Marine litter and public involvement in beach cleaning: Disentangling perception and awareness among adults and children, Bay of Biscay, Spain

Rayón-Viña, Fernando; Miralles, Laura; Fernandez-Rodriguez, Sara; Dopico, Eduardo; García‐Vázquez, Eva

doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.02.034

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“…These results could indicate that those who have more knowledge or feel more responsible are more aware of the presence of MPL, or vice versa. As argued by Rayon-Viña et al (2019), seeing MPL could motivate the sense of responsibility and search for information about MPL.…”

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Public Perceptions of Marine Plastic Litter: A Comparative Study Across European Countries and Seas

et al. 2022

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Marine plastic litter (MPL) is a growing global problem and its prevention requires public engagement and behavioral change. Statistics of public perceptions of MPL are scarce and hardly comparable due to varying definitions and interpretations of the concept. This study identifies and classifies relevant components of public perceptions of MPL based on a large-scale survey across eight European countries sharing three European seas (North Sea, Baltic Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea). High levels of concern about MPL were observed throughout the EU and water pollution and plastics in oceans were consistently ranked in the top four most worrisome environmental challenges of our time. Most of the respondents (70%) reported noticing MPL, which influenced knowledge and feelings of responsibility with regards to MPL. The general public held companies and consumers most responsible for cleaning up MPL. Self-responsibility to reduce MPL varies considerably across and within countries, with the highest scores being reported in Greece and the lowest in Netherlands. Public knowledge on the recyclability of plastics was low in all countries. At the marine region level, the lowest scores for concern, perceived consequences and personal responsibility to reduce the use of plastics were reported in the North Sea region, followed by the Baltic Sea region and the highest scores were recorded in the Mediterranean Sea region. Using these results, policy implications and possible intervention strategies are discussed, to improve and increase public awareness, understanding, engagement, and sense of responsibility to change lifestyles and purchasing behavior to prevent and reduce MPL.

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Public Perceptions of Marine Plastic Litter: A Comparative Study Across European Countries and Seas

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“…Third, it is suggested that volunteers should be encouraged to participate in the clean-up programmes directly. Volunteering could not only achieve beach cleaning immediately, but also increases the public's perception and measures taken against marine litter [47]. Moreover, mistrust of the government will result in lower WTPs, so more talks between the government and visitors are welcomed [48,49].…”

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The Social Costs of Marine Litter along the East China Sea: Evidence from Ten Coastal Scenic Spots of Zhejiang Province, China

Shen

Xie

et al. 2019

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Marine litter poses numerous threats to the global environment. To estimate the social costs of marine litter in China, two stated preference methods, namely the contingent valuation model (CVM) and the choice experiment model (CEM), were used in this research. This paper conducted surveys at ten different beaches along the East China Sea in Zhejiang province in October 2017. The results indicate that approximately 74.1% of the interviewees are willing to volunteer to participate in clean-up programmes and are willing to spend 1.5 days per month on average in their daily lives, which equates to a potential loss of income of USD 1.08 per day. The willingness to pay for the removal of the main types of litter ranges from USD 0.12–0.20 per visitor across the four sample cities, which is mainly determined by the degree of the removal, the crowdedness of the beach and the visitor’s perception. The social costs are USD 1.08–1.40 per visitor when the contingent valuation method is applied and USD 1.00–1.07 per visitor when the choice experiment method is adopted, which accounts for 8–14% of the beach entrance fee. The analysis of the social costs of marine litter yielded some useful implications regarding future coastal management policy, including extra entrance fee, the quality-oriented environmental strategy and more incentives to volunteers.

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“…Engagement and the associated increase in literacy is driving a renewed eagerness to support environmental initiatives and positively impacts outcomes of SDG 13 (Climate Action), 14 (Life Below Water) and 15 (Life on Land) (Dean et al 2019 ). These changes are having the additional benefit of fostering a greater sense of community (Ainsworth et al 2019 ), helping to reduce social challenges such as loneliness and improving mental health outcomes (SDG 3), particularly in western nations (Downward et al 2017 ; Rayon-Viña et al 2019 ; Wyles et al 2016 ).…”

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Oceans and society: feedbacks between ocean and human health

Nash

Putten

Alexander

et al. 2021

Rev Fish Biol Fisheries

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Graphic abstract The concentration of human population along coastlines has far-reaching effects on ocean and societal health. The oceans provide benefits to humans such as food, coastal protection and improved mental well-being, but can also impact negatively via natural disasters. At the same time, humans influence ocean health, for example, via coastal development or through environmental stewardship. Given the strong feedbacks between ocean and human health there is a need to promote desirable interactions, while minimising undesirable interactions. To this end, we articulate two scenarios for 2030. First, Business-as-Usual, named ‘ Command and (out of) Control ’, focuses on the anticipated future based on our current trajectory. Second, a more sustainable scenario called ‘ Living and Connecting ’, emphasises the development of interactions between oceans and society consistent with achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. We describe a potential pathway to achieving the ‘ Living and Connecting ’ scenario, centred on improving marine citizenship, achieving a more equitable distribution of power among stakeholders, and more equitable access to resources and opportunities. The constituent actions of this pathway can be categorised into four groups: (i) improved approaches to science and health communication that account for society’s diverse values, beliefs and worldviews, (ii) a shift towards more trusted relationships among stakeholders to enable two-way knowledge exchange, (iii) economic incentives that encourage behavioural changes necessary for achieving desired sustainability outcomes, and (iv) stronger regulations that simultaneously focus on ocean and human health. We contend that these changes will provide improved outcomes for both oceans and society over the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11160-021-09669-5.

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Marine litter and public involvement in beach cleaning: Disentangling perception and awareness among adults and children, Bay of Biscay, Spain

Cited by 37 publications

References 34 publications

Public Perceptions of Marine Plastic Litter: A Comparative Study Across European Countries and Seas

Public Perceptions of Marine Plastic Litter: A Comparative Study Across European Countries and Seas

The Social Costs of Marine Litter along the East China Sea: Evidence from Ten Coastal Scenic Spots of Zhejiang Province, China

Oceans and society: feedbacks between ocean and human health

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