Abstract：
Marine plastic pollution is a global issue that has calamitous consequences for global economy, biodiversity, human health, and the climate. A few of the studies were carried out on the Gopalpur coast and the current baseline survey was conducted during Covid-19 pandemic lockdown (April-August 2021) and post lockdown (August-September 2021).The survey was covered about 1500 m along the coast, divided into 10 equal zones of each (20 × 150 m2) to collect the plastic debris based on colour, density, and weight. Plastic debris was categorized into 33 types with an average 1.276 g/m2 during lockdown and was categorized into 34 types with an average 3.34 g/m2 in post lockdown. The results imply that tourism has a greater impact on the beach in terms of pollution when compared with the local sources, which will have a drastic effect on the aesthetics of the beach, neighbouring turtle nesting site and indirectly on human health.
摘要：
海洋塑料污染是一个全球性问题，对全球经济造成灾难性后果。生物多样性,人类健康,和气候。其中一些研究是在戈帕尔普尔海岸进行的，目前的基线调查是在新冠肺炎大流行封锁期间(2021年4月至8月)和封锁后(2021年8月至9月)进行的。调查覆盖了沿海约1500米，分为10个相等的区域（20×150平方米），以收集基于颜色的塑料碎片，密度,和重量。塑料碎片在封锁期间被分为33种类型，平均为1.276g/m2，在封锁后被分为34种类型，平均为3.34g/m2。结果表明，与当地来源相比，旅游业对海滩的污染影响更大。这将对海滩的美学产生巨大影响，邻近的海龟筑巢地点和间接对人类健康的影响。
