Plastic pollution pathways from marine aquaculture practices and potential solutions for the North-East Atlantic region
Aquaculture practices at sea are far from impact neutral and remain an important source of marine plastic pollution. With projected rapid continual growth in the sector, if left unmanaged, aquaculture pollution can have detrimental environmental and social implications. Using the DPSIR framework, th...
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ftvliz:oai:oma.vliz.be:347817 2023-05-15T17:38:25+02:00 Plastic pollution pathways from marine aquaculture practices and potential solutions for the North-East Atlantic region Skirtun, M. Sandra, M. Strietman, W.J. van den Burg, S.W.K. De Raedemaecker, F. Devriese, L. 2022 application/pdf https://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/369752.pdf en eng info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/wos/000737215500014 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.113178 https://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/369752.pdf info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess %3Ci%3EMar.+Pollut.+Bull.+174%3C%2Fi%3E%3A+113178.+%3Ca+href%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1016%2Fj.marpolbul.2021.113178%22+target%3D%22_blank%22%3Ehttps%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1016%2Fj.marpolbul.2021.113178%3C%2Fa%3E info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2022 ftvliz https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.113178 2022-05-01T12:13:18Z Aquaculture practices at sea are far from impact neutral and remain an important source of marine plastic pollution. With projected rapid continual growth in the sector, if left unmanaged, aquaculture pollution can have detrimental environmental and social implications. Using the DPSIR framework, the paper examines current practices and pathways of plastic pollution from marine aquaculture in the NE-Atlantic, drawing on findings from literature, stakeholder consultations and beach litter assessments. Pathways for aquaculture-related litter identified include rough weather, farmer behavior, inadequate access to recycling facilities, low price of consumable plastics and high cost of recycling. Beach litter analyses conducted as part of the study exposed serious issues of under quantification, resulting from difficulties in source identification and a lack of detailed categorization in official monitoring systems. The paper makes recommendations to improve litter quantification and waste management, including the use of local knowledge and experts to identify sources of marine litter. Article in Journal/Newspaper North East Atlantic Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ): Open Marine Archive (OMA) Marine Pollution Bulletin 174 113178 |
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Aquaculture practices at sea are far from impact neutral and remain an important source of marine plastic pollution. With projected rapid continual growth in the sector, if left unmanaged, aquaculture pollution can have detrimental environmental and social implications. Using the DPSIR framework, the paper examines current practices and pathways of plastic pollution from marine aquaculture in the NE-Atlantic, drawing on findings from literature, stakeholder consultations and beach litter assessments. Pathways for aquaculture-related litter identified include rough weather, farmer behavior, inadequate access to recycling facilities, low price of consumable plastics and high cost of recycling. Beach litter analyses conducted as part of the study exposed serious issues of under quantification, resulting from difficulties in source identification and a lack of detailed categorization in official monitoring systems. The paper makes recommendations to improve litter quantification and waste management, including the use of local knowledge and experts to identify sources of marine litter. |
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Skirtun, M. Sandra, M. Strietman, W.J. van den Burg, S.W.K. De Raedemaecker, F. Devriese, L. Plastic pollution pathways from marine aquaculture practices and potential solutions for the North-East Atlantic region |
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Plastic pollution pathways from marine aquaculture practices and potential solutions for the North-East Atlantic region |
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Plastic pollution pathways from marine aquaculture practices and potential solutions for the North-East Atlantic region |
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Plastic pollution pathways from marine aquaculture practices and potential solutions for the North-East Atlantic region |
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plastic pollution pathways from marine aquaculture practices and potential solutions for the north-east atlantic region |
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