Abstract The Mediterranean Sea has been described as one of the most affected areas by
marine litter in the world. Although effects on organisms from marine plastic litter ingestion …

The available information regarding the 2 sea turtle species breeding in the Mediterranean
(loggerhead turtle Caretta caretta and green turtle Chelonia mydas) is reviewed, including …

Plastic debris is now ubiquitous in the marine environment affecting a wide range of taxa,
from microscopic zooplankton to large vertebrates. Its persistence and dispersal throughout …

Despite concerns regarding the environmental impacts of microplastics, knowledge of the
incidence and levels of synthetic particles in large marine vertebrates is lacking. Here, we …

Ingestion of marine debris can have lethal and sublethal effects on sea turtles and other
wildlife. Although researchers have reported on ingestion of anthropogenic debris by marine …

Abstract The Mediterranean Sea is one of the most polluted seas worldwide, especially with
regard to plastics. The presence of this emerging man made contaminant in marine …

Plastic marine debris pollution is rapidly becoming one of the critical environmental
concerns facing wildlife in the 21st century. Here we present a risk analysis for plastic …

Many marine organisms ingest plastic items, providing a potential mechanism for the
transfer and accumulation of hazardous chemicals associated with plastics. This chapter …

We examined the occurrence of marine debris in the gastrointestinal tract of 54 loggerhead
sea turtles (Caretta caretta) found stranded or incidentally captured dead by fisheries in the …

Sea turtle by‐catch data in the Mediterranean were reviewed and analysed with fishing
effort. The results indicate over 132 000 captures per year, with probably over 44 000 …