Beach macro-litter monitoring on Monastir coastal sea (Tunisia): First Findings Rym Ben Dhiab INSTM, Tunisia Rafika Challouf INSTM, Tunisia Emna Derouiche INSTM, Tunisia Hamdi Ben Boubaker INSTM, Tunisia Wael Kouched INSTM, Tunisia Mourad Attouchi INSTM, Tunisia Hela Jaziri INSTM, Tunisia Sana Ben Ismail INSTM, Tunisia This is a section of Ninth International Symposium “Monitoring of Mediterranean Coastal Areas: Problems and Measurement Techniques”(DOI: 10.36253/979-12-215-0030-1) by Laura Bonora, Donatella Carboni, Matteo De Vincenzi, Giorgio Matteucci Firenze University Press Firenze 2022 https://doi.org/10.36253/979-12-215-0030-1.11

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The macrolitter monitoring was investigated on 3 beaches on Monastir coastal (Palmier, Marina, Karaia) and on Kuriat Island during 4 seasons. The highest abundance and density of macrolitter were recorded on the beaches of Marina (13540 items/100m; 8.49 items m-2) and Karaia (6842 items/100m; 6.11 items m-2) during spring. According to Clean Coast Index, these 2 beaches were classified as extremely dirty whereas Kuriat Island was considered as very clean. Plastic items corresponded to the highest concentration of litter in studied sites and varying between 69% and 89% of total items. Cigarette butts are the most frequent type of debris

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