ABSTRACT Williams, AT and Rangel-Buitrago, N., 2019. Marine litter: Solutions for a major
environmental problem. Journal of Coastal Research, 35 (3), 648–663. Coconut Creek …

Plastic pollution is one of several anthropogenic stressors putting pressure on ecosystems of
the Caribbean Large Marine Ecosystem (CLME). A 'Clean Ocean'is one of the ambitious …

Beaches and coastal dunes have always supplied sand for a wide range of uses, and
initially the extracted volumes were limited to buckets, wheelbarrows, or small pickup truck …

The growing literature on microplastics (MPs) in coastal and marine environs reflects the
seriousness of this pollutant category. Diverse litter studies on Colombia's Central …

Rivers are an important source of marine anthropogenic litter, but the particular origins of
riverine litter itself have not been well established. Here we used a citizen science approach …

This paper presents a quantitative and qualitative diagnosis of the current state of marine
litter along the northern coastline of Agadir, located on the central Atlantic coast of Morocco …

Along 24 beaches of the Central Caribbean Coast of Colombia, plastic items were collected
and grouped into 43 different typologies. The average plastic abundance was 4.54 items/m …

Beach litter monitoring programs play a key role in establishing effective management
measures to preserve the ecological, scenic, and economic value of the coastal areas. In …

Presence of beach litter was assessed during spring and summer seasons 2018, at 56 sites
along the coast of Alicante Province (SE Spain). Selected sites covered …

Anthropogenic marine litter (AML), mainly plastic, is a global concern that is persistent and
widespread. To prevent and mitigate this threat, we need to understand the magnitude and …