Marine litter from fishery activities in the Western Mediterranean sea: The impact of entanglement on marine animal forests

Consoli, Pierpaolo; Romeo, Teresa; Angiolillo, Michela; Canese, Simonepietro; Esposito, Valentina; Salvati, Eva; Scotti, Gianfranco; Andaloro, Franco; Tunesi, Leonardo

doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2019.03.072

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“…ALDFG is considered to be a very persistent type of marine litter with numerous harmful effects for the coastal and marine environment, human livelihoods and well-being (Brown and Macfadyen, 2007;Baeta et al, 2009;Good et al, 2010;Arthur et al, 2014;Gilman et al, 2015). In fact, ALDFG has been identified as one of the most biologically threatening types of marine litter (Newman et al, 2011;McElwee et al, 2012;Kühn et al, 2015;Consoli et al, 2019).…”

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Fishing nets on the coastline of the Arcticand North-East Atlantic: a source analysis : findings and recommendations based on an in-depth analysis of the sources, origin, and pathways of fishing nets collected on beaches in Greenland, Iceland, Jan Mayen, Svalbard, the Netherlands, Norway, and Scotland

Strietman

Performance²,

Agrosectors³

2021

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36 pp.; 15 fig.; 3 tab.; 35 ref.This report presents the findings and recommendations of the first comparative study into the sources, origin and pathways by which fishing nets end up on beaches spread over the Arctic and North-East Atlantic region: Greenland, Iceland, Jan Mayen, Svalbard, the Netherlands, Norway, and Scotland. The conclusion of this report is that improved waste management of net cuttings on board bottom trawling vessels and in ports is the most effective mitigation measure to prevent most fishing net litter on beaches.Dit rapport beschrijft de resultaten van het eerste vergelijkende onderzoek naar de bronnen en herkomst van visnetten die verzameld zijn op stranden, verspreid gelegen over het Arctische en Noordoostelijke gedeelte van de Atlantische Oceaan: Groenland, IJsland, Jan Mayen, Spitsbergen, Noorwegen, Nederland en Schotland, evenals de oorzaken van het in zee terechtkomen van die visnetten. De belangrijkste conclusie van dit rapport is dat een beter afvalbeheer van afgesneden netdelen aan boord van bodemtrawlschepen en in havens de meest effectieve maatregel is om het aanspoelen van visnetten op stranden te voorkomen.

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Section: S3 Methodologiementioning

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Fishing nets on the coastline of the Arcticand North-East Atlantic: a source analysis : findings and recommendations based on an in-depth analysis of the sources, origin, and pathways of fishing nets collected on beaches in Greenland, Iceland, Jan Mayen, Svalbard, the Netherlands, Norway, and Scotland

Strietman

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2021

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“…Such differences must be attributed to the higher number of abandoned fishing gears that can be found on the seabed of the Central Mediterranean, where deep rocky banks and submarine canyons are highly frequented by local fishermen (e.g. Angiolillo et al, 2015;Cau et al, 2017;Consoli et al, 2019;Enrichetti et al, 2020). In Cap de Creus, densities of ALDFG peaked at the canyon head (150-400 m), where more than 90% of litter items encountered were fishing-related.…”

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“…It has been recognized that longline fishing has a far smaller impact on vulnerable marine ecosystems than commercial bottom trawling (Pham et al, 2014a). This does not mean that its effects over the benthic fauna should be overlooked, especially in coral rich areas where an intense activity of bottom longlining exists (Bo et al, 2014;Consoli et al, 2019). We have assessed the impact of abandoned longlines on the three main cold-water coral species occurring in Cap de Creus Canyon as a proxy for the level of impact this fishing practices may have over the benthic community in its entirety.…”

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Seafloor litter sorting in different domains of Cap de Creus continental shelf and submarine canyon (NW Mediterranean Sea)

Domínguez-Carrió

Sánchez-Vidal

Estournel

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Marine Pollution Bulletin

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“…Habitat damage and entanglement of marine mammals via ghost fishing [26] and impacting habitats of conservation [73].…”

Section: Macroplastics From Abandoned Lost or Otherwise Discarded Fismentioning

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A Review of the Production, Recycling and Management of Marine Plastic Pollution

Issifu

Sumaila

2020

JMSE

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The human attachment to plastic has intensified recently due to its lightweight, versatility, low-cost and durability and so has the damage to the marine environment as marine plastic pollution has correspondingly increased. As a result, there has been increasing concern on the issue of marine plastic pollution. Policy-based organizations such as the United Nations Environment Programme have drawn public attention to the scope, magnitude and impacts of marine pollution in recent decades. Research on marine pollution can play a significant role in contributing to policy-making processes in support of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal on Life Below Water (SDG 14), by providing scientific analysis on the effects and sources of marine plastic pollution. This paper provides a theoretical and empirical overview of marine plastic pollution and its potential effects on marine ecosystems. It also discusses SDGs that are relevant to marine plastic pollution and suggest priorities for further research.

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Marine litter from fishery activities in the Western Mediterranean sea: The impact of entanglement on marine animal forests

Cited by 78 publications

References 41 publications

Seafloor litter sorting in different domains of Cap de Creus continental shelf and submarine canyon (NW Mediterranean Sea)

A Review of the Production, Recycling and Management of Marine Plastic Pollution

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