Global Garbage Newsletter for August 13, 2014 Marine litter - TopicsExpress



          

Global Garbage Newsletter for August 13, 2014 Marine litter (marine debris) and plastic pollution *** Daniel Neumann, Ulrich Callies, Michael Matthies, Marine litter ensemble transport simulations in the southern North Sea, Marine Pollution Bulletin, Available online 11 August 2014, ISSN 0025-326X, dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.07.016. (sciencedirect/science/article/pii/S0025326X14004524) Abstract: The drift of marine litter in the southern North Sea was simulated with the offline Lagrangian transport model PELETS-2D. Assuming different source regions, passive tracer particles were released every 28 h within a nine-year period. Based on pre-calculated hourly wind and ocean current data, drift simulations were carried out forward and backward in time with and without the assumption of extra wind forces influencing particle movement. Due to strong variability of currents, backward simulations did not allow for the identification of particular source regions influencing given monitoring sites. Neither accumulation regions at open sea could be identified by forward simulations. A seasonal signal, however, could be identified in the number of tracer particles that reached the coastal areas. Both particle drift velocity and variability of drift paths further increased when an extra wind drift was assumed. Keywords: Marine debris; Lagrangian transport modeling; Wind drift; Seasonal variation; Source–receptor relationship *** onlinelibrary.wiley/doi/10.1111/cobi.12355/abstract WILCOX, C., HEATHCOTE, G., GOLDBERG, J., GUNN, R., PEEL, D. and HARDESTY, B. D. (2014), Understanding the Sources and Effects of Abandoned, Lost, and Discarded Fishing Gear on Marine Turtles in Northern Australia. Conservation Biology. doi: 10.1111/cobi.12355 Abstract Globally, 6.4 million tons of fishing gear are lost in the oceans annually. This gear (i.e., ghost nets), whether accidently lost, abandoned, or deliberately discarded, threatens marine wildlife as it drifts with prevailing currents and continues to entangle marine organisms indiscriminately. Northern Australia has some of the highest densities of ghost nets in the world, with up to 3 tons washing ashore per kilometer of shoreline annually. This region supports globally significant populations of internationally threatened marine fauna, including 6 of the 7 extant marine turtles. We examined the threat ghost nets pose to marine turtles and assessed whether nets associated with particular fisheries are linked with turtle entanglement by analyzing the capture rates of turtles and potential source fisheries from nearly 9000 nets found on Australias northern coast. Nets with relatively larger mesh and smaller twine sizes (e.g., pelagic drift nets) had the highest probability of entanglement for marine turtles. Net size was important; larger nets appeared to attract turtles, which further increased their catch rates. Our results point to issues with trawl and drift-net fisheries, the former due to the large number of nets and fragments found and the latter due to the very high catch rates resulting from the net design. Catch rates for fine-mesh gill nets can reach as high as 4 turtles/100 m of net length. We estimated that the total number of turtles caught by the 8690 ghost nets we sampled was between 4866 and 14,600, assuming nets drift for 1 year. Ghost nets continue to accumulate on Australias northern shore due to both legal and illegal fishing; over 13,000 nets have been removed since 2005. This is an important and ongoing transboundary threat to biodiversity in the region that requires attention from the countries surrounding the Arafura and Timor Seas. onlinelibrary.wiley/doi/10.1111/cobi.12355/suppinfo Disclaimer: Supplementary materials have been peer-reviewed but not copyedited. onlinelibrary.wiley/store/10.1111/cobi.12355/asset/supinfo/cobi12355-sup-0001-SupMat.docx?v=1&s=bbdd128d52aa28153b8fe2a594bf41504b8d7270 onlinelibrary.wiley/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1523-1739/earlyview Early View (Online Version of Record published before inclusion in an issue) *** bothalia/archive.html bothalia/issue.php?v=44&i=4 bothalia/beheer/index.php/archive/part/44/4/2/?currentVol=44¤tissue=4 Barreiros, J.P. & Guerreiro, O. (2014). Notes on a plastic debris collar on a juvenile Pagellus acarne (Perciformes: Sparidae) from Terceira Island, Azores, NE Atlantic. Bothalia, 44: 1-4 (IF: 0.846) Abstract One juvenile axillary bream (Pagellus acarne) was caught by hand net during a free dive in January 2008 in Terceira Island, Azores (NE Atlantic) with a plastic collar fixed at the level of the operculum. The collar was removed and the fish survived but with heavy scars albeit being kept alive in a NGO aquaria. The plastic ring was identified as a detachable lid part from a plastic bottle, an item commonly thrown to the seaside by vacationers, fishermen or people in recreational boats. This note discusses this particular case and the impact caused by discarded plastic debris in the oceans. Keywords Plastic debris; Fish entanglement; Pollution; Lesions cita.angra.uac.pt/biodiversidade/publicacoes/ver.php?id=1058 cita.angra.uac.pt/ficheiros/publicacoes/1400849569.pdf *** ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Date: 2014-08-12 21:26 GMT+02:00 Subject: Your support for the signing and distribution of the online petition Microbeads Brazil To: [email protected] Dear colleagues, In the past month, the Brazilian Marine Litter Association (ABLM – Associação Brasileira do Lixo Marinho), member of the campaign Beat the Microbead (beatthemicrobead.org), published three petitions (content only in Portuguese) on the online platform Avaaz on the topic of plastic microbeads in personal care products. The first petition, published on 9 July, is to O Boticário (a company of Boticário Group). ### grupoboticario.br/en-us/our-business/Pages/oboticario.aspx With a portfolio of over 1,100 products, O Boticário offers complete solutions in cosmetics, makeup and perfume. The company is the largest franchise network in Brazil and the largest in the world in largest perfumery and cosmetics, working with nearly 3,690 stores in Brazil and present also in nine other countries. Since 1977, O Boticário adds inspiration, boldness, innovation and quality, arousing respect in the market, confidence of partners and admiration of consumers. ### The title of the petition is O Boticário: Retirem as microesferas de plástico de seus produtos cosméticos (O Boticário: remove microspheres of plastics from your cosmetic products). The petition is available at the links below. avaaz.org/po/petition/O_Boticario_Retirem_as_microesferas_de_plastico_de_seus_produtos_cosmeticos bit.ly/oBoticario O Boticário uses microbeads mainly in exfoliation products. boticario.br/corpo-e-banho/esfoliantes In reply to the petition (and mainly to the mobilization on Twitter), on 31 July, Boticário Group published on their website a statement, which is available in three languages (English, Portuguese and Spanish) at the links below. ### grupoboticario.br/en-us/sustainability/Pages/positioning-statement.aspx Polyethylene Microspheres Grupo Boticário has been developing studies to replace the polyethylene microspheres in its exfoliating products. The intention is to ensure effectiveness and safety for our consumers and the environment beyond the due regulatory approvals. These studies will be finalized in the coming months. It is worth pointing out that Grupo Boticário already uses alternative materials in its products. This initiative is part of the corporate sustainability strategy that involves the analysis of life cycle and performance of the materials used in every product we manufacture. grupoboticario.br/pt-br/sustentabilidade/Paginas/posicionamentos.aspx grupoboticario.br/es-es/sustentabilidad/Paginas/posicionamiento.aspx ### Even though O Boticário has already taken a stand, we would appreciate if you could sign and distribute this petition. For those who would like to mention @oBoticario on Twitter with regards to the statement published by Boticário Group, please follow the link below to the profile of O Boticário. https://twitter/oBoticario The second petition, published on 14 July, is to Gisele Bündchen (giselebundchen.br). ### hqweb.unep.org/gwa/ambassadors/gisele Gisele Bündchen, the world’s highest paid supermodel, is recognized for her long-standing and passionate commitment to the environment. During her unprecedented modeling career, Gisele has been the face of countless global campaigns including: Apple Inc., Christian Dior, Dolce & Gabana, Louis Vuitton, Nivea, Givenchy , Versace, Victorias Secret, Ralph Lauren, and many more. She’s one of the most well-known models in the world, having appeared multiple times on covers and in editorials of the most important magazines. She has also walked the runaway for the most important fashion designers in the world. With a truly global reach, Gisele uses her fame to bring awareness about protecting the planet to people across continents and from all walks of life. While growing up in Brazil, Gisele witnessed the beauty of nature, as well as the destruction of forests and its affect on the surrounding communities. Her involvement with socio-environmental causes began years ago when she spent time with an Indian tribe on the Xingu River in the Amazon Rainforest. During her visit, Gisele witnessed the problems faced by the tribe due to water pollution and deforestation. After returning home, she called a footwear company she had been working with for years, Grendene. She worked with the company to use her flip-flop line to call attention to environmental causes and raise funds to sponsor environmental projects, especially forest and water related projects in the Amazon and Atlantic Rainforest. In 2008, she returned to her homeland to help make a difference, and together with her family, Gisele and her father launched Projeto Água Limpa (Clean Water Project) in her hometown of Horizontina. The project aimed at implementing sustainable environmental management and promoting the recovery of riparian vegetation and the micro basins of the region. The project has planted 80,000 saplings during its first and second phases. ### The title of the petition is Gisele Bündchen: Não colabore com a poluição das águas fazendo propaganda da Oral-B 3D White (Gisele Bündchen: Do not collaborate with the pollution of waters by doing advertisements for Oral-B 3D White). The petition is available at the links below. avaaz.org/po/petition/Gisele_Bundchen_Nao_colabore_com_a_poluicao_das_aguas_fazendo_propaganda_da_OralB_3D_White bit.ly/GiseleBündchen If you could sign and distribute the petition, as well as call upon Gisele via Twitter (@giseleofficial) and/or Facebook (like the most recent comment on the post) for her to discontinue the Oral-B campaign, that would be great. Since Gisele is a UNEP Goodwill Ambassador, it would be interesting to mention @UNEP in the Tweets to @giseleofficial. https://twitter/giseleofficial https://twitter/UNEP https://facebook/Gisele If you could retweet the Tweet of the link below, that would be great. https://twitter/LixoMarinho/status/490607513822580737 The third petition is to Anvisa (Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária / Brazilian Health Surveillance Agency). ### portal.anvisa.gov.br/wps/portal/anvisa-ingles/anvisaingles/Agencia/!ut/p/c5/04_SB8K8xLLM9MSSzPy8xBz9CP0os3hfRw8jD0NnA3eLEH8XA08jx1BnM3M_QwsvE6B8pFm8AQ7gaICq29LDDajb0tfJzMDZwMTAgBq6cbnN2JyaLqeybi_9qPSc_CRg-IaDQhy_L0DyeGzy88jPTdUvyA0FgojK4IB0RQBwpBB4/dl3/d3/L2dJQSEvUUt3QS9ZQnZ3LzZfTUFIMkgxQzBHOFRPRDBJMkFVQzY3TjE4SjQ!/?WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=/wps/wcm/connect/Anvisa+Ingles/Anvisa/The+Agencia The Brazilian Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) was created by Law 9782, enacted in 1999. It is a governmental regulatory agency characterized by its administrative independence, financial autonomy, and the stability of its directors. Anvisa is ruled by a Collegiate Board of Directors composed of five members. In the federal public administrative structure, the agency is connected to the Ministry of Health, with whom a periodic management contract is signed. Anvisa’s primary goal is to protect and promote public health, by exercising health surveillance over products and services, including processes, ingredients and technologies that pose any health risks. The agency is also responsible for health control in ports, airports and borders, as well as for establishing relations with the Ministry of International Affairs and with foreign organisms and institutions to deal with international affairs regarding health surveillance. portal.anvisa.gov.br/wps/portal/anvisa-ingles/anvisaingles/Agencia/!ut/p/c5/04_SB8K8xLLM9MSSzPy8xBz9CP0os3hfRw8jD0NnA3eLEH8XA08jx1BnM3M_QwsvE6B8pFm8AQ7gaICq29LDDajb0tfJzMDZwMTAgBq6cbnN2JyaLh9Uur30o9Jz8pOAsRMOii_8YQCSx2OTn0d-bqp-pH6UOS5TjCwM9SNzUtMTkyv1C3JDQSCiMjggI9BRUREAOxuiOg!!/dl3/d3/L0lJSklna21BL0lKakFBQ3lBQkVSQ0pBISEvNEZHZ3NvMFZ2emE5SUFnIS83X01BSDJIMUMwRzhUT0QwSTJBVUM2N04xMjgxL3lCOXFKMTY5NzAwMDE!/?WCM_PORTLET=PC_7_MAH2H1C0G8TOD0I2AUC67N1281020591_WCM&WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=/wps/wcm/connect/Anvisa+Ingles/Anvisa/Health+Protection/Cosmetics/ Anvisa is the government body responsible for surveilling the marketing of hygiene products, cosmetics, and perfumes. To guarantee the quality of those products, Anvisa works at registration, notification, and inspection. The agency also creates norms and rules applicable to the production processes, the techniques, the methods and the use of those products by consumers. ### The title of the petition is Anvisa: Proíbam a utilização de microesferas de plástico em cosméticos (Anvisa: Prohibit the utilization of microspheres of plastics in cosmetics). The petition is available at the links below. avaaz.org/po/petition/Anvisa_Proibam_a_utilizacao_de_microesferas_de_plastico_em_cosmeticos bit.ly/GGCOS-Anvisa It was Anvisa, for example, which prohibited the commercialization of baby bottles with bisphenol A in Brazil. If you could sign and distribute this petition, even if you are not a Brazilian citizen, that would be great. Kind regards and thank you, Fabiano *** To be removed from the Mailing List, send an email to [email protected] with the subject REMOVE. 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