Unidad de Biología Marina, Departamento de Ciencias del Mar y Biología Aplicada, Universidad de Alicante, PO Box 99, Edificio Ciencias V, Campus de San Vicente del Raspeig, E-03080 Alicante, Spain; Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Centro Oceanográfico de Murcia (IEO), C/Varadero 1, Apdo. 22, San Pedro del Pinatar, 30740, Murcia, Spain.
Unidad de Biología Marina, Departamento de Ciencias del Mar y Biología Aplicada, Universidad de Alicante, PO Box 99, Edificio Ciencias V, Campus de San Vicente del Raspeig, E-03080 Alicante, Spain.
Mar Pollut Bull. 2018 Dec;137:252-261. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.09.051. Epub 2018 Oct 16.
Composition, spatial distribution and temporal evolution of marine litter on the Spanish Mediterranean seafloor were assessed. The data derive from Spanish MEDITS surveys over 11 years and were analysed by GIS. A total amount of 2197.8 kg of litter was collected. Marine litter (by weight) was composed of plastics (29.3%), clinker (28.4%), wood (10.2%), metal (9.7%) and glass (6.2%). Its density varied among Areas (Alboran Sea > Valenciana >Alboran Island > Tramontana). For the last 11 years, the marine litter has remained stable or decreases in some case. The information provided by this study is a useful baseline to study such debris on the Spanish seafloor. The MEDITS survey has proven to be an appropriate monitoring tool, also of use to assess future control measures.
本研究评估了西班牙地中海海底海洋垃圾的组成、空间分布和时间演变。数据来源于西班牙 MEDITS 调查，调查时间为 11 年，通过 GIS 进行分析。共收集到 2197.8 公斤的垃圾。海洋垃圾（按重量计算）由塑料（29.3%）、炉渣（28.4%）、木材（10.2%）、金属（9.7%）和玻璃（6.2%）组成。其密度在不同区域（阿尔沃兰海＞巴伦西亚海＞阿尔沃兰岛＞特兰托纳）之间存在差异。在过去的 11 年中，海洋垃圾在某些情况下保持稳定或减少。本研究提供的信息是研究西班牙海底此类碎片的有用基线。MEDITS 调查已被证明是一种合适的监测工具，也可用于评估未来的控制措施。
