In search for the sources of plastic marine litter that contaminates the Easter Island Ecoregion

Rapid increase in Asian bottles in the South Atlantic Ocean indicates major debris inputs from ships

(2019) Peter G. Ryan et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Influence of Near‐Surface Currents on the Global Dispersal of Marine Microplastic

(2019) David Wichmann et al.   JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-OCEANS

Science, capacity building and conservation knowledge: The empowerment of the local community for marine conservation in Rapa Nui

(2019) Felipe Paredes et al.   AQUATIC CONSERVATION-MARINE AND FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS

Marine protected areas invaded by floating anthropogenic litter: An example from the South Pacific

(2019) Guillermo Luna‐Jorquera et al.   AQUATIC CONSERVATION-MARINE AND FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS

Large impact of Stokes drift on the fate of surface floating debris in the South Indian Basin

(2019) Delphine Dobler et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastic sampling with the AVANI trawl compared to two neuston trawls in the Bay of Bengal and South Pacific

(2018) Marcus Eriksen et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Plastic pollution in islands of the Atlantic Ocean

(2018) Raqueline C.P. Monteiro et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

A Surface “Superconvergence” Pathway Connecting the South Indian Ocean to the Subtropical South Pacific Gyre

(2018) C. Maes et al.   GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS

Plastic waste associated with disease on coral reefs

(2018) Joleah B. Lamb et al.   SCIENCE

Tracking the global footprint of fisheries

(2018) David A. Kroodsma et al.   SCIENCE

Antarctica’s ecological isolation will be broken by storm-driven dispersal and warming

(2018) Ceridwen I. Fraser et al.   Nature Climate Change

Evidence that the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is rapidly accumulating plastic

(2018) L. Lebreton et al.   Scientific Reports

Wave effects in global ocean modeling: parametrizations vs. forcing from a wave model

(2018) Stéphane Law Chune et al.   OCEAN DYNAMICS

Double trouble in the South Pacific subtropical gyre: Increased plastic ingestion by fish in the oceanic accumulation zone

(2018) Ana Markic et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

All is not lost: deriving a top-down mass budget of plastic at sea

(2017) Albert A Koelmans et al.   Environmental Research Letters

Ups and Downs in the Ocean: Effects of Biofouling on Vertical Transport of Microplastics

(2017) Merel Kooi et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Going with the flow: the role of ocean circulation in global marine ecosystems under a changing climate

(2017) Simon J. van Gennip et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Who cares about dirty beaches? Evaluating environmental awareness and action on coastal litter in Chile

(2017) Tim Kiessling et al.   OCEAN & COASTAL MANAGEMENT

Exceptional and rapid accumulation of anthropogenic debris on one of the world’s most remote and pristine islands

(2017) Jennifer L. Lavers et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Surface winds off Peru-Chile: Observing closer to the coast from radar altimetry

(2017) O. Astudillo et al.   REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENT

Amberstripe scad Decapterus muroadsi (Carangidae) fish ingest blue microplastics resembling their copepod prey along the coast of Rapa Nui (Easter Island) in the South Pacific subtropical gyre

(2017) Nicolas Christian Ory et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Far-field connectivity of the UK's four largest marine protected areas: Four of a kind?

(2017) J. Robinson et al.   Earths Future

Co-operation between large-scale MPAs: successful experiences from the Pacific Ocean

(2016) Alan M. Friedlander et al.   AQUATIC CONSERVATION-MARINE AND FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS

Biofouling on buoyant marine plastics: An experimental study into the effect of size on surface longevity

(2016) Francesca M.C. Fazey et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

From global to regional and back again: common climate stressors of marine ecosystems relevant for adaptation across five ocean warming hotspots

(2016) Ekaterina Popova et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Plastic waste in the marine environment: A review of sources, occurrence and effects

(2016) W.C. LI et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

A Tripole Index for the Interdecadal Pacific Oscillation

(2015) Benjamin J. Henley et al.   CLIMATE DYNAMICS

A global inventory of small floating plastic debris

(2015) Erik van Sebille et al.   Environmental Research Letters

The North Atlantic subpolar circulation in an eddy-resolving global ocean model

(2015) Alice Marzocchi et al.   JOURNAL OF MARINE SYSTEMS

Abundance, size and polymer composition of marine microplastics ≥ 10 μm in the Atlantic Ocean and their modelled vertical distribution

(2015) Kristina Enders et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

The impact of debris on marine life

(2015) S.C. Gall et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Litter and seabirds found across a longitudinal gradient in the South Pacific Ocean

(2015) Diego Miranda-Urbina et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Plastic waste inputs from land into the ocean

(2015) J. R. Jambeck et al.   SCIENCE

Interannual variability of the subsurface eddy field in the Southeast Pacific

(2015) Vincent Combes et al.   JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-OCEANS

How well-connected is the surface of the global ocean?

(2014) Gary Froyland et al.   CHAOS

Rivers as a source of marine litter – A study from the SE Pacific

(2014) S. Rech et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Plastic Pollution in the World's Oceans: More than 5 Trillion Plastic Pieces Weighing over 250,000 Tons Afloat at Sea

(2014) Marcus Eriksen et al.   PLoS One

Recent intensification of wind-driven circulation in the Pacific and the ongoing warming hiatus

(2014) Matthew H. England et al.   Nature Climate Change

Distribution and abundance of small plastic debris on beaches in the SE Pacific (Chile): A study supported by a citizen science project

(2013) Valeria Hidalgo-Ruz et al.   MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Plastic pollution in the South Pacific subtropical gyre

(2013) Marcus Eriksen et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Anthropogenic marine debris in the coastal environment: A multi-year comparison between coastal waters and local shores

(2013) M. Thiel et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

The effect of wind mixing on the vertical distribution of buoyant plastic debris

(2012) T. Kukulka et al.   GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS

Numerical modelling of floating debris in the world’s oceans

(2012) L.C.-M. Lebreton et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Pathways of marine debris derived from trajectories of Lagrangian drifters

(2011) Nikolai Maximenko et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Long-term changes in temperate Australian coastal waters: implications for phytoplankton

(2009) PA Thompson et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

An ERA40-based atmospheric forcing for global ocean circulation models

(2009) Laurent Brodeau et al.   OCEAN MODELLING