Seabed litter distribution in the high seas of the Flemish Pass area (NW Atlantic)
Seabed litter of the Flemish Pass area (NW Atlantic Ocean) was analysed and described using data from the EU-Spain groundfish survey (2006-2017 period). This study presents baseline information on seabed litter in this area. The Flemish Pass is located in areas beyond national jurisdiction within th...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:2c7557ef955746149f09d66f6a68f52c 2023-05-15T17:45:32+02:00 Seabed litter distribution in the high seas of the Flemish Pass area (NW Atlantic) Ana García-Alegre Esther Román-Marcote Jesús Gago Gonzalo González-Nuevo Mar Sacau Pablo Durán Muñoz 2020-03-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.04945.27A https://doaj.org/article/2c7557ef955746149f09d66f6a68f52c EN eng Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas http://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/1843 https://doaj.org/toc/0214-8358 https://doaj.org/toc/1886-8134 0214-8358 1886-8134 doi:10.3989/scimar.04945.27A https://doaj.org/article/2c7557ef955746149f09d66f6a68f52c Scientia Marina, Vol 84, Iss 1, Pp 93-101 (2020) marine litter seabed litter fishing flemish pass northwest atlantic Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling SH1-691 article 2020 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.04945.27A 2022-12-31T13:57:46Z Seabed litter of the Flemish Pass area (NW Atlantic Ocean) was analysed and described using data from the EU-Spain groundfish survey (2006-2017 period). This study presents baseline information on seabed litter in this area. The Flemish Pass is located in areas beyond national jurisdiction within the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization Regulatory Area Division 3L. A total of 1169 valid bottom trawl hauls were analysed (104-1478 m depth). Litter was found in 8.3% of the hauls, with mean densities of 1.4±0.2 items km–2 and 10.6±5.2 kg km–2. An increasing pattern with depth was found, the highest densities of seabed litter being identified in the deepest areas located in the Flemish Pass channel and down the northeastern flank of the Grand Bank. Fishing was found to be the main source of marine litter, and 61.9% of the hauls with litter presence showed litter included in the fisheries-related litter category. Whereas in most cases the litter was composed of small fragments of rope, in other cases it was composed of entire fishing gears such as traps. Plastics, metal and other anthropogenic litter were the next most abundant categories, accounting for 18.6%, 16.5% and 12.4% of the total, respectively. Article in Journal/Newspaper Northwest Atlantic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Scientia Marina 84 1 93 |
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Seabed litter of the Flemish Pass area (NW Atlantic Ocean) was analysed and described using data from the EU-Spain groundfish survey (2006-2017 period). This study presents baseline information on seabed litter in this area. The Flemish Pass is located in areas beyond national jurisdiction within the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization Regulatory Area Division 3L. A total of 1169 valid bottom trawl hauls were analysed (104-1478 m depth). Litter was found in 8.3% of the hauls, with mean densities of 1.4±0.2 items km–2 and 10.6±5.2 kg km–2. An increasing pattern with depth was found, the highest densities of seabed litter being identified in the deepest areas located in the Flemish Pass channel and down the northeastern flank of the Grand Bank. Fishing was found to be the main source of marine litter, and 61.9% of the hauls with litter presence showed litter included in the fisheries-related litter category. Whereas in most cases the litter was composed of small fragments of rope, in other cases it was composed of entire fishing gears such as traps. Plastics, metal and other anthropogenic litter were the next most abundant categories, accounting for 18.6%, 16.5% and 12.4% of the total, respectively. |
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Seabed litter distribution in the high seas of the Flemish Pass area (NW Atlantic) |
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Seabed litter distribution in the high seas of the Flemish Pass area (NW Atlantic) |
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Seabed litter distribution in the high seas of the Flemish Pass area (NW Atlantic) |
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