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A global assessment of microplastic abundance and characteristics on marine turtle nesting beaches
Marine Pollution Bulletin
2025
8 citations
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Emily M. Duncan,
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Matthew Cole,
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Giannis Chalkias,
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Emily Drobes,
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Emily M. Duncan,
Chantel Elston,
Nicole Esteban,
Gabriela Fernandes,
Gabriela Fernandes,
Maria Betânia Ferreira-Airaud,
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Sarah Finn,
Sarah Finn,
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Sabrina Fossette,
Mariana M. P. B. Fuentes,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Matthew H. Godfrey,
Matthew H. Godfrey,
Joanna Goodfellow,
Joanna Goodfellow,
Vicente Guzmán‐Hernández,
Catherine E. Hart,
Graeme C. Hays,
Graeme C. Hays,
Sarah E. Hirsch,
Sandra Hochscheid,
Karen G. Holloway‐Adkins,
Julia A. Horrocks,
Emi Inoguchi,
Emi Inoguchi,
Gélica E Inteca,
Gélica E Inteca,
Claire Jean,
Claire Jean,
Yakup Kaska,
Brice Didier Koumba Mabert,
Amandine Lambot,
Yaniv Levy,
Yaniv Levy,
Ceri Lewis,
César P. Ley‐Quiñónez,
Penelope K. Lindeque,
Israel Llamas,
Israel Llamas,
Sergio López‐Martínez,
Javier López-Navas,
Javier López-Navas,
Karin A. Mack,
Fernando Miguel Madeira,
Fernando Miguel Madeira,
Fulvio Maffucci,
Roksana Majewska,
Agnese Mancini,
Katherine L. Mansfield,
Adolfo Marco,
Dimitris Margaritoulis,
Dimitris Margaritoulis,
Isabel Marques da Silva,
Samir Martins,
Andrew S. Maurer,
Wendy J. McFarlane,
Wendy J. McFarlane,
Carmen Mejías-Balsalobre,
Maxine A. Montello,
Maxine A. Montello,
Jeanne A. Mortimer,
Sarah E. Nelms,
Josep Nogués Vera,
Josep Nogués Vera,
Christelle Not,
Olga Novillo-Sanjuan,
Karen Oceguera Camacho,
Karen Oceguera Camacho,
Omri Omessi,
Omri Omessi,
Breanna L. Ondich,
Mark E. Outerbridge,
Nicolas Paranthoen,
Nicolas Paranthoen
Summary
Researchers coordinated a global sampling effort across 209 marine turtle nesting beaches in six ocean basins to assess microplastic contamination in beach sediments. They found microplastics present on 45% of beaches, with the Mediterranean showing the highest contamination rate at 80%. The study provides an open-access dataset to support ongoing monitoring of plastic pollution in critical nesting habitats.
Study Type
Environmental
Sandy coastal beaches are an important nesting habitat for marine turtles and a known sink for plastic pollution. Existing methodologies for monitoring the spatiotemporal patterns of abundance and composition of plastic are, however, disparate. We engaged a global network of marine turtle scientists to implement a large-scale sampling effort to assess microplastic abundance in beach sediments on marine turtle nesting beaches. Sand samples were collected from 209 sites spanning six oceans, microplastics (1-5 mm) were extracted through stacked sieves, visually identified, and a sub-sample verified via Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy. Microplastics were detected in 45 % (n = 94) of beaches and within five ocean basins. Microplastic presence and abundance was found to vary markedly within and among ocean basins, with the highest proportion of contaminated beaches found in the Mediterranean (80 %). We present all data in an accessible, open access format to facilitate the extension of monitoring efforts and empower novel analytical approaches.
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