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Identifying macrofloating debris hotspots in the Mediterranean Sea applying multiplatform methodologies

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: in waters of the Cabrera Island, which is a Marine Protected Area. No significant differences between citizen science and scientific methods were found, which suggests that the implementation of this tool could be very useful in obtaining greater datasets. Results on the abundance of macrofloating debris could be attributed to various factors, including the influence of mighty rivers, a dense population in these areas, especially during some seasons like summer, and the effect of some currents and eddies, such as the Algerian and the northern currents, which also influence the transboundary plastics.

Source: The Science of The Total Environment

DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176860