A Survey of Marine Coastal Litters around Zhoushan Island, China and Their Impacts
Rapid development of the economy increased marine litter around Zhoushan Island. Social-ecological scenario studies can help to develop strategies to adapt to such change. To investigate the present situation of marine litter pollution, a stratified random sampling (StRS) method was applied to surve...
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| description | Rapid development of the economy increased marine litter around Zhoushan Island. Social-ecological scenario studies can help to develop strategies to adapt to such change. To investigate the present situation of marine litter pollution, a stratified random sampling (StRS) method was applied to survey the distribution of marine coastal litters around Zhoushan Island. A univariate analysis of variance was conducted to access the amount of litter in different landforms that include mudflats, artificial and rocky beaches. In addition, two questionnaires were designed for local fishermen and tourists to provide social scenarios. The results showed that the distribution of litter in different landforms was significantly different, while the distribution of litter in different sampling points had no significant difference. The StRS survey showed to be a valuable method for giving a relative overview of beach litter around Zhoushan Island with less effort in a future survey. The questionnaire feedbacks helped to understand the source of marine litter and showed the impact on the local environment and economy. Based on the social-ecological scenarios, governance recommendations were provided in this paper. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5661e5709efd451e9b6bcc6a1ad1e6d12023-12-03T13:11:50ZengMDPI AGJournal of Marine Science and Engineering2077-13122021-02-019218310.3390/jmse9020183A Survey of Marine Coastal Litters around Zhoushan Island, China and Their ImpactsXuehua Ma0Yi Zhou1Luyi Yang2Jianfeng Tong3College of Marine Science, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, ChinaCollege of Marine Science, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, ChinaCollege of Marine Science, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, ChinaCollege of Marine Science, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, ChinaRapid development of the economy increased marine litter around Zhoushan Island. Social-ecological scenario studies can help to develop strategies to adapt to such change. To investigate the present situation of marine litter pollution, a stratified random sampling (StRS) method was applied to survey the distribution of marine coastal litters around Zhoushan Island. A univariate analysis of variance was conducted to access the amount of litter in different landforms that include mudflats, artificial and rocky beaches. In addition, two questionnaires were designed for local fishermen and tourists to provide social scenarios. The results showed that the distribution of litter in different landforms was significantly different, while the distribution of litter in different sampling points had no significant difference. The StRS survey showed to be a valuable method for giving a relative overview of beach litter around Zhoushan Island with less effort in a future survey. The questionnaire feedbacks helped to understand the source of marine litter and showed the impact on the local environment and economy. Based on the social-ecological scenarios, governance recommendations were provided in this paper.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/9/2/183marine coastal litterdistributioncomposition analysisZhoushan Island |
| spellingShingle | Xuehua Ma Yi Zhou Luyi Yang Jianfeng Tong A Survey of Marine Coastal Litters around Zhoushan Island, China and Their Impacts Journal of Marine Science and Engineering marine coastal litter distribution composition analysis Zhoushan Island |
| title | A Survey of Marine Coastal Litters around Zhoushan Island, China and Their Impacts |
| title_full | A Survey of Marine Coastal Litters around Zhoushan Island, China and Their Impacts |
| title_fullStr | A Survey of Marine Coastal Litters around Zhoushan Island, China and Their Impacts |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Survey of Marine Coastal Litters around Zhoushan Island, China and Their Impacts |
| title_short | A Survey of Marine Coastal Litters around Zhoushan Island, China and Their Impacts |
| title_sort | survey of marine coastal litters around zhoushan island china and their impacts |
| topic | marine coastal litter distribution composition analysis Zhoushan Island |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/9/2/183 |
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