Areas of fishing activities using FADs (Fish Aggregating Devices) in southern Italy, Malta and Tunisia within the study area of BASSET project. For the fishing areas of each country and for the period 1961-2017, the density of the total number of FADs lost at sea, the density of the number of plastic sheets, and the density of limestone or concrete blocks are reported (Sinopoli et al., 2020. Are FADs a significant source of marine litter ? Assessment of released debris and mitigation strategy in the Mediterranean sea, Journal of Environmental Management 253, 109749)

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