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Threat of plastic pollution to seabirds is global, pervasive, and increasing by Wilcox, Chris, Van Sebille, Erik, Hardesty, Britta Denise

“…Plastic pollution in the ocean is a global concern; concentrations reach 580,000 pieces per km² and production is increasing exponentially. Although a large…”
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Abundance of Floating Plastic Particles Is Increasing in the Western North Atlantic Ocean by Wilcox, Chris, Hardesty, Britta Denise, Law, Kara Lavender

“…Since the start of commercial plastics production in the 1940s, global production has rapidly accelerated, doubling approximately every 11 years. Despite this…”
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Plastic as a Persistent Marine Pollutant by Worm, Boris, Lotze, Heike K, Jubinville, Isabelle, Wilcox, Chris, Jambeck, Jenna

“…Synthetic organic polymers-or plastics-did not enter widespread use until the 1950s. By 2015, global production had increased to 322 million metric tons (Mt)…”
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Coastal margins and backshores represent a major sink for marine debris: insights from a continental-scale analysis by Olivelli, Arianna, Hardesty, Britta Denise, Wilcox, Chris

“…Marine debris represents a major threat for the environment. Plastic production is increasing exponentially and causing an unprecedented growth of plastic…”
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Global Analysis of Anthropogenic Debris Ingestion by Sea Turtles by SCHUYLER, QAMAR, HARDESTY, BRITTA DENISE, WILCOX, CHRIS, TOWNSEND, KATHY

“…Ingestion of marine debris can have lethal and sublethal effects on sea turtles and other wildlife. Although researchers have reported on ingestion of…”
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A quantitative analysis linking sea turtle mortality and plastic debris ingestion by Wilcox, Chris, Puckridge, Melody, Schuyler, Qamar A, Townsend, Kathy, Hardesty, Britta Denise

“…Plastic in the marine environment is a growing environmental issue. Sea turtles are at significant risk of ingesting plastic debris at all stages of their…”
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A quantitative analysis linking seabird mortality and marine debris ingestion by Roman, Lauren, Hardesty, Britta Denise, Hindell, Mark A., Wilcox, Chris

“…Procellariiformes are the most threatened bird group globally, and the group with the highest frequency of marine debris ingestion. Marine debris ingestion is…”
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A global inventory of small floating plastic debris by van Sebille, Erik, Wilcox, Chris, Lebreton, Laurent, Maximenko, Nikolai, Hardesty, Britta Denise, van Franeker, Jan A, Eriksen, Marcus, Siegel, David, Galgani, Francois, Law, Kara Lavender

“…Microplastic debris floating at the ocean surface can harm marine life. Understanding the severity of this harm requires knowledge of plastic abundance and…”
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A growing plastic smog, now estimated to be over 170 trillion plastic particles afloat in the world's oceans-Urgent solutions required by Eriksen, Marcus, Cowger, Win, Erdle, Lisa M, Coffin, Scott, Villarrubia-Gómez, Patricia, Moore, Charles J, Carpenter, Edward J, Day, Robert H, Thiel, Martin, Wilcox, Chris

“…As global awareness, science, and policy interventions for plastic escalate, institutions around the world are seeking preventative strategies. Central to this…”
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Plastic pollution is killing marine megafauna, but how do we prioritize policies to reduce mortality? by Roman, Lauren, Schuyler, Qamar, Wilcox, Chris, Hardesty, Britta Denise

“…Pollution by plastic and other debris is a problem affecting the world's oceans and is increasing through time. The problem is so large that prioritizing…”
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Marine plastic pollution in waters around Australia: characteristics, concentrations, and pathways by Reisser, Julia, Shaw, Jeremy, Wilcox, Chris, Hardesty, Britta Denise, Proietti, Maira, Thums, Michele, Pattiaratchi, Charitha

“…Plastics represent the vast majority of human-made debris present in the oceans. However, their characteristics, accumulation zones, and transport pathways…”
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Millimeter-sized marine plastics: a new pelagic habitat for microorganisms and invertebrates by Reisser, Julia, Shaw, Jeremy, Hallegraeff, Gustaaf, Proietti, Maira, Barnes, David K A, Thums, Michele, Wilcox, Chris, Hardesty, Britta Denise, Pattiaratchi, Charitha

“…Millimeter-sized plastics are abundant in most marine surface waters, and known to carry fouling organisms that potentially play key roles in the fate and…”
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Microplastic Distribution at Different Sediment Depths in an Urban Estuary by Willis, Kathryn A., Eriksen, Ruth, Wilcox, Chris, Hardesty, Britta D.

“…As plastic production increases, so to do the threats from plastic pollution. Microplastics (defined as plastics <5mm) are a subset of marine debris about…”
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Using expert elicitation to estimate the impacts of plastic pollution on marine wildlife by Wilcox, Chris, Mallos, Nicholas J., Leonard, George H., Rodriguez, Alba, Hardesty, Britta Denise

“…Marine litter is a growing environmental concern. With the rapid increase in global plastics production and the resulting large volume of litter that enters…”
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The Intersection Between Illegal Fishing, Crimes at Sea, and Social Well-Being by Mackay, Mary, Hardesty, Britta Denise, Wilcox, Chris

“…Illegal, unregulated, and unreported (IUU) fishing is a major contributor to global overfishing, threatening food security, maritime livelihoods, and fisheries…”
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Ecological drivers of marine debris ingestion in Procellariiform Seabirds by Roman, Lauren, Bell, Elizabeth, Wilcox, Chris, Hardesty, Britta Denise, Hindell, Mark

“…Procellariiform seabirds are both the most threatened bird group globally, and the group with the highest incidence of marine debris ingestion. We examined the…”
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The effect of bio-banding on the anthropometric, physical fitness and functional movement characteristics of academy soccer players by MacMaster, Calum, Portas, Matt, Parkin, Guy, Cumming, Sean, Wilcox, Chris, Towlson, Christopher

“…The study examined if maturity status bio-banding reduces within-group variance in anthropometric, physical fitness and functional movement characteristics of…”
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Detecting anchored fish aggregating devices (AFADs) and estimating use patterns from vessel tracking data in small-scale fisheries by Widyatmoko, Ahmad Catur, Hardesty, Britta Denise, Wilcox, Chris

“…Monitoring the use of anchored fish aggregating devices (AFADs) is essential for effective fisheries management. However, detecting the use of these devices is…”
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Microplastic Pollution in Deep-Sea Sediments From the Great Australian Bight by Barrett, Justine, Chase, Zanna, Zhang, Jing, Holl, Mark M. Banaszak, Willis, Kathryn, Williams, Alan, Hardesty, Britta D., Wilcox, Chris

“…Interest in understanding the extent of plastic and specifically microplastic pollution has increased on a global scale. Still one large piece of the overall…”
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To eat or not to eat? Debris selectivity by marine turtles by Schuyler, Qamar, Hardesty, Britta Denise, Wilcox, Chris, Townsend, Kathy

“…Marine debris is a growing problem for wildlife, and has been documented to affect more than 267 species worldwide. We investigated the prevalence of marine…”
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