BaselineLow abundance of floating marine debris in the northern Baltic Sea
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Acknowledgements
We are grateful to Silja Line and to all observers during the ferry cruises. We thank J. Beermann for preparing the map of the study area. Financial support was obtained through the project Academy of Finland (decision # 251102) to E.R. and V.J., and through the BONUS project BAMBI, the joint Baltic Sea research and development programme (Art 185), funded jointly from the European Union Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration and various national
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