Abstract
Marine debris nowadays is a serious environmental problem for the world because it can float or sink in the depths of the sea, as well as it can be end up on beaches. Therefore, this research has the general objective to characterize the marine debris generated by the artisanal fishing activity on Salaverry beach, La Libertad; where the samplings were carried out from February to July 2022. A total of 684 objects were collected, of which identified six types of marine debris with a total weight of 81.33 Kg, the plastic being of the most quantity with 425 objects and weight of 23.13 Kg. Also, the environmental impacts that marine debris cause were identified using the Leopold matrix getting the environmental factors that can suffer the greatest negative impact are fauna (149) and health (122). In addition, the marine debris that can cause the greatest impact is polystyrene foam (47), paint cans (46) and aerosol cans (45), LED lights and fishing lanterns (45), and bottles of lubricants and bleach (43).
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