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Temporal and spatial variability of beach litter in Mangaluru, India

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Relation http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/14324/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025326X1930685X
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.110541
 
Title Temporal and spatial variability of beach litter in Mangaluru, India
 
Creator Sulochanan, Bindu
Veena, S
Lavanya, R
Padua, Shelton
Rohit, Prathibha
Kaladharan, P
Kripa, V
 
Subject Marine Pollution
Marine Environment
 
Description Monthly litter samples were collected from three major beaches in Mangaluru from 2011–2016. Fishing litter
persisted at the beaches, resulting in higher abundances by number (59%) and weight (33.4%) relative to all
litter in 2016. In addition to plastics, foam comprised 7.14–11.0% of total litter. Significant positive correlations
were observed between the amount of plastic on the beaches and rainy days, rainfall, and river discharge. The
maximum river discharge coincided with an increase in plastic items on the beach. Yearly quantities of plastic
items (p < 0.01), plastic bags (p < 0.001), and plastic footwear (p < 0.05), on the beaches were significantly
different indicating clean-up activities reduced the litter quantity. Changes in total beach litter revealed that
Panambur Beach, a fishing boat landing centre was the least changed, and thus appropriate incentive-based
management options for the resident fishermen could result in collection and elimination of litter.
 
Date 2019
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format text
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/14324/1/Marine%20Pollution%20Bulletin_2019_Bindu%20Sulochanan.pdf
Sulochanan, Bindu and Veena, S and Lavanya, R and Padua, Shelton and Rohit, Prathibha and Kaladharan, P and Kripa, V (2019) Temporal and spatial variability of beach litter in Mangaluru, India. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 149. pp. 1-13.