Are the seafloors of marine protected areas sinks for marine litter? Composition and spatial distribution in Cabrera National Park

The seafloors of oceans and seas are becoming major sinks for marine litter (ML) at a global scale and especially within the Mediterranean Sea. Within global oceans and seas, Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) have been established to protect and conserve marine habitats and increase marine biodiversity....

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Autores: Compa, Montserrat, Alomar, Carme, Morato, Mercé, Álvarez, Elvira, Deudero, Salud
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.152915
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Palabra clave:Medio Marino
Centro Oceanográfico de Baleares
fish
litter
geographical distribution
composition
protected areas
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spelling Are the seafloors of marine protected areas sinks for marine litter? Composition and spatial distribution in Cabrera National ParkCompa, MontserratAlomar, CarmeMorato, MercéÁlvarez, ElviraDeudero, SaludMedio MarinoCentro Oceanográfico de Balearesfishlittergeographical distributioncompositionprotected areasThe seafloors of oceans and seas are becoming major sinks for marine litter (ML) at a global scale and especially within the Mediterranean Sea. Within global oceans and seas, Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) have been established to protect and conserve marine habitats and increase marine biodiversity. In this study, extensive coastal shallow scuba diving surveys were conducted in 2019 and 2020 to identify the distribution of ML in the MPA of Cabrera Marine-Terrestrial National Park (Cabrera MPA) in the Balearic Islands. Approximately 900 items weighing 70.1 kg were collected throughout the MPA during the underwater surveys. Glass bottles, including pieces (25–30%) and glass or ceramic fragments >2.5 cm (8–19%) were the most common identified items followed by plastic food containers and plastic bags (~8%). Overall, 75% of the abundance of collected ML was observed during the first year. In terms of the protection status of the different locations, similar abundances of ML were found in public access areas and no-take areas. Additionally, no significant differences were identified according to location indicating that ML on the seafloor was homogeneous within the studied shallow coastal areas. Overall, the results indicate that Cabrera MPA is a hotspot for ML and mitigation actions and measures, such as annual cleaning efforts, can help to prevent and minimize ML accumulation on the seafloor.SI202320232022info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501Postprintinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionhttp://hdl.handle.net/10261/317332https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.152915reponame:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSICinstname:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)InglésCentro Oceanográfico de Balearesinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:dnet:digitalcsic_::78a19c6a8eecd1cf737eec409690d6d72026-05-22T06:33:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Are the seafloors of marine protected areas sinks for marine litter? Composition and spatial distribution in Cabrera National Park
title Are the seafloors of marine protected areas sinks for marine litter? Composition and spatial distribution in Cabrera National Park
spellingShingle Are the seafloors of marine protected areas sinks for marine litter? Composition and spatial distribution in Cabrera National Park
Compa, Montserrat
Medio Marino
Centro Oceanográfico de Baleares
fish
litter
geographical distribution
composition
protected areas
title_short Are the seafloors of marine protected areas sinks for marine litter? Composition and spatial distribution in Cabrera National Park
title_full Are the seafloors of marine protected areas sinks for marine litter? Composition and spatial distribution in Cabrera National Park
title_fullStr Are the seafloors of marine protected areas sinks for marine litter? Composition and spatial distribution in Cabrera National Park
title_full_unstemmed Are the seafloors of marine protected areas sinks for marine litter? Composition and spatial distribution in Cabrera National Park
title_sort Are the seafloors of marine protected areas sinks for marine litter? Composition and spatial distribution in Cabrera National Park
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Compa, Montserrat
Alomar, Carme
Morato, Mercé
Álvarez, Elvira
Deudero, Salud
author Compa, Montserrat
author_facet Compa, Montserrat
Alomar, Carme
Morato, Mercé
Álvarez, Elvira
Deudero, Salud
author_role author
author2 Alomar, Carme
Morato, Mercé
Álvarez, Elvira
Deudero, Salud
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Medio Marino
Centro Oceanográfico de Baleares
fish
litter
geographical distribution
composition
protected areas
topic Medio Marino
Centro Oceanográfico de Baleares
fish
litter
geographical distribution
composition
protected areas
description The seafloors of oceans and seas are becoming major sinks for marine litter (ML) at a global scale and especially within the Mediterranean Sea. Within global oceans and seas, Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) have been established to protect and conserve marine habitats and increase marine biodiversity. In this study, extensive coastal shallow scuba diving surveys were conducted in 2019 and 2020 to identify the distribution of ML in the MPA of Cabrera Marine-Terrestrial National Park (Cabrera MPA) in the Balearic Islands. Approximately 900 items weighing 70.1 kg were collected throughout the MPA during the underwater surveys. Glass bottles, including pieces (25–30%) and glass or ceramic fragments >2.5 cm (8–19%) were the most common identified items followed by plastic food containers and plastic bags (~8%). Overall, 75% of the abundance of collected ML was observed during the first year. In terms of the protection status of the different locations, similar abundances of ML were found in public access areas and no-take areas. Additionally, no significant differences were identified according to location indicating that ML on the seafloor was homogeneous within the studied shallow coastal areas. Overall, the results indicate that Cabrera MPA is a hotspot for ML and mitigation actions and measures, such as annual cleaning efforts, can help to prevent and minimize ML accumulation on the seafloor.
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