@article{fdi:010087629,
  title = {{S}ources of marine debris for {S}eychelles and other remote islands in the western {I}ndian {O}cean},
  author = {{V}ogt-{V}incent, {N}. {S}. and {B}urt, {A}. {J}. and {K}aplan, {D}avid and {M}itarai, {S}. and {T}urnbull, {L}. {A}. and {J}ohnson, {H}. {L}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{V}ast quantities of debris are beaching at remote islands in the western {I}ndian {O}cean. {W}e carry out marine dispersal simulations incorporating currents, waves, winds, beaching, and sinking, for both terrestrial and marine sources of debris, to predict where this debris comes from. {O}ur results show that most terrestrial debris beaching at these remote western {I}ndian {O}cean islands drifts from {I}ndonesia, {I}ndia, and {S}ri {L}anka. {D}ebris associated with fisheries and shipping also poses a major risk. {D}ebris accumulation at {S}eychelles is likely seasonal, peaking during {F}ebruary-{A}pril. {T}his pattern is driven by monsoonal winds and may be amplified during positive {I}ndian {O}cean {D}ipole and {E}l-{N}ino events. {O}ur results underline the vulnerability of small island states to marine plastic pollution, and are a crucial step towards improved management of the issue. {T}he trajectories used in this study are available for download, and our analyses can be rerun under different parameter choices.},
  keywords = {{M}arine debris ; {I}ndian {O}cean ; {S}eychelles ; {P}lastic ; {M}onsoon ; {L}agrangian ; {OCEAN} {INDIEN} ; {SEYCHELLES}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{M}arine {P}ollution {B}ulletin},
  volume = {187},
  numero = {},
  pages = {114497 [18 ]},
  ISSN = {0025-326{X}},
  year = {2023},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.114497},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010087629},
}