Microplastic pollution has become the most significant marine environmental concern. There been a surge of information on microplastic contamination in various environments worldwide. However, level is just begun to understand Sri Lanka. The present study looked at beach sand Pitipana, Catamaran, and Dūwana beaches along coast Negombo, Sampling was conducted bi-monthly from March November 2017....

This Collective article reports 17 introduced species and 22 new locations for these in the Mediterranean Sea. The are from three different Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) subregions (Aegean-Levantine Sea, Adriatic Sea Western Sea) of Marmara cover ten countries. goal consistent detailed reporting is to complement existing inventories serve as a basis establishing monitoring strategi...

Ring nets are modified purse seines used for pelagic fishing along the Kenya coast. This method is however associated with potential negative environmental implications in inshore and shallow grounds. Biological impacts on selected species caught marine waters of Kilifi were investigated during Southeast Monsoon season (SEM) April, May September 2014, Northeast (NEM) October November March 2015...

Bagan apung merupakan salah satu jenis alat tangkap yang digunakan oleh nelayan dioperasikan pada malam hari dengan bantuan lampu sebagai atraktor (light fishing). Penggunaan umpan vertikal berisi ikan rucah tembang akan mempermudah mengumpulkan kembali karena adanya potensi untuk meloloskan diri saat hauling. Penelitian ini bertujuan membandingkan komposisi hasil tangkapan bagan penggunaan kon...

A range expansion of the Taiwan sardinella Sardinella hualiensis to the Philippines is reported. The data suggested that the southern translocation of S. hualiensis occurred across oceanographic features that are typically barriers to small, pelagic fish dispersal. With this addition, the Philippines is among the most diverse countries for Sardinella biodiversity in the world, second only to In...