Seeks to encourage the implementation of a harmonized approach in the Caribbean Region for the prevention and control of marine pollution from small ships engaged in nautical tourism, and to promote the sustainable use of ...

Marine mammals are a biological group to bring a great information abour the levels of contaminants as a top predators of marine environment. Each species has a characteristic geographical distribution, trophic and ecological ...

Chemical pollution is considered a factor that may threaten marine protected areas (MPAs), and recent studies have found contamination and associated biological effects in some MPAs. However, organized data on this topic ...

Tributyltin (TBT) and other pollutants are present in Patagonia, and are associated with maritime traffic and human activities. Cause–effect relationship between TBT and imposex development in females of marine gastropods ...

Semivolatile and persistent organic pollutants (POPs) undergo atmospheric transport before being deposited to the oceans, where they partition to phytoplankton organic matter. The goal of this study was to determine the ...

Bivalves have traditionally been considered good bioindicators due to their sensitivity to pollution, among other features. This characteristic is shared by several other non-bivalve species as well, though studies in this ...

World marine ecosystems are constantly impacted by anthropogenic activities, accumulating pollutants from the tropics to the poles. Physical, chemical, and biological stressors produced by industrial processes, intensive ...

Association between parasitism and immunity and health-state was investigated in wild Sebastes oculatus after having determined that pollution exposure is associated with altered immune and health-state parameters. Given ...