In this study, 28 trawl operations were
carried out from four different bays (Gulf of Kusadasi, Gulf of Güllük, Gulf of
Gokova and Marmaris) in eastern Aegean Sea between December 2008 and March
2011. Sampled litters were separated by materials: glass, plastic, metal,
wooden and others. Totally, as percentage, plastic material comprises the
biggest group (48%) and it is followed by metal (25%), glass (12%), others
(12%) and wooden (3%). Also regional litter densities were calculated for
regions as 1692.0 item/km2 for Marmaris, 796.0 item/km2 for
Gulf of Güllük, 175.0 item/km2 for Gulf of Kusadasi, and 58.0
item/km2 for Gulf of Gokova.
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