Map of the Mediterranean Sea showing the locations of marine debris accumulations detected thanks to the European satellite Copernicus Sentinel-2. (IMAGE)

Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)

Map of the Mediterranean Sea showing the locations of marine debris accumulations detected thanks to the European satellite Copernicus Sentinel-2.

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Map of the Mediterranean Sea showing the locations of marine debris accumulations detected thanks to the European satellite Copernicus Sentinel-2. Each red circle represents an accumulation detected during the observation period from June 2015 to September 2021. The blue zones on land correspond to the urban and industrial areas of the countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea.

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Manuel Arias / Andrés Cózar

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