Integrating marine debris into socioeconomic monitoring: Informing local actions in Minicoy Island, India and charting a new global approach.

In 2019, the authors introduced the topic of anthropogenic marine debris into the Global Socioeconomic Monitoring Initiative for Coastal Management (SocMon) during an assessment conducted at Minicoy Island in India. SocMon is a process-based approach and set of tools for conducting community-based socio-economic monitoring of changes in coastal communities that has been adopted and adapted worldwide through the Global SocMon network. It provides an experiential learning opportunity that often leads to community driven action.

Marine litter in the Red Sea: Status and policy implications.

The Red Sea's unique ecosystem is home to >1500 species. However, the presence of anthropogenic litter, whether from land-based or sea-based sources, may pose a potential risk to the Red Sea fauna and flora. This work analyzes marine litter in the Red Sea, utilizing the Drivers-Pressure-State-Impact-Response (DPSIR) framework to group findings in a survey of peer-reviewed studies.