Marine litter surveys on Boccasette beach (Rovigo, Italy) Joana Buoninsegni University of Ferrara, Italy Elisabetta Olivo University of Ferrara, Italy Maria Grazia Paletta University of Ferrara, Italy Carmela Vaccaro University of Ferrara, Italy Corinne Corbau University of Ferrara, Italy 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/10.36253/979-12-215-0030-1.14

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This study aims to evaluate the presence of marine litter in relation to the main human activities and during some different meteorological conditions. Five surveys were performed along Boccasette spit to collect the stranded items, in order to assess the density of debris and the beach cleanliness. The main litter macro-category is represented by artificial polymer materials (96%), while the others macro-categories represent the 4% of collected items. The main sources of the marine litter have been attributed to improper waste disposal and fishing/aquaculture activities.

 Marine pollution Coastal management Clean Coast Index Fishing and aquaculture Plastic waste

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