marine litter

Marine litter

Morski odpadki (slo)Morski otpad (hr)Rifiuti marini (it)Pjellë detare (Alb)θαλάσσιων απορριμμάτων (gr)

Croatia, Island Mljet, Photo: Ž. Kwokal

Beach litter Floating Litter and litter on the seafloorMicroplastics Impacts on marine life (ingested litter)

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14.814.3007.797 km

Slovenia

Croatia

150 Locations

Mljet Lastovo VisKorčula

PelješacBračŠoltaHvarŽirjePremudaPagCres

Albania

Awareness/clean-ups

? SOURCES? DISTRIBUTION? SOLUTIONS

Beach litter Floating Litter and litter on the seafloorMicroplastics Impacts on marine life (ingested litter)

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Floating litter

Slovenia, MSFD, 2011

2008

Litter on the sea-floor

Litter on the sea-floorMEDITS

? DISTRIBUTION? CONCENTRATION? HARM

Beach litter Floating Litter and litter on the seafloorMicrolitter (microplastics) Impacts on marine life (ingested litter)

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Microlitter (microplastics)

? METHODOLOGY ? CONCENTRATION? HARM FOR FOOD WEB? ATTACHEMENT OF POPs? SOLUTIONS

Beach litter Floating Litter and litter on the seafloorMicroplastics Impacts on marine life (ingested litter)

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Ingested litter

? OTHER STUDIES ON DIFFERENT ANIMALS? POPs TRANSFER ? IS IT LIFE THREATENING? INDICATOR SPECIES

Beach litter Floating Litter and litter on the seafloorMicroplastics Impacts on marine life (ingested litter)

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Policy

• Regional plan on Marine Litter Management for Mediterranean in 2013

• Marine Strategy Framework Directive

• Poor waste management system in the region

? REGIONAL INTEREST IN MED ? NATIONAL LEGISLATION? MEASURES? ADRIATIC-IONIAN ML STRATEGY

Economy

European projects

? ECONOMIC LOSSES BECAUSE OF MARINE LITTER? CONNECTIONS ? RECYCLING PLANTS ? NEW TECHNOLOGIES

Future projects and activities • Regional meeting/congress • Synchronized monitoring approach

• Where does litter come from?• Where are points of concentration?

• Regional Strategy to assess, prevent and reduce marine litter pollution

Possible projects• Meeting/Congress of stakeholders in the region for knowledge

exchange, transfer• Preparation of Regional Strategy for assessement, prevention and

reduction of marine litter pollution in the region• LCA assessments for litter items in order to determine sources

with appropriate measures• Advocacy of recyclable, biodegradable products • Assessments of main sources for different parts of regions• Fishing for litter in the region linked with derelict fishing gear

recycling • Preparation of national waste management strategies in countries

that do not have it (Albania)• Life-cycle analysis of marine litter (what is going on with them

when once in marine environment)• Research on marine animals ingestion of marine litter• Raising awareness activities in the region• Implementing or improving waste management system

Thank you:

Željko KwokalSandra Trošelj StanišićMichael AngelidisThomais VlachogianniMarco Matiddi

and others