Note: It's not about marine litter, but it is useful for the community.

R.J. Morrison, J. Zhang, E.R. Urban Jr., J. Hall, V. Ittekkot, B. Avril, 
L. Hu, G.H. Hong, S. Kidwai, C.B. Lange, V. Lobanov, J. Machiwa, M.L. 
San Diego-McGlone, T. Oguz, F.G. Plumley, T. Yeemin, W. Zhu, F. Zuo, 
Developing human capital for successful implementation of international 
marine scientific research projects, Marine Pollution Bulletin, 
Available online 19 September 2013, ISSN 0025-326X, 
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.09.001.
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025326X13005377)
Abstract: The oceans play a crucial role in the global environment and 
the sustainability of human populations, because of their involvement in 
climate regulation and provision of living and non-living resources to 
humans. Maintenance of healthy oceans in an era of increasing human 
pressure requires a high-level understanding of the processes occurring 
in the marine environment and the impacts of anthropogenic activities. 
Effective protection and sustainable resource management must be based, 
in part, on knowledge derived from successful research. Current marine 
research activities are being limited by a need for high-quality 
researchers capable of addressing critical issues in broad 
multidisciplinary research activities. This is particularly true for 
developing countries which will require the building of capacity for 
marine scientific research. This paper reviews the current activities 
aimed at increasing marine research capacity in developing and emerging 
countries and analyses the challenges faced, including: appropriate 
alignment of the research goals and societal and policy-relevant needs; 
training in multidisciplinary research; increasing capacity for overall 
synthesis of scientific data; building the capacity of technical staff; 
keeping highly qualified personnel in marine scientific research roles; 
cross-cultural issues in training; minimising duplication in training 
activities; improving linkages among human capital, project resources 
and infrastructure. Potential solutions to these challenges are 
provided, along with some priorities for action aimed at improving the 
overall research effort.