@article{fdi:010065122,
  title = {{T}racking the origins of plastic debris across the {C}oral {S}ea : a case study from the {O}uv{\'e}a {I}sland, {N}ew {C}aledonia},
  author = {{M}aes, {C}hristophe and {B}lanke, {B}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{C}ontamination of the marine environment by human-made plastic litter is a growing and global problem. {O}ur study attempts to explain the presence of two plastic bottles beached on the {O}uv{\'e}a {I}sland, in the southwest {P}acific {O}cean, with trademarks from the {S}olomon {I}slands and {P}apua {N}ew {G}uinea ({PNG}). {W}e simulate the oceanic drift tracks and associated transit times with a {L}agrangian interpretation of the surface currents of a high-resolution ocean model. {O}ur results show that it takes less than 2-3 months for drifting objects to connect these archipelagos ({N}ew {C}aledonia, {S}olomon {I}slands and {PNG}) and highlight the role of the meridional component of the circulation rather than the dominant zonal jets. {T}his study shows that the origin or traceability of trash represent valuable information that can be used to test and, ultimately, improve our understanding of ocean circulation.},
  keywords = {{ARCHIPEL} ; {MILIEU} {MARIN} ; {POLLUTION} {MARINE} ; {OBJET} ; {TRANSPORT} ; {CIRCULATION} {OCEANIQUE} ; {COURANT} {MARIN} ; {CIRCULATION} {ZONALE} ; {VITESSE} ; {MODELISATION} ; {NOUVELLE} {CALEDONIE} ; {OUVEA} ; {MER} {DE} {CORAIL}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{M}arine {P}ollution {B}ulletin},
  volume = {97},
  numero = {1-2},
  pages = {160--168},
  ISSN = {0025-326{X}},
  year = {2015},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.06.022},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010065122},
}