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Plastic pollution is killing marine megafauna, but how do we prioritize policies to reduce mortality?

Conservation Letters, 2021
Pollution by plastic and other debris is a problem affecting the world's oceans and is increasing through time. The problem is so large that prioritizing solutions to effect meaningful change may seem overwhelming to the public and policy makers.
Lauren Roman, Qamar Schuyler, Chris Wilcox, Britta Denise Hardesty   +3 more
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Plastic ingestion by fish in the coastal waters of the Hengchun Peninsula, Taiwan: Associated with human activity but no evidence of biomagnification

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2021
s: Plastic pollution has become a global threat to the marine environment. Many studies have indicated that marine creatures are at risk of plastic ingestion, but relevant studies are still lacking in Taiwan.
Kuan-Ju Chen, Mei-Chi Chen, Te-Hao Chen
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Effects of seasonal variation on the characteristics of stranded marine debris within Rambut Island Wildlife Reserve, Indonesia

Jurnal Kelautan Tropis
Monitoring and assessing the items stranded on shorelines is a crucial step in addressing the threat posed by marine debris to our ocean. The objective of this study is to examine the occurrence and categorize marine debris that accumulates on the beach ...
Lucky Rahman, Neviaty Putri Zamani, Meutia Samira Ismet, Muhammad Reza Cordova   +3 more
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Microbial carrying capacity and carbon biomass of plastic marine debris [PDF]

The ISME Journal, 2020
Abstract Trillions of plastic debris fragments are floating at sea, presenting a substantial surface area for microbial colonization. Numerous cultivation-independent surveys have characterized plastic-associated microbial biofilms, however, quantitative studies addressing microbial carbon biomass are lacking. Our confocal laser scanning
Shiye Zhao, Erik R Zettler, Linda A Amaral-Zettler, Tracy J Mincer   +3 more
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Support Development of Thailand’s Draft Action Plan on Marine Plastic Debris

, 2022
Production and consumption of various plastics have continued to expand due to their light weight, durability, and low production cost.
World Bank
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The physical oceanography of the transport of floating marine debris

Environmental Research Letters, 2020
Marine plastic debris floating on the ocean surface is a major environmental problem. However, its distribution in the ocean is poorly mapped, and most of the plastic waste estimated to have entered the ocean from land is unaccounted for.
Erik van Sebille, Stefano Aliani, Kara Lavender Law, Nikolai Maximenko, José M Alsina, Andrei Bagaev, Melanie Bergmann, Bertrand Chapron, Irina Chubarenko, Andrés Cózar, Philippe Delandmeter, Matthias Egger, Baylor Fox-Kemper, Shungudzemwoyo P Garaba, Lonneke Goddijn-Murphy, Britta Denise Hardesty, Matthew J Hoffman, Atsuhiko Isobe, Cleo E Jongedijk, Mikael L A Kaandorp, Liliya Khatmullina, Albert A Koelmans, Tobias Kukulka, Charlotte Laufkötter, Laurent Lebreton, Delphine Lobelle, Christophe Maes, Victor Martinez-Vicente, Miguel Angel Morales Maqueda, Marie Poulain-Zarcos, Ernesto Rodríguez, Peter G Ryan, Alan L Shanks, Won Joon Shim, Giuseppe Suaria, Martin Thiel, Ton S van den Bremer, David Wichmann   +37 more
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Exploring how citizen science projects measuring beach plastic debris can support UN Sustainable Development Goals

Citizen Science: Theory and Practice, 2023
Plastic debris within marine environments is an issue of global concern, leading to commitments at international, regional, and national scales to remove plastics from the environment and prevent further entry.
Jordan Gacutan, Jessica L. Oliver, Heidi Tait, Teerapong Praphotjanaporn, Ben M. Milligan   +4 more
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Additive chemicals in plastic marine debris and their new products

, 2022
Plastic marine debris can remain in the ocean for long periods of time. Plastic products contain numerous additive chemicals, which are present in large amount (~70% by weight), and can be transferred to the marine environment.
Han, Gi Myung, Hong, Sang Hee, Jang, Mi, Shim, Won Joon, Ha, Sung Yong, Cho, You Na   +5 more
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To eat or not to eat? Debris selectivity by marine turtles.

PLoS ONE, 2012
Marine debris is a growing problem for wildlife, and has been documented to affect more than 267 species worldwide. We investigated the prevalence of marine debris ingestion in 115 sea turtles stranded in Queensland between 2006-2011, and assessed how ...
Qamar Schuyler, Britta Denise Hardesty, Chris Wilcox, Kathy Townsend   +3 more
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JENIS DAN BOBOT SAMPAH LAUT (MARINE DEBRIS) PANTAI PANJANG KOTA BENGKULU

Jurnal Enggano, 2019
Pantai panjang telah ditetapkan menjadi salah satu destinasi ekowisata yang ada di Kota Bengkulu. Terdapat 2 jenis marine debris (sampah organik dan sampah anorganik) yang meyebabkan permasalahan di Pantai Panjang.
Yar Johan, Person Pesona Renta, Dewi Purnama, Ali Muqsit, Pinsi Hariman   +4 more
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