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Plastic debris on the sea floor from the Gulf of Lion (Mediterranean Sea, France) between 1994 and 2004. Plastics were counted after 60 min trawl time (net = 16 m mouth, 10 mm mesh) at 65 stations (•) located on the continental shelf and adjacent canyons (down to 800 m) from the gulf. Results are given as items Ha–1 (10 000 m2). Top plot shows the sampling stations from 1994–2004.
