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ClearEarth Observations for Monitoring Marine Coastal Hazards and Their Drivers
Researchers reviewed the use of Earth observation technologies for monitoring coastal hazards including pollution, sea-level changes, and extreme weather events. The study highlights how satellite-based monitoring and forecasting systems are increasingly important for managing risks to densely populated coastal zones, including emerging threats from marine pollution such as microplastics.
Challenges for Sustained Observing and Forecasting Systems in the Mediterranean Sea
This review described over 30 years of multinational coordination in Mediterranean Sea observing and forecasting, highlighting the integration of observation platforms, models, and operational services including the Copernicus Marine Service. The paper outlines ongoing challenges and future directions for sustained oceanographic monitoring across the Mediterranean.
In search for the sources of plastic marine litter that contaminates the Easter Island Ecoregion
Researchers used oceanographic modeling to trace the sources of plastic marine litter contaminating the remote Easter Island Ecoregion, finding contributions from distant land-based sources carried by ocean currents. The study illustrates how plastic pollution can reach even the most isolated marine ecosystems far from population centers.
Synthetic microplastic abundance and composition along a longitudinal gradient traversing the subtropical gyre in the North Atlantic Ocean
Microplastic sampling along a longitudinal transect through the North Atlantic subtropical gyre found that polymer composition and abundance varied significantly by geographic position, with polystyrene and polyethylene dominating surface waters. Subsurface sampling revealed additional microplastic layers below the surface that manta trawl methods alone would miss.
Ocean science, data, and services for the UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals
This review examined how ocean science, data, and services can support achievement of the UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, particularly SDG 14 on life below water and its connections to the remaining 16 SDGs. The authors argue that the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development is essential for achieving sustainable ocean stewardship.
Anticyclonic eddies increase accumulation of microplastic in the North Atlantic subtropical gyre
Researchers found that anticyclonic eddies significantly increase the accumulation of microplastics in the North Atlantic subtropical gyre, using in situ measurements combined with satellite observations and modelling to reveal eddy-driven convergence as a key mechanism controlling microplastic distribution.
Marine plastic: The solution is bigger than removal
This commentary argues that addressing the marine plastic crisis requires systemic solutions beyond ocean cleanup, focusing on upstream interventions such as reducing plastic production, improving waste management infrastructure, and changing consumer behavior. The authors contend that removal alone cannot solve the scale of plastic pollution.
A report of the International Marine Debris Data Harmonization Workshop, 29-31 August 2023, Yokohama, Japan
This report summarizes the International Marine Debris Data Harmonization Workshop held in Yokohama in August 2023, where experts in monitoring, data management, and modelling convened to align methodologies for tracking marine debris globally. Key outcomes included recommendations for standardized sampling protocols and interoperable data frameworks to improve cross-study comparisons.
A report of the International Marine Debris Data Harmonization Workshop, 29-31 August 2023, Yokohama, Japan
This report summarizes the International Marine Debris Data Harmonization Workshop held in Yokohama in August 2023, where experts in monitoring, data management, and modelling convened to align methodologies for tracking marine debris globally. Key outcomes included recommendations for standardized sampling protocols and interoperable data frameworks to improve cross-study comparisons.
Expanding Tara Oceans Protocols for Underway, Ecosystemic Sampling of the Ocean-Atmosphere Interface During Tara Pacific Expedition (2016–2018)
This paper describes expanded sampling protocols used during the Tara Pacific expedition to collect comprehensive data on ocean surface plankton, atmospheric particles, and air-sea interactions. Such oceanographic expeditions have documented microplastic contamination across the Pacific, contributing to global pollution baseline data.
The erosive power of the Malvinas Current: Influence of bottom currents on morpho-sedimentary features along the northern Argentine margin (SW Atlantic Ocean)
This oceanographic study analyzed how the strong Malvinas Current shapes seafloor morphology and sediment distribution in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is a marine geology paper unrelated to environmental microplastics.