Assessment of fishing-related plastic debris along the beaches in Kerala Coast, India

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dc.contributor.authorDaniel, Damaris Benny
dc.contributor.authorThomas, Saly N
dc.contributor.authorThomson, K.T
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-04T06:32:58Z
dc.date.available2021-03-04T06:32:58Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractAn assessment of quantity, composition and seasonal variation of fishing-related plastic debris was conducted in six beaches along the Kerala coast of India during 2017–2018. Plastic items were the most dominant type of waste constituting 73.8% by number and 59.9% by weight. In the total debris recorded, 5540 pieces (36%) weighing 198.4 kg (39.8%) were fishing related trash. On an average 14.4 ± 12 fishing related items/100m2, corresponding to mean weight of 0.55 ± 0.7 kg/100m2 was recorded from these beaches. Results indicated that the fishing-related plastic items were concentrated four times more in the beaches with higher fishing intensity, as compared to the other beaches. Also, the concentration of fishing-related plastic was recorded higher in the post-monsoon season compared to the lowest during monsoon, which was significant with p-value<0.05. The results emphasize the role of fishing activities in the generation of marine litter.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMarine Pollution Bulletin 150:110696en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://drs.cift.res.in/handle/123456789/4737
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.subjectBeach litteren_US
dc.subjectPlasticsen_US
dc.subjectPollutionen_US
dc.subjectFishingen_US
dc.subjectMarine debrisen_US
dc.subjectDerelict fishing gearen_US
dc.titleAssessment of fishing-related plastic debris along the beaches in Kerala Coast, Indiaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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