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An Integrated Observing System for Monitoring Marine Debris and Biodiversity
Oceanography2021
12 citations
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Palacz, Artur,
Rebecca R. Helm,
Nikolai Maximenko,
Nikolai Maximenko,
Toste Tanhua
Toste Tanhua
Lauren Biermann,
Palacz, Artur,
Linsey E. Haram,
Palacz, Artur,
Lauren Biermann,
Nikolai Maximenko,
Nikolai Maximenko,
Jan Hafner,
Cathryn Clarke Murray,
Palacz, Artur,
Palacz, Artur,
James T. Carlton,
Jan Hafner,
Jan Hafner,
Toste Tanhua
Cathryn Clarke Murray,
Jan Hafner,
Nikolai Maximenko,
Lauren Biermann,
Toste Tanhua
Nikolai Maximenko,
Luca Centurioni,
Lauren Biermann,
James T. Carlton,
Jan Hafner,
Lauren Biermann,
Jan Hafner,
Lauren Biermann,
Lauren Biermann,
Nikolai Maximenko,
Lauren Biermann,
Nikolai Maximenko,
Lauren Biermann,
Jan Hafner,
Jan Hafner,
Andrey Shcherbina,
Lauren Biermann,
Luca Centurioni,
Lauren Biermann,
Nikolai Maximenko,
Mary Crowley,
Rebecca R. Helm,
Rebecca R. Helm,
Rebecca R. Helm,
Mary Crowley,
Jan Hafner,
Jan Hafner,
Lauren Biermann,
Jan Hafner,
Jan Hafner,
Rebecca R. Helm,
Linsey E. Haram,
Verena Hormann,
Rebecca R. Helm,
Lauren Biermann,
Verena Hormann,
Lauren Biermann,
Cathryn Clarke Murray,
Nikolai Maximenko,
Toste Tanhua
Gregory M. Ruiz,
Andrey Shcherbina,
Cathryn Clarke Murray,
Justin E. Stopa,
Davida Streett,
Andrey Shcherbina,
Davida Streett,
Cynthia Wright,
Toste Tanhua
Cynthia Wright,
Luca Centurioni,
Toste Tanhua
Gregory M. Ruiz,
Nikolai Maximenko,
Chela J. Zabin,
James T. Carlton,
Linsey E. Haram,
Gregory M. Ruiz,
Toste Tanhua
Summary
An integrated observing system combining sensors, vessels, and citizen science platforms for simultaneous monitoring of marine debris and biodiversity is proposed, addressing the shift from natural to primarily human-generated plastic debris in the ocean over the twentieth century.
Wood, pumice, drifting kelp, and other natural marine debris have long played important roles in marine ecosystems. Today, oceanic "litter" generated by human activities, notably plastics, constitutes the majority of marine debris and is mostly harmful to those ecosystems. In the twentieth century, plastic became a symbol of technological development and globalization of the world's economy.