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  • A harmonized and coordinated assessment of the abundance and composition of sea floor litter in the Adriatic-Ionian macroregion (Mediterranean Sea)
    Fortibuoni, Tomaso ...
    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 sea floor litter (trawl and visual surveys) in six countries of the Adriatic-Ionian macroregion. Sea floor 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 sea floor 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), sea floor litter was mainly related to construction activities and electronic goods, which are a consequence of fly-tipping/illegal dumping.
    Vir: Marine pollution bulletin. - ISSN 0025-326X (Letn. 139, feb. 2019, str. 412-426)
    Vrsta gradiva - članek, sestavni del
    Leto - 2019
    Jezik - angleški
    COBISS.SI-ID - 8698465
    DOI

vir: Marine pollution bulletin. - ISSN 0025-326X (Letn. 139, feb. 2019, str. 412-426)

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