PANGAEA_993524 Impacts of anthropic marine litter on worldwide marine fauna Belaoud, Thomas; Grand, Gaël; Colaço, Ana; Campanyà-Llovet, Neus Impacts of anthropic marine litter on worldwide marine fauna 2026-06-15 PANGAEA Dataset https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.993524 Earth Science geoscientificInformation anthropic impacts functional traits literature compilation marine fauna marine litter ocean pollution vulnerability wildlife impacts Complete unrestricted CC-BY-4.0: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International English PANGAEA Data Publisher for Earth & Environmental Science https://www.pangaea.de/ Data Center Contact Michael Diepenbroek info@pangaea.de

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Bremen Bremen 28359 Germany online 282.2 kBytes application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet Anderson, Julie A; Alford, Amy B (2014): Ghost fishing activity in derelict blue crab traps in Louisiana. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 79(1-2), 261-267, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.12.002 Angiolillo, Michela; Fortibuoni, Tomaso (2020): Impacts of Marine Litter on Mediterranean Reef Systems: From Shallow to Deep Waters. Frontiers in Marine Science, 7, 581966, https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.581966 Angiolillo, Michela; Lorenzo, Bianca di; Farcomeni, Alessio; Bo, Marzia; Bavestrello, Giorgio; Santangelo, Giovanni; Cau, Angelo; Mastascusa, Vincenza; Cau, Alessandro; Sacco, Flavio; Canese, Simonepietro (2015): Distribution and assessment of marine debris in the deep Tyrrhenian Sea (NW Mediterranean Sea, Italy). 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This dataset aims to compile records of interactions between marine litter of anthropic origin and marine fauna at a global scale. The database includes observations extracted from published datasets and peer-reviewed literature, documenting interaction types (e.g. ingestion, entanglement), litter characteristics, and affected taxa. Temporal range of the data spans from the 1950s to 2021, corresponding to the dates of the original observations, while data compilation was conducted between January and April 2023. Records were assembled through a structured review and integration of existing data sources, and standardized into a unified format. An associated dataset provides biological and ecological traits of impacted species, linked to the main database. The data was collected in order to understand better the role of traits as factors of vulnerability against anthropic marine litter. ** For all details see the full metadata description at "https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.993524"! ** The file is an excel spreadsheet divided in different sheets : Interactions_db, Traits_db, Marine_LitterCategories, ThreatCategories, TraitsCategories, References, For_metadata. -- Interactions_db : this file contains a compilation of records describing interactions between marine litter of anthropogenic origin and marine fauna. Each row represents a reported interaction event and includes information on species identity, type of interaction (e.g. ingestion, entanglement), litter characteristics, source reference, and, where available, spatial and temporal details of the observation. Columns are explained in the For_metadata sheet. -- Traits_db : This file provides biological and ecological traits for species included in the marine litter interaction dataset. Traits are defined in the TraitsCategories sheet and may include habitat, feeding strategy, body size, and other characteristics used to assess species vulnerability to marine litter. The trait_ref includes the source of information about the trait for the given species, and the trait_rank is a certainty score, explained in TraitsCategories, defining the certainty of the attribution of said trait to a species. -- Marine_LitterCategories : This sheet describes the classification of marine litter items used in the dataset. Litter items are grouped into predefined categories based on classifications applied in studies conducted in the Azores. Items that could not be assigned to these categories are classified as "Other". -- ThreatCategories : This table defines the categories of impacts of marine litter on marine fauna used in the dataset. Impact types were compiled from published studies and standardized into a set of predefined categories. Each distinct type of interaction between a species and marine litter is recorded once per source, regardless of the number of observations. For example, if a species was reported as both entangled in nets and using plastic as a substrate within the same study, this is recorded as two interaction types: entanglement (ENT) and use as substratum (SUB). -- TraitsCategories : This table defines the categories of biological and ecological traits assigned to species included in the dataset. Trait categories were compiled from published sources and standardized into a set of predefined variables. -- References : defines the references used to compile the interactions between fauna and marine litter, compile traits information, and define categories of marine litter, types of interactions of fauna and litter, and categories of traits to use. -- For_metadata : information used for metadata

https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1099-0755(199709)7:3%3C253::AID-AQC243%3E3.0.CO;2-1 Damage by fishing activities to the Gorgonian coral Paramuricea clavata in the Ligurian Sea https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16510-3 Marine Anthropogenic Litter https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-018-1686-x Plastic nets as substrate for reef corals in Lembeh Strait, Indonesia https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-385140-6.00059-1 Mapping Condor Seamount Seafloor Environment and Associated Biological Assemblages (Azores, NE Atlantic) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2003.09.025 Entanglement of monofilament fishing lines and coral death https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2014.01.011 Fishing impact on deep Mediterranean rocky habitats as revealed by ROV investigation https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2005.07.019 Shallow water hydrothermal vent field fluids and communities of the D. João de Castro Seamount (Azores) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2009.06.006 Distribution and spatial variation of hydrothermal faunal assemblages at Lucky Strike (Mid-Atlantic Ridge) revealed by high-resolution video image analysis https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2011.08.009 Litter in submarine canyons off the west coast of Portugal https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2013.01.011 Abundance of litter on Condor seamount (Azores, Portugal, Northeast Atlantic) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2013.06.016 Megafauna of vulnerable marine ecosystems in French mediterranean submarine canyons: Spatial distribution and anthropogenic impacts https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2015.12.008 The "Sardinian cold-water coral province" in the context of the Mediterranean coral ecosystems https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115746 Fate of lost fishing gears: Experimental evidence of biofouling colonization patterns from the northwestern Mediterranean Sea https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2018.09.015 Distribution and composition of floating macro litter off the Azores archipelago and Madeira (NE Atlantic) using opportunistic surveys https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2010.08.007 Plastic ingestion by planktivorous fishes in the North Pacific Central Gyre https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.12.002 Ghost fishing activity in derelict blue crab traps in Louisiana https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.01.034 Derelict fishing gear in Chesapeake Bay, Virginia: Spatial patterns and implications for marine fauna https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.03.057 Marine debris ingestion by coastal dolphins: What drives differences between sympatric species? https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.12.044 Distribution and assessment of marine debris in the deep Tyrrhenian Sea (NW Mediterranean Sea, Italy) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.05.060 Marine litter in the upper São Vicente submarine canyon (SW Portugal): Abundance, distribution, composition and fauna interactions https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.09.040 Debris ingestion by the Antillean Manatee ( Trichechus manatus manatus ) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.06.034 A review of ghost gear entanglement amongst marine mammals, reptiles and elasmobranchs https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.11.012 The first assessment of marine debris in a Site of Community Importance in the north-western Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean Sea) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.01.018 Marine litter on the seafloor of the Faial-Pico Passage, Azores Archipelago https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.09.010 Submarine canyons along the upper Sardinian slope (Central Western Mediterranean) as repositories for derelict fishing gears https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.05.049 Marine litter disrupts ecological processes in reef systems https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.08.033 Pollution and coral damage caused by derelict fishing gear on coral reefs around Koh Tao, Gulf of Thailand https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112766 Retrieval of abandoned, lost, and discarded fishing gear in Southwest Nova Scotia, Canada: Preliminary environmental and economic impacts to the commercial lobster industry https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2021.101912 Macrozoobenthic fauna associated with benthic marine litter (Northern Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy) and first report of two bryozoan species in Italian waters https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.144968 Marine litter pollution associated with hydrothermal sites in the Aeolian archipelago (western Mediterranean Sea) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2014.10.005 Lost fishing gear and litter at Gorringe Bank (NE Atlantic) https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.estlett.0c00967 Large Plastic Debris Dumps: New Biodiversity Hot Spots Emerging on the Deep-Sea Floor https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsq073 Isozoanthus primnoidus, a new species of zoanthid (Cnidaria: Zoantharia) associated with the gorgonian Callogorgia verticillata (Cnidaria: Alcyonacea) https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003288602-11 Amounts, Sources, Fates and Ecological Impacts of Marine Litter and Microplastics in the Western Indian Ocean Region: A Review and Recommendations for Actions https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0155729 Cold-Water Corals and Anthropogenic Impacts in La Fonera Submarine Canyon Head, Northwestern Mediterranean Sea https://doi.org/10.3354/esr00964 Global review of shark and ray entanglement in anthropogenic marine debris https://doi.org/10.3354/meps09142 Plastic ingestion by mesopelagic fishes in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre https://doi.org/10.3354/meps09923 Monitoring North Atlantic right whale Eubalaena glacialis entanglement rates: a 30 yr retrospective https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2016.00245 Food-Web and Ecosystem Structure of the Open-Ocean and Deep-Sea Environments of the Azores, NE Atlantic https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2018.00238 Impacts of Marine Plastic Pollution From Continental Coasts to Subtropical Gyres—Fish, Seabirds, and Other Vertebrates in the SE Pacific https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.581966 Impacts of Marine Litter on Mediterranean Reef Systems: From Shallow to Deep Waters https://doi.org/10.4404/hystrix-00003-2017 Ecological effects of anthropogenic litter on marine mammals: A global review with a "black-list" of impacted taxa https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-10-3039-2013 Seamount physiography and biology in the north-east Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-10-4009-2013 Diversity, distribution and spatial structure of the cold-water coral fauna of the Azores (NE Atlantic) https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.955357 FUN Azores: A trait database for the marine species of the ridges, seamounts, and hydrothermal vents of the Azores, NE Atlantic DIF 9.4 2026-06-15 2026-06-15