Marine pollution bulletin
From sea to shore: Estimating used, lost and stranded fishing gear in the Southeastern Bay of Biscay through models and a novel gear identification key.
Edgar Dusacre, Nagore González-Soto, Florane Le Bihanic, Asadulla Hil Galib, Chloé Boura, Idoia Fuertes, Maria Ballesteros, Clément Moreno, Sophie Lecomte, Miren P Cajaraville, Jérôme Cachot
Published: 202510.1016/j.marpolbul.2025.119090
Abstract
Lost large pieces of fishing gear (FG) have well-documented impacts on marine ecosystems, yet the environmental risks of their degradation products remain poorly understood. Assessing these risks requires quantifying the microplastics, nanoplastics,…
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