Study on Microplastics Release from Fishing Nets

Alessio Montarsolo; Raffaella Mossotti; Alessia Patrucco; Marina Zoccola; Rosalinda Caringella; Pier Davide Pozzo; Claudio Tonin

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-71279-6_12

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Study on Microplastics Release from Fishing Nets

Springer water 2017 7 citations ? Citation count from OpenAlex, updated daily. May differ slightly from the publisher's own count.

Alessio Montarsolo, Raffaella Mossotti, Alessia Patrucco, Marina Zoccola, Rosalinda Caringella, Pier Davide Pozzo, Claudio Tonin

Summary

Researchers studied how microplastics are released from fishing nets under realistic use conditions, finding that this largely overlooked source contributes meaningfully to ocean plastic pollution — particularly relevant given that fishing gear is already a major component of marine plastic debris in remote areas including polar regions.

Recent estimates indicate that 10% of total plastic waste ends up in the oceans and have reached even remote areas such as polar region. Depending on the chemical composition of plastic polymers, these wastes can accumulate on the seabed (about 70%) or remain...

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