Addressing data gaps in marine litter distribution: Citizen science observation of plastics in coastal ecosystems by high-school students

Addressing data gaps in marine litter distribution: Citizen science observation of plastics in coastal ecosystems by high-school students

The Citizen Observation of Local Litter in coastal ECosysTems (COLLECT) project (2021-2022) is a citizen science initiative, supported by the Partnership for Observation of the Global Ocean (POGO), which aimed to acquire distribution and abundance data of coastal plastic litter in seven countries: i...

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Main Authors: Ana I. Catarino, Edem Mahu, Marine I. Severin, Lazare Kouame Akpetou, Pavanee Annasawmy, Francis Emile Asuquo, Fiona Beckman, Mostapha Benomar, Annette Jaya-Ram, Mohammed Malouli, Jan Mees, Ivanice Monteiro, Joey Ndwiga, Péricles Neves Silva, Olubunmi Ayoola Nubi, Patricia Martin-Cabrera, Yee Kwang Sim, Zacharie Sohou, Sau Pinn Woo, Soukaina Zizah, Gert Everaert, Aileen Tan Shau-Hwai, Lilian A. Krug, Sophie Seeyave
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
citizen science
plastic pollution
marine litter
microplastics
beach sampling
ocean literacy
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2023.1126895/full

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