Hamann, Mark (2015) Plastics, ghost nets and debris - Impacts on marine turtles. Indian Ocean Turtle Newsletter (21). pp. 18-20. ISSN 0973-1695
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Last month researchers reported that between 5 and 13 million tonnes of plastic enter the world’s oceans each year (Jambeck et al., 2015) and large quantities originate from countries in the Indian Ocean region. It is clear from this study and previous research that plastic pollution has become a ubiquitous problem affecting the world’s oceans and coasts. An example of the magnitude of the issue occurred in 2014 when popular media reported that frequent sightings of marine debris floating within the south-eastern Indian Ocean were hindering the search efforts for missing commercial airliner MH370 (Pattiaratchi & Reisser, 2014). Yet, despite the clear potential impact to coastal ecosystems, few data on the scale and magnitude of the problem exist from the Indian Ocean.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Keywords: | Indian Ocean, Pollution, Ghost Nets, Turtle, Marine Environment, Coastal Ecosystems |
| Subjects: | Right to Resources |
| Depositing User: | Varsha V icsf |
| Date Deposited: | 12 May 2022 04:30 |
| Last Modified: | 12 May 2022 04:30 |
| URI: | http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/14025 |
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