Department of Maritime Civilizations, The Leon H. Charney School for Marine Sciences, University of Haifa, 199 Aba-Khoushi Avenue, Mount Carmel, Haifa 3498838, Israel.
The School for Marine Sciences, Ruppin Academic Center, Michmoret 40297, Israel; The Leon Recanati Institute for Maritime Studies, The Leon H. Charney School for Marine Sciences, University of Haifa, 199 Aba-Khoushi Avenue, Mount Carmel, Haifa 3498838, Israel.
Mar Pollut Bull. 2017 Jan 30;114(2):1036-1045. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.11.023. Epub 2016 Nov 23.
Marine debris (litter) is a complex problem that affects human activities and the marine environment worldwide. The Clean Coast Program in Israel has had some success in keeping most of the coasts clean most of the time, but without understanding the mechanisms of accumulation of marine debris on the coasts of Israel. In 2012, we initiated a study to characterize the types of marine debris, its origins and spatial distribution. Nineteen surveys were done from June 2012 to March 2015 on eight beaches that spanned the coast of Israel. Average debris density was 12.1 items per 100m and 90% of the items were plastic. The top debris categories were food wrappers and disposables, plastic bags and cigarette butts. However, there was variation in the top debris categories among the beaches indicating that a flexible approach with multiple options will be important when addressing the marine debris problem.
海洋垃圾（垃圾）是一个全球性的复杂问题，影响着人类的活动和海洋环境。以色列的清洁海岸计划在保持大部分海岸清洁方面取得了一些成功，但对海洋垃圾在以色列海岸积累的机制缺乏了解。2012 年，我们发起了一项研究，以确定海洋垃圾的类型、来源和空间分布。2012 年 6 月至 2015 年 3 月，在以色列沿海的 8 个海滩上进行了 19 次调查。平均每 100 米有 12.1 件垃圾，其中 90%是塑料。排名前几位的垃圾类别是食品包装和一次性用品、塑料袋和烟头。然而，海滩之间的主要垃圾类别存在差异，这表明在解决海洋垃圾问题时，采取灵活的方法和多种选择将是重要的。
