Abstract The Western Indian Ocean (WIO) is a region where biodiversity is increasingly
being impacted by anthropogenic marine debris, but information is scattered widely in the …

Whilst both plastic production and inputs at sea have increased since the 1950s, several
modelling studies predict a further increase in the coming years in these respective …

Abstract Seasonal distribution of Marine Litter (ML) on Santos beaches was assessed using
a citizen science strategy. Plastics and cigarette butts (CB) were the dominant items in all …

Vast quantities of debris are beaching at remote islands in the western Indian Ocean. We
carry out marine dispersal simulations incorporating currents, waves, winds, beaching, and …

Small island states receive unprecedented amounts of the world's plastic waste. In March
2019, we removed as much plastic litter as possible from Aldabra Atoll, a remote UNESCO …

Microplastic has been found in all major waterbodies in the world. Many examples of
ingestion of microplastic by marine organisms have been reported. This presence of …

We analyzed plastic debris ingested by loggerheads from bycatch between 2007 and 2021
in the Southwest Indian Ocean (SWIO). We also analyzed plastic debris accumulated on …

Despite the large research effort on reporting quantities of coastal litter, the dynamics of this
litter is not yet sufficiently understood. Litter inputs in five cobble beaches located in the …

Plastic pollution in the ocean is an emerging environmental concern in the Philippines. This
study was conducted to investigate the prevalence of macroplastics, composition of plastic …

Plastic pollution is becoming a growing concern on coastal tourism sites. Unquantified
amounts of plastic materials are discharged into coastal waters with detrimental effects on …