[HTML][HTML] Quantitative overview of marine debris ingested by marine megafauna

S Kühn, JA Van Franeker - Marine pollution bulletin, 2020 - Elsevier
This review quantifies plastic interaction in marine biota. Firstly, entanglement and ingestion
records for all marine birds, mammals, turtles, fish, and invertebrate species, are …

Operational protocols for the use of drones in marine animal research

V Raoult, AP Colefax, BM Allan, D Cagnazzi… - Drones, 2020 - mdpi.com
The use of drones to study marine animals shows promise for the examination of numerous
aspects of their ecology, behaviour, health and movement patterns. However, the responses …

Pinniped entanglement in oceanic plastic pollution: a global review

EM Jepsen, PJN de Bruyn - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2019 - Elsevier
Oceanic plastic pollution is a growing worldwide environmental concern, endangering
numerous marine species. Pinnipeds are particularly susceptible to entanglement …

Threats underestimated in freshwater plastic pollution: mini-review

MCM Blettler, KM Wantzen - Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 2019 - Springer
Plastic pollution is one of the most acute environmental topics of our time. While there is a
great scientific effort to tackle this problem, it has not always been well-coordinated or …

[HTML][HTML] Global distribution of potential impact hotspots for marine plastic debris entanglement

MA Høiberg, JS Woods, F Verones - Ecological Indicators, 2022 - Elsevier
Marine animals have been known to interact with and become entangled in plastic debris for
decades. Despite increasing annual input volumes of plastic waste to the natural …

Heavy metals, metalloids and other hazardous elements in marine plastic litter

A Turner - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2016 - Elsevier
Plastics, foams and ropes collected from beaches in SW England have been analysed for
As, Ba, Br, Cd, Cl, Cr, Cu, Hg, Ni, Pb, Sb, Se, Sn and Zn by field-portable-x-ray fluorescence …

A global review of marine turtle entanglement in anthropogenic debris: a baseline for further action

EM Duncan, ZLR Botterell, AC Broderick… - Endangered Species …, 2017 - int-res.com
Entanglement in anthropogenic debris poses a threat to marine wildlife. Although this is
recognised as a cause of marine turtle mortality, there remain quantitative knowledge gaps …

Factors influencing microplastic abundances in nearshore, tributary and beach sediments along the Ontario shoreline of Lake Erie

BY Dean, PL Corcoran, PA Helm - Journal of Great Lakes Research, 2018 - Elsevier
Sediment samples were collected from nearshore, tributary and beach environments within
and surrounding the northern part of Lake Erie, Ontario to determine the concentrations and …

Tools and constraints in monitoring interactions between marine litter and megafauna: insights from case studies around the world

F Claro, MC Fossi, C Ioakeimidis, M Baini… - Marine pollution …, 2019 - Elsevier
Adverse impacts of marine litter is documented on> 1400 species, including marine
megafauna (fish, birds, sea turtles and mammals). The primary impacts include ingestion …

Characteristics of meso-sized plastic marine debris on 20 beaches in Korea

J Lee, J Lee, S Hong, SH Hong, WJ Shim, S Eo - Marine pollution bulletin, 2017 - Elsevier
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 …