Leveraging Multi-target Strategies to Address Plastic Pollution in the Context of an Already Stressed Ocean
2023
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Karen Raubenheimer,
Karen Raubenheimer,
Karen Raubenheimer,
Karen Raubenheimer,
Karen Raubenheimer,
Britta Denise Hardesty,
Britta Denise Hardesty,
Sabine Pahl,
Sabine Pahl,
Sabine Pahl,
Sabine Pahl,
Sabine Pahl,
I. Gede Hendrawan,
Britta Denise Hardesty,
Ellie Moss,
Jane Lubchenco,
Jane Lubchenco,
Jane Lubchenco,
Jane Lubchenco,
Karen Raubenheimer,
Peter M. Haugan,
Peter M. Haugan,
Sabine Pahl,
Britta Denise Hardesty,
Sabine Pahl,
Sabine Pahl,
Sabine Pahl,
Sabine Pahl,
Sabine Pahl,
Peter M. Haugan,
Sabine Pahl,
Brajesh Dubey,
Ellie Moss,
Sabine Pahl,
Sabine Pahl,
Britta Denise Hardesty,
Britta Denise Hardesty,
Britta Denise Hardesty,
Sabine Pahl,
Sabine Pahl,
Sabine Pahl,
Britta Denise Hardesty,
Karen Raubenheimer,
Brajesh Dubey,
Brajesh Dubey,
Brajesh Dubey,
Richard Thompson
Peter M. Haugan,
Britta Denise Hardesty,
Britta Denise Hardesty,
Britta Denise Hardesty,
Sabine Pahl,
Zainal Arifin,
Britta Denise Hardesty,
Sabine Pahl,
Sabine Pahl,
Richard Thompson
Richard Thompson
Sabine Pahl,
Britta Denise Hardesty,
Richard Thompson
Britta Denise Hardesty,
Brajesh Dubey,
Britta Denise Hardesty,
Karen Raubenheimer,
Britta Denise Hardesty,
Karen Raubenheimer,
Karen Raubenheimer,
Britta Denise Hardesty,
Peter M. Haugan,
Sabine Pahl,
Richard Thompson
Richard Thompson
Linda Godfrey,
Brajesh Dubey,
Brajesh Dubey,
Brajesh Dubey,
Sabine Pahl,
Britta Denise Hardesty,
Britta Denise Hardesty,
Britta Denise Hardesty,
Zainal Arifin,
Britta Denise Hardesty,
Britta Denise Hardesty,
Jane Lubchenco,
Britta Denise Hardesty,
Britta Denise Hardesty,
Sabine Pahl,
Sabine Pahl,
Sabine Pahl,
Sabine Pahl,
Britta Denise Hardesty,
Britta Denise Hardesty,
Britta Denise Hardesty,
Sabine Pahl,
I. Gede Hendrawan,
Richard Thompson
To Thi Hien,
Sabine Pahl,
To Thi Hien,
Britta Denise Hardesty,
Karen Raubenheimer,
Britta Denise Hardesty,
Britta Denise Hardesty,
Liu Junguo,
Marty Matlock,
Sabine Pahl,
Britta Denise Hardesty,
Britta Denise Hardesty,
Sabine Pahl,
Karen Raubenheimer,
Britta Denise Hardesty,
Martin Thiel,
Richard Thompson
Sabine Pahl,
Richard Thompson
Lucy Woodall,
Sabine Pahl,
Sabine Pahl,
Sabine Pahl,
Britta Denise Hardesty,
Richard Thompson
Summary
This review examines how plastic pollution interacts with other stressors affecting ocean health, using the Ocean Health Index as a framework. Researchers argue that addressing plastic pollution requires multi-target strategies that account for the already degraded state of marine ecosystems. The study highlights how plastics compound existing environmental pressures on the ocean, from habitat destruction to biodiversity loss.
Study Type
Environmental
Abstract The ocean is the ultimate sink for anthropogenic pollution. According to the HydroSHED model, over 80% of the land mass on Earth is in a watershed that drains directly to the ocean (Lehner and Grill 2013). Until recently, the ocean seemed to be endlessly able to absorb all the waste that human activity has discharged into it. The Ocean Health Index (OHI) scores the health of the ocean on a range of criteria, from how clean the water is to the ability of the ocean to continue providing services such as food provision, carbon storage, tourism and recreation, and biodiversity (Halpern et al. 2012). The 2019 combined global ocean score was 71 out of 100 (as it has been for the last five years), showing that significant impairment has occurred, but that many of the functions and services of the ocean remain and must be better managed (OHI 2019). The Clean Water section of the OHI includes details on the statuses and pressures of chemical, nutrient, pathogen and trash pollution. It also includes social pressure as a further pressure. Indicators of resilience were based upon the Convention on Biological Diversity (in particular for marine ecosystems) and quality of governance (using Worldwide Governance Indicators). The score for Clean Water has tracked closely to the overall score, remaining at 70 for the past five years (OHI 2019). With an estimated 91% of all temperate and tropical coasts predicted to be heavily developed by 2050 (Nellemann et al. 2008), this is a critical time to significantly reduce and prevent anthropogenic pollution to the ocean.