Evaluation of the status of marine plastic pollution along a tourist beach of Bay of Bengal during lockdown and post lockdown

Khadanga, Mukunda Kesari; Behera, Anil Kumar; Swain, Gopal Krushna; Dora, D. Prabin; Padhi, Chinmaya  Prasad; Mishra, Rajani Kanta; Pradhan, Subhasis; Barik, Subhajit; Mohanty, Pratap Kumar; Mishra, Pravakar; Patro, Shesdev

doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113970

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“…The ten beaches are less in uenced by tourism and litter from shoreline/recreational activities constitutes only 28.69% of the total litter collected. This value is lower than the international data (Ocean Conservancy 2014), the value recorded in the Mediterranean (UNEP/MAP MEDPOL 2012) and also the value reported on Indian beaches (Arun Kumar et al 2016;Khadanga et al 2022;Nigam et al 2022). Mugilarasan et al (2021) recorded a small percentage of litter related to recreational activities on Indian beaches (48%).…”

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Fishing litter dominates the litter along the beaches of Palk Bay, Southeastern of India

Priyanka

Mghili

Perumal

et al. 2022

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Fishing activity is a major source of marine litter on beaches, but most studies focus on recreational beaches. In this study, we assessed the abundance, composition, source and spatial distribution of marine litter on ten fishing beaches along Palk Bay, on the southeast coast of India. We also used social media to collect data on the impact of fishing litter on marine animals in the study area. A total of 4,227 marine litter and their average density of 0.70 items/m2 were collected. Plastic (84.54%) is the most abundant in the study area, followed by cloths (7.46%), glass (5.19%), and rubber (3.47%). From the result, the value of CCI ranges from 6.26 to 25.7 indicating that the coast is "moderately clean" to "extremely dirty". The majority of the marine litter collected originated from fishing activity. The most common are string and cord, fishing lines, fishing gear, floats and buoys. The presence of this type of marine litter can produce serious environmental issues, such as ghost fishing, that impacts a large variety of marine species. A total of 25 of the olive ridley turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) were entangled in fishing litter between 2018 and 2020. Most of the reported entanglements were due to discarded or lost fishing gear, which shows the importance of managing this type of litter in India. It is important to manage the litter related to the fishing activity by educating fishermen and organizing clean-up campaigns.

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Fishing litter dominates the litter along the beaches of Palk Bay, Southeastern of India

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Mghili

Perumal

et al. 2022

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“…In contrast to previous studies that focused on plastic pollution in specific destinations, such as the Mediterranean coastal region (Mejjad et al, 2022), Gopalpur coastal area (Khadanga et al, 2022), Qinghai Lake (Jiang et al, 2022), Caspian Sea (Mehdinia et al, 2020), Tamil Nadu coast (Karthik et al, 2018), Gujarat coast (Rabari et al, 2022), and Caribbean beaches (Williams et al, 2016), this research provides a broader perspective by considering multiple geographical areas. Furthermore, this study contributes to the literature on tourism research by utilizing bibliometric analysis to explore the relationship between plastic pollution and coastal tourism.…”

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“…Some scholars investigated plastic pollution in specific coastal tourism destinations, which is presented in Table 1. For example, Khadanga et al (2022) found that plastic debris has increased by 2.616 folds during the COVID-19 lockdown on the Gopalpur coast, and tourism activities have taken drastic toll on the environment and human wellness. Another study by Mehdinia et al (2020) demonstrated that the plastic abundance in the Caspian Sea and tourism and fishing are the main reasons for microplastics.…”

Section: Plastic Pollution In Coastal/marine Tourismmentioning

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“…Plastic pollution also jeopardizes human health due to the presence of plastic in seafood (Thompson, 2015). Therefore, the issue of plastics in the water environment (river, sea, ocean) was acknowledged by researchers, scientists, government, and non-government organizations globally (Khadanga et al, 2022; Sweet et al, 2019). The preservation of marine resources is recognized as a global priority, as evidenced by its inclusion in the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda.…”

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“…Tourism activities are considered the critical source of plastic litter on coastal beaches (Khadanga et al, 2022). Wilson and Verlis (2017) argued that tourism activities have the potential to contribute significantly to the accumulation of marine litter.…”

Section: Plastic Pollution In Coastal/marine Tourismmentioning

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Impacts of a growing population on the coastal environment of the Bay of Bengal

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Agarwala,

Magdalena

et al. 2024

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The Bay of Bengal has been at the heart of human civilisation and trade for many centuries. Accordingly, this oceanic space has seen influx of people from around the world including European traders who plundered natural wealth of this region for many years. Unabated exploitation of natural resources has been the primary reason for deterioration of environment of this part of the world. To add to this, supporting a growing population through unsustainable anthropogenic activities for decades is considered a primary cause for deterioration of marine life, habitats, coastal and marine ecosystems and numerous ocean ecosystem services of this oceanic space. Since the health of the oceanic space is critical for survival of life of Earth, a detailed study of the impacts of a growing population on the coastal environment of the Bay is considered important. Unfortunately, since the anthropogenic activities causing this deterioration are numerous, they cannot be covered in one paper. Hence, only a select few critical anthropogenic activities causing coastal erosion, resource degradation, and marine pollution are being analysed here. The study shows that as a result of increasing population, terrestrial activities such as increasing built up area, industries, land use activities, fisheries and aquaculture, and construction of shore protection structures have resulted in reduced coastal vegetation and increased pollution of the ocean. As a result the coastal landscape is witnessing increased coastal erosion, coastal flooding and inundation, loss of vegetation and faunal communities especially fishes. While local initiatives and projects reflect a positive commitment to address resource degradation and to create resilient coastal ecosystems, these efforts need to be transformed into achievements by dedicated and nuanced involvement of all stakeholders, especially the public, for the desired results.

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Evaluation of the status of marine plastic pollution along a tourist beach of Bay of Bengal during lockdown and post lockdown

Cited by 16 publications

References 25 publications

Fishing litter dominates the litter along the beaches of Palk Bay, Southeastern of India

Fishing litter dominates the litter along the beaches of Palk Bay, Southeastern of India

What Do We Know About Plastic Pollution in Coastal/Marine Tourism? Documenting Its Present Research Status from 1999 to 2022

Impacts of a growing population on the coastal environment of the Bay of Bengal

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