Marine litter in bottom trawls off the Portuguese coast

Diogo Neves; Paula Sobral; Tânia Pereira

doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.07.044

Marine litter in bottom trawls off the Portuguese coast

Diogo Neves, Paula Sobral, Tânia Pereira

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Benthic marine litter along the Portuguese coast, was recorded in 14 trips on stern trawlers covering a distance of 2117km and an area of 56.2km², average depth range 90-349m. 2034 items of marine litter were registered, 76% were plastics and 38.6% were originated from fishing related activities. Plastic was present in all the trawls and had the highest average density of all litter categories, 50itemskm^-2. The highest density of marine litter (178.9±64.0itemskm^-2) was found in the proximity of the Tagus river mouth, probably related to the high population density in the Lisbon metropolitan area. This study highlights the need to raise fishermen awareness for the adoption of good environmental practices that will contribute to the reduction of marine litter.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	301-304
Number of pages	4
Journal	Marine Pollution Bulletin
Volume	99
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.07.044
Publication status	Published - 15 Oct 2015

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SDG 14 Life Below Water

Keywords

Bottom marine litter trawls
Fishing gear
Plastics
Portugal

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Marine litter in bottom trawls off the Portuguese coast

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