Marine litter on the beaches of the Adriatic and Ionian Seas: An assessment of their abundance, composition and sources
2018
Vlachogianni, Thomais | Fortibuoni, Tomaso | Ronchi, Francesca | Zeri, Christina | Mazziotti, Cristina | Tutman, Pero | Varezić, Dubravka Bojanić | Palatinus, Andreja | Trdan, Štefan | Peterlin, Monika | Mandić, Milica | Markovic, Olivera | Prvan, Mosor | Kaberi, Helen | Prevenios, Michael | Kolitari, Jerina | Kroqi, Gulielm | Fusco, Marina | Kalampokis, Evangelos | Scoullos, Michael
The abundance, composition and sources of marine litter were determined on beaches located in the seven countries of the Adriatic-Ionian macroregion, namely Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Montenegro and Slovenia. A total of 70,581 marine litter items were classified and recorded through one-year long surveys carried out in 31 sites. The average litter density of 0.67 items/m2 found within this study is considered to be relatively high. The beaches investigated differed in terms of human-induced pressures; their majority is classified either as semi-urban or semi-rural, while very few beaches could be characterized as urban or remote/natural. The majority of litter items were made of artificial/anthropogenic polymer materials accounting for 91.1% of all litter. Litter from shoreline sources accounted for 33.4% of all litter collected. The amount of litter from sea-based sources ranged in the different countries from 1.54% to 14.84%, with an average of 6.30% at regional level.
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