The global issues of climate change and marine litter are interlinked and understanding
these connections are key to managing their combined risks to marine biodiversity and …

The abundance of beach litter has been increasing globally during the last decades, and it is
an issue of global concern. A new survey strategy, based on uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAV …

Abstract Plastics,“yesterday's hero... today's villain” or “the contemporary symbol of
modernity,” were invented in the early 20th century by Leo Hendrik Baekeland from …

Climate change and marine litter are inextricably linked, and their interaction manifests
differently depending on the specific environmental and biological characteristics, and other …

Multirotor drones can be efficiently used to monitor macro-litter in coastal and riverine
environments. Litter on beaches, dunes and riverbanks, along with floating litter on coastal …

The abundance of litter pollution in the marine environment has been increasing globally.
Remote sensing techniques are valuable tools to advance knowledge on litter abundance …

Litter is one of the most pervasive and fastest-growing anthropogenic alterations of the
World's coasts and oceans. Along with climate change, litter has been identified as one of …

Abstract The use of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS, aka drones) has shown to be feasible
to perform marine litter surveys. We operationally tested the use of multispectral images (5 …

Pollution associated to marine plastic litter is raising increasing concerns due to its potential
harmful effects on human health, biota, and coastal ecosystems. However, limited …

Marine scientists use a variety of collection and monitoring methods to survey macrolitter in
aquatic environments, aiming to assess the level of pollution and design mitigation actions …