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Classification of marine microdebris: A review and case study on fish from the Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Scientific Reports, 2018
Marine debris, and in particular plastic pollution, is ubiquitous throughout global marine environments. Here, we present a classification of marine microdebris (i.e. debris between 0.1 μm and
Frederieke J. Kroon, Cherie E. Motti, Lene H. Jensen, Kathryn L. E. Berry   +3 more
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Abundance, patterns, and taxa associations of anthropogenic marine debris on reefs in the middle Florida Keys

Frontiers in Marine Science
The Florida Keys reef tract has rapidly shifted from a structurally complex, hard coral-dominated reef to a less rugose, soft coral-dominated reef. This transition has been facilitated by persistent anthropogenic stressors including recreational and ...
Tokea G. Payton, Randi J. Sims, Randi J. Sims, Michael J. Childress, Michael J. Childress   +4 more
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The Abundance of Marine Plastic Debris in Indonesia’s Ocean

IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
Abstract Plastic waste is a global problem expected to increase with population growth. An estimated 275 million metric tons per year of plastic waste are produced globally. Indonesia has the fourth largest population in the world and makes the most plastic waste. Indonesia’s government plans to reduce plastic waste by 70% by 2025.
E A Winardi, M R Putri
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Effects of submerged marine debris on species composition and community characteristics of macrobenthos in the subtidal zone of Jeju Island, Korea

, 2022
Marine plastic debris, which does not readily decompose, remains present for a long time after sinking into the ocean. Increased levels of submerged marine debris can alter local species compositions and benthic community characteristics.
Lee, Hyung Gon, Yu, Ok Hwan, Kim, Sang Lyeol, Han, Gwan Hee, Kang, Su Min   +4 more
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Plastic debris entangled silky shark landed [PDF]

, 2018
Several species of marine fishes have been documented as entangled in manmade debris in oceans, but comparatively few reports are available globally on sharks.
Akhil, A R, Radhakrishnan, M, Sunil, K T S, Sipson, Augustine, Zacharia, P U, Retheesh, T B, Seetha, P K, Roul, Subal Kumar, Prakasan, D   +8 more
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Call for policy decision to curb plastic pollution of marine ecosystem The New Indian Express dated 13th April 2018 [PDF]

, 2018
The two-day national conference on marine debris (COMAD) organised by the Marine Biological Association of India (MBAI) at the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) here demanded a policy decision by the Centre to curb plastic pollution of ...
CMFRI, Library
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Temporal dynamics of communities on plastic debris in a polluted marine habitat

Marine Pollution Bulletin
This study investigated the succession of prokaryotic and eukaryotic communities on polystyrene panels deployed for 25 weeks in a harbour environment influenced by anthropogenic activities. These activities resulted in an excess of nutrients from sewage and agricultural discharges, as well as the release of hydrocarbons and other pollutants.
Casabianca, Silvia, Basili, Marco, Capellacci, Samuela, Ricci, Fabio, Penna, Antonella, Manini, Elena   +5 more
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Marine Debris Clearinghouse

, 2018
This website is "an online resource empowering the marine debris community to discover, explore, and apply knowledge in their efforts to sutdy and mitigate ocean debris and its impacts" (homepage).
Marine Debris Program (U.S.)
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Concentration gradient of plastic debris larger than 500 μm detected across the Southwest Indian ocean

Scientific Reports
Marine plastic pollution is increasing in the world’s ocean, with the Indian Ocean understudied compared to the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. This study investigates plastic pollution in the Southwest Indian Ocean, focusing on a size range from large ...
Margot Thibault, Adrian Fajeau, Aina Ramanampananjy, Sarah-Jeanne Royer, Gwennaïs Fustemberg, Vyctoria Marillac, Julie Gindrey, Anjara Saloma, Manon Condet, Perrine Mangion, April Burt, Matthias Egger, Maxime Amy, Sébastien Jaquemet, Thierry Mulochau, Philippe Jourand, Alexandra ter Halle, Matthieu Le Corre, Laurent Lebreton   +18 more
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Characteristics of meso-sized plastic marine debris on 20 beaches in Korea

, 2017
We surveyed the abundance and accumulation patterns of mesoplastic marine debris (5-25 mm) on 20 beaches in Korea. The mean abundance of it was 13.2 items/m(2), and the mean weight was 1.5 g/m(2). Hard plastic and Styrofoam were the dominant types.
Hong, Sunwook, Lee, Jongmyoung, Sang Hee Hong, Eo, Soeun, Won Joon Shim, Hong, Sang Hee, Soeun Eo, Shim, Won Joon, Jongsu Lee, Jongmyoung Lee, Sunwook Hong, Lee, Jongsu   +11 more
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