Eastern Mediterranean Sea |
194-2, 387 m |
bottom trawl |
Paint chips |
NR |
Galil et al, 1995 |
Northwest Mediterranean Sea |
500-1, 600 m |
bottom trawl |
plastic bags |
0-78 . ha-1
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Galgani et al, 1996 |
Gulf of Patras and Echinadhes - Greece |
247-360 m |
bottom trawl |
Plastic |
240 items . km-2
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Stefatos et al, 1998 |
Kodiak Island - Alaska |
0-488 m |
bottom trawl |
Plastic |
31 items . km-2
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Hess et al, 1999Hess, N. A., Ribic, C. A. & Vining, I. 1999. Benthic Marine Debris, with an Emphasis on Fishery-Related Items, Surrounding Kodiak Island, Alaska 1994-1996, 1999. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 10, 885-890.
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Coast of Europe |
- |
bottom trawl |
Plastic |
101, 000 items . km-2
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Galgani et al, 2000Galgani, F., Leaute, J. P., Moguedet, P., Souplet, A., Verin, Y., Carpentier, A., Goraguer, H., Latrouite, D., Andral, B., Cadiou, Y., Mahe, J. C., Poulard, J. C. & Nerisson, P. 2000. Litter on the Sea Floor Along European Coasts. Marine Pollution, 516-527.
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Coast of Greece - Mediterranean Sea |
0-25 m |
Scuba diving |
Plastic |
0-251 items . km-2
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Katsanevakis e Katsarou, 2004Katsanevakis, S. & Katsarou, A. 2004. Influences on the distribution of marine debris on the seafloor of shallow coastal areas in Greece (Eastern Mediterranean). Water, Air and Soil Pollution, 159, 325-337.
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East China Sea and South Korea |
- |
bottom trawl |
Fishing material |
109.8 Kg . km-2
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Lee et al, 2006Lee, D. I., Cho, H. S. & Jeong, S. B. 2006. Distribution characteristics of marine litter on the seabed of the East China Sea and the South Sea of Korea. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 70, 187-194.
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Gulfs of Greece - Mediterranean Sea |
15-320 m |
bottom trawl |
Plastic |
72-437 items . km-2
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Koutsodendris et al, 2008 |
Gulf of Aqaba - Red Sea |
0-20 m |
Scuba diving |
Plastic |
1-6 items . m-2
|
Abu-Hilal e Al-Najjar, 2009Abu-Hilal, A. & Al-Najjar, T. 2009. Marine litter in coral reef areas along the Jordan Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea. Journal of Environmental Management, 90, 1043-1049. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2008.03.014. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2008.0...
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California Continental Shelf |
20-365 m |
submarine observation |
Plastic |
0-38 items . 100 m-1
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Watters et al, 2010 |
Coast of Japan |
299-1, 753 m |
Video made with ROV |
Plastic |
NR |
Miyaki et al, 2011 |
West Coast of Portugal |
740-4, 574 m |
Video made with ROV |
Plastic |
6, 600 items . km-2
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Mordecai et al, 2011Mordecai, G., Tyler, P. A., Masson, D. G. & Huvenne, V. A. I. 2011. Litter in submarine canyons off the west coast of Portugal. Deep-Sea Research II, 58, 2489-2496. doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2.2011.08.009. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2.2011.08....
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Antalya Bay - Mediterranean Sea |
200-800 m |
bottom trawl |
Plastic |
115-2, 762 items . km-2
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Güven et al, 2013 |
Mediterranean Sea |
900-3, 000 m |
bottom trawl |
Plastic |
3, 264 kg . km-2
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Ramirez-Llodra et al, 2013 |
Belgium’s Continental Shelf |
0-800 m |
bottom trawl |
Plastic |
6, 429-6, 767 items . 100 m-1
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Van Cauwenberghe et al, 2013 |
Maltese Island - Mediterranean Sea |
48-713 m |
bottom trawl |
Plastic |
78 items . km-2
|
Mifsud et al, 2013 |
Monterrey Bay - California |
25-3, 971 m |
Video made with ROV |
Plastic |
NR |
Schlining et al, 2013 |
Eastern Mediterranean Sea |
19-178 m |
bottom trawl |
Plastic |
5.85 kg . ha-1
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Eryasar et al, 2014 |
Eastern Mediterranean and Black Sea |
- |
bottom trawl |
Plastic |
24 items . km-2
|
Ioakeimidis et al, 2014 |
Tyrrhenian Sea - Mediterranean Sea |
30-300 m |
Remotely Operated Vehicle |
Fishing material |
0.09-0.12 items . m-2
|
Angiolillo et al, 2015Angiolillo, M., Lorenzo, B. D., Farcomeni, A., Bo, M., Bavestrello, G., Santangelo, G., Cau, A., Mastascusa, V., Cau, A., Sacco, F. & Simonepietro, C. 2015. Distribution and assessment of marine debris in the deep Tyrrhenian Sea (NW Mediterranean Sea, Italy). Marine Pollution Bulletin, 92, 149-159. doi.org/10.1016/j. marpolbul.2014.12.044. https://doi.org/10.1016/j. marpolbul.201...
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Portuguese coast |
90-349 m |
bottom trawl |
Plastic |
178.9 items . km-2
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Neves et al, 2015 |
North and Central Adriatic Sea |
8-100 m |
bottom trawl |
Plastic |
171 kg . km-2
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Strafella et al, 2015Strafella, P., Fabi, G., Spagnolo, A., Grati, F., Polidori, P., Punzo, E., Fortibuoni, T., Marceta, B., Raicevich, S., Cvitkovic, I., Despalatovic, M. & Scarcella, G. 2015. Spatial pattern and weight of seabed marine litter in the northern and central Adriatic Sea. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 91, 120-127. doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.12.018 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014...
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Northwest Mediterranean Sea |
140-1, 731 m |
Remotely Operated Vehicle |
Plastic |
8, 090 items . km-2
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Tubau et al, 2015 |
North and Central of Adriatic Sea |
0-100 m |
bottom trawl |
Plastic |
913 items . km-2
|
Pasquini et al, 2016 |
Pass Faial-Pico - Azores |
40-525 m |
Remotely Operated Vehicle |
Plastic |
0.26 items . 100m-1
|
Rodríguez e Pham, 2017 |
Hausgarten Observatory - Arctic |
0-2, 500 m |
Photographic register |
Plastic |
6, 566 items . km-2
|
Tekman et al, 2017 |
Sardinia Island - Mediterranean Sea |
0-800 m |
bottom trawl |
Plastic |
35.15 items . km-2
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Alvito et al, 2018 |
South of the Baltic Sea |
19-110 m |
bottom trawl |
Plastic |
0.20 items . ha-1
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Urban-Malinga et al, 2018 |