Acknowledgements
I sincerely thank my supervisor Professor Gray Williams, Director of the
Swire Institute of Marine Science for his continuous guidance, patient, and for his
valuable comments and encouragement throughout the work.
I wish to extend my special thanks to Nico Andreas Zurcher for providing
detailed and useful information and references, which I could not find in the
University Library.
I also appreciate the help from Mr. Andrew Russell, Director of the Plastic
Disclosure Project for providing detailed and updated information. Plus, Mr.
Andrew Russell has inspired me a lot on the issue.
Last but not least, I wish to thank my dearest