TY - JOUR
T1 - Ocean-based sources of plastic pollution
T2 - An overview of the main marine activities in the Peruvian EEZ
AU - Deville, Alejandro
AU - Vazquez-Rowe, Ian
AU - Ita-Nagy, Diana
AU - Kahhat, Ramzy
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2023/4
Y1 - 2023/4
N2 - Marine-based activities are a critical source of plastic waste into the ocean. This is particularly important in countries with a competitive fishing industry, such as Peru. Thus, this study aimed to identify and quantify the major flows of plastic waste accumulating in the ocean from ocean-based sources within the Peruvian Economic Exclusive Zone. A material flow analysis was elaborated to analyze the stock of plastic and its release to the ocean by a set of Peruvian fleets, including the fishing industry, merchant vessels, cruises, and boating vessels. Results show that in 2018 between 2715 and 5584 metric tons of plastic waste entered the ocean. The fishing fleet was the most pollutant, representing approximately 97 % of the total. Moreover, fishing gear loss represented the highest single-activity contribution, although other sources, such as plastic packaging and antifouling emissions, have the potential to become vast sources of marine plastic pollution.
AB - Marine-based activities are a critical source of plastic waste into the ocean. This is particularly important in countries with a competitive fishing industry, such as Peru. Thus, this study aimed to identify and quantify the major flows of plastic waste accumulating in the ocean from ocean-based sources within the Peruvian Economic Exclusive Zone. A material flow analysis was elaborated to analyze the stock of plastic and its release to the ocean by a set of Peruvian fleets, including the fishing industry, merchant vessels, cruises, and boating vessels. Results show that in 2018 between 2715 and 5584 metric tons of plastic waste entered the ocean. The fishing fleet was the most pollutant, representing approximately 97 % of the total. Moreover, fishing gear loss represented the highest single-activity contribution, although other sources, such as plastic packaging and antifouling emissions, have the potential to become vast sources of marine plastic pollution.
KW - Abandoned, lost, or otherwise discarded fishing gear
KW - Antifouling weathering
KW - Marine plastic debris
KW - Material flow analysis
KW - Microplastics
KW - Peru
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85149476931&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.114785
DO - 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.114785
M3 - Article
C2 - 36881977
AN - SCOPUS:85149476931
SN - 0025-326X
VL - 189
JO - Marine Pollution Bulletin
JF - Marine Pollution Bulletin
M1 - 114785
ER -