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Marine plastic debris and microplastics – Global lessons and research to inspire action and guide policy change
… It is also the reason why no reliable estimate of the total quantity of plastic in the ocean has been made. Marine … gyres appears to represent a small fraction of the total input; 2 There is a moral argument that we should not … the obligation to: ‘minimize pollution, waste, discards, catch by lost or abandoned gear, catch of non-target species, …
Primary microplastics in the oceans: a global evaluation of sources
… taken with caution JAmBeCK eT Al. (2015) lOSSeS ReleASeS TOTAl PlASTIC WASTe PRImARy mICROPlASTICS SeCOnDARy … the use of personal cars In Europe for example 90% of the total driven distance is with personal cars (EU JRC/NL PBL, … per capita), and the capacity of the treatment systems to catch the losses In India and South Asia, China and Africa …
Maritime Traffic Effects on Biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea. Volume 1 - Review of Impacts, Priority Areas and Mitigation Measures
… loaded and unloaded in Mediterranean ports. An estimated total of 200,000 commercial ships cross the Mediterranean Sea … traffic volume was estimated at 30% of the world’s total merchant shipping and 20% of its oil shipping. Although … of the various threats at sea— including ghost gear and by-catch, which represent the main causes of human-induced sea …