Marine litter in the wake

Within the network that monitors, in the Mediterranean sea, cetaceans and their associated threats, a protocol was developed to compute marine macrolitter according to the needs of the EU Marine Strategy (MSFD) and Barcelona Convenction Ecosystem Approach (EcAp). Floating macrolitter is a pertinent indicator to assess if measures are successful in reducing waste ending in the sea. The photos were shot during the surveys in the Adriatic sea and hopefully a traveling exhibition will come soon

Artificial polymer-Polystirene-Fish box (G58)

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Artificial polymer, Food containers (G10)

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Artificial polymer, what remains from rip-off plastic bags (G5)

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Artificial polymer, buoy (G63)

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Processed/worked wood, Beam/dunnage (G169)

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Paper/Cardboard (G146)

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Paper/Cardboard, Tetrapack (G151)

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Junk food...

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Artificial polymer materials, Drink bottle >0.5l (G8)

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Distribution, abundance & composition in winter

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in the investigated area the number of floating items per square Km is 3.8 in the Adriatic Sea and 2.5 in the Ionian Sea

Artificial polymer, shopping bag (G3), white

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Marine pollution on surface waters

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Rubber, tyre (G126)

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on beach..., it became litter from land 

Jerry can (G16) used as a net buoy and flag pole

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Artificila polymer, Sheet (G67) gray

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Polystirene piece (G82) and G8

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Washed ashore

G175-G8

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Washed ashore or deposited on the beach?

Resident photographer

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Luca Antonio Marino is a biology master student and a wildlife photographer. He is fascinated in every aspect of nature, from plants an...

Metal, can (beverage) (G175)

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Will it end in the sea?

Rubber-Ball (G126)

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Artificial polymer-Drink bottle >0.5L (G8)

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