Protected Shores Contamined with Plastic from Knowledge to Action

• Main Authors: Baztan, Juan, Jorgensen, Bethany, Vanderlinden, Jean-Paul, Pahl, Sabine, Thompson, Richard, Carrasco, Ana, Miguelez, Aquilino, Huck, Thierry, Garrabou, Joaquim, Broglio, Elisabetta, Chouinard, Omer, Surette, Céline, Soudant, Philippe, Huvet, Arnaud, Galgani, François, Paul-Pont, Ika
• Other Authors: Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ), Marine Sciences For Society (MSFS), Marine Sciences For Society, Cultures, Environnements, Arctique, Représentations, Climat (CEARC), Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), University of Maine, Plymouth University, Observatorio Reserva de Biosfera, Laboratoire de physique des océans (LPO), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER)-Université de Brest (UBO)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institute of Marine Sciences / Institut de Ciències del Mar Barcelona (ICM), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas = Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Université de Moncton, Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Environnement Marin (LEMAR) (LEMAR), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER)-Université de Brest (UBO)-Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer (IUEM), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université de Brest (UBO)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université de Brest (UBO)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Laboratoire de Physiologie des Invertébrés (LPI), Physiologie Fonctionnelle des Organismes Marins (PFOM), Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER)-Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER), Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER), Laboratoire Environnement Ressources Provence Azur Corse (LERPAC), Unité Littoral (LITTORAL), J. Baztan, O. Chouinard, B. Jorgensen, P. Tett, J-P. Vanderlinden, L. Vasseur
• Format: Book Part
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2015
• Subjects: Plastic pollution; OS; Coastal zones; Community-based; Knowledge-to-action; Marine litter; [SDU.STU.OC]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences/Oceanography; [SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://hal.science/hal-01575234; https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-802748-6.00011-5

International audience As the rate of plastic production increases globally, we see the problem of plastic debris in oceans and coastal zones also increasing, even in areas under rigorous environmental protection. Drawing from a case study situated within the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve of Lanzarote in the Canary Islands, this chapter shares the example of an ongoing, collaborative partnership between community members, researchers, and decision makers, working together to confront the problem of plastic pollution locally. Since plastic debris is a complex global issue, it cannot be resolved at the local level alone. Here we also introduce a burgeoning regional working group, Communities-Based Observatories Tackling Marine Litter (COASTAL). The goal of COASTAL is to coordinate community-based efforts underway to address plastic pollution at various sites within the larger North Atlantic–Mediterranean system, and thereby expand our understanding of the plastic debris problem, and its potential solutions, at regional and local scales.