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ClearECOMAR: A data-driven framework for ecosystem-based Maritime Spatial Planning in Danish marine waters. Results and conclusions from a development and demonstration project
This synthesis report presents results from the ECOMAR project, which mapped human pressures — including microplastic pollution — and ecosystem components across Danish marine waters to support maritime spatial planning. The project developed data-driven frameworks for managing cumulative human impacts on marine ecosystems.
A literature study of human activities and pressures as well as ecosystem component layers available for Marine Spatial Planning and mapping of cumulative impacts in Swedish marine waters
A Swedish literature review assessed what data layers are available for marine spatial planning and mapping cumulative human impacts in Swedish waters, covering activities like shipping, fishing, and pollution. The study is a policy and governance review, not primarily focused on microplastics.
Cumulative impact assessment for ecosystem-based marine spatial planning
This review examines how cumulative human impact assessments — which combine pressures from fishing, pollution, shipping, and other sources — can be integrated into marine spatial planning to better balance human uses against ecosystem health.
Trends and Evolution in the Concept of Marine Ecosystem Services: An Overview
This overview reviews the evolution of the marine ecosystem services concept, examining how human activities increasingly pressure ocean environments. Researchers found that pollution, including plastic and microplastic contamination, is among the growing threats to the marine ecosystem services that support food production, climate regulation, and coastal protection. The study emphasizes the need for effective management strategies to balance human use with ocean health.
Exploration of occurrence and sources of microplastics (>10 μm) in Danish marine waters
Microplastics larger than 10 micrometers were quantified in Danish marine waters of the Kattegat and southern Skagerrak, an area receiving Baltic Sea inflow and urban runoff from Copenhagen and Malmö. The study establishes baseline concentrations and identifies urban and riverine inputs as key sources to these regional seas.
Ecosystem assessment of the Central Arctic Ocean: Description of human activities, its pressures, and vulnerability of the ecosystem
Researchers conducted a comprehensive ecosystem assessment of the Central Arctic Ocean, identifying 11 direct human-induced pressures including marine litter and microplastics that reach the region through local activities and long-range transport via air, rivers, and ocean currents. The study evaluated the vulnerability of key Arctic species and ecological groups to these pressures. The findings highlight that even this remote ocean region faces significant contamination risks from microplastics and other pollutants originating far from the Arctic.
Microplastics: Occurrence, effects and sources of releases to the environment in Denmark
This Danish environmental agency report reviews occurrence, sources, and release pathways for microplastics in Denmark, with a focus on which products and activities contribute most to contamination of surrounding waters. The report provides policy-relevant baseline information to guide national microplastic regulation.
Ecosystem assessment of the Central Arctic Ocean: Description of human activities, its pressures, and vulnerability of the ecosystem
This ecosystem assessment of the Central Arctic Ocean described human activities—including research, tourism, and military shipping—and evaluated the cumulative environmental pressures from both local sources and distant global pollution including microplastics transported via air and ocean currents.
Marine monitoring in Europe: is it adequate to address environmental threats and pressures?
A review of European coastal monitoring programs found significant gaps in detecting and tracking environmental threats, including microplastic pollution. The study calls for better integration of monitoring networks to provide the data needed for effective ocean management and pollution control.
Ecosystem assessment of the Central Arctic Ocean: Description of human activities, its pressures, and vulnerability of the ecosystem
Researchers assessed human activities and their environmental pressures on the Central Arctic Ocean ecosystem, identifying 11 direct human-induced pressures including contaminants, marine litter with microplastics, and ship traffic. The study found that pollutants and microplastics reach this remote region via air, rivers, and ocean currents from distant global sources, in addition to local activities like research and tourism. The assessment highlights the vulnerability of Arctic ecosystems to these combined pressures as the region undergoes rapid change from global warming.
Human impacts and their interactions in the Baltic Sea region
This review synthesized knowledge on human impacts in the Baltic Sea region including eutrophication, hazardous substances including microplastics, fisheries, and climate change, finding that these pressures interact in complex ways that compound their individual effects and require integrated transboundary management to address.
Plastic pollution in the marine environment
This review provides a comprehensive overview of plastic pollution in coastal and marine environments, covering everything from how plastics enter the ocean to their effects on marine life. Researchers compiled global data showing microplastic concentrations ranging widely across different water bodies and sediments, with marine organisms accumulating significant amounts. The study underscores that plastic pollution causes ecological damage through entanglement, ingestion toxicity, and the transport of invasive species.
Pollution in the Marine Environment: Plastics, Microplastics and Organic Pollutants
This study characterizes marine debris collected from coastal waters, analyzing the types and origins of plastic and organic pollutants found in the marine environment. It combines debris characterization with organic pollutant analysis to understand the compound contamination burden faced by marine ecosystems.
Evaluation of Microplastic Pollution in Marine Environments Sources, Distribution, and Impact
This review synthesizes evidence on microplastic contamination across all marine compartments — surface waters, sediments, and biota — analyzing major sources, distribution patterns, and ecological and human health impacts. The authors emphasize the pervasive and often irreversible nature of marine microplastic pollution.
Microplastics as contaminants in the marine environment: A review
This review synthesized the state of knowledge on microplastics as marine contaminants, covering their sources, pathways, distribution, biological uptake, and potential ecological and toxicological effects.
What influences the distribution of microplastics in the marine environment? An interdisciplinary study reveals key factors driving microplastic in the North Sea
Researchers deployed an autonomous surface vehicle in Germany's North Sea Bight to simultaneously sample air, sea surface microlayer, and underlying water for microplastics and extracellular polymeric substances. Combining in-situ oceanographic measurements with MP mass quantification, they found that EPS from microorganisms influences MP aggregation and transport dynamics, helping explain distribution patterns of MPs in the marine environment.
Impacts of plastic pollution in the oceans on marine species, biodiversity and ecosystems
This comprehensive report documented the extensive impacts of plastic pollution on marine species, biodiversity, and ecosystems worldwide, revealing a rapidly worsening situation that demands immediate international action to protect ocean health.
Working Group on Integrative, Physical-biological and Ecosystem Modelling
This is a report from a working group on marine ecosystem modeling, describing progress on coupling physical ocean models with biological models for fisheries management. Ecosystem models are increasingly incorporating plastic pollution as a stressor on marine food webs.
Microplastic Pollution and Monitoring in Seawater and Harbor Environments: A Meta-Analysis and Review
This meta-analysis reviews microplastic pollution levels in seawater and harbors worldwide, finding that contamination is widespread and persistent. The research matters for human health because marine microplastics enter the food chain through fish and shellfish, representing a significant route of exposure for seafood consumers.
Microplastics in the Marine Environment: Distribution, Interactions and Effects
This review covered the distribution, interactions with marine life, and ecological effects of microplastics across the marine environment, synthesizing evidence from field surveys, laboratory studies, and modeling efforts.
The future of marine biodiversity and marine ecosystem functioning in UK coastal and territorial waters (including UK Overseas Territories) – with an emphasis on marine macrophyte communities
This review assessed the future of marine biodiversity and ecosystem function in UK territorial waters, highlighting unprecedented pressures from ocean warming, sea level rise, pollution, and invasive species. Microplastic pollution is identified as one of the multiple stressors threatening UK marine ecosystems.
Micro- and nanoplastics effects in a multiple stressed marine environment
Researchers examined how micro- and nanoplastics interact with other environmental stressors in marine settings, finding that realistic multi-stressor scenarios can amplify or modify plastic toxicity in ways single-exposure studies miss.
Chemical Pollutants Driving Marine Ecosystem Degradation: Cumulative Effects of Heavy Metals, Plastics, and Eutrophication
This review examines the cumulative effects of heavy metals, plastic-associated chemicals, and persistent organic pollutants on marine ecosystem health, synthesizing evidence for synergistic toxicity when these contaminants co-occur in coastal and open-ocean environments.
A spatial and temporal assessment of microplastics in seafloor sediments: A case study for the UK
This study assessed microplastic occurrence and abundance in UK seafloor sediments across spatial and temporal scales, supporting the development of common monitoring indicators for regional marine frameworks like OSPAR.