Seasonality of Marine Litter Hotspots in the Wider Caribbean Region

Seasonality of Marine Litter Hotspots in the Wider Caribbean Region

The persistent increase in marine plastic litter has become a major global concern, with one of the highest plastic concentrations in the world’s oceans found in the Wider Caribbean Region (WCR). In this study, we use marine plastic litter tracking simulations to investigate where marine plastic acc...

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Main Authors: Xiaobiao Xu, Eric P. Chassignet, Philippe Miron, Olmo Zavala-Romero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-02-01
Series:Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
Subjects:
marine plastic litter
Lagrangian modeling
seasonality
plastic hotspots
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/12/2/319

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