Tidal currents flowing over benthic relief (e.g., banks, shelf break) can produce large internal waves. These waves propagate away from their origin and are capable of crossing the continental seas. Studies shoreward transport larval invertebrates fish by these unintentionally tested whether they capture, concentrate floating plastic. Plastic surface drifters deployed in front sets wave converg...

Microplastics (i.e. plastic fragments <5 mm in diameter) are a widespread form of contamination in marine ecosystems around the globe (Moore 2008). Coastal ecosystems, such as inshore coral reefs, are likely to be particularly heavily impacted by microplastics because these contaminants often enter the marine environment through fragmentation of larger plastic items from terrestrial sources (Th...

Much attention has been paid to the impacts of plastics and other debris on marine organisms, but the effects of plastic on terrestrial organisms have been largely ignored. Detrimental effects of terrestrial plastic could be most pronounced in intensively human-modified landscapes (e.g., urban and agricultural areas), which are a source of much anthropogenic debris. Here, we examine the occurre...

This study investigated the biogeography, presence and diversity of potentially harmful taxa harbored, potential interactions between within bacterial eukaryotic domains life on plastic debris in Mediterranean. Using a combination high-throughput DNA sequencing (HTS), Causal Network Analysis, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), we show regional differences gradients Mediterranean microbial comm...

Marine Debris is human-created waste dumped into the sea or ocean. It pollutes aquatic environment and hence very dangerous for ocean species. Removal of marine debris from necessary to eliminate pollution secure life. A robust automatic system essential that detects unnecessary litter plastic other garbage at real-time. In this study, we have proposed deep learning based architecture detection...

Marine debris, mostly consisting of plastic, is a global problem, negatively impacting wildlife, tourism and shipping. However, despite the durability of plastic, and the exponential increase in its production, monitoring data show limited evidence of concomitant increasing concentrations in marine habitats. There appears to be a considerable proportion of the manufactured plastic that is unacc...

Inadequate products, waste management, and policy are struggling to prevent plastic waste from infiltrating ecosystems [1, 2]. Disintegration into smaller pieces means that the abundance of micrometer-sized plastic (microplastic) in habitats has increased [3] and outnumbers larger debris [2, 4]. When ingested by animals, plastic provides a feasible pathway to transfer attached pollutants and ad...