Author(s)

Hasan Cerim^1*, Anil Gülşahin¹, Mustafa Erdem¹, Halit Filiz²

¹Department of Fisheries and Seafood Processing Technology, Faculty of Fisheries, Mugla S1tk1 Koçman University, Mugla, Turkey.
²Department of Hydrobiology, Faculty of Fisheries, Mugla S1tk1 Koçman University, Mugla, Turkey.

In this study, 28 trawl operations were carried out from four different bays (Gulf of Kusadas1, 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/km² for Marmaris, 796.0 item/km² for Gulf of Güllük, 175.0 item/km² for Gulf of Kusadas1, and 58.0 item/km² for Gulf of Gökova.

Marine Pollution, Aegean Sea, Gulf of Kusadas1, Gulf of Güllük, Gulf of Gökova, Marmaris

Cerim, H. , Gülşahin, A. , Erdem, M. and Filiz, H. (2014) Marine Litter: Composition in Eastern Aegean Coasts. Open Access Library Journal, 1, 1-7. doi: 10.4236/oalib.1100573.