Abundance, composition and sources of benthic marine litter trawled-up in the fishing grounds on the Moroccan Mediterranean coast

B Mghili, M Keznine, S Hasni, M Aksissou - Regional Studies in Marine …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study aims to investigate the abundance, composition and sources of marine litter
captured with fishing net during a fisheries survey in the Al Hoceima region, in the Moroccan …

Historical changes in fish landings indicate a significant shift in fish catch composition and biodiversity loss in the Nile-Delta lakes

AA Abdelhady, M Samy-Kamal… - Marine Pollution …, 2023 - Elsevier
To monitor the changes in fish biodiversity and to elucidate the factors responsible for these
changes, the landings composition (LC) over the past 30 years in the Nile-Delta lakes was …

[HTML][HTML] Network-perspective marine ecosystem conservation and management, from concepts to applications

Y Xu, M Zhou - HydroResearch, 2024 - Elsevier
Network-perspective based marine ecology research has gained popularity. Many research
papers across various domains can find visualized network figures. However, many …

Index based approach for assessment of abundance of marine debris and status of marine pollution in Kandakuliya, Kalpitiya, Sri Lanka

RDC Sandaruwan, BKA Bellanthudawa… - Marine Pollution …, 2023 - Elsevier
Marine debris accumulation and contamination have become escalating yet disastrous
environmental impacts in marine ecosystems at present Sri Lanka context. Thus, we …

[HTML][HTML] Unravelling the Nexus of Beach Litter and Plant Species and Communities Along the Mediterranean Coasts: A Critical Literature Review

G Calderisi, D Cogoni, G Fenu - Plants, 2024 - mdpi.com
Beach litter, an anthropogenic and hazardous component, can interact with psammophilous
plant species and communities. These are particularly prominent in the Mediterranean …

Synthetic polymers: A global threat to aquatic benthic environments

P Consoli, V Costa, V Sciutteri, D Malara… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
Finding time-efficient and cost-effective data collection methods is a challenge when
addressing aquatic litter pollution on a global scale. In this study, we analysed data on …

[HTML][HTML] Not only in the crowd: benthic litter characterization in a low population density area still reveals widespread pollution and local malpractices

L Rizzo, R Minichino, F Longo, V Sciutteri, C Pedà… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Various anthropogenic activities affect marine coastal habitats, leading to heavy litter
pollution. However, whilst high litter concentrations are nowadays common in the proximity …

Does the microplastics ingestion patterns and polymer composition vary across the oceanic zones? A case study from the Indian coast

SS Devi, N Saifudeen, KS Kumar, AB Kumar - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2024 - Elsevier
This study explores microplastic (MP) presence in the gastrointestinal tracts of deep-sea fish
from the Central Indian Ocean, off the Indian coast. Among the 27 species examined, 19 …

Chinese Coastal Fishing Ports Classification Based on Remote Sensing Images

Z Liu, W Luan, C Tian, Z Shi, G Cao - Land, 2024 - mdpi.com
Fishing ports are important fishery production platforms, and the transformation of these has
had a profound impact on the fishing industry. A reasonable classification solution is crucial …

First report of deep-sea litter on the Brazilian continental slope, Southwestern Atlantic

FT Masumoto, AA Gomes, RS de França… - Marine Pollution …, 2023 - Elsevier
The presence of marine litter in the deep ocean (> 200 m depth) may represent an invisible
threat that has been neglected due to the scarcity of data. Herein, we provide the first report …