World Ocean – pollution without borders

Global oceanic currents

Red – Atlantic waters, blue – Arctic waters, green – coastal currents, dotted lines – sub-surface flow

Main features of water circulation in the Barents Sea and adjacent waters

“Introduction by man of substances into the marine environment resulting in such deleterious effects as harm to living resources, hazards to human health, hindrance to marine activities including fishing, impairment of quality for use of sea water and reduction of amenities.” (GESAMP, 1969)

Basic definition of the term “Marine pollution”

http://www.gesamp.org/

Marine litter biodegradation time line

Globality of the problem

IMR (Norway) and PINRO (Russia) common data

Types of garbage catched by the pelagic and bottom trawls in the Barents Sea in 2013 (g)

Some garbage samples collected in the Barents Sea and adjacent waters

Thank you very much for your attention. Tusen Takk.