Zaostřeno – oceán plastů - European Environment Agency
Za účelem boje proti problému, který představují plasty, navrhla Evropská rada na začátku roku 2018 Evropskou strategii pro plasty v oběhovém ...
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Od roku 2014 do roku 2017 bylo v databázi <anchor>Marine LitterWatch</anchor> zaregistrováno téměř 700 000 kusů odpadu. Více než čtyři z pěti předmětů byly z různého druhu plastu. Zdaleka nejběžnějšími předměty nalezenými na plážích byly nedopalky cigaret a cigaretové filtry (18 % všech předmětů), po nich následovaly různé formy plastů, např. uzávěry lahví, vatové tyčinky, nákupní tašky a potravinové obaly.
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# Marine LitterWatch

Topics:[Water and marine environment](https://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/water)

This page was **archived** on 27 Feb 2023 with reason:
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Litter, plastics in particular, is accumulating in our seas and coasts. Information and data on marine litter is essential for tackling it. The European Environment Agency has developed Marine LitterWatch mobile app to strengthen Europe’s knowledge base and thus provide support to European policy making.


[Water and marine environment](https://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/water)Menu

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- [GIS applications API](https://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/water/gis "Here you will find a wide range of Environmental Data from Europe as map services. This website will help to view these maps and create Internet applications using ArcGIS Server Technology APIs.")
- [Countries data reporting](https://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/water/reporting-obligations "")
- [About water data centre](https://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/water/about-water-data-centre "The water data centre provides data and thematic information to policymakers, advisors, environmental experts and the public.")
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- [European freshwater](https://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/water/european-waters "Overview")
- [Europe's seas and coasts](https://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/water/europes-seas-and-coasts "")  - [Ocean governance](https://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/water/europes-seas-and-coasts/ocean-governance "")
  - [Marine environmental pressures](https://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/water/europes-seas-and-coasts/marine-environmental-pressures "")
  - [Multiple pressures and their combined effects in Europe’s seas](https://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/water/europes-seas-and-coasts/multiple-pressures-and-their-combined "Europe’s seas are overexploited. Most of Europe’s marine area (93 %) is under multiple pressures from human activities, which have reached the most remote areas. The EU’s maritime economy will not be sustainable unless it is confined to the current ecological limits of marine ecosystems. That means decoupling human activities on land and sea from the degradation and depletion of marine ecosystem capital. This briefing summarises a spatial assessment of the multiple pressures on Europe’s seas (ETC/ICM, 2019a).")
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### Interactive charts

[Data VisualizationDistribution of marine litter items by material](https://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/daviz/distribution-of-marine-litter-items "Distribution of marine litter items by material")

[Data VisualizationTop marine litter items on the beach (% of total)](https://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/daviz/marine-litter-items-on-the-beach "Top marine litter items on the beach (% of total)")

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[ArticleJoint efforts for better knowledge about maritime transport and the environmentThe European Environment Agency (EEA) and the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) have recently published the European Maritime Transport Environmental Report (EMTER), which is a joint assessment about the environmental impacts of maritime transport in Europe. We interviewed Stéphane Isoard, Head of group for water and marine topics at the EEA, who was leading the EEA team working on the report.](https://www.eea.europa.eu/articles/joint-efforts-for-better-knowledge "Joint efforts for better knowledge about maritime transport and the environment")

[NewsNew data collected by citizens: Cigarette butts and filters the most common pieces of litter on Europe’s beachesThe European Environment Agency (EEA) has released new data about litter found on Europe’s beaches. Based on nearly 700,000 collected items, disposable plastics are the biggest contributor to marine litter, with cigarette butts and filters being the most commonly found individual items. The new data has been collected by volunteers using the EEA’s Marine LitterWatch mobile app.](https://www.eea.europa.eu/highlights/new-data-collected-by-citizens "New data collected by citizens: Cigarette butts and filters the most common pieces of litter on Europe’s beaches")

[ArticleWhen plastics fill our oceansOur consumption and production patterns generate waste, a part of which ends up as litter in our oceans. Why is preventing marine litter important for the environment and the health of our seas in particular? What is Europe doing to prevent marine litter? We asked these questions to Constança Belchior, who works on marine assessments and impacts of marine litter at the European Environment Agency.](https://www.eea.europa.eu/articles/when-plastics-fill-our-oceans "When plastics fill our oceans")

[NewsNew mobile phone app will help track marine litterPeople will soon be able to report the litter they find on the beach, thanks to a new mobile phone app developed by the European Environment Agency (EEA).](https://www.eea.europa.eu/highlights/new-mobile-phone-app-will "New mobile phone app will help track marine litter")

[NewsTen things everyone should know about Europe's productive seasA recent assessment by the European Environment Agency (EEA) showed that European seas are in a worrying state. As policy makers meet to discuss the marine environment that sustains maritime development, the EEA summarises ten important facts about the ecosystems beneath the waves.](https://www.eea.europa.eu/highlights/ten-things-everyone-should-know "Ten things everyone should know about Europe's productive seas")

[NewsMarine litter – a growing threat worldwideIncreasing amounts of litter are ending up in the world’s oceans and harming the health of ecosystems, killing animals when they become trapped or swallow the litter. Human health is also at risk, as plastics may break down into smaller pieces that may subsequently end up in our food. These are just a few of the problems emerging from the waste collecting in our seas.](https://www.eea.europa.eu/highlights/marine-litter-2013-a-growing "Marine litter – a growing threat worldwide")

### Related briefings

[BriefingImpacts of COVID-19 on single-use plastic in Europe’s environmentThe COVID19 pandemic is having immense effects on societies across the world. It has caused millions of deaths worldwide and challenged our health systems and economies. The pandemic - and responses to it, involving lockdowns, use of personal protection equipment, and stay-at-home measures - has far reaching health and economic consequences. This briefing deals with the less visible impacts on our environment and climate originating from changed use of single use-plastics because of the pandemic.](https://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/impacts-of-covid-19-on/impacts-of-covid-19-on "Impacts of COVID-19 on single-use plastic in Europe’s environment")

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### Related data

[DataMarine litter (data from LitterWatch)The European Environment Agency has developed Marine LitterWatch mobile app to collect information on marine litter and strengthen Europe’s knowledge base and thus provide support to European policy making. Marine LitterWatch is a citizen science based app that aims to help fill data gaps in beach litter monitoring.](https://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/data/marine-litter "Marine litter (data from LitterWatch)")

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[InfographicWhat are the sources and impacts of marine litter?Increasing amounts of litter are ending up in the world’s oceans and harming the health of ecosystems, killing animals and putting human health at risk. The solution lies in waste prevention and better waste management on land.](https://www.eea.europa.eu/media/infographics/marine-litter-1/view "What are the sources and impacts of marine litter?")

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Setting-up monitoring events](https://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/water/europes-seas-and-coasts/assessments/marine-litterwatch/get-started/setting-up-monitoring-events-1/setting-up-monitoring-events "Setting-up monitoring events")

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[PageEurope's seas and coastsThe ecosystems of Europe's coastal areas and seas have been significantly altered by centuries of human exploitation. Recent evidence shows that human-induced change in marine ecosystems has greatly increased in the past 60 years. The seas have become busier places, driven by a combination of technological advances and society's increasing demand for food, energy and other resources.](https://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/water/europes-seas-and-coasts/europes-seas-and-coasts "Europe's seas and coasts")

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