Exploring public views on marine litter in Europe: Perceived causes, consequences and pathways to change

MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

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Hartley, Bonny L.^1,11  Pahl, Sabine¹  Veiga, Joana²  Vlachogianni, Thomais³  Vasconcelos, Lia⁴  Maes, Thomas⁵  Doyle, Tom^6,7  Metcalfe, Ryan d'Arcy⁸  Ozturk, Ayaka Amaha⁹  Thompson, Richard C.¹⁰ 

[1] Univ Plymouth, Sch Psychol, Plymouth PL4 8AA, Devon, England

[2] Coastal & Marine Union EUCC, Leiden, Netherlands

[3] Mediterranean Informat Off Environm Culture & Sus, Patras, Greece

[4] Univ Nova Lisboa, PCT, P-2829516 Caparica, Portugal

[5] Cefas, Ctr Environm Fisheries Aquaculture & Sci, Caparica, Portugal

[6] Natl Univ Ireland Galway, Ryan Inst, Sch Nat Sci, Zool, Galway, Ireland

[7] Univ Coll Cork, Environm Res Inst, MaREI Ctr, Cork, Ireland

[8] KIMO, Varde, Denmark

[9] TUDAV, Ankara, Turkey

[10] Univ Plymouth, Sch Biol & Marine Sci, Plymouth PL4 8AA, Devon, England

[11] Univ Greenwich, Sch Psychol Social Work & Counselling, London SE9 2UG, England

关键词: Marine debris;    Public understanding;    Perception;    Concern;    Behaviour;    Intention;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.05.061

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

Marine litter is a global challenge and society plays an important role via lifestyles and behaviour, including policy support. We analysed public perceptions of marine litter and contributing factors, using data from 1133 respondents across 16 European countries. People reported high levels of concern about marine litter, and the vast majority (95%) reported seeing litter when visiting the coast. The problem was attributed to product and packaging design and behaviour rather than lack of facilities or accidental loss of items. Retailers, industry and government were perceived as most responsible, but also least motivated and competent to reduce marine litter, whereas scientists and environmental groups were perceived as least responsible but most motivated and competent. Regression analyses demonstrated the importance of psychological factors such as values and social norms above sociodemographic variables. These findings are important for communications and interventions to reduce inputs of marine litter to the natural environment.

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