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Macrolitter and microplastics along the East Pacific coasts — A homemade problem needing local solutions
Marine Pollution Bulletin2024
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Francisca Ribeiro,
Francisca Ribeiro,
Daniela Honorato‐Zimmer,
Katie Deakin,
Katie Deakin,
Francisca Ribeiro,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Francisca Ribeiro,
Jen Jones,
Francisca Ribeiro,
Francisca Ribeiro,
Jen Jones,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Francisca Ribeiro,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Daniela Honorato‐Zimmer,
Ceri Lewis
Jen Jones,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Georgie Savage,
Martín Thiel,
Martín Thiel,
Katie Deakin,
Jen Jones,
Jen Jones,
Katie Deakin,
Daniela Honorato‐Zimmer,
Jen Jones,
Daniela Honorato‐Zimmer,
Daniela Honorato‐Zimmer,
Ceri Lewis
Georgie Savage,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Gabriela Escobar-Sánchez,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Gabriela Escobar-Sánchez,
Gabriela Escobar-Sánchez,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Gabriela Escobar-Sánchez,
Jen Jones,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Gabriela Escobar-Sánchez,
Gabriela Escobar-Sánchez,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Gabriela Escobar-Sánchez,
Martín Thiel,
Martín Thiel,
Martín Thiel,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Francisca Ribeiro,
Martín Thiel,
Martín Thiel,
Francisca Ribeiro,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Ceri Lewis
Ceri Lewis
Jen Jones,
Ceri Lewis
Ceri Lewis
Ceri Lewis
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Jen Jones,
Jen Jones,
Jen Jones,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Jen Jones,
Katie Deakin,
Katie Deakin,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Katie Deakin,
Katie Deakin,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Jen Jones,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Jen Jones,
Jen Jones,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Ceri Lewis
Ceri Lewis
Ceri Lewis
Francisca Ribeiro,
Ceri Lewis
Ceri Lewis
Ceri Lewis
Katie Deakin,
Katie Deakin,
Katie Deakin,
Katie Deakin,
Francisca Ribeiro,
Francisca Ribeiro,
Martín Thiel,
Francisca Ribeiro,
Martín Thiel,
Francisca Ribeiro,
Ceri Lewis
Martín Thiel,
Ceri Lewis
Ceri Lewis
Francisca Ribeiro,
Diamela De Veer,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Diamela De Veer,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Martín Thiel,
Diamela De Veer,
Ceri Lewis
Diamela De Veer,
Martín Thiel,
Ceri Lewis
Tamara S. Galloway,
Diamela De Veer,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Diamela De Veer,
Martín Thiel,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Ceri Lewis
Tamara S. Galloway,
Ceri Lewis
Ceri Lewis
Tamara S. Galloway,
Ceri Lewis
Ceri Lewis
Martín Thiel,
Georgie Savage,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Georgie Savage,
Martín Thiel,
Diamela De Veer,
Diamela De Veer,
Diamela De Veer,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Diamela De Veer,
Martín Thiel,
Ceri Lewis
Martín Thiel,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Martín Thiel,
Martín Thiel,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Jen Jones,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Jen Jones,
Georgie Savage,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Ceri Lewis
Ceri Lewis
Ceri Lewis
Ceri Lewis
Ceri Lewis
Francisca Ribeiro,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Daniela Honorato‐Zimmer,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Francisca Ribeiro,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Jen Jones,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Jen Jones,
Jen Jones,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Jen Jones,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Valeska Guevara-Torrejón,
Francisca Ribeiro,
Valeska Guevara-Torrejón,
Valeska Guevara-Torrejón,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Francisca Ribeiro,
Georgie Savage,
Gabriela Escobar-Sánchez,
Valeska Guevara-Torrejón,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Valeska Guevara-Torrejón,
Valeska Guevara-Torrejón,
Valeska Guevara-Torrejón,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Ceri Lewis
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Valeska Guevara-Torrejón,
Valeska Guevara-Torrejón,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Ceri Lewis
Martín Thiel,
Valeska Guevara-Torrejón,
Jessica Howard,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Ceri Lewis
Martín Thiel,
Martín Thiel,
Jessica Howard,
Jessica Howard,
Jessica Howard,
Jessica Howard,
Jessica Howard,
Jessica Howard,
Jessica Howard,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Ceri Lewis
Tamara S. Galloway,
Jen Jones,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Jen Jones,
Jen Jones,
Jen Jones,
Jen Jones,
Jen Jones,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Jen Jones,
Martín Thiel,
Jen Jones,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Jen Jones,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Daniela Honorato‐Zimmer,
Jen Jones,
Ceri Lewis
Tamara S. Galloway,
Martín Thiel,
Martín Thiel,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Ceri Lewis
Ceri Lewis
Ceri Lewis
Ceri Lewis
Ceri Lewis
Ceri Lewis
Ceri Lewis
Diamela De Veer,
Diamela De Veer,
Francisca Ribeiro,
Francisca Ribeiro,
Francisca Ribeiro,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Martín Thiel,
Francisca Ribeiro,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Martín Thiel,
Martín Thiel,
Martín Thiel,
Martín Thiel,
Martín Thiel,
Georgie Savage,
Georgie Savage,
Georgie Savage,
Georgie Savage,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Gabriela Escobar-Sánchez,
Martín Thiel,
Martín Thiel,
Martín Thiel,
Ceri Lewis
Martín Thiel,
Martín Thiel,
Martín Thiel,
Martín Thiel,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Jessica Howard,
Jessica Howard,
Daniela Honorato‐Zimmer,
Jen Jones,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Jen Jones,
Martín Thiel,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Ceri Lewis
Martín Thiel,
Ceri Lewis
Tamara S. Galloway,
Martín Thiel,
Martín Thiel,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Martín Thiel,
Ceri Lewis
Summary
Researchers conducted a comprehensive review of 257 peer-reviewed publications on macrolitter and microplastic pollution along East Pacific coasts, a region that has been relatively understudied. They found that both macrolitter and microplastics accumulate on shorelines and are present throughout the water column, seafloor, and other compartments. The evidence indicates that pollution is primarily from local, land-based sources, suggesting that regional management solutions would be most effective.
The East Pacific (EP) region, especially the central and southern EP, has been fairly less studied than other world's regions with respect to marine litter pollution. This comprehensive literature review (257 peer-reviewed publications) showed that both macrolitter (mostly plastics) and microplastics tend to accumulate on EP shorelines. Moreover, they were also reported in all the other compartments investigated: sea surface, water column, seafloor and 'others'. Mostly local, land-based sources (e.g., tourism, poor waste management) were identified across the region, especially at continental sites from low and mid latitudes. Some sea-based sources (e.g., fisheries, long-distance drifting) were also identified at high latitudes and on oceanic islands, likely enhanced by the oceanographic dynamics of the EP that affect transport of floating litter. Our results suggest that effective solutions to the problem require local and preventive strategies to significantly reduce the levels of litter along the EP coasts.