'Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi'
Abstract
The continuous flow of large quantities of plastics
and waste from land and sea based sources result
in a gradual build up of litter in the marine and coastal
environment. Plastics and other man-made objects
cause serious impacts on environment, economics,
safety and health. Worldwide, millions of marine
mammals, birds, turtle and fish perish as a result of
entanglement or ingestion of discarded debris.
Marine litter spoils beaches, floats on the sea surface,
drifts in the water column due to the current and is
also found on the deep sea bed
