Seafloor litter in Dutch benthic dredge samples 2021-2022 : a pilot study

The major result is that dredge sampling collects far more litter items than current techniques monitor litter on the seafloor on the Dutch Continental Shelf. The results shows that the actual number of seafloor litter items are much larger than estimated using the current techniques. This is an important warning to policy makers, scientists and the public not to underestimate the true level of seafloor litter pollution.