Journal
MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
Volume 130, Issue -, Pages 153-158Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.03.026
Keywords
Arraial do Cabo; Beach; Marine debris; Pollution; Tourism
Funding
- Commission for the improvement of higher education personnel (CAPES)
- Carlos Chagas Filho Foundation for Research Support in the State of Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ)
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Arraial do Cabo, RJ, Brazil, is known as the diving capital due to its clear waters and great biodiversity, a consequence of the upwelling phenomenon. This feature attracts tourists tripling their population during holidays, causing increase in the amount of debris on beaches and waters endangering marine biodiversity. To evaluate the amount of solid waste found on beaches in two different holiday period, eight people in each beach collected macrodebris (>= 2 cm) in a transect covering an 20 m wide area, during 20 min, in winter/2015 and summer/2017. The materials were weighed, quantified and characterized. In the summer, when the number of tourists is greater, a larger total amount of waste in units were found. Plastic and cigarette butts were the most abundant. The results show that the city does not have adequate planning to receive a large amount of tourists, being vulnerable to socioeconomic and environmental damages.
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