In this work we would define an historical arrangement of the state of knowledge regarding
the ecological impact of anthropogenic litter on marine mammals, assessing the role of …

Abstract The transition in Mysticeti (Cetacea) from capture of individual prey using teeth to
bulk filtering batches of small prey using baleen ranks among the most dramatic …

Since the 1970s the role of fishery bycatch as a factor reducing, or limiting the recovery of,
marine mammal populations has been increasingly recognized. The proceedings of a 1990 …

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 …

We examined the occurrence of marine debris in the gastrointestinal tract of 54 loggerhead
sea turtles (Caretta caretta) found stranded or incidentally captured dead by fisheries in the …

Plastic pollution is an omnipresent problem that threatens marine animals through ingestion
and entanglement. Marine mammals are no exception to this rule but their interaction with …

In this study, abundance, distribution and composition of floating and seabed macro and
micro litter in the Central Adriatic Sea were assessed. Floating macro litter observations …

This study presents data on the marine litter occurrence in the stomachs of fish species living
in different marine habitats for the Adriatic and NE Ionian Sea macro-region.“Macro-litter” …

Marine birds have been found to ingest plastic debris in many of the world's oceans. Plastic
accumulation data from necropsies findings and regurgitation studies are presented on 13 …

Marine litter is a major source of pollution in the Mediterranean basin, but despite legislative
requirements, scant information is available for the ongoing assessment of this threat. Using …