mary Mbuche, Chiphatsi, Brenda, Gwada, Purity, Chepkemboi, Veronica, Wanjeri, Linet Imbayi, Kiteresi, Quinter, Achieng, Annette, Nelson   +10 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Presence of marine floating litter and vulnerable species in the Central Mediterranean Sea

2023 IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for the Sea; Learning to Measure Sea Health Parameters (MetroSea), 2023
Floating marine litter is a worldwide problem, causing significant pollution in seas and oceans and impacting various marine species. Among these species, cetaceans, such as whales and dolphins, and sea turtles are particularly vulnerable, suffering entanglement and ingestion as the primary consequences.
Monaco, Clara, Raffa, Alessandra, Giarrusso, Enrico, Arcangeli, Antonella, Tumino, Carla   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Proposal for Floating Marine Macro litter data management at European level

2021
This document provides background information about the state of the art and results of the analysis for a data management strategy for Floating Marine Macro Litter (FMML).
M. Vinci, A. Cociancich, F. Galgani, E. Geletti, A. Giorgetti, G. Hanke, M. Le Moigne, M.E. Molina Jack, E. Partescano, C. Altobelli   +9 more
openaire   +1 more source

Real-Time Floating Marine Litter Detection on USV

2024 IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for the Sea; Learning to Measure Sea Health Parameters (MetroSea)
Marine litter is harmful to coastal and ocean environments for many reasons. Many devices have been developed in the last few years to recover as much litter as possible in ports and coastal areas. However, they usually employ a brute-force approach, leading to high energy and resource consumption.
Lazzerini, Guido, Topini, Alberto, Liverani, Gherardo, Cecchi, Lorenzo, Ridolfi, Alessandro, Ferreira, Fausto   +5 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Sponges on floating marine litter

This study aims to document the first occurrence of the sponge (Haliclona sp.) adhered to plastic in Brazil. This observation was made at Charitas Beach, located in Guanabara Bay (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), within its known distribution range in the Atlantic Ocean. However, anthropogenic activities might be expanding their distribution.
Gabriel de Oliveira, Pedro Freire, Rodrigo Ribeiro, Luiz Gomes, Alain Póvoa   +4 more
openaire   +1 more source

Uncovering the relationship between floating marine litter and human activities in watersheds

Marine Pollution Bulletin
Rivers serve as the primary pathway for transporting floating marine litter (FML) from land to sea. However, the complex dynamics of transboundary rivers pose a significant obstacle when examining the impact of watershed-based human activities on FML distribution. This study conducts year-long monthly monitoring of FML using trawl and visual surveys in
Jianing, Luo, Bo, Luan, Fei, Xue, Xiaoli, Qi, Mingjian, Zhu, Peng, Xu, Lan, Zhang   +6 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Modeling and Control of a Floating Marine Litter Collection Device

OCEANS 2025 Brest
Marine litter poses a significant environmental threat, with detrimental effects on marine ecosystems through toxic chemical release, entanglement, ingestion by marine life, and microplastic formation. Floating waste collection devices, such as the Waste Out of Water (WoW) system developed by the University of Florence, offer a solution by intercepting
Lazzerini, Guido, Bucci, Alessandro, Gelli, Jonathan, Liverani, Gherardo, Della Valle, Andrea, Arbi, Alessandro, Arbi, Lorenzo, Ridolfi, Alessandro   +7 more
openaire   +1 more source

Floating marine macro litter distribution in White, Barents and Kara seas in 2021

2022
<p>Among other marine environmental problems, the issue of marine litter accumulation in the World Oceans is of increased interest. It is relevant not only in areas with direct intense anthropogenic pressure, but also in remote and presumably pristine areas, such as the Arctic Sea.
Maria Pogojeva, Matvey Novikov, Igor Zhdanov, Anfisa Berezina, Tatiana Evenkova, Nelly Gettih, Galina Likhacheva, Polina Lepikhina, Alexander Osadchiev, Georg Hanke, Evgeniy Yakushev   +10 more
openaire   +1 more source

Anthropogenic disturbance in driving floating marine litter across three coastal interfaces

Marine Pollution Bulletin
Floating marine litter (FML), due to its persistence and long-range transport potential, has significant impacts on the global marine environment and biodiversity. The coastal watershed interface is a major contributor to this issue, highlighting the importance of quantifying the impact of anthropogenic disturbance on FML for effective management. This
Jianing, Luo, Bo, Luan, Shiqi, Xie, Yilong, Huang, Mingjian, Zhu, Lan, Zhang   +5 more
openaire   +2 more sources