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MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
卷 74, 期 1, 页码 225-230出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.06.053
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Marine debris; Loggerhead turtle; Plastic; Tyrrhenian Sea
This work evaluated the presence and the frequency of occurrence of marine litter in the gastrointestinal tract of 31 Caretta caretta found stranded or accidentally bycaught in the North Tyrrhenian Sea. Marine debris were present in 71% of specimens and were subdivided in different categories according to Fulmar Protocol (OSPAR 2008). The main type of marine debris found was user plastic, with the main occurrence of sheetlike user plastic. The small juveniles showed a mean +/- SD of marine debris items of 19.00 +/- 23.84, while the adult specimens showed higher values of marine litter if compared with the juveniles (26.87 +/- 35.85). The occurrence of marine debris observed in this work confirms the high impact of marine debris in the Mediterranean Sea in respect to other seas and oceans, and highlights the importance of Caretta caretta as good indicator for marine litter in the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) of European Union. 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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