Marine debris, defined as any persistent manufactured or processed solid material
discarded, disposed of or abandoned in the marine and coastal environment, has been …

The launch of Roadmap towards Zero Single-use Plastics in 2018 demands baseline data
on the management of marine debris in Malaysia. In 2021, Malaysia is placed 28th top …

Anthropogenic marine debris (AMD) is frequently studied on sandy beaches and
occasionally in coastal waters, but links between these two environments have rarely been …

Use of coastal, estuarine and freshwater recreational environments has significant benefits
for health and well-being, including rest, relaxation, exercise, cultural and religious …

The weight of marine litter has been marginally considered in comparison to counting and
categorizing items. However, weight determines litter dynamics on water and coasts, and it …

Isolated coral atolls are not immune from marine debris accumulation. We identified
Southeast Asia, the Indian sub-continent, and the countries on the Arabian Sea as most …

Debris poses a series of problems to marine life and human well-being. However, estimates
of density and characteristics of debris found on beach surfaces and buried in the sand are …

A monitoring program was carried out in autumn 2015 along the Mediterranean coast of
Morocco, at sites including urban, village and remote/rural beaches. Artificial Polymer …

The effect of urbanization on the environmental quality of two sandy beaches was evaluated
using metrics such as pH, dissolved oxygen, coliforms and solid waste. Urbanization effects …

Studies analyzing large-scale patterns or long-term trends in the amounts and composition
of beach litter are often based on the analysis of several small-scale studies, which may …