The pollution of plastic waste has become an increasingly serious environmental crisis.
Recently, plastic has been detected in various kinds of environments, even in human …

The seafloor covers some 70% of the Earth's surface and has been recognised as a major
sink for marine litter. Still, litter on the seafloor is the least investigated fraction of marine …

The abundance, composition and sources of marine litter were determined on beaches
located in the seven countries of the Adriatic-Ionian macroregion, namely Albania, Bosnia …

Marine bioconstructions are biodiversity-rich, three-dimensional biogenic structures,
regulating key ecological functions of benthic ecosystems worldwide. Tropical coral reefs …

Ingestion of microplastics (MPs) has been documented in several marine organisms, but
their occurrence in deep-sea species remains almost unknown. In this study, MPs were …

Manned submersible dives discovered plastic litter accumulations in a submarine canyon
located in the northwestern South China Sea,∼ 150 km from the nearest coast. These …

The designation of geographical entities in this book, and the presentation of the material,
do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of IUCN or other …

Bycatch–a term widely used to refer to part of the catch unintentionally caught during a
fishing operation, in addition to target species, and consisting of the discards and incidental …

Abstract The Mediterranean Sea is now acknowledged to be a hot spot for marine litter.
However, little is known about Floating Macro Litter (FML) concentration at the scale of the …

The anthropogenic marine debris, especially abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded
Fishing Gear (ALDFG), represents a rising concern, because of its potential harmful impact …