Marine Litter: Composition in Eastern Aegean Coasts

Abstract

In this study, 28 trawl operations were carried out from four different bays (Gulf of Kuşadası, Gulf of Güllük, Gulf of Gökova and Marmaris) in eastern Aegean Sea between December 2008 and March 2011. Sampled litters were separated by materials: glass, plastic, metal, wooden and others. Totally, as percentage, plastic material comprises the biggest group (48%) and it is followed by metal (25%), glass (12%), others (12%) and wooden (3%). Also regional litter densities were calculated for regions as 1692.0 item/km 2 for Marmaris, 796.0 item/km 2 for Gulf of Güllük, 175.0 item/km 2 for Gulf of Kuşadası, and 58.0 item/km 2 for Gulf of Gökova.