Publication Date:
2015
abstract:
Quantitative data on marine litter were collected during the MEDITS survey carried out in the Strait of Sicily in 2013. A total of 619 items (66 No./km2) were collected, being Plastic the most common category. A comparison with estimates of marine litter occurrence carried out in 1994, allowed to observe a general increase of pollution by solid waste on the trawlable grounds of the Strait of Sicily.
Iris type:
01.01 Articolo in rivista
Keywords:
marine litter; trawl surveys; Strait of Sicily
List of contributors:
Vinci, Alessandro; Garofalo, Germana; Fiorentino, Fabio; Giusto, GIOVAN BATTISTA; Titone, Antonino; Massi, Daniela; Gancitano, Vita; Sinacori, Giuseppe
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