FN Archimer Export Format PT J TI A comparative study of marine litter on the seafloor of coastal areas in the Eastern Mediterranean and Black Seas BT AF IOAKEIMIDIS, C. ZERI, C. KABERI, H. GALATCHI, M. ANTONIADIS, K. STREFTARIS, N. GALGANI, Francois PAPATHANASSIOU, E. PAPATHEODOROU, G. AS 1:1,2;2:1;3:1;4:3;5:4;6:1;7:5;8:1;9:2; FF 1:;2:;3:;4:;5:;6:;7:PDG-ODE-LITTORAL-LERPAC;8:;9:; C1 Hellen Ctr Marine Res, Inst Oceanog, Anavyssos 19013, Greece. Univ Patras, Dept Geol, Lab Marine Geol & Phys Oceanog, Patras 26500, Greece. Natl Inst Marine Res & Dev Grigore Antipa Constan, RO-900581 Constanta, Romania. Dept Fisheries & Marine Res, Marine Environm Div, CY-1416 Nicosia, Cyprus. Inst Francais Rech Exploitat Mer, LER PAC Corse, F-20600 Bastia, France. C2 HELLEN CTR MARINE RES, GREECE UNIV PATRAS, GREECE NATL INST MARINE RES & DEV GRIGORE ANTIPA CONSTAN, ROMANIA GOV CHYPRUS DEPT FISHERIES & MARINE RES, CYPRUS IFREMER, FRANCE SI CORSE SE PDG-ODE-LITTORAL-LERPAC IN WOS Ifremer jusqu'en 2018 copubli-europe IF 2.991 TC 109 UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00251/36179/34730.pdf LA English DT Article DE ;Litter;Benthic;Pollution;Eastern Mediterranean;Black Sea AB In the present work, abundance, spatial distribution and qualitative composition, of benthic marine litter, were investigated in five study areas from the Eastern Mediterranean and Black Seas (Saronikos, Patras and Echinades Gulfs; Limassol Gulf; Constanta Bay). Surveys were performed using the monitoring protocol proposed by the Technical Group for Marine Litter. Densities ranged from 24 items/km(2) to 1211 items/km(2), with the Saronikos Gulf being the most affected area. Plastics were predominant in all study areas ranging from 45.2% to 95%. Metals and Glass/Ceramics reached maximum values of 21.9% and of 22.4%. The size distribution of litter items showed that >= 50% fall into medium size categories (10 x 10 cm, 20 x 20 cm) along with an elevated percentage of small-sized (<5 x 5 cm) plastic litter items. The comparative analysis of the data highlighted the dependence of the marine litter problem on many local factors (human sources and oceanographic conditions) and the urgent need for specific actions. PY 2014 PD DEC SO Marine Pollution Bulletin SN 0025-326X PU Pergamon-elsevier Science Ltd VL 89 IS 1-2 UT 000347494700049 BP 296 EP 304 DI 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.09.044 ID 36179 ER EF