Marine litter monitoring programmes—A review of methods with special reference to national surveys

Rees, G. Wyn; Pond, Katherine

doi:10.1016/0025-326x(94)00192-c

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“…The most commonly used method is monitoring through beach surveys [1]. Both in Korea and abroad, many studies have been undertaken to determine levels of beach litter, its spatial distribution, composition, and morphology using monitoring methods [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]. The National Marine Debris Monitoring Program (NMDMP) is an example of such a monitoring program that was conducted at the national level in the United States.…”

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Application of Remote Environmental Monitoring Technique to Efficient Management of Beach Litter

Jang¹,

Lee²,

Kim³

et al. 2015

IJUNESST

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Application of Remote Environmental Monitoring Technique to Efficient Management of Beach Litter

Jang¹,

Lee²,

Kim³

et al. 2015

IJUNESST

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“…1 remains a difficult issue to address in many countries due to their varied sources, distribution and seasonal changes causing difficulties in the source prediction and likewise its management 1) . Any trash has the potential to become marine debris if not well managed.…”

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Marine Debris Distribution, Variation and Pattern/Seasonal Changes Along the Coast and on Sea Surface of the Kagoshima Bay

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Marine debris issues have gained a significant concern recently due to their impacts to coastal and marine environments. Knowledge on their abundance, distribution and seasonal variation are still limited in many aquatic environments including Kagoshima bay. This study was conducted in three phases from the year 2010 to 2014. Field study in Oosumi peninsula and along Kotsuki river was conducted on November, 2010 to investigate the abundance and distribution of micro size debris. Then, in Kagoshima bay three field studies were carried out to investigate spatial distribution and seasonal changes of marine debris along its coastline and on sea surface from the year 2011 to 2014. Kagoshima bay opens to the south of Kyushu island and is affected by Kuroshio current which probably carries marine debris into the bay. In addition there are several major rivers which carry debris into the bay. The size of the bay is similar to Tokyo bay, therefore field studies in and along its coastline can be representative study to reveal qualitative and quantitative characteristics of marine debris inside a bay in Japan. As a result, EPS fragments dominated the distribution in almost all surveyed beaches (over 90%). Rainfall and natural disasters (i.e. typhoon) contributed significantly to higher deposition levels of micro debris on beaches.

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“…It is for this reason that a preliminary characterization of the solid waste found on beaches serves as a tool for determining the potential risks in a place. These characteristics include size (RIBIC et al 1992), the composition of the waste (DIXON, DIXON 1983), and polluting source (CLAEREBOUDT 2004;REES, POND 1995). From this information, program measures can be elaborated favoring a new approach on this issue and measures can be sought, which may stop or minimize these problems.…”

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Solid waste and contaminating agents on the Northern coastal beaches of Pernambuco

Cunha¹,

Cunha²,

Sobrinho³

et al. 2014

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The study aims to evaluate the qualiquantitative profile of solid waste on three beaches with distinct characteristics of use located on the island of Itamaracá, Brazil. In each beach, area was randomly determined with three samples taken from each. After the locations were chosen, first, they were cleaned up and all waste was collected. This waste was quantified, weighed, and classified, according to the type of material and probable use. The total number of collected items was 1320: 1206 (91.4%) plastic and 114 (8.6%) other types of material. This is waste related to beach activities, mostly recreational, representing 40% of the waste in the samples, demonstrating that the amount of solid waste is directly linked to the flow of users. In other words, the higher the number of users, the greater is the improper disposal of waste. The results demonstrate the need for more environmental education programs.

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Marine litter monitoring programmes—A review of methods with special reference to national surveys

Cited by 133 publications

References 17 publications

Application of Remote Environmental Monitoring Technique to Efficient Management of Beach Litter

Application of Remote Environmental Monitoring Technique to Efficient Management of Beach Litter

Marine Debris Distribution, Variation and Pattern/Seasonal Changes Along the Coast and on Sea Surface of the Kagoshima Bay

Solid waste and contaminating agents on the Northern coastal beaches of Pernambuco

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