Floating marine debris is ubiquitous in environments but knowledge about quantities remote regions still limited. Here, we present the results of an extensive survey floating by experts, trained scientists from fields other than pollution or non-professional citizen scientists. A total 276 visual ship-based surveys were conducted between 2015 and 2020 Northeast (NE) Atlantic waters off Iberian ...

Marine debris is a problem both for the health of marine environments and human since tiny pieces plastic called “microplastics” resulting from decomposition over time are entering food chain at any levels. For detection removal, autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) potential solution. In this letter, we focus on efficiency AUV vision real-time detection. First, improved class state-of-the-art...

Abstract Marine debris is a serious problem around the world. The entry of garbage into sea not only threatens survival various marine organisms but also disturbs fishing activities, thereby reducing fishermen’s production and income. This study aimed to identify gear damaged by during operations analyze how much impacted units. Data were obtained from 101 fishermen operating at Ambon Bay obser...