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UNEP/MAP, MEDPOL, Assessment of the Status of Marine Litter in the Mediterranean, 2011.
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Major types of marine litter in the Mediterranean
A large proportion of marine litter is plastics (UNEP 2009). The
impact of large plastic material on the environment has been
widely studied. Effects include entanglement of marine animals
in plastic and ingestion of plastic by marine organisms.