Background: Plastics have conveyed great benefits to humanity and made possible some of
the most significant advances of modern civilization in fields as diverse as medicine …

Abstract Machine learning covers a large set of algorithms that can be trained to identify
patterns in data. Thanks to the increase in the amount of data and computing power …

The surge of research on marine litter is generating important information on its inputs,
distribution and impacts, but data on the nature and origin of the litter remain scattered …

The subtropical oceanic gyre in the North Pacific Ocean is currently covered with tens of
thousands of tonnes of floating plastic debris, dispersed over millions of square kilometres. A …

Aerial and underwater imaging is being widely used for monitoring litter objects found at the
sea surface, beaches and seafloor. However, litter monitoring requires a considerable …

A systematic review of research on marine macrolitter densities in the past five years (2015–
2020) revealed considerable knowledge gaps in the field. Nearly half he reviewed studies …

This review provides a critical analysis of all the available literature on plastic pollution in
Morocco's marine environment between 2014 and 2023. It discusses the abundance …

Marine scientists use a variety of collection and monitoring methods to survey macrolitter in
aquatic environments, aiming to assess the level of pollution and design mitigation actions …

The exponential increase in plastic production coupled with variable global waste
management system efficiencies has resulted in large amounts of plastic waste entering the …

Plastic pollution is now a worldwide phenomenon affecting all marine ecosystems, but some
ecosystems and regions remain understudied. Here, we review the presence and impacts of …