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Marine litter in the upper São Vicente submarine canyon (SW Portugal): Abundance, distribution, composition and fauna interactions.
Oliveira, Frederico; Monteiro, Pedro; Bentes, Luis; Henriques, Nuno Sales; Aguilar, Ricardo; Gonçalves, Jorge M S.
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  • Oliveira F; Centre of Marine Sciences, CCMAR, Universidade do Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal. Electronic address: fredoliveira@ualg.pt.
  • Monteiro P; Centre of Marine Sciences, CCMAR, Universidade do Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal.
  • Bentes L; Centre of Marine Sciences, CCMAR, Universidade do Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal.
  • Henriques NS; Centre of Marine Sciences, CCMAR, Universidade do Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal.
  • Aguilar R; OCEANA, Plaza España, Leganitos, 47, 28013 Madrid, Spain.
  • Gonçalves JMS; Centre of Marine Sciences, CCMAR, Universidade do Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal.
Mar Pollut Bull ; 97(1-2): 401-407, 2015 Aug 15.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26051154
Marine litter has become a worldwide environmental problem, tainting all ocean habitats. The abundance, distribution and composition of litter and its interactions with fauna were evaluated in the upper S. Vicente canyon using video images from 3 remote operated vehicle exploratory dives. Litter was present in all dives and the abundance was as high as 3.31 items100m(-1). Mean abundance of litter over rock bottom was higher than on soft substrate. Mean litter abundance was slightly higher than reported for other canyons on the Portuguese margin, but lower in comparison to more urbanized coastal areas of the world. Lost fishing gear was the prevalent type of litter, indicating that the majority of litter originates from maritime sources, mainly fishing activity. Physical contact with sessile fauna and entanglement of specimens were the major impacts of lost fishing gear. Based on the importance of this region for the local fishermen, litter abundance is expected to increase.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Contaminación del Agua / Monitoreo del Ambiente Límite: Animals País/Región como asunto: Europa Idioma: En Revista: Mar Pollut Bull Año: 2015 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Reino Unido
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Contaminación del Agua / Monitoreo del Ambiente Límite: Animals País/Región como asunto: Europa Idioma: En Revista: Mar Pollut Bull Año: 2015 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Reino Unido