Monitoring and analysis of marine litter in Vodenjak cove on Iž Island, central Croatian Adriatic Sea

Mokos, Melita; Rokov, Tina; Čižmek, Ivana Zubak

doi:10.1007/s12210-020-00934-6

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“…With the beginning of the DeFishGear project the scientific community in Croatia has started to pay far more attention to marine litter at the institutional level [3,32]. Research efforts mainly focus on macrolitter [1,24,33,34], and fewer efforts have been invested in microlitter in other marine compartments [35][36][37][38]. Marine litter has been identified as a major growing environmental problem in the Adriatic-Ionian region, including both beach [1] and seabed litter [20].…”

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“…Previous studies showed that marine litter and microplastic can be found in all segments of the Adriatic marine environment, such as biota vertebrates [2,37,39] and invertebrates [36], exposing them to threats related to marine litter such as ingestion and entanglement. Furthermore, marine litter and microplastic are present in the water column [3], sediments [35,37], sea bottom [20,38], and beaches [1,24,33,34], as well as in kitchen salt for human consumption [45]. Levels of heavy metals (Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, and Zn) [15] were found in the collected plastic pellets from two sandy beaches on the island of Vis, and microplastic was characterized from samples from the sandy sediment of Prapratna beach [46].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Marine Litter in Croatian Adriatic: Sources, Quantities and Stakeholders′ Perspectives

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The problem of marine litter is becoming more visible in Croatia. The main goal of this paper is to investigate issues related to marine litter in the Croatian Adriatic, from the current state of sources and quantities of marine litter, through marine litter monitoring and legislation, to stakeholders’ awareness about the marine litter issue in Croatia. The topic was designed as a case study and was covered by the method of document analysis and the survey method. Quantitative analysis was done for involved stakeholders and their level of interest. The mean value method and method for stakeholder mapping for marine areas was used. In addition, an exhaustive review of Croatian marine litter studies was done. The results of the research indicate that our knowledge about marine litter sources and quantities in the Croatian Adriatic is still quite scarce and that the stakeholders in Croatia have a moderate level of interest in the marine litter issue. Conclusions indicate that in Croatia particular attention is committed to strengthening both bilateral and multilateral relations with the neighboring countries given the transboundary nature that allows marine litter to spread over long distances.

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Marine Litter in Croatian Adriatic: Sources, Quantities and Stakeholders′ Perspectives

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Composition, sources, abundance and seasonality of Marine Litter in the Çakalburnu lagoon coast of Aegean Sea

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The Aegean Sea is one of the most contaminated by marine litter (ML) in the World. In this study, the Turkish Aegean Region was evaluated in light of the sources, abundance and composition of ML along Çakalburnu Lagoon coast. Macroscopic ML with > 3 cm was collected and separated into composition and sources categories. ML abundance was calculated by its density in items/m 2 (Mean ± SD). Beach cleanliness was evaluated according to Clean-Coast Index (CCI). Seasonality was found as factor for ML composition, sources and abundance at Çakalburnu coast. Plastic was the most abundant material, followed by unidentifiable items. The major sources of ML were mixed packaging, domestic and fisheries activities. The mean ML density was 0.64 ± 0.09 items/m 2 . Çakalburnu coast was classified as dirty during all seasons. Therefore, ML contamination on Çakalburnu coast represent a potential threat to coastal and marine environments. Thus, the present study can serve as a base for the elaboration of mitigating actions urgently needed at Çakalburnu Lagoon.

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Tidal fluctuation effect on marine debris characteristics in the Kulon Progo beaches of Yogyakarta, Indonesia

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Mutaqin

2024

J Coast Conserv

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Monitoring and analysis of marine litter in Vodenjak cove on Iž Island, central Croatian Adriatic Sea

Cited by 19 publications

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Marine Litter in Croatian Adriatic: Sources, Quantities and Stakeholders′ Perspectives

Marine Litter in Croatian Adriatic: Sources, Quantities and Stakeholders′ Perspectives

Composition, sources, abundance and seasonality of Marine Litter in the Çakalburnu lagoon coast of Aegean Sea

Tidal fluctuation effect on marine debris characteristics in the Kulon Progo beaches of Yogyakarta, Indonesia

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