Estimating the impact of new high seas activities on the environment: the effects of ocean-surface macroplastic removal on sea surface ecosystems

The open ocean beyond national jurisdiction covers nearly half of Earth’s surface and is largely unexplored. It is also an emerging frontier for new types of human activity. Understanding how new activities interact with high seas ecosystems is critical for our management of this other half of Earth...

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Main Authors: Matthew Spencer, Fiona Culhane, Fiona Chong, Megan O. Powell, Rozemarijn J. Roland Holst, Rebecca Helm
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2023-04-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/15021.pdf