%0 Journal Article %T A Review on Microplastics in Offshore and Nearshore Waters %A Thies Thiemann %J Journal of Water Resource and Protection %P 159-195 %@ 1945-3108 %D 2025 %I Scientific Research Publishing %R 10.4236/jwarp.2025.173009 %X This short review addresses sampling techniques and analytical techniques for microplastics obtained in near-shore and offshore waters. It also gives an insight into the published data on the distribution of microplastics in coastal and offshore waters of different oceans. %K Microplastics %K Sampling Techniques %K Analysis of Microplastics %K Distribution of Microplastics %U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=141266