Marine debris: Evaluating sources, Impacts, and Practical solutions
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Pegah Gheshlaghi, Moslem Daliri |
Fisheries Department, Faculty of Marine Sciences and Technology, University of Hormozgan, Bandar Abbas, P.O. Box 3995, Iran , pgheshlaghi8@gmail.com |
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Abstract
Ocean preservation has been getting an indispensable goal for the international policy as human activities increasingly endanger the ocean ecosystem's integrity, which is usually summarized as “ocean health.” Marine debris is one of the significant challenges for humankind and one of the greatest menaces to the sustainability of marine ecosystems throughout the world. marine debris produces a large-scale kind of unfavorable ocean health, safety, environmental, economic, and cultural impacts. The present study discusses the environmental, Socio-economical, and biological consequences of marine debris on the ocean. Finally, it provides practical solutions to decreasing these pollutants' adverse effects on ocean health. |
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Keywords: Ocean health, marine debris, marine pollution, practical solution |
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Type of Study: Applied Research |
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Marine Biology & Biotechnology Received: 2021/02/23 | Accepted: 2018/12/18 | ePublished: 2018/12/18
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