Bioplastic fishing nets as a sustainable alternative against ghost fishing: Results from the year-long testing among artisanal fishermen for operational effectiveness and social acceptance.

This study investigated the operational effectiveness and social acceptance of bioplastic gillnets made from a biobased polyester blend used to develop a monofilament 0.33 mm in diameter, with linear density of 108 tex, tenacity of 24.4 cN/tex and breaking force of 3.

Adapting to sea level rise: participatory, solution-oriented policy tools in vulnerable Mediterranean areas.

Unlabelled: The coasts of the Mediterranean basin are exposed to the ongoing effects of climate change and anthropogenic pressure. Low elevated coastal plains, river deltas, lagoons and reclamation areas are experiencing beach retreat, coastal erosion and marine flooding. This makes them particularly vulnerable to sea level rise (SLR), which is expected to increase up to 1 m by 2100 AD, according to the projections of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

Seasonal and geographic variations of marine litter: A comprehensive study from the island of Cyprus.

Twenty beaches located around the island of Cyprus, in the eastern Mediterranean, were identified as monitoring sites. They were monitored over four monitoring sessions from January to September 2021 to assess marine litter amounts, categories, and spatiotemporal distribution. A total of 42,499 marine litter items were collected.

Persistent marine litter: small plastics and cigarette butts remain on beaches after organized beach cleanups.

Cyprus is an island country in the Eastern Mediterranean whose economy is largely dependent on coastal tourism. It boasts some of the cleanest waters in Europe and has the largest number of Blue Flag awarded beaches per capita in the world. These beaches are managed by local authorities and are regularly cleaned, throughout the year, at least once per day.

Enhancing public awareness and promoting co-responsibility for marine litter in Europe: The challenge of MARLISCO.

Marine litter is a pervasive and complex societal problem but has no simple solution. Inadequate practices at all levels of production-use-disposal contribute to accumulation of waste on land and at sea. Enhanced societal awareness but also co-responsibility across different sectors and improved interactions between stakeholders are necessary.

A novel best practices approach: the MARLISCO case.

Research that was undertaken to identify and evaluate best practices that can effectively minimise the amount of marine litter in European Seas is presented. Best practices were approached in a novel way that aimed to maximise the impact and added value of the FP7-funded project MARLISCO. The practices served as a tool to enhance the active participation and build capacity in key actors through the implementation of the innovative, dedicatedly-developed decision support tool, DeCyDe-4-Marlisco.