Out of sight, but not out of mind: Key issues regarding seafloor macrolitter monitoring
Following a number of meetings devoted to knowledge sharing, identification of key issues, and discussing the best ways to move forward, a wide international expert community is now able to provide recommendations regarding the monitoring of seafloor macrolitter through observation and imaging. As the seafloor constitutes a major sink for marine litter including plastics, it is important to acquire robust and extensive data on litter distribution, abundance, types and size ranges across marine habitats. This should be done through widely agreed, harmonised, and non-destructive methods encompassing advanced technologies. Training and capacity building are essential elements in this endeavour. Both new and legacy imagery are needed to establish baseline assessments and trends. Informing policy-making is indispensable for effective action through upstream and targeted measures, with seafloor macrolitter (and megalitter) being a vital part of the evidence base for global mitigation measures.
HANKE Georg;
CANALS Miquel;
NAKAJIMA Ryota;
BERGMANN Melanie;
GALGANI Francois;
LI Daoji;
PAPATHEODOROU George;
PHAM Christopher;
AMON Diva;
ANGIOLILLO Michela;
BUHL-MORTENSEN Lene;
CAU Alessandro;
CONSOLI Pierpaolo;
DAVIES Jaime Selina;
DOMINGO-CARRIÒ Carlos;
DUARTE Carlos M.;
GIORGETTI Alessandra;
GROSVIK Bjorn Einar;
GUTOW Lars;
HUVENNE Veerle A. I.;
IOAKEIMIDIS Christos;
KOMORIN Viktor;
LIU Guangpeng;
LUNDSTEN Lonny;
MAKARENKO Iryna;
MARTYNOVA Anastasiia;
MOLINA JACK Maria Eugenia;
NATTKEMPER Tim W.;
PALACZ Artur;
PALMA Marco;
PIERDOMENICO Martina;
POGOJEVA Maria;
RUIZ Marta;
RUIZ-OREJÓN Luis Francisco;
RUSSELL Josie;
SHAN Xiujuan;
VALDENEGRO-TORO Matias;
VINCI Matteo;
WEI Nian;
WOODALL Lucy C.;
ZHANG Shoufeng;
2025-09-08
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
JRC141893
1879-3363 (online),
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025326X25009750,
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC141893,
10.1016/j.marpolbul.2025.118500 (online),
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