Recreational fishing as a source of pollution of coastal zones of freshwater reservoirs and watercourses with plastic
Abstract
The article discusses the features of pollution of coastal areas of reservoirs and watercourses with plastic waste in places of recreational fishing. Field studies were carried out in the summer of 2023 and 2024 at the reservoirs. Chizhovskoye, Drozdy, Tsnyanskoye, Slepyanskaya water system and the Svisloch river (Minsk) and Lake Zhlobinskoye, Svetilovichskoye and Lake untitled (Baranovichi). Two research methods were used to estimate the amount of plastic waste: the route method and the site method.
It is shown that plastic waste is found at all sites with a variability from 0.03 to 13.3 pcs/m2. The largest amount of waste was found in areas where fishing sites are being equipped using foam, polyethylene and other polymeric materials. It was found that plastic waste in fishing areas is represented by household waste (66 % of the total amount), fishing accessories (19 %) and tobacco products (15 %). The plastic waste (73% of cases) is found on the shore directly at the fishing spot or near this place, approximately 27% – in the water. The ratio of plastic waste by size is considered. The need to identify the factors of accumulation of plastic waste and their redistribution is discussed.
About the Authors
T. I. Kukharchyk
Institute of Nature Management of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus
Belarus
Belarus
Tamara l. Kukharchyk – D. Sc. (Geography), Professor, Chief Researcher
10, F. Skoriny Str., 220076, Minsk
A. A. Meleshko
Institute of Nature Management of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus
Belarus
Belarus
Anastasiya A. Meleshko – Junior Researcher
10, F. Skoriny Str., 220076, Minsk
M. L. Sinitskaya
Institute of Nature Management of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus
Belarus
Belarus
Marina L. Sinitskaya – Junior Researcher
10, F. Skoriny Str., 220076, Minsk
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Kukharchyk T.I., Meleshko A.A., Sinitskaya M.L. Recreational fishing as a source of pollution of coastal zones of freshwater reservoirs and watercourses with plastic. Nature Management. 2024;(2):61-69. (In Russ.)
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