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dc.contributor.authorSyversen, Tore
dc.contributor.authorLilleng, Grethe
dc.contributor.authorVollstad, Jørgen
dc.contributor.authorBård, Hanssen
dc.contributor.authorSønvisen, Signe Annie
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-18T08:06:31Z
dc.date.available2022-05-18T08:06:31Z
dc.date.issued2022-05-06
dc.description.abstractWear and tear on fishing gear is a sparsely investigated source of microplastic pollution in the sea. In Norway, Danish seine ropes and trawls are the fishing gears that contribute most to this pollution. The main reason for this pollution is that the seine ropes are dragged along the seabed over a considerable distance, creating a friction force that results in high ropes wear. This note reports the findings after examining the wear of Danish seine ropes used in Norwegian fisheries. The results show that, in Norway alone, an average of 77 to 97 tons of plastic will be added to the sea annually due to this specific fishing gear. Aggregated to include all fly dragging, anchor seining, and pair seining globally, this number is estimated to be about 311 tons per year.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSyversen, Lilleng, Vollstad, Bård, Sønvisen. Oceanic plastic pollution caused by Danish seine fishing in Norway. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 2022;179en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 2024937
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113711
dc.identifier.issn0025-326X
dc.identifier.issn1879-3363
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/25144
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.relation.journalMarine Pollution Bulletin
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2022 The Author(s)en_US
dc.titleOceanic plastic pollution caused by Danish seine fishing in Norwayen_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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