Underwater noise from human activities is now widely recognised as a threat to marine life.
Nevertheless, legislation which directly addresses this source of pollution is lacking. The first …

Marine environmental monitoring is undertaken to provide evidence that environmental
management targets are being met. Moreover, monitoring also provides context to marine …

Wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) utilization of combined heat and power (CHP) systems
allows for the efficient use of on-site biogas production, as well as increased annual savings …

Clean-ups can be considered real conservation actions since beach litter may impact many
ecosystem components. However, although these actions are quite easy to carry out, we …

In modern society, plastic items have become indispensable. The rapid growth of plastic
production has led to an increase in the concentration of plastic waste in the environment …

The Pélagiques Gascogne (PELGAS) integrated survey has been developed by a
multidisciplinary team of Ifremer and La Rochelle University scientists since 2000, joined by …

Our study presents a revision of the structural characteristics of the soft-bottom benthic
communities in the Belgian Part of the North Sea (BPNS) and provides, for the first time, an …

Recent additions to marine environmental legislation are usually designed to fill gaps in
protection and management, build on existing practices or correct deficiencies in previous …

Maritime industries routinely collect critical environmental data needed for sustainable
management of marine ecosystems, supporting both the blue economy and future growth …

Seabirds can interact with marine litter, mainly by entanglement or ingestion. The ingestion
of plastics can lead to starvation or physical damage to the digestive tract. For chicks, it could …