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DOI: 10.11118/978-80-7509-963-1-0041

DEFINING A STRATEGY FOR MONITORING MARINE LITER IN THE PROTECTED AREA OF ASINARA ISLAND, BY INVOLVING THE LOCAL COMUNITY

Sonia Malvica1, Radu-Daniel Pintilii2, Marian Marin2, Andreea Denis Andra Topârceanu2, Donatella Carboni1
1 Department of Human and Social Sciences, University of Sassari, Via Roma, 151, 07100, Sassari, Italy
2 Research Center for Integrated Analysis and Territorial Management, University of Bucharest, Regina Elisabeta, 4-12, 030018, Bucharest, Romania

Environmental pollution, especial of water bodies is the main problem of the local authorities. The main objective of the present study is to develop some actions to raise awareness among the fishermen and all actors involved, identifying the most vulnerable areas from the point of view of marine pollution. The study area is the Asinara Island (Sardinia Island, Italy), one of the most vulnerable protected area face to marine litter pollution whose argument is fishing activities by ”Fishing for Litter”. The methodology consists of field investigations, questionnaires, cartography, and data collection regarding the typology of marine litter. The analyses also include interpolations, correlations, GIS, cartographic and statistic models. The main results is the network of fishermen (”The Guardians of the Sea”) for the efficiency of the fishing activities as an useful tool for the main actors involved keeping a clean environment.

Keywords: marine pollution, fishermen community, tourism activities, marine waste, vulnerable areas

pages: 41-45, Published: 2024, online: 2024



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