Adding Vesna's paper

src/data/papers-citing-parcels.ts

@@ -2333,4 +2333,13 @@ export const papersCitingParcels: Paper[] = [
     abstract:
       'The development of biodegradable drifting fish aggregation devices (FADs) in tropical tuna fisheries will reduce marine pollution and, potentially, stranding events when FADs are abandoned or lost. Using estimated FAD deployment densities across the entire Pacific Ocean, we examine the relative change in FAD loss out of equatorial fishing zones, under differing FAD lifetime scenarios, by simulating FAD drift over two years. When FADs physically degrade after one year, we found that the greatest reduction in FADs lost out of the fishing ground was in the Western and Central Pacific. However, we also found a two-to-four-fold increase in the number of FADs that will prematurely degrade whilst still potentially operational. These results are discussed in the context of mitigating FAD impacts on marine debris, the need to repair and maintain FADs, and the potential for a future, compensatory effort of deploying increased numbers of FADs by fishing fleets.',
   },
+  {
+    title:
+      'Flow patterns, hotspots, and connectivity of land-derived substances at the sea surface of Curaçao in the southern Caribbean',
+    published_info: 'Ocean Science, 21, 945-964',
+    authors: 'Bertoncelj, V, F Mienis, P Stocchi, E van Sebille (2025)',
+    doi: 'https://doi.org/10.5194/os-21-945-2025',
+    abstract:
+      'The southern Caribbean Island of Curaçao is abundant in coral reef communities, but they are declining. Land-derived nutrients and pollutants are a potential contributing factor to this decline, since these substances, after entering the ocean, can be transported towards reef sites by ocean currents. To study the movement of the substances and their potential impact on coral reefs, we developed the model SCARIBOS (South CARIBbean Ocean System), with a  resolution, covering the period from April 2020 to March 2024 (excluding spin-up time) to analyse flow patterns within that period in close proximity to Curaçao. SCARIBOS is used as hydrodynamic input for Lagrangian particle tracking analysis with the Parcels framework, where we assess the distribution of positively buoyant substances and explore connectivity within Curaçaos coastlines as well as with the nearby regions of Aruba, Bonaire, the Venezuelan islands, and a portion of the Venezuelan mainland. Results reveal two dominant processes: the northwest-directed Caribbean Current and weaker cyclonic eddies moving in the opposite direction. These flow patterns influence hotspot locations, with higher accumulation of positively buoyant substances occurring during eddy events. Our analysis also highlights increased particle accumulation of land-derived substances in the northwest of Curaçao, corresponding to the prevailing currents. While the focus is on land-derived nutrients and pollutants, this methodology can be extended to study other particle types such as plastic debris and coral larvae, providing valuable insights for marine conservation efforts and environmental management.',
+  },
 ]