Deep-sea litter in the Gulf of Cadiz (Northeastern Atlantic, Spain).
Anthropogenic impact
Imaging
Marine litter
Northeastern Atlantic
ROV
Trawl
Journal
Marine pollution bulletin
ISSN: 1879-3363
Titre abrégé: Mar Pollut Bull
Pays: England
ID NLM: 0260231
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Apr 2020
Apr 2020
Historique:
received:
22
11
2019
revised:
06
02
2020
accepted:
07
02
2020
pubmed:
15
2
2020
medline:
6
6
2020
entrez:
15
2
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
This study describes the distribution and composition of litter from the Gulf of Cadiz (Northeastern Atlantic, Spain), a region of confluence between the Atlantic and Mediterranean, with intense maritime traffic. Several geological features, such as canyons, open slopes and contourite furrows and channels, were surveyed by remotely operated vehicle (ROV) observations between depths of 220 and 1000 m. Marine litter was quantified by grouping the observations into six categories. Our results indicate the presence of markedly different habitats in which a complex collection of different types of litter accumulate in relation to bottom current flows and maritime and fishing routes. This result justifies a seascape approach in further anthropogenic impact studies within deep-sea areas.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32056861
pii: S0025-326X(20)30087-4
doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.110969
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Plastics
0
Waste Products
0
Water Pollutants
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
110969Informations de copyright
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Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.