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            • marine litter
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            • According to the European Commission, more than 80% of marine litter is plastics. Together they constitute 70% of all marine litter items. Due to its slow decomposition, plastic accumulates in seas, oceans and on beaches in the EU and worldwide. Plastic residue is found in marine species – such as sea turtles, seals, whales and birds, but also in fish and shellfish, and therefore in the human food chain. TermCoord
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            • Marine litter presents a huge problem in our oceans, with some scientists warning that, by 2050, the quantity of plastics in the oceans will outweigh fish. - International Maritime Organization by
            • During the discussion it became clear that a mix of measures needs to be established on different levels in order to successfully reduce marine litter. For this, a stronger horizontal coordination between the different policy fields and administrative departments relevant for the sources and management of marine litter is indispensable. - Ecologic by
            • Within marine litter, plastics typically constitute the dominant pollutant item and sometimes can account for up to 100% of marine litter pollution in a specific area (Galgani, Hanke, and Maes, 2015; Williams and Simmons, 1997; Worm et al., 2017). - BioOne by
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            • Meeresmüll
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            • Als marine Abfälle oder Meeresmüll werden alle langlebigen, angefertigten oder verarbeiteten beständigen Materialien bezeichnet, die durch Wegwerfen oder als herrenloses Gut in die Meeresumwelt gelangen. Das schließt den Transport dieser Materialien in die Meere über Flüsse oder Winde mit ein. Umweltbundesamt - by Eva-Maria Kneis
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            • Meeresmüll ist eine der weltweit größten umweltpolitischen Herausforderungen. Vor allem Plastikmüll verursacht erhebliche Umweltschäden. Zum Schutz der Funktionen der Meere startet das Bundesumweltministerium erstmals einen Förderaufruf zu seinem Programm gegen Meeresmüll. - Bundesumweltministerium by Eva-Maria Kneis
            • Bei dem Thema Meeresmüll handelt es sich um ein gravierendes ökologisches und ökonomisches Problem, das auch an uns, die vom Fisch leben, nicht einfach vorbeigeht. Deswegen unterstützt Deutsche See als Gründungsmitglied die Arbeit des Bundesverbandes Meeresmüll und arbeitet so an Lösungen, wie Meeresmüll in Zukunft vermieden werden kann. - Deutsche See Fischmanufaktur by Eva-Maria Kneis
            • Der Runde Tisch Meeresmüll unterstützt seit 2016 die Umsetzung nationaler Maßnahmen gegen Meeresmüll und dient als Informationsplattform aller relevanten Interessengruppen. - Runder Tisch Meeresmüll by Eva-Maria Kneis
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            • mbeturina detare
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            • Mbeturinat Detare/Mbeturinat Lundruese, pavarësisht nga madhësia, nënkuptojnë hedhjen e çdo materiali solid të prodhuar ose të përpunuar,të asgjësuar ose të braktisur në mjedis detar, bregdetar dhe lumenj. WWG Regional Rural Dev. Standing Working - by Denis Haska
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            • Mbi 200 milionë turistë vizitojnë Mesdheun çdo vit, duke gjeneruar një rritje prej 40 për qind në mbeturina detare gjatë verës. Në vitet e fundit, fotografi grumbujsh mbeturinash plastike në plazhet e Kroacisë janë bërë mëse të zakonshme. - Reporter.al by Denis Haska
            • Sipas një studimi të kryer nga Universiteti i Tasmania, balonat janë rreziku numër 1 i mbeturinave detare në vdekshmërinë e detrave. Të njëjtët studiues shikuan shkaqet e vdekjes së 1,733 ujëra detesh nga specie të ndryshme dhe zbuluan se 1 në 3 prej zogjve kishte ngrënë mbeturina detare. - Shqiptarja.al by Denis Haska
            • “Save the coast” është projekti më i ri për parandalimin e ndotjes së bregdetit, që do të ndihmojë në pastrimin e mbeturinave detare, fillimisht në bregdetin e Shkodrës dhe më tej në të zonën e Malësisë së Madhe. Programi “Save the coast”, ka synim sensibilizimin dhe ndërgjegjësimin e shoqërisë shqiptare rreth emergjencës së mbeturinave detare. - Flash News by Denis Haska
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