The extent to which this happens depends on the degree of contact between the gear and the bottom. [...] The sampling locations in Figure c show that there are surveys throughout the majority of the GNS Region but mainly close to the coast in the other two Regions. [...] Thus, of the three Regions, the Bay of Biscay and Iberian Coast has consistently the 21 Composition and Spatial Distribution of Litter on the Seafloor highest probability that a haul will contain a litter item. [...] Plastic bags were the fourth top item in the three Regions, and plastic bottles were the ninth top item in both the Celtic Seas and the Bay of Biscay and Iberian Coast, but not included in the top 10 for the Greater North Sea. [...] The radius of each circle is proportional to the count at that point Table m shows the mean levels of CPUE for each of the litter categories.
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