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| Galgani, Francois; Brien, Aleke Stoefen-o; Weis, Judith; Ioakeimidis, Christos; Schuyler, Qamar; Makarenko, Iryna; Griffiths, Huw; Bondareff, Joan; Vethaak, Dick; Deidun, Alan; Sobral, Paula; Topouzelis, Konstantinos; Vlahos, Penny; Lana, Fernanda; Hassellov, Martin; Gerigny, Olivia; Arsonina, Bera; Ambulkar, Archis; Azzaro, Maurizio; Bebianno, Maria João. |
| Whilst both plastic production and inputs at sea have increased since the 1950s, several modelling studies predict a further increase in the coming years in these respective quantities. We compiled scientific literature on trends in marine litter, consisting largely of plastic and microplastics in the ocean, understanding that monitoring programs or assessments for these aspects are varied, frequently focusing on limited components of the marine environment in different locations, and covering a wide spectrum of marine litter types, with limited standardization. Here we discuss how trends in the amounts of litter in the marine environment can be compared with the information provided by models. Increasing amounts of plastic are found in some regions,... |
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Palavras-chave: Plastic pollution; Marine litter; Microplastics; Trends; Monitoring. |
| Ano: 2021 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00677/78927/81297.pdf |
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| Gauci, Adam; Deidun, Alan; Montebello, John; Abela, John; Galgani, Francois. |
| Four sandy beaches on the island of Malta in the Central Mediterranean were regularly sampled for Large MicroPlastic (LMP) particles having a diameter between 1 mm and 5 mm, at stations located at the waterline and 10 m inshore. The 10975 extracted LMP particles were characterised (dimensions, surface roughness, colour) through unaided visual observation, microscopic analyses, and an algorithm developed within the current study. Two-thirds of the isolated particles were smooth and the majority of these belonged to the grey-white colour category, with a low degree of opaqueness and discolouration, and a high degree of transparency, suggesting that these were dominated by low-density polyethylene LMPs. Conflicting evidence concerning the relative residence... |
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Palavras-chave: Image processing; Microplastics; Parameterisation; Monitoring obligations; Marine litter. |
| Ano: 2019 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00513/62471/69557.pdf |
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| Tintoré, Joaquín; Pinardi, Nadia; Álvarez-fanjul, Enrique; Aguiar, Eva; Álvarez-berastegui, Diego; Bajo, Marco; Balbin, Rosa; Bozzano, Roberto; Nardelli, Bruno Buongiorno; Cardin, Vanessa; Casas, Benjamin; Charcos-llorens, Miguel; Chiggiato, Jacopo; Clementi, Emanuela; Coppini, Giovanni; Coppola, Laurent; Cossarini, Gianpiero; Deidun, Alan; Deudero, Salud; D'Ortenzio, Fabrizio; Drago, Aldo; Drudi, Massimiliano; El Serafy, Ghada; Escudier, Romain; Farcy, Patrick; Federico, Ivan; Fernández, Juan Gabriel; Ferrarin, Christian; Fossi, Cristina; Frangoulis, Constantin; Galgani, Francois; Gana, Slim; García Lafuente, Jesús; Sotillo, Marcos García; Garreau, Pierre; Gertman, Isaac; Gómez-pujol, Lluis; Grandi, Alessandro; Hayes, Daniel; Hernández-lasheras, Jaime; Herut, Barak; Heslop, Emma; Hilmi, Karim; Juza, Melanie; Kallos, George; Korres, Gerasimos; Lecci, Rita; Lazzari, Paolo; Lorente, Pablo; Liubartseva, Svitlana; Louanchi, Ferial; Malacic, Vlado; Mannarini, Gianandrea; March, David; Marullo, Salvatore; Mauri, Elena; Meszaros, Lorinc; Mourre, Baptiste; Mortier, Laurent; Muñoz-mas, Cristian; Novellino, Antonio; Obaton, Dominique; Orfila, Amine; Pascual, Ananda; Pensieri, Sara; Pérez Gómez, Begoña; Pérez Rubio, Susana; Perivoliotis, Leonidas; Petihakis, George; De La Villéon, Loic Petit; Pistoia, Jenny; Poulain, Pierre-marie; Pouliquen, Sylvie; Prieto, Laura; Raimbault, Patrick; Reglero, Patricia; Reyes, Emma; Rotllan, Paz; Ruiz, Simón; Ruiz, Javier; Ruiz, Inmaculada; Ruiz-orejón, Luis Francisco; Salihoglu, Baris; Salon, Stefano; Sammartino, Simone; Sánchez Arcilla, Agustín; Sánchez-román, Antonio; Sannino, Gianmaria; Santoleri, Rosalia; Sardá, Rafael; Schroeder, Katrin; Simoncelli, Simona; Sofianos, Sarantis; Sylaios, Georgios; Tanhua, Toste; Teruzzi, Anna; Testor, Pierre; Tezcan, Devrim; Torner, Marc; Trotta, Francesco; Umgiesser, Georg; Von Schuckmann, Karina; Verri, Giorgia; Vilibic, Ivica; Yucel, Mustafa; Zavatarelli, Marco; Zodiatis, George. |
| The Mediterranean community represented in this paper is the result of more than 30 years of EU and nationally funded coordination, which has led to key contributions in science concepts and operational initiatives. Together with the establishment of operational services, the community has coordinated with universities, research centers, research infrastructures and private companies to implement advanced multi-platform and integrated observing and forecasting systems that facilitate the advancement of operational services, scientific achievements and mission-oriented innovation. Thus, the community can respond to societal challenges and stakeholders needs, developing a variety of fit-for-purpose services such as the Copernicus Marine Service. The... |
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Palavras-chave: Observing and forecasting systems; Sustained observations; Ocean variability; FAIR data; Climate; Operational services; Science with and for society; SDG's. |
| Ano: 2019 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00513/62494/66808.pdf |
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| Galgani, Francois; Deidun, Alan; Liubartseva, Svitlana; Gauci, Adam; Doronzo, Bartholomeo; Brandini, Carlo; Gerigny, Olivia. |
| As part of the AMARE project, the main purpose of this report is to provide advice and practical guidance, for establishing programmes to monitor and assess the distribution and abundance of marine litter in MPAs. The present document build on relevant existing monitoring and assessment practices in the Mediterranean, such as the existing monitoring practices in UNEP/MAP and within the Marine Strategy Framework Directive. The proposed strategy (defining the sampling scheme, the environmental compartment to monitor and the protocols to be used) is also based on recommendations of the UN GESAMP report on monitoring marine litter (GESAMP, 2019). In addition, it is based on the experience of ongoing monitoring and assessment activities under various scientific... |
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Palavras-chave: Marine Litter; Mediterranean Sea; Marine protected areas; Monitoring. |
| Ano: 2019 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00487/59840/62987.pdf |
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