Status and future recommendations for recording and monitoring litter on the Arctic seafloor
Marine litter in the Arctic Basin is influenced by transport from Atlantic and Pacific waters. This highlights the need for harmonization of guidelines across regions. Monitoring can be used to assess temporal and spatial trends but can also be used to assess if environmental objectives are reached,...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:48bc4e102e114353b21c34e3730a020b 2023-06-18T03:38:25+02:00 Status and future recommendations for recording and monitoring litter on the Arctic seafloor Bjørn Einar Grøsvik Lene Buhl-Mortensen Melanie Bergmann Andy M. Booth Alessio Gomiero Francois Galgani 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2022-0017 https://doaj.org/article/48bc4e102e114353b21c34e3730a020b EN FR eng fre Canadian Science Publishing https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/as-2022-0017 https://doaj.org/toc/2368-7460 doi:10.1139/as-2022-0017 2368-7460 https://doaj.org/article/48bc4e102e114353b21c34e3730a020b Arctic Science, Vol 9, Iss 2, Pp 345-355 (2023) circumpolar plastic pollution sea bed standardization harmonization Environmental sciences GE1-350 Environmental engineering TA170-171 article 2023 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2022-0017 2023-06-04T00:34:28Z Marine litter in the Arctic Basin is influenced by transport from Atlantic and Pacific waters. This highlights the need for harmonization of guidelines across regions. Monitoring can be used to assess temporal and spatial trends but can also be used to assess if environmental objectives are reached, for example, to evaluate the effectiveness of mitigation measures. Seafloor monitoring by trawling needs substantial resources and specific sampling strategies to be sufficiently robust to demonstrate changes over time. Observation and visual evaluation in shallow and deep waters using towed camera systems, remotely operated underwater vehicles, and submersibles are well suited for the Arctic environment. The use of imagery still needs to be adjusted through automation and image analyses, including deep learning approaches and data management, but will also serve to monitor areas with a rocky seafloor. We recommend developing a monitoring plan for seafloor litter by selecting representative sites for visual inspection that cover different depths and substrata in marine landscapes, and recording the litter collected or observed across all forms of seafloor sampling or imaging. We need better coverage and knowledge of status of seafloor litter for the whole Arctic and recommend initiatives to be taken for regions where such knowledge is lacking. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Basin Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Pacific Arctic Science |
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Marine litter in the Arctic Basin is influenced by transport from Atlantic and Pacific waters. This highlights the need for harmonization of guidelines across regions. Monitoring can be used to assess temporal and spatial trends but can also be used to assess if environmental objectives are reached, for example, to evaluate the effectiveness of mitigation measures. Seafloor monitoring by trawling needs substantial resources and specific sampling strategies to be sufficiently robust to demonstrate changes over time. Observation and visual evaluation in shallow and deep waters using towed camera systems, remotely operated underwater vehicles, and submersibles are well suited for the Arctic environment. The use of imagery still needs to be adjusted through automation and image analyses, including deep learning approaches and data management, but will also serve to monitor areas with a rocky seafloor. We recommend developing a monitoring plan for seafloor litter by selecting representative sites for visual inspection that cover different depths and substrata in marine landscapes, and recording the litter collected or observed across all forms of seafloor sampling or imaging. We need better coverage and knowledge of status of seafloor litter for the whole Arctic and recommend initiatives to be taken for regions where such knowledge is lacking. |
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Bjørn Einar Grøsvik Lene Buhl-Mortensen Melanie Bergmann Andy M. Booth Alessio Gomiero Francois Galgani |
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Bjørn Einar Grøsvik Lene Buhl-Mortensen Melanie Bergmann Andy M. Booth Alessio Gomiero Francois Galgani |
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Status and future recommendations for recording and monitoring litter on the Arctic seafloor |
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Status and future recommendations for recording and monitoring litter on the Arctic seafloor |
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Status and future recommendations for recording and monitoring litter on the Arctic seafloor |
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Status and future recommendations for recording and monitoring litter on the Arctic seafloor |
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Status and future recommendations for recording and monitoring litter on the Arctic seafloor |
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status and future recommendations for recording and monitoring litter on the arctic seafloor |
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