Opportunistically collected data from aerial surveys reveal spatio-temporal distribution patterns of marine debris in German waters
Marine debris is known for its ubiquitousness and harmful effects on marine life. This study is the first analysis to provide information on the distribution of floating marine debris in German waters using aerial survey data collected between 2002 and 2016. During regular harbour porpoise monitorin...
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ftzbmed:oai:frl.publisso.de:frl:6468726 2024-01-07T09:43:45+01:00 Opportunistically collected data from aerial surveys reveal spatio-temporal distribution patterns of marine debris in German waters Unger, Bianca Herr, Helena Viquerat, Sacha Gilles, Anita Burkhardt-Holm, Patricia Siebert, Ursula 2020 https://repository.publisso.de/resource/frl:6468726 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-10610-9 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7788032/ eng eng https://repository.publisso.de/resource/frl:6468726 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-10610-9 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7788032/ https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ http://lobid.org/resources/99370678538406441#!, 28(3):2893-2903 Surveys and Questionnaires [MeSH] Waste Products/analysis [MeSH] Aerial surveys Marine pollution Offshore and coastal waters Monitoring North Sea [MeSH] Research Article Environmental Monitoring [MeSH] Plastics [MeSH] Nature conservation Zeitschriftenartikel 2020 ftzbmed https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-10610-9 2023-12-10T23:07:39Z Marine debris is known for its ubiquitousness and harmful effects on marine life. This study is the first analysis to provide information on the distribution of floating marine debris in German waters using aerial survey data collected between 2002 and 2016. During regular harbour porpoise monitoring flights, 191,167 km were covered and 26,512 floating debris items recorded (average encounter rate 0.1387 items/km). Debris was encountered more often in the North Sea than in the Baltic Sea (0.16 items/km; 0.08 items/km). The average encounter rate was higher in offshore waters than in coastal areas. Overlaps of marine debris distribution with 'Special Areas of Conservation' are a particular reason for concern. Moreover, the spring months (March-May) were identified to be the time of the year with the highest average encounter rates for marine debris. Fishing-related debris was shown to contribute up to 25% of the total number of all observed items. This study shows that opportunistically collected data on marine debris from aerial surveys are valuable for identifying distribution patterns of floating debris without additional survey effort and costs. These data can be used as baseline information to inform management schemes such as the Marine Strategy Framework Directive. Article in Journal/Newspaper Harbour porpoise PUBLISSO Fachrepositorium Lebenswissenschaften (ZB MED) Environmental Science and Pollution Research 28 3 2893 2903 |
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Surveys and Questionnaires [MeSH] Waste Products/analysis [MeSH] Aerial surveys Marine pollution Offshore and coastal waters Monitoring North Sea [MeSH] Research Article Environmental Monitoring [MeSH] Plastics [MeSH] Nature conservation Unger, Bianca Herr, Helena Viquerat, Sacha Gilles, Anita Burkhardt-Holm, Patricia Siebert, Ursula Opportunistically collected data from aerial surveys reveal spatio-temporal distribution patterns of marine debris in German waters |
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Marine debris is known for its ubiquitousness and harmful effects on marine life. This study is the first analysis to provide information on the distribution of floating marine debris in German waters using aerial survey data collected between 2002 and 2016. During regular harbour porpoise monitoring flights, 191,167 km were covered and 26,512 floating debris items recorded (average encounter rate 0.1387 items/km). Debris was encountered more often in the North Sea than in the Baltic Sea (0.16 items/km; 0.08 items/km). The average encounter rate was higher in offshore waters than in coastal areas. Overlaps of marine debris distribution with 'Special Areas of Conservation' are a particular reason for concern. Moreover, the spring months (March-May) were identified to be the time of the year with the highest average encounter rates for marine debris. Fishing-related debris was shown to contribute up to 25% of the total number of all observed items. This study shows that opportunistically collected data on marine debris from aerial surveys are valuable for identifying distribution patterns of floating debris without additional survey effort and costs. These data can be used as baseline information to inform management schemes such as the Marine Strategy Framework Directive. |
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Unger, Bianca Herr, Helena Viquerat, Sacha Gilles, Anita Burkhardt-Holm, Patricia Siebert, Ursula |
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Opportunistically collected data from aerial surveys reveal spatio-temporal distribution patterns of marine debris in German waters |
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Opportunistically collected data from aerial surveys reveal spatio-temporal distribution patterns of marine debris in German waters |
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Opportunistically collected data from aerial surveys reveal spatio-temporal distribution patterns of marine debris in German waters |
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Opportunistically collected data from aerial surveys reveal spatio-temporal distribution patterns of marine debris in German waters |
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Opportunistically collected data from aerial surveys reveal spatio-temporal distribution patterns of marine debris in German waters |
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opportunistically collected data from aerial surveys reveal spatio-temporal distribution patterns of marine debris in german waters |
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