Marine debris, also known as marine litter, is human-created solid material that has deliberately or accidentally been released in seas or the ocean....

and recreational boaters. Marine debris is also called litter or flotsam and jetsam. Objects that can constitute marine debris include used automobile tires...

plastic material. Marine debris is mainly discarded human rubbish which floats on, or is suspended in the ocean. Eighty percent of marine debris is plastic....

potentially, deep sea mining. The types of marine pollution can be grouped as pollution from marine debris, plastic pollution, including microplastics...

There are three primary forms: atmospheric particulate matter, marine debris, and space debris. Some particles are released directly from a specific source...

vortex and North Pacific Garbage Patch) is a garbage patch, a gyre of marine debris particles, in the central North Pacific Ocean. It is located roughly...

coastal flooding. Other coastal issues, such as marine pollution, marine debris, coastal development, and marine ecosystem destruction, further complicate the...

Concentration of plastic debris in mesopelagic populations can vary depending on geographic location and the concentration of marine debris located there. In...

area was to be completed around May 2015. On 29 July 2015, a piece of marine debris, later confirmed to be a flaperon from Flight 370, was found on Réunion...

declare sea turtles meat. Another danger to sea turtles comes from marine debris, especially plastics, such as in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, which...

A garbage patch is a gyre of marine debris particles caused by the effects of ocean currents and increasing plastic pollution by human populations. These...

marine debris. Using technological or mechanical innovations such as marine debris-clearing drones can further serve to reduce the amount of debris within...

bycatch throughout its range. Marine debris has been identified in the stomach of stranded Blainville’s Beaked Whale. Marine debris ingestion was reported as...

coastlines around the world to clean this debris. These materials are also called "marine debris" or "marine pollution" and their quantity has been increasing...

Since 2005, the NOAA Marine Debris Program has been a NOAA program focused on researching, reducing, and preventing debris in the marine environment nationally...

in The Marine Pollution Bulletin found that the Brown fur seal colonies in Namibia are vulnerable to extensive entanglement in marine debris as a result...

Plastic pellet pollution is a type of marine debris originating from the plastic particles that are universally used to manufacture large-scale plastics...

Western Australia, yielded no evidence of the aircraft. Several pieces of marine debris found on the coast of Africa and on Indian Ocean islands off the coast...

part of the Save Our Seas Act designed to combat marine pollution, aims to support the NOAA's Marine Debris Program. In particular, the amendment is geared...

including marine debris, plastic pollution, and tourism. The positioning of Hawaii in particular makes it a high-impact target for marine debris, given the...

activities affect marine life and marine habitats through many negative influences, such as marine pollution (including marine debris and microplastics)...

ocean. Marine or marines may refer to: Maritime (disambiguation) Marine art Marine biology Marine current power Marine debris Marine energy Marine habitats...

30,000,000 pounds (14,000,000 kg) of marine debris from the ocean by removing 1 pound (0.45 kg) of marine debris from the ocean for every 1 dollar donated...

debris that can transport invasive species and that can entangle and be ingested by wildlife. Organizations such as 5 Gyres and the Algalita Marine Research...

dead zone. Marine debris, which is also known as marine litter, describes human-created waste floating in a body of water. Oceanic debris tends to accumulate...

It is estimated that there is a stock of 86 million tons of plastic marine debris in the worldwide ocean as of the end of 2013, with an assumption that...

potentially, deep sea mining. The types of marine pollution can be grouped as pollution from marine debris, plastic pollution, including microplastics...

zone. Marine debris, also known as marine litter, is human-created waste that has ended up floating in a lake, sea, ocean, or waterway. Oceanic debris tends...

substantial amounts of marine debris from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Consisting of 90 percent plastic, approximately 20 tons of this debris accumulates on...

[its message] with an avalanche of falsehoods", citing its coverage of marine debris, bycatch and sustainable fishing, as well as "blames the ocean conservation...