Boating and ship** operations, their associated activities and supporting infrastructure
present a potential for environmental impacts. Such impacts include physical changes to …

Microplastics (Mps) pose a significant environmental challenge with global implications. To
examine the effect of Mps on coastal and oceanic surface waters, as well as in marine …

Purpose Marine litter, mostly plastics, is a growing environmental problem. Environmental
decision makers are beginning to take actions and implement regulations that aim to reduce …

Microplastics (MPs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are universally detected
in the marine ecosystem and may exert adverse impacts on marine species. Although under …

Plastics are a group of synthetic materials made of organic polymers and some additives
with special characteristics. Plastics have become part of our daily life due to their many …

Elusive aquatic wildlife, such as endangered sea turtles, are difficult to monitor and
conserve. As novel molecular and genetic technologies develop, it is possible to adapt and …

The ingestion of plastic by marine turtles is now reported for all species. Small juvenile
turtles (including post-hatchling and oceanic juveniles) are thought to be most at risk, due to …

The loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) has been suggested as a bio-indicator species for
plastic pollution. However, detailed investigations in the eastern Mediterranean are limited …

During the monitoring of Caretta caretta nests on the island of Linosa, 30 unhatched eggs
from four nests were collected to study the presence of phthalates in their three components …

Survivorship of early life stages is key for the well-being of sea turtle populations, yet studies
on animals that distribute around oceanic areas are very challenging. So far, the information …