Using Material Flow Analysis (MFA) to generate the evidence on plastic waste management from commercial fishing gears in Norway

Plastic debris is an ever-growing concern adversely affecting the coastal and marine ecosystem. Among marine plastic waste, a particularly troublesome waste fraction is Abandoned, Lost or Discarded Fishing Gears (ALDFG) that continues to trap marine life for years upon releaseand has significant adv...

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Main Authors: Paritosh C. Deshpande, Gaspard Philis, Helge Brattebø, Annik M. Fet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:Resources, Conservation & Recycling: X
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590289X19300210