Marine plastic litter in the ROPME Sea Area: Current knowledge and recommendations.

Abstract:

:The impact of marine litter, particularly plastic waste, is widely acknowledged as a growing global concern. Marine litter is an understudied issue in the Regional Organisation for Protection of the Marine Environment (ROPME) Sea Area where rapid economic growth has already placed considerable stress on infrastructure and coastal ecosystems. This paper outlines some of the drivers for waste generation in region and reviews the available literature to summarise the current state of knowledge on the environmental fate, behaviour and impact of marine litter within the ROPME Sea Area. While data is limited, those studies conducted demonstrate marine litter is posing a clear and growing threat to the environmental and socioeconomic prosperity of the ROPME Sea Area. The development of regional and national marine litter reduction plans are clearly a priority to focus and coordinate activity across multiple stakeholders. Discussion of the potential environmental impacts arising as a result of marine litter are presented together with a roadmap for establishing and implementing a ROPME Sea Area Marine Litter and Single-Use Plastic Action Plan.

journal_name

Ecotoxicol Environ Saf

authors

Lyons BP,Cowie WJ,Maes T,Le Quesne WJF

doi

10.1016/j.ecoenv.2019.109839

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2020-01-15 00:00:00

pages

109839

eissn

0147-6513

issn

1090-2414

pii

S0147-6513(19)31170-4

journal_volume

187

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