Quantitative descripton of marine litter at the seafloor of the Baltic Sea

Marine litter at the seafloor comprises different materials. Plastic is the most frequent material of marine litter found at the seafloor of the Baltic Sea (55,6%). "Abandoned, lost, discarded or otherwise lost fishing gear" (ALDFG) is a subgroup of plastic litter with special importance for environmental assessment because it has a defined source and may pose a health risk to animals. With the data provided, marine litter at the seafloor of the Baltic Sea was quantified and characterized with special regard to fishery as source. 72 litter items (LI) were collected within fishery catches by bottom trawling during three cruises in 2020 and 2021. The data were used to quantify litter at the seafloor of the Baltic Sea (9.2 LI/km²) including 2.2 LI/km² ALDFG and 0.4 LI/km² fishery nets. We conclude that fishery is an important source of litter and ALDFG represent a considerable share of marine litter with 22.2%.

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Kammann, Ulrike, Nogueira, Pedro, Wilhelm, Esther, Int-Veen, Ivo, Aust, Marc-Oliver, Wysujack, Klaus (2023). Dataset: Quantitative descripton of marine litter at the seafloor of the Baltic Sea. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.958432

DOI retrieved: 2023

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Imported on November 29, 2024
Last update November 29, 2024
License CC-BY-4.0
Source https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.958432
Author Kammann, Ulrike
Given Name Ulrike
Family Name Kammann
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Nogueira, Pedro
Wilhelm, Esther
Int-Veen, Ivo
Aust, Marc-Oliver
Wysujack, Klaus
Source Creation 2023
Publication Year 2023
Resource Type text/tab-separated-values - filename: ALDFG_quantitative_descripton
Subject Areas
Name: Biosphere

Name: Ecology

Name: Oceans

Related Identifiers
Title: Abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear (ALDFG) as part of marine litter at the seafloor of the Baltic Sea – Characterization, quantification, polymer composition and possible impact
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115348
Type: DOI
Relation: References
Year: 2023
Source: Marine Pollution Bulletin
Authors: Kammann Ulrike , Nogueira Pedro , Wilhelm Esther , Int-Veen Ivo , Aust Marc-Oliver , Wysujack Klaus , Kammann Ulrike , Nogueira Pedro , Wilhelm Esther , Int-Veen Ivo , Aust Marc-Oliver , Wysujack Klaus .

Title: Item characteristics of marine litter at the seafloor of the Baltic Sea
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.958427
Type: DOI
Relation: References
Year: 2023
Authors: Kammann Ulrike , Nogueira Pedro , Wilhelm Esther , Int-Veen Ivo , Aust Marc-Oliver , Wysujack Klaus , Kammann Ulrike , Nogueira Pedro , Wilhelm Esther , Int-Veen Ivo , Aust Marc-Oliver , Wysujack Klaus .