Read the text below. Does it provide evidence to support the claims made?

Plastic production pellets, or resin pellets, have been reported in marine waters and on beaches worldwide (Gregory, 1977, 1983; Khordagui and Abuhilal, 1994; Kuriyama et al., 2002; Ivor do Sul et al., 2009; Ashton et al., 2010). Sources of pellets are both marine and land-based and include spillages during handling and transfer and losses during transportation. Although, in many places, pellets represent the most abundant form of beached litter on a number basis, their size (a few mm in diameter) and colour (commonly white, off-white or translucent) means that they are not as aesthetically significant as other larger, but less abundant forms of debris and waste.