The quest for seafloor macrolitter: a critical review of background knowledge, current methods and future prospects

M Canals, CK Pham, M Bergmann… - Environmental …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
The seafloor covers some 70% of the Earth's surface and has been recognised as a major
sink for marine litter. Still, litter on the seafloor is the least investigated fraction of marine …

[HTML][HTML] Ghost fishing gear and their effect on ecosystem services–Identification and knowledge gaps

HL Do, CW Armstrong - Marine Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
Abandoned, lost, and discarded fishing gear (ALDFG) is claimed to be a global problem with
impacts on marine animals and ecosystems, posing considerable ecological and …

Mitigating unaccounted fishing mortality from gillnets and traps

SS Uhlmann, MK Broadhurst - Fish and Fisheries, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Gillnets and traps often are considered to have fewer holistic environmental impacts than
active fishing gears. However, in addition to the targeted catches, gillnets and traps still …

Marine litter disrupts ecological processes in reef systems

GF de Carvalho-Souza, M Llope, MS Tinôco… - Marine pollution …, 2018 - Elsevier
Marine litter (ML) contaminates essentially all global coastal and marine environments and
drives multiple ecosystem-level effects. Although deleterious effects of ML on several …

[HTML][HTML] Out of sight but not out of mind: harmful effects of derelict traps in selected US coastal waters

C Arthur, AE Sutton-Grier, P Murphy, H Bamford - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2014 - Elsevier
There is a paucity of data in the published literature on the ecological and economic impacts
of derelict fishing traps (DFTs) in coastal ecosystems. We synthesized results from seven …

Derelict fishing gear in Chesapeake Bay, Virginia: Spatial patterns and implications for marine fauna

DM Bilkovic, K Havens, D Stanhope, K Angstadt - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2014 - Elsevier
Derelict fishing gear is a source of mortality for target and non-target marine species. A
program employing commercial watermen to remove marine debris provided a novel …

The dilemma of derelict gear

AM Scheld, DM Bilkovic, KJ Havens - Scientific Reports, 2016 - nature.com
Every year, millions of pots and traps are lost in crustacean fisheries around the world.
Derelict fishing gear has been found to produce several harmful environmental and …

Shallow water benthic imaging and substrate characterization using recreational-grade sidescan-sonar

D Buscombe - Environmental Modelling & Software, 2017 - Elsevier
In recent years, lightweight, inexpensive, vessel-mounted 'recreational grade'sonar systems
have rapidly grown in popularity among aquatic scientists, for swath imaging of benthic …

Ghost fishing activity in derelict blue crab traps in Louisiana

JA Anderson, AB Alford - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2014 - Elsevier
Derelict crab traps impact the coastal ecosystem through continued catch of target species
and species of conservation, economic, or recreational importance. During volunteer …

Marine litter in submarine canyons: A systematic review and critical synthesis

I Hernandez, JS Davies, VAI Huvenne… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The presence of marine litter is of concern in submarine canyons, although research in this
area is still in its infancy. A critical synthesis and literature review selecting studies with …