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http:\/\/www.stapgef.org\/marine-debris-a-global-environmental-problem<\/a>\n\nMarine Debris as a Global Environmental Problem\n\nPublication Date: November 2011\n\nAuthors: Richard C. Thompson, Bruce E. La Belle, Hindrik Bouwman and Lev \nNeretin\n\nIntroducing a solutions based framework focused on plastic.\n\nBeing confronted by the sight of debris littering the shores of \notherwise beautiful and pristine isolated oceanic islands pushes home \nthe cold realization that this world is both immensely rich in \ndiversity, scenery, and sounds, as well as small when the visible \nproducts of mankind\u2019s industry are present far from their source, having \ntravelled great distances on ocean currents. The worlds\u2019 oceans are \nvast, immensely powerful, but highly sensitive all at the same time. \nHaving to cope with increasing uses from a variety of sources such as \nextractive industries, together with climate change, acidification, \nhypoxia, and chemical pollution, increasingly our oceans and seas are \nalso absorbing an ever increasing volume of marine debris. The \nconflagration of threats and pressures are increasingly depleting the \ncapacity of the world\u2019s oceans to absorb it all. Understanding that \nmarine environments are responsible for many crucial global ecological \nservices, together with other threats the presence of marine debris in \nthe ocean is therefore a grave cause for concern. Given that individual \nmaterials found in marine debris may remain largely unchanged for \nhundreds of years, combined with the ever increasing production and use \nof such objects, it becomes increasingly obvious that continuing with \npresent patterns of consumption and management of these materials and \nprocesses that produce them is unsustainable and needs urgent intervention.\n\nDownload Publication: Marine Debris.pdf\nhttp:\/\/www.stapgef.org\/sites\/default\/files\/Marine%20Debris.pdf<\/a><\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
http:\/\/www.stapgef.org\/marine-debris-a-global-environmental-problem Marine Debris as a Global Environmental Problem Publication Date: November 2011 Authors: Richard C. Thompson, Bruce E. La Belle, Hindrik Bouwman and Lev Neretin Introducing a solutions based framework focused on plastic. Being confronted by the sight of debris littering the shores of otherwise beautiful and pristine isolated oceanic islands pushes home the cold realization that this world is both immensely rich in diversity, scenery, and sounds, as well as small when the visible products of mankind\u2019s industry are present far from their source, having travelled great distances on ocean currents. The worlds\u2019 oceans are vast, immensely powerful, but highly sensitive all at the same time. Having to cope with increasing uses from a variety of sources such as extractive industries, together with climate change, acidification, hypoxia, and chemical pollution, increasingly our oceans and seas are also absorbing an ever increasing volume of marine debris. The conflagration of threats and pressures are increasingly depleting the capacity of the world\u2019s oceans to absorb it all. Understanding that marine environments are responsible for many crucial global ecological services, together with other threats the presence of marine debris in the ocean is therefore a grave cause for concern. Given that individual materials found in marine debris may remain largely unchanged for hundreds of years, combined with the ever increasing production and use of such objects, it becomes increasingly obvious that continuing with present patterns of consumption and management of these materials and processes that produce them is unsustainable and needs urgent intervention. 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